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Crypto treasury company ETHZilla has launched a token offering access to equity in jet engines that the company acquired last month as part of its pivot into tokenized assets.ETHZilla said on Thursday that the token, called Eurus Aero Token I, was being launched through its new subsidiary, ETHZilla Aerospace, and is backed by two commercial jet engines that are leased to “a leading US air carrier.”The company has priced each token at $100, with a minimum purchase of 10 tokens. ETHZilla said it’s targeting an 11% return rate based on holding it for the full term of the engine leases…

In brief Prosecutors say scammers often shift chats to encrypted apps before pushing crypto payments or investments. Analysts warn the schemes use slow trust-building, sometimes allowing small withdrawals to bait larger deposits. U.S. officials link the frauds to Southeast Asian crime networks laundering stolen crypto. U.S. prosecutors are warning that Valentine’s Day may be peak season not just for flowers and dating apps, but for romance scams increasingly tied to crypto fraud and organized crime networks.In an alert issued Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio urged the public to remain vigilant as scammers exploit online…

Cryptocurrencies might have gained a lot of popularity as alternative financial instruments. You cannot ignore the fact that investors will always have the fear of volatility in the crypto market. At the same time, cryptocurrencies still have to struggle when it comes to integration with traditional financial infrastructures. The arrival of ISO 20022 as a global messaging standard for information exchange between financial institutions has brought a unique solution for such problems. You can find many popular crypto tokens in an ISO 20022 compliant crypto list as the best examples of ISO 20022 adoption in the crypto space. ISO 20022 will…

Coinbase (COIN) missed fourth-quarter earnings forecasts on Thursday, thanks to weaker trading activity and lower crypto asset prices.The U.S.-based crypto exchange posted total revenue of $1.78 billion against estimates for $1.83 billion. Adjusted EPS of $0.66 was well lower than the consensus $0.86.Total transaction revenue of $983 million was below forecasts for $1.02 billion and down from $1.046 billion in the third quarter and $1.556 billion in the fourth quarter one year ago.Subscription revenue of $727.4 million was down from $746.7 million the previous quarter and up from $641.1 million a year earlier.Through Feb. 10 of the first quarter, the…

Atek Grid. (Image courtesy Atek Grid.) We are pleased to formally announce that ATEK Grid is officially back online at atekgrid.com. Over the past several weeks, we have quietly brought the platform back up and stabilized core systems. With that groundwork complete, our focus now turns to rebuilding ATEK Grid as a technology platform designed to support the OpenSim community and the broader metaverse ecosystem through practical tools, infrastructure, and collaboration. Our mission moving forward is clear. We intend to contribute where it matters most. This means developing and sharing applications, infrastructure tools, and modern technology that OpenSim grids and developers can actually use. We are not trying to reinvent…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Thailand has taken a further step toward integrating crypto into its mainstream financial system, after the Cabinet approved changes that allow digital assets to underpin regulated derivatives contracts. The move positions the country among a growing number of Asian markets adapting crypto-linked financial products. On Feb. 10, Thailand’s Cabinet endorsed a Finance Ministry proposal to expand the scope of assets permitted under the Derivatives Act B.E. 2546 (2003). The amendment enables digital assets, including cryptos such as Bitcoin, to serve as underlying instruments for futures and options…

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is set to be a leading regulator of the crypto markets, has named some of the crypto sector’s most prominent executives as members of its newly established Innovation Advisory Committee, including the CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple, Robinhood and Uniswap Labs.The 35-member committee will steer the U.S. derivatives regulator on the needs of firms at the center of financial innovation, and to fill some of its number, the agency had repurposed a previous CEO council established at the end of last year before the arrival of CFTC Chairman Mike Selig.“By bringing together participants from…

Uniswap price is up around 3% over the past 24 hours, trading near $3.40. But this small move hides what really happened on February 11. That day, UNI surged nearly 42% to a high near $4.57 after news linked Uniswap to BlackRock’s tokenized fund expansion. Since then, sellers have erased about 26% of that rally. This raises a key question: was this institutional-driven breakout a real trend shift, or a trap for retail buyers?Uniswap Price Breakout on February 11 Was Driven by Retail MomentumThe rally on February 11 did not happen randomly.Sponsored SponsoredOn the 12-hour chart, Uniswap price had been…

In February 2025, the Web3 Foundation introduced Referendum 498, a transformative proposal to allocate 10 million DOT from the W3F treasury to redefine Kusama’s role in the Web3 ecosystem. Originally conceived as Polkadot’s “chaotic canary” and testing ground for bleeding-edge features, Kusama has proven its resilience and capacity for innovation, most notably during the “Spammening” stress test, where it handled 143,000 transactions per second.Now, as Polkadot matures, Kusama is evolving from a testbed into a peer network — an experiment-central hub where radical ideas in zero-knowledge proofs, proof-of-personhood, and digital art can flourish without constraint.The referendum outlined the support for bleeding-edge development and…

Britain is positioning itself to become the first G7 nation to issue sovereign debt on the blockchain, appointing banking giant HSBC and law firm Ashurst to steer a digital gilt trial expected this year, according to the Financial Times.The Treasury’s selection of the two firms aims to quell growing criticism that the U.K. has been dragging its feet on tokenized government bonds. While Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled the pilot plan in late 2024, other jurisdictions including Hong Kong have already crossed the finish line with their own digital sovereign issuances.The pilot aims to slash settlement time and operational costs for…