🚨 Partnership Update: Binance × Franklin Templeton
On February 11, 2026, Binance announced the launch of an Institutional Off-Exchange Collateral Program in collaboration with Franklin Templeton 🤝
Following their September 2025 strategic collaboration, eligible institutional clients can now use Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market fund shares (issued via the Benji platform) as off-exchange collateral when trading on Binance 🏦💻
🔎 Key Highlights
🔐 Assets remain in regulated custody via Ceffu 🌍 Tokenized money market fund shares structured as real-world assets (RWAs) ⚙️ Designed to improve capital efficiency and operational flexibility 🛡️ Supports stronger asset protection and institutional risk management
This move reflects the ongoing development of institutional-grade infrastructure connecting traditional finance with digital asset markets.
📉 Volatility may dominate headlines — but 🏗️ infrastructure keeps expanding behind the scenes.
Grayscale files to convert Aave Trust into spot ETF
Grayscale has submitted an S-1 to the SEC to turn its existing Aave Trust, launched in 2021 with roughly $12M in assets, into a spot AAVE ETF. The move would allow investors to gain exposure to AAVE through traditional brokerage accounts without handling custody themselves.
The filing fits Grayscale’s broader 2026 push to expand beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum products into altcoin ETFs, bringing DeFi exposure closer to mainstream capital markets. Aave’s protocol currently secures over $15B in total value locked across its lending ecosystem.
AAVE ticked higher following the news, as markets weigh the growing pipeline of crypto ETF approvals.
VIP MARKET UPDATE: $ASTER ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ $ASTER confirmed a breakout from the descending channel two days ago, shifting short-term structure after weeks of compression. Price is now trading around 0.71 following a strong impulsive move from the 0.47–0.50 region.
As long as 0.68–0.70 holds as support, continuation toward 0.75–0.80 remains the bullish scenario. A breakdown back below that zone would invalidate the breakout and open the door for a return inside the previous descending structure. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ - Binance Killers®
VIP MARKET UPDATE: $TON ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ $TON is finally breaking above its descending trendline on the 4H timeframe after printing consistent lower highs for weeks. This is the first structural shift suggesting bearish pressure is weakening.
As long as the $1.38–1.40 area holds as support, continuation toward $1.48 and potentially $1.52 becomes likely. Losing that reclaim would invalidate the breakout and put TON back into range, but for now, momentum is favoring a short-term bullish continuation. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ - Binance Killers
ZEN is trading above the horizontal demand zone and is currently showing strength at this level. A potential bounce from the demand zone is expected. Don’t miss this opportunity.🚀
The total crypto market cap is currently trading above the 200 Moving Average, which is acting as a strong dynamic support level. This indicates that the overall macro trend remains structurally bullish as long as price continues to hold above this key level.
However, the Ichimoku Cloud is positioned above the current price action and is acting as a major resistance barrier. This suggests that although the market is holding support, it is still facing overhead pressure and lacks strong bullish momentum for now.
On the other hand, a breakdown below the 200MA would weaken the structure and could trigger a broader correction across the market.
SafeMoon Ex-CEO Braden Karony Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison
Karony received 100 months in U.S. federal prison after being convicted of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering tied to SafeMoon.
Prosecutors showed he secretly siphoned millions from liquidity pools marketed as “locked,” while publicly promoting the project as safe for investors.
He must forfeit $7.5 million and multiple properties. SafeMoon collapsed nearly 99%, with investor losses reaching the hundreds of millions, closing one of crypto’s most notorious 2021 scandals.
Ondo adotta @chainlink per azioni tokenizzate in DeFi
@OndoFinance ha adottato Chainlink come il suo oracolo ufficiale, fornendo prezzi in tempo reale per azioni e ETF statunitensi tokenizzati come SPYon, QQQon e TSLAon.
I feed ora alimentano casi d'uso DeFi, con asset attivi come collaterale su Euler per prestiti e prestiti. La valutazione tiene anche conto delle azioni aziendali come i dividendi, rafforzando la gestione del rischio onchain e consentendo liquidazioni quasi istantanee.
La mossa espande l'utilità degli asset del mondo reale su Ethereum e segnala una integrazione più profonda tra finanza istituzionale e infrastruttura DeFi.
TON Pay is a new payments SDK that lets apps on TON accept crypto payments, starting with Telegram Mini Apps and Telegram’s massive user base.
It handles onchain settlement, keeps fees low enough for micro-payments, and gives merchants a shared payments layer with dashboards, so they don’t have to build custom wallet or settlement logic.
Integrate once, and payments work across TON apps. Early access is already open.
Bitcoin Cash remains within an ascending channel, maintaining a broader bullish structure despite recent volatility. Price was rejected from the upper channel resistance and is now pulling back toward the mid-to-lower range. The green demand zone is a key support area where buyers may step in. A confirmed breakdown below this zone could open the door for a deeper move into lower support levels.
#ARPA is still respecting the ascending channel on the 4H timeframe after bouncing cleanly from the lower trendline. The recent pullback found demand near channel support, indicating buyers are defending the structure. As long as price holds above ~0.0125, a move back toward the mid-channel and upper resistance is likely. A clean break below the lower trendline would invalidate the bullish setup and open downside risk.