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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, February 19th, 2026, Chainwire

ORQO Group, an institutional asset manager and technology platform operating at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain, today announced that its fintech platform, Soil, which provides stablecoin holders secure, predictable returns through tokenized real-world assets, has expanded onto Ripple’s XRP Ledger (XRPL). 

The expansion onto XRPL is now finalized as users filled out $1 million asset pools in under 72 hours, with future pools to follow in the coming weeks. Soil has now become a compliant yield protocol on XRPL to enable holders of RLUSD stablecoin to access institutional-grade returns, backed by traditional assets. 

The launch marks a major expansion for Soil, building on a three-year track record of delivering stable, risk-adjusted yield across major Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks like Polygon, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Arbitrum. Soil’s deployment on XRPL expands RLUSD’s utility, transforming it into an asset with consistent, asset-backed return potential, thereby reinforcing ORQO’s mission of bridging TradFi with on-chain infrastructure.  

Through Soil’s protocol, users can allocate RLUSD into on-chain Yield Vaults and earn fixed returns generated via low-volatility financial instruments including private credit, tokenized treasuries, and market-neutral hedge funds.

As stablecoins continue their shift from a niche utility to a foundational global payment rail, industry forecasts project the market to reach $2 trillion by 2028, a trajectory fueled by accelerating mainstream adoption, clearer regulatory frameworks, and significant industry consolidation.

“The stablecoin market’s transition toward a multi-trillion-dollar ecosystem requires the right infrastructure to deliver institutional-grade yield at scale,” said Nick Motz, CEO of ORQO Group and CIO of Soil. “Our expansion onto XRPL leverages our track record to directly integrate transparent, asset-backed yield into the platform. This move positions us to capture a share of this growth trajectory and reinforces the essential role stablecoins play in global finance under the guidance of industry leaders like Ripple.”

Soil chose the XRP Ledger for its next major expansion to leverage the chain’s compliance-ready, scalable ecosystem. XRPL offers near-instant finality and negligible transaction fees, making it an ideal environment for capital-efficient, high-volume operations.

About Soil

Soil is a blockchain-based lending protocol that bridges the gap between traditional finance and the crypto world, reshaping corporate debt and fixed-income investments. It is a debt marketplace where established companies can obtain financing, and crypto investors can lend their stablecoins to earn yield derived from Real World Assets that exist off-chain. Soil makes money by taking a percentage of the interest paid by borrowers to lenders and fees earned from facilitating their connection.

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About ORQO Group

ORQO Group is a global institutional asset manager and technology platform, operating at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain innovation. The Group unites regulated private credit, public equities, digital hedge fund strategies, DeFi-native yield solutions, and tokenized real estate within a unified on-chain investment ecosystem. With approximately $300 million in assets under management and existing licenses in Poland (KNF) and Malta (MFSA), and with its global headquarters being established in Abu Dhabi, ORQO is building a transparent, compliant, and scalable model for the future of capital markets. Backed by a team with deep expertise in both institutional finance and digital assets, ORQO is building a new model designed for institutional investors, including family offices and protocol treasuries. See https://orqo.digital/ for more information.

Contact

Jakub Bojan contact@soil.co Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Denver, Colorado, February 18th, 2026, Chainwire

CoinFello, an AI agent capable of interacting directly with smart contracts, will be introduced to ETHDenver attendees during the conference’s opening ceremonies. The debut provides attendees with early access to CoinFello through a special preview application called BuffiBot, created by the CoinFello team.

For ETHDenver, CoinFello developed BuffiBot as the event’s official AI assistant for conference information. Attendees can ask about schedules, speakers, workshops, expo vendors, and side events. The experience is accessible through the ETHDenver app and supports both text and real-time voice interactions.

BuffiBot synthesizes ETHDenver’s hundreds of sessions and activities into a single conversational interface. While the ETHDenver deployment highlights a live event use case, CoinFello’s broader functionality extends beyond conference support.

CoinFello is designed as an AI application for executing and automating interactions with smart contract protocols. Through a chat-based interface, the agent interprets context, executes user-defined intents, and manages both synchronous and asynchronous smart contract actions. The system is built to present smart contract functionality in plain language.

The platform analyzes a user’s wallet history to surface relevant tokens, protocols, and potential actions, reducing reliance on traditional browser-based decentralized applications. CoinFello is also launching as an EIP-8004 agent, enabling it to be called by other AI agents within Ethereum’s emerging agent ecosystem.

