Web3 Project Updates and Developments

The Bank of Russia plans to reassess its opposition to stablecoins and conduct a feasibility test this year due to rising demand. Amidst global stablecoin adoption, Russia may develop its own ruble-pegged stablecoin alongside its digital ruble initiative.

_CSWAP debuts native Bitcoin staking protocol on Bitcoin Testnet 4. No custodians, no wrapped BTC. One-to-one UTXO mapping to Cardano preprod launches tomorrow._ CSWAP rolled out its native Bitcoin staking protocol this week on Bitcoin Testnet 4. The protocol cuts out custodians completely. No w

Pi Network has set February 15 as the deadline for all nodes to support the first of several scheduled upgrades to remain connected to the network. The new Pi Node improves sync speed and the network’s stability under load, while also expanding the token capabilities. Pi Network has set the

FedEx has joined the Hedera Council, gaining equal voting rights as other governing members, including Google, IBM, and Boeing. FedEx will run a Hedera network node, supporting shared supply-chain data verification across partners and jurisdictions. FedEx Corp. has joined the Hedera Council,

CFTC named a 35-member Innovation Advisory Committee, including CEOs from Ripple, Coinbase, Uniswap, Solana Labs, and Chainlink Labs. The committee also includes leaders from CME, Nasdaq, ICE, DTCC, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Polymarket, per the CFTC roster. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has

Morgan Stanley seeks a blockchain engineer to connect Hyperledger, Polygon, Canton, and Ethereum across its projects. Bitcoin miners TeraWulf and Cipher pivot to AI data centers, boosting value and landing long-term deals with Google and Amazon. Morgan Stanley plans crypto ETFs for

AINFT launches a new product, Bank of AI, focusing on on-chain payments, identity management, and DeFi financial capabilities for AI Agents, supporting TRON and BNB Chain. It natively supports x402 and 8004 standards and automates DeFi operations through MCP Server, with a user base of over 390,000.

Token Unlocks data shows that several tokens will experience large unlocks, including LayerZero (ZRO), YZY, Arbitrum (ARB), KAITO, and MBG. The total unlock amount and their corresponding market values are relatively high, which could potentially impact the market.

Salvo Games has partnered with Manadia to enhance AI-driven Web3 gaming by integrating secure, verifiable data exchange and low-trust AI infrastructure. This collaboration aims to create scalable, innovative gaming experiences while ensuring asset protection and privacy.

XRP is increasingly recognized as a bridge currency, supporting exchanges between digital assets. Ripple's roadmap emphasizes XRP's essential role in institutional finance. Recently, XRP saw a price jump of 13%, driven by a positive market outlook.

Solana Company’s stock has surged 23% after announcing that it will allow institutions to borrow against their natively staked SOL. The SOL will be held in secure custody by Anchorage Digital, but holders will earn staking yield through the Solana lending protocol Kamino. The Solana Company,

Stablecoins are gradually becoming the mainstream of digital payments, offering advantages of low cost and fast settlement. As a monetary software, the boundary between stablecoins and the US dollar is blurred, facilitating global transactions. Clarification of policies has driven the adoption of stablecoins, enhanced the global status of the US dollar, and reshaped the financial landscape.

At the 2026 Hong Kong Consensus Conference, industry leader Eugene Xiao discussed the importance of the digitization of real-world assets (RWA) and digital identity sovereignty, emphasizing the key role of DID protocols in addressing current market trust issues and achieving asset liquidity. He proposed four core variables to promote RWA development and envisioned DID becoming the universal clearing protocol in the field.

Lightning Labs launched the open-source toolkit "lightning-agent-tools" on February 12, enabling AI agents to autonomously make payments via the Bitcoin Lightning Network without human intervention. This toolkit includes seven modular skills and emphasizes security by applying the principle of least privilege and a remote signing architecture. The solution also supports integration with mainstream AI frameworks to achieve unattended "machine commerce."

Lightning Labs launches an open-source toolkit that allows AI agents to autonomously handle payments via the Bitcoin Lightning Network, supporting automatic invoicing, permission management, and transactions between agents without manual intervention or API keys.

A report from Citi revealed that the bank has partnered with Solana and PwC to explore how bills of exchange could be tokenized and moved entirely onchain. Solana claims that the bank has already represented the first bill of exchange as an onchain token and executed the entire lifecycle on i

BlockBeats News, February 15 — According to The Fintech Times, UAE digital bank Zand is expanding its partnership with Ripple, specifically supporting RLUSD in Zand's regulated digital asset custody services and researching regulated Dirham stablecoins.

Qitmeer Network is joining forces with Imperium Labs to develop higher-performance Web3 technologies via a strategic partnership based on Qitmeer’s blockchain technology. This relationship aims to revolutionize Web3 development and innovation; and the ultimate goal is to change DeFi from