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Birch Hill Holdings, an institutional onchain credit infrastructure company focused on lending and tokenized asset markets, has closed a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round co-led by ParaFi Capital and Castle Island Ventures. The round was structured as a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE). It opened in late November and closed in early 2026, Birch Hill CEO Bhavin Vaid told The Block. Nascent, FalconX Ventures, JST Digital, and Flowdesk also participated in the round, alongside angel backers such as Bluerock founder and CEO Ramin Kamfar. The company did not disclose a post-money valuation. The New York-based firm said it is…
Coinbase stock price retreated by over 5% on Wednesday as traders and investors remained pessimistic about its business ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings report. Summary Coinbase share price is stuck in a bear market after falling from $445 in 2025 to $153. The company will publish its fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday. Robinhood’s crypto revenue slumped 38%, and Coinbase’s figure dropped as well. Wall Street pros are turning bearish on Coinbase Coinbase, the biggest crypto exchange in the U.S., dropped to $154, down sharply from its 2025 high of $445. This crash has erased billions of dollars in value, with…
Executive Summary Top 3 overall: Sherlock, Trail of Bits, OpenZeppelin (ranked by verifiable methodology, published proof of work, depth of verification, scope breadth, and service completeness). Rankings reflect comparative positioning, not hype: platforms score higher when they show repeatable processes and transparent artifacts, and score lower when claims can’t be corroborated publicly. In this ranking, ‘best smart contract auditors’ and ‘best Web3 security companies’ means the strongest combination of documented methodology, inspectable proof of work, verification depth, scope coverage, and repeatable capacity. Intro We wanted to produce the most accurate and verifiable compilation of Web3 smart contract security providers we could: one…
TLDR: Banks accepted limited exemption language on stablecoin rewards after previously rejecting all transaction-based incentives. Crypto firms want broad definitions of permissible activities, while banks seek tighter limits to protect deposit structures. The White House urged both sides to reach a stablecoin deal before March 1 to sustain legislative momentum. A smaller meeting size allowed more detailed policy language discussions than earlier White House sessions. A smaller White House meeting brought banks and crypto firms closer on stablecoin policy but stopped short of agreement. Participants described the discussion as more detailed and more focused than earlier sessions. Officials pressed…
Hong Kong — Tokenization is gaining traction, but its success depends less on market hype and more on real-world utility, say executives from Ondo Finance and Securitize.“There’s no shortage of firms, of issuers, of companies that are interested in tokenizing,” said Graham Ferguson, head of ecosystem at Securitize, during a panel discussion at Consensus Hong Kong. “But it’s on us to figure out how to distribute these assets on-chain via exchanges in a way that is compliant, regulatory-friendly globally.”Ferguson emphasized that despite high interest on the institutional side, distribution and compliance remain the bottlenecks. “The biggest issue that we run…
Journalist Posted: February 11, 2026 One of the core metrics for any L1’s strength is its stablecoin dominance. Currently, this is especially telling. Volatility continues to put pressure on the technical setups of high-cap altcoins, and in that environment, fundamentals end up being the real differentiator. Ethereum [ETH] seems to be navigating this well. Its stablecoin market cap jumped roughly 2% this week to $158 billion, marking the first meaningful uptick since it fell below the $168 billion mark back in Q4 2025. Source: DeFiLlama What stands out is that ETH still controls over 50% of the $315 billion stablecoin…
Getting into decentralized finance can feel intimidating. Setting up separate wallets, memorizing a seed phrase, and figuring out how to move assets across networks stops many people from leaving centralized exchanges. Binance removes these barriers by embedding a self-custodial Web3 Wallet directly into its app. With the Binance Web3 Wallet, with just a single toggle, you move from your spot balance to a secure wallet that supports more than thirty chains. This article explores how the wallet’s keyless security, cross-chain token swaps, and integrated Earn features make DeFi accessible to everyone for everyday users.A New Approach to Security: MPC without…
Experts believe that the price of silver could hit $200 this year under the right market conditions. The precious metal tripled in value from January 2025 to January 2026, and investor demand remains high amid market uncertainty. Silver had an incredible run over the past year, surging from $30 per ounce in early 2025 to a high of $100 last month. This sustained rally has slowed down in recent weeks as investors took profits, leaving the asset perched at a price of roughly $80 per ounce today. However, with the supply of the precious metal tight and investor demand high,…
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TLDR: Staking entry queue reaches 4.05M ETH, exit queue only 38K ETH, showing overwhelming demand. ETH price remains under $2,000 despite record network activity and staking growth. Large holders and ETFs increase selling pressure, adding short-term market volatility. Selective accumulation occurs during dips, supporting medium-term stabilization in ETH supply. Ethereum staking demand is reaching unprecedented levels, with over 4 million ETH waiting to enter while exit orders remain minimal. This surge reflects strong long-term conviction, structural scarcity, and growing network participation despite recent price declines below $2,000. Staking and Network Activity Ethereum’s staking queue shows a clear imbalance between…