CoinFello was founded by JacobC.eth, previously Lead of Operations for MetaMask at ConsenSys. At MetaMask, he helped develop growth and monetization strategies for the Ethereum wallet.

“The previous model for crypto UX is saturated,” said jacobc.eth. “Agentic AI enables onchain execution and DeFi interactions to become accessible to billions of people through familiar and safer user experiences.”

“We’re pleased to collaborate with the CoinFello team as they bring agent-driven experiences to users through the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit,” said Ryan McPeck, Product Lead at Consensys for the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit. “We see a future where AI agents can safely act on behalf of users using granular, transitive permissions that allow individuals to define how activity is executed on-chain.”

ETHDenver attendees will receive exclusive access to CoinFello without joining the public waitlist. Access to CoinFello will continue following the conference, while the BuffiBot experience remains exclusive to ETHDenver.

"ETHDenver has always been where the edges of possibility converge — where builders come to test what the future feels like before the rest of the world catches up,” said John Paller, Founder of ETHDenver. “The fusion of decentralized infrastructure and agentic AI signals a new chapter for coordination itself. When humans and autonomous systems co-create in open networks, we expand who can participate and how value is generated. This is the frontier — and it’s unfolding in real time."

About CoinFello

CoinFello is an AI agent designed to explain, execute, and automate interactions with smart contracts. Built for self-custody, the platform is currently available in private alpha for end users, with developer versions expected soon. CoinFello supports EVM-compatible networks, leverages EigenAI to enable a self-custodied AI environment, and integrates the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit to provide users with control over their assets.

Contact

Chantal Penning / jacobc.eth hello@coinfello.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Singapūra, Singapūra, 2026. gada 18. februāris, Chainwire

Onchain atvasinājumu protokols MYX ir pabeidzis stratēģisko finansējuma kārtu, ko vadīja Consensys, ar Consensys Mesh un Systemic Ventures dalību, pirms MYX V2 palaišanas. Šīs kārtas noslēgšana nozīmē, ka Consensys oficiāli kļuvis par lielāko investoru MYX. Finansējums atbalsta MYX Moduļu Atvasinājumu Norēķinu Dzinēja ieviešanu, iezīmējot platformas pāreju uz galveno infrastruktūru omnikain atvasinājumiem.

MYX V2 pārstāv strukturālu izmaiņu veidu, kā tiek veidoti un norēķināti onchain atvasinājumi. Nevis darbojoties kā vertikāli integrēta dapp, MYX tagad kalpo kā moduļu norēķinu slānis, uz kura var būvēt citi produkti un platformas. Šis dizains atspoguļo plašāku nozares pāreju no izolētiem DEX uz kopīgām norēķinu un norēķinu primitivām, novēršot atvasinājumu likviditātes fragmentāciju starp ķēdēm.

Panama City, Republic of Panama, February 18th, 2026, Chainwire

Sai today launched Sai Perps, a perpetuals trading platform built to be as fast and intuitive as a centralized exchange with the transparency and self-custody of onchain settlement. The platform features gasless transactions, removing friction for traders while maintaining full onchain security.

Sai also unveiled Let’s Go Saicho, a one-month onchain trading competition running February 18 through March 19, 2026, with $25,000 in total prizes. The campaign is structured in two phases designed to reward both performance and participation: a PNL competition for profitable traders, followed by a first-come, first-serve “Be Early” phase for traders who engage early and hit a minimum volume threshold.

“Onchain markets shouldn’t require traders to compromise between speed and self-custody,” said Matthias Darblade, a Sai contributor. “Sai Perps is designed for active traders who want a clean, CEX-like experience, while still getting the transparency and settlement guarantees that only onchain infrastructure can provide.”

Why Sai vs. Other Perps DEXs

Sai Perps is built around the premise: trading should be accessible without the usual friction of onchain perps. Compared to existing perpDEXs, Sai stands out in many ways:

CEX-like UX, onchain settlement: A streamlined trading experience designed to be fast and familiar, with trades settling onchain for transparency and verifiability.

Infrastructure built for deep, smooth markets: Sai has focused heavily on liquidity, risk systems, and oracle design to support more consistent execution and robust market integrity.

Accessible to both new and experienced traders: A platform experience optimized for speed and clarity, without sacrificing advanced trading capability.

Roadmap beyond crypto perps: Sai’s planned expansion includes stocks, commodities, and FX markets, plus user-focused capital efficiency features like Sai Savings (yield on deposits), and cross-chain deposits.

