The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

On February 19, World Liberty Financial (WLFI) announced a partnership with DarGlobal and Securitize to tokenize the loan interest and revenue-sharing rights of the Trump International Hotel & Resort, Maldives. This collaboration marks the first project under WLFI’s RWA tokenization issuance for its brand. The project, a joint effort between DarGlobal and The Trump Organization, is scheduled for completion by 2030 and will feature approximately 100 ultra-luxury beach and overwater villas. WLFI noted the token will target eligible accredited investors, offering fixed income and exposure to cash flows tied to loan revenue. Issuance will occur via Reg D 506(c) private placement and Reg S (restricted to verified accredited investors and non-U.S. persons), with limitations on token transfer and resale.

On February 19, the Ethereum Foundation released its 2026 Protocol Priority Update, outlining progress across three key focus areas: 1. **Scalability** (improving unified L1 execution capacity and data availability—including raising the gas limit, blob extensions, state scaling via EIP-7928, and operationalizing zkEVM); 2. **Enhancing User Experience** (focused on native account abstraction—covering EIP-7701 and EIP-8141—and an interoperability framework enabling seamless L2 interactions, plus quantum-resistant signatures); 3. **Strengthening the L1 Layer** (securing, anti-censorship, and resilience—including post-quantum readiness, EIP-7805, and statelessness). Additionally, the next major upgrade—Glamsterdam—is targeted for the first half of 2026, with Hegotá scheduled to follow later that year.

On February 19, Uniswap announced via a post on X that a proposal to hike protocol fees has been deployed. The update will enable fees for all remaining v3 pools on the mainnet and activate protocol fees for both v2 and v3 pools across 8 additional chains.

On February 19, Cointelegraph reported that Societe Generale’s digital asset arm SG-FORGE has expanded its euro-backed stablecoin EUR CoinVertible (EURCV) to the XRP Ledger—marking the third blockchain deployment for the token after Ethereum and Solana. This rollout taps Ripple’s custodial infrastructure and could be integrated into Ripple’s products as transaction collateral. Backed 1:1 by bank cash deposits or high-quality securities, EURCV has a circulating supply of roughly 70.51 million tokens. It aims to boost institutional access to euro-backed stablecoins and comply with the EU’s MiCA regulation. The move follows SWIFT’s pilot testing of EURCV for tokenized bond exchange and settlement, part of broader efforts to advance euro stablecoin development and push back against U.S. dollar dominance.

February 19 — Per LookOnChain data, a whale with the address starting with 0xF4E has resumed ETH selling after a month of inactivity, depositing 12,840 ETH to OKX over the past 14 hours. The transfer is valued at roughly $25.35 million.

February 19 — Onchain Lens data shows the Pump.fun-associated address has sold 2.07 billion PUMP tokens for 4.55 million USDC so far today, and retains 1.676 billion PUMP tokens (valued at roughly $3.38 million).