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Updated February 10, 2026 · 1:20 PM UTC

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Friend.tech driving Base transaction spike, Coinbase CEO reveals

Friend.tech driving Base transaction spike, Coinbase CEO reveals

Friend.tech is one of the crypto industry's top 5 fee generators, per DeFillama.

Shibarium launch falters, $2.5M locked in bridged funds wiping $500M from SHIB market cap

Shibarium launch falters, $2.5M locked in bridged funds wiping $500M from SHIB market cap

Onchain sleuth ZachXBT described Shibarium's launch as sloppy.

Coinbase newly launched BASE network transaction volume higher than Cardano, others

Coinbase newly launched BASE network transaction volume higher than Cardano, others

The total value of assets locked on Base has surpassed $150 million.

Coinbase reports $708M in quarterly revenue but overall net loss ahead of Base launch

Coinbase reports $708M in quarterly revenue but overall net loss ahead of Base launch

The value of the company's stock remains largely unchanged.

Consensys launches alpha version of Linea mainnet

Consensys launches alpha version of Linea mainnet

The release will allow for faster and less expensive transactions via zkEVM rollups.

Binance confirms Bitcoin Lightning Network integration in the works

Binance confirms Bitcoin Lightning Network integration in the works

Crypto exchanges Kraken and OKX have established Bitcoin Lightning Network connections with Binance nodes.

Kakarot zkEVM secures backing from StarkWare, Vitalik Buterin in pre-seed round

Kakarot zkEVM secures backing from StarkWare, Vitalik Buterin in pre-seed round

Kakarot zkEVM is paving the way for a more secure and scalable EVM-compatible app development with Starknet integration.

Coinbase’s Base announces mainnet plans as Aave community expresses interest

Coinbase’s Base announces mainnet plans as Aave community expresses interest

Base plans to meet certain criteria before launching its mainnet this year.

BitDAO-Mantle merger creates $2.5B DAO-led web3 ecosystem

BitDAO-Mantle merger creates $2.5B DAO-led web3 ecosystem

Uncover the impact of BitDAO and Mantle's merger in creating a unified DAO-led web3 ecosystem, streamlining branding and governance while fostering efficient DAO governance and mass adoption of tokenized technology.

Cardano’s hydra scaling solution goes live on mainnet as Ethereum gas fees surge

Layer-2 3 years ago

Lens Protocol launches scaling solution ‘Momoka’

Layer-2 3 years ago

1inch launches protocols on zkSync Era

DeFi 3 years ago

zkSync helps project recover stuck $1.7M from smart contract

DeFi 3 years ago