Let’s Go Saicho: $25,000 Trading Competition (Feb 18 - Mar 19, 2026)

Let’s Go Saicho is a one-month competition rewarding trading on Sai across two two-week phases:

Phase 1 (Feb 18 – Mar 4): PNL Competition | $20,000 prize pool, 50 winners

Phase 2 (Mar 5 – Mar 19): Be Early (First Come First Serve) | $5,000 prize pool, 50 winners

All markets listed on Sai are eligible in both phases. Traders may go long or short on any listed pair using supported collateral (e.g., USDC and other supported assets such as stNIBI, as available on Sai). For more details on Sai’s Trading Competition, visit here.

About Sai

Sai is a new perpetuals trading platform designed to feel as easy and fast as a centralized exchange, while still settling fully onchain. Sai’s mission is to make advanced trading accessible without sacrificing transparency or self-custody.

Sai is focused on finalizing its core trading infrastructure and user experience, building liquidity and risk systems for smoother execution, and laying groundwork for yield features that help users earn on idle collateral. Next on the roadmap: expanded markets (stocks, commodities, FX), Sai Savings, cross-chain deposits, and smart accounts for gasless trading.

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PR and Media Inquries Press@sai.fun Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

George Town, Cayman Islands, February 17th, 2026, Chainwire

Zircuit, a security-first digital asset company backed by YZiLabs, Dragonfly, and Pantera, today announced the launch of Zircuit Finance. Incubated by a team from Quantstamp, Zircuit Finance is a secure platform for institutional-grade strategies, a stablecoin vault designed to generate yield on USDC and USDT, with a stated target range of 8–11% APR, subject to market conditions and variability.

Historically, access to professional asset managers and institutional strategies required significant minimum investments and long lockups. Zircuit Finance removes those barriers with a simplified, cross-chain interface that provides access to institutional-grade yield strategies through a single interface, enabling deposits and withdrawals across multiple chains while supporting diversified exposure.

“The future of DeFi isn’t about chasing the highest yields, it's about building the most secure foundation for capital to grow,” said Dr. Martin Derka, Co-Founder of Zircuit. “Zircuit’s vault is part of a broader shift to create a more stable, transparent, and trusted on-chain economy where users can move large sums of capital efficiently and safely.”

Zircuit Finance vaults allocate a portion of assets to Monarq Asset Management, which manages regulated institutional-grade arbitrage and delta-neutral strategies. Monarq has a proven track record managing the Monarq Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, and the team includes professionals from Tower Research, LedgerPrime, BlockTower, UBS, and Bank of America.

Zircuit Finance also integrates Fidelity’s tokenized money market fund, Aave, and Morpho for diversified exposure across both regulated and decentralized venues.

Complementing this institutional framework, Zircuit Finance is partnering with Forteus, an FCA-regulated asset management division of the Numeus Group, which is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, with offices in London and New York. The partnership develops digital asset investment portfolios focused on generating risk adjusted returns on Ethereum and Bitcoin, leveraging Forteus’ investment strategies and institutional risk management capabilities.

Zircuit Finance will also integrate with FalconX as its prime broker and infrastructure provider, enabling institutional-grade execution, custody, and risk management. FalconX, a digital assets prime brokerage, provides a globally recognized institutional platform trusted by leading hedge funds and asset managers. Its infrastructure supports efficient capital deployment and compliance-aligned operations across multiple venues.

The core features of Zircuit Finance include:

Targeting 8–11% APR on USDC and USDT, with multi-chain deposits and withdrawals. The vault maintains a portion of capital for fast withdrawals (often within 24 hours for smaller requests) while deploying the rest to generate yield. Larger requests may take up to 14 days as capital is being withdrawn from deployed strategies.

Cross-chain messaging infrastructure provided by LayerZero technology. This architecture enables secure, omnichain access to vaults and partner strategies across multiple chains, all from a single interface.

"As liquidity flows into DeFi at scale, the platforms that will lead are those delivering both performance and safety while bringing institutional-grade strategies accessible on-chain. Our collaboration with Zircuit Finance reflects Monarq’s commitment to powering that next phase of growth, anchored in deep liquidity, disciplined risk, and operational transparency," said Shiliang Tang, Managing Partner of Monarq Asset Management.

Zircuit Finance is built by cybersecurity veterans who secured more than $200 billion in assets and conducted over 1,100 audits. The team behind Zircuit Finance brings unmatched security expertise to DeFi, with $3 billion in TVL previously staked through the Zircuit Staking program.

