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World Liberty Financial (WLFI), backed by Donald Trump Jr., has announced a strategic partnership with Ondo Finance to integrate tokenized real-world assets into its ecosystem.  The partnership aims to bridge traditional finance (TradFi) with blockchain technology, offering institutional-grade solutions for asset tokenization. WLFI Partners with Ondo Finance, Source: X As per the partnership, WLFI is investigating the possibility of incorporating Ondo’s tokenized assets as reserve assets inside its financial network, such as OUSG (a tokenized form of short-term U.S. Treasury bonds) and USDY (a yield-bearing USDC token). Additionally, these assets will be accessible for margin trading, lending, and borrowing on…

The opportunities in altcoins are probably bigger and more plentiful than ever before, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. In a new note to investors, Hougan says that the situation for altcoins “is more complex” than it was in previous bull markets since there isn’t any major new application driving interest like in 2020 or 2017. Hougan says the main narrative in altcoins right now is memecoins, which has turned out to ultimately have been a short-term casino environment that lacks substance for serious investors. However, the investor says long-term, “the setup for altcoins is stronger than at…

Founder: Nicolas BurteyDate Founded: September 2019Location of Headquarters: United StatesNumber of Employees: 11Website: https://www.galoy.io/Public or Private? PrivateLast week, Galoy launched Lana, software that enables banks to accept bitcoin as collateral for loans.Lana helps community and challenger banks (the banks with which Galoy is looking to work) to offer bitcoin-backed loans to various types of customers.“Some banks might want to use it to sell to retail, and some might want to use it to sell commercial customers or high-net-worth individuals,” Burtey told Bitcoin Magazine.In offering such loans to a wide array of customers, Burtey believes that the high cost of borrowing…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. There have been recent concerns within the crypto community regarding Binance’s recent activities after a claim surfaced that the exchange had been offloading large amounts of Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Binance selloff trend was first noted on social media platform X by a market participant known as AB Kuai.Dong (@_FORAB), who noted that the crypto exchange had allegedly been selling off its Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings.  Did Binance Trigger The Market Crash? The crypto market has endured a turbulent two weeks, with Bitcoin at the center of a series of price crashes. The…

zkLend, a leading lending protocol on Starknet, suffered a 90% in total value locked (TVL) on February 12, as per DefiLlama. The TVL plummeted from nearly $12 million on Tuesday to the current level of $1.1 million. It is the worst performer among dapps with at least $10,000 in TVL. The sudden decline in TVL is the result of the recent exploit, as hackers drained about $9.5 million worth of crypto. Shortly after the incident, zkLend paused all withdrawal operations and recommended users halt depositing or repaying loans while the issue was investigated.  zkLend demanded the hacker return the funds…

February 12, 2025The following post contains a recap of news, projects, and important updates from the Spartan Council and Core Contributors from last week.👉TLDRSpartan Council CC Technical Seat has been filled: Brent Maxwell. See below to learn about the new Councilor.$BERA is now live on Synthetix Exchange.PnL Share Cards now live on V3.$BERABULL now live: 3X Long $BERA Synthetix Leveraged Token.Synthetix Leveraged Token Rally rewards program: Week 3 rewards now claimable. Week 4 has more opportunities with 3x Short Tokens now live on Base.Rewards for sUSD depositors on Infinex still ongoing: Reminder that rewards were DOUBLED to 10,000 SNX and…

Quick take: The Latin American trading platform wants to enable the trading of tokenised Brazilian assets to customers around the world. Mercado Bitcoin claims to have 4 million users and wants to leverage Brazil’s huge population and rapid adoption of digital assets to accelerate growth. Plume Network is backed by some of the leading Web3 VCs including Brevan Howard Digital, Galaxy Ventures and Haun Ventures. Plume Network has partnered with Mercado Bitcoin to bring $40 million worth of tokenised real-world assets to the Latin America-based trading platform. Mercado Bitcoin will leverage Plume Network’s blockchain infrastructure and layer-1 blockchain to tokenise…

Journalist Posted: February 12, 2025 An analyst believes the altcoin sector’s local bottom might be in.  However, key risks remained for the strong altcoin season to happen.  Despite the elusive altcoin season, some analysts hope the sector will rebound strongly soon.  According to Mathew Hyland, the fact that the altcoin sector didn’t dump after Fed’s chair Jerome Powell ruled out an aggressive rate cut path and Quantitative Easing (QE), was a bottom sign.  “If you told anyone yesterday Powell would announce no QE until rates hit zero, most would have anticipated another massive sell-off that retested the lows or made…

Phantom, the non-custodial multi-chain crypto wallet most popular on Solana, experienced a brief service disruption on Feb. 12, according to an update posted on X by the Phantom team. The Phantom team acknowledged the temporary outage and asked the community for patience as developers worked on a fix. However, the issue was quickly resolved, and the team provided an update confirming that all services were back online. “All services are back up. We apologize for the downtime.We understand how important it is to access your assets and are taking steps to prevent future outages,” Phantom wrote. While the team appears…

Step 1: Choose an ExchangeYou can buy Solayer on different cryptocurrency exchanges. Some platforms are good for beginners, while others have advanced trading features. Here’s a quick look at some popular choices:ExchangeFeaturesFeesAvailabilityKuCoinSupports spot, margin, and futures trading0.1%Available worldwideBinanceLargest exchange, high liquidity0.1%Not available in the U.S.CoinExNo KYC required for basic tradingVariesGlobal accessBybitPopular for derivatives tradingVariesMany countries supportedGate.ioOffers many altcoins0.2%Supports over 130 countriesMEXCZero maker fees for spot and futures0%Available worldwideBefore choosing an exchange, check if it accepts customers from your country. Also, consider whether you plan to hold Solayer long-term or trade it actively.Step 2: Set Your BudgetBefore you invest in Solayer,…