Ethereum Gas Fee Continues to Drop, Now at 0.352 Gwei

On the morning of February 19th, Polymarket team member Mustafa liked a tweet stating: “Polymarket will conduct an airdrop in the next six months.”

February 19 — U.S. President Donald Trump stated that tariffs on foreign companies and countries have cut the U.S. trade deficit by 78%. He added the deficit will turn positive this year, marking the first time in decades the nation has achieved this milestone. (FX678)

On February 19, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) noted that a new address (0x44f…8C91A) has offloaded 886.31 WBTC on-chain in the past 5 hours, totaling $58.53 million at an average price of $66,044.99. The funds were cross-chain transferred via Defiway six months ago and consolidated by dozens of addresses six hours prior to the sale.

As of February 19, The Information reports that OpenAI’s latest funding round is proceeding smoothly, with total funding expected to surpass $100 billion. (Golden Ten)

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.