Zircuit Finance is now open for deposits. Additional information on depositing USDC and USDT is available at finance.zircuit.com.

ABOUT ZIRCUIT

Zircuit is a security-first digital asset company founded in 2022 by experts from Quantstamp. Zircuit builds secure onchain products designed to help users deploy capital safely and efficiently. Backed by deep cybersecurity expertise, the team has secured over $200 billion in assets and conducted more than 1,100 audits. Zircuit Finance is the company’s institutional-grade platform offering yield on stablecoins and major digital assets.  

Users can visit zircuit.com and follow @Zircuit on X.

Disclosure: Zircuit Finance vaults are not bank accounts or insured deposits. Yields are variable and not guaranteed. Participation may be subject to digital asset risk, including smart contract and market volatility. Users should conduct their own due diligence before investing. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Contact

Head of Communications Jennifer Zheng Zircuit jen@zircuit.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Los Angeles, USA, February 17th, 2026, Chainwire

A Patented, Institution-Grade Architecture Establishing a New Standard for Compliant Precious-Metal Real World Asset tokenization

Serenity Labs Holdings Inc. (“Serenity”), a regulation-aligned security, biometric, and digital infrastructure company, today announced the launch of a multi-billion-dollar dual-tokenization framework for precious metals, in collaboration with leading technology, infrastructure, and precious-metal specialists, including Chainlink Labs, Zoniqx, and C-Gold Technologies. The initiative is built on Serenity’s patent-pending Dual Tokenization Architecture and is designed as a collaborative, institution-grade standard for Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization.

The framework establishes an integrated model for how physical precious metals — beginning with gold and expanding to silver and other strategic metals- are tokenized and monetized as real-world assets within compliant, institution-grade digital markets. 

An Institutional Framework

Each participant in this initiative is contributing critical expertise across the asset lifecycle — from physical sourcing and custody to on-chain verification, token issuance, governance, and interoperability.

Serenity Labs, as the lead organizer, contributes its Dual Tokenization Architecture, biometric security systems, and real-world services infrastructure, providing the foundational design for compliant dual-layer digital assets.

Chainlink supports the framework through its provision of Data Feeds, Proof of Reserve, and the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). This enables live precious-metal pricing, cryptographic verification of audited reserves, and secure synchronization between physical assets and blockchain representations — ensuring transparency, integrity, and real-time accuracy across networks.

Zoniqx is a Silicon Valley–based fintech company providing an operating system for the tokenization and lifecycle governance of real-world assets (RWAs). Designed for financial institutions, asset issuers, and enterprise participants, Zoniqx enables compliant digital asset issuance, structured lifecycle management, and operational governance across regulated environments.

C-Gold Technologies LLC (“C-Gold”) contributes institutional precious-metal expertise, including physical gold procurement, price-lock mechanisms, vaulting coordination, reporting, and audit integration through regulated global vault networks. C-Gold acts as a key supply-chain and infrastructure participant supporting the physical-asset foundation of the framework.

Additional global partners are planned to expand geographic coverage, liquidity access, and operational scalability.

Initial Deployment and Asset Scope

In its first phase, the framework is designed to support the tokenization of up to 100,000 ounces of physical gold, representing an estimated value of approximately USD 500 million at current market prices.

Each tokenized unit is structured to be:

Fully matched with physically deliverable and redeemable gold

Stored in regulated vaults

Independently audited

Verified through cryptographic Proof of Reserve mechanisms

The framework integrates physical-asset controls, institutional governance, and blockchain verification to deliver one of the most transparent and compliance-forward digital precious-metal systems to date.

The Dual-Tokenization Standard

At the core of the framework is Serenity’s Dual Tokenization Architecture, filed under its U.S. patent “Gold-Collateralized Digital Dual Token System and Method.” The model introduces a two-layer structure:

Commodity / Institutional Layer: Tokens representing verified, audited physical precious-metal holdings with defined redemption rights.

Utility Layer: A free-floating digital token algorithmically linked to the above commodity token, enabling staking, yield participation, payments, and on-chain services.

Together, the two layers form an integrated economic system in which real-world commodities generate on-chain utility, while digital activity reinforces demand for the underlying physical metals. The structure is designed with institutional risk-management and mitigation principles to support long-term sustainability.

Serenity’s native utility token, $RWS, will act as the exclusive service fuel across the ecosystem, supporting validation, inheritance, redemption, biometric actions, audit verification, and Real-World Services (RWS)

Strategic Context

Gold has been selected as the initial asset class due to its renewed global relevance. As BRICS nations and other economies advance commodity- and gold-backed digital currency initiatives — collectively representing more than 35% of global GDP — demand for compliant, institution-ready digital metal frameworks continues to accelerate.

The consortium framework is positioned to serve institutional issuers, asset managers, financial platforms, and sovereign-adjacent initiatives seeking regulated, transparent, and interoperable precious-metal tokenization solutions.

“This initiative reflects a shared vision across the consortium to build durable financial infrastructure rather than isolated digital instruments,” said Venket Naga, Co-Founder and CEO of Serenity Labs. “By combining physical-asset expertise, enterprise tokenization, and decentralized verification, the framework establishes a new institutional standard for precious-metal RWAs.”

About Serenity Labs Holdings Inc.

Serenity is a next-generation data-infrastructure company developing secure digital-asset access, biometric authentication systems, real-world tokenization frameworks, and privacy-preserving storage solutions. Its patented survivability protocol (US20240249276A1) enables secure recovery, inheritance, and transfer of digital assets through cryptographic and biometric methods. Serenity's ecosystem serves enterprises, financial institutions, governments, and blockchain networks seeking compliant, secure, scalable digital-asset infrastructure.

About Chainlink

Chainlink chain.link is the industry-standard oracle platform bringing the capital markets onchain and powering the majority of DeFi. The Chainlink stack provides the essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards needed to power advanced blockchain use cases for institutional tokenized assets, lending, payments, stablecoins, etc. 

Many of the world’s largest financial services institutions have also adopted Chainlink’s standards and infrastructure, including Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, S&P Dow Jones Indices, FTSE Russell, WisdomTree, ANZ, and top protocols(Aave, Lido, GMX, etc.). Chainlink leverages a novel fee model where offchain and onchain revenue from enterprise adoption is converted to LINK tokens and stored in a strategic Chainlink Reserve. 

About Zoniqx

Zoniqx www.zoniqx.com is building the compliant internet of capital markets, the operating system for tokenized RWA. While most platforms stop at issuance, Zoniqx addresses the real bottleneck in tokenization: fragmented standards, manual compliance, and broken distribution. Through a vertically integrated, three-layer architecture spanning SaaS, network distribution, and protocol-level compliance, Zoniqx embeds governance directly into the asset itself, turning tokenization from isolated pilots into scalable, liquid capital markets. Proven at institutional scale across 20+ jurisdictions and billions worth in tokenized assets, Zoniqx is powering the infrastructure required for the next generation of regulated, on-chain finance. 

About C-Gold Technologies LLC

C-Gold Technologies LLC www.cgoldtech.com is an A+ rated global institutional precious metals technology and physical-gold provider offering procurement, price-lock mechanisms, secure storage coordination, reporting, and auditing through regulated vaults worldwide. C-Gold operates multiple precious-metal brands, including its online retailer Great American Bullion www.greatamericanbullion.com, precious metals retailer Jefferson Gold Group, and benefits and subscription services www.goldsavingsplan.com

Contact

Press contact Sagar Bhansal Serenity sb@s.technology Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, February 17th, 2026, Chainwire

Centrifuge and Pharos today announced a partnership focused on enabling institutional-grade assets, including tokenized U.S. Treasuries (JTRSY) and AAA-rated structured credit products (JAAA), to be distributed and operated onchain at scale through a shared infrastructure framework.

The collaboration centers on solving one of the key challenges in institutional onchain finance: distribution. While tokenization has made significant progress, many institutional assets remain difficult to access, fragmented across platforms, or passive once issued. This partnership focuses on enabling institutional assets to move beyond issuance and remain usable within live onchain financial systems.

Across many markets outside the U.S. and Western Europe, access to U.S. dollar-denominated credit and treasury products continues to face regulatory, onboarding, custody, and operational constraints. Even when these products are tokenized, distribution is often indirect and fragmented, limiting their ability to reach new participants or be actively deployed once onchain.

By combining Centrifuge’s institutional-grade tokenization infrastructure and asset standards with Pharos’ inclusive, execution-first Layer 1, the partnership addresses these challenges at the system level. Pharos serves as a strategic liquidity and distribution layer for assets issued through Centrifuge, providing the high-performance infrastructure and ecosystem connectivity needed to facilitate broader capital entry and deeper onchain liquidity pathway. This integrated environment spans wallet access, platform and enterprise channels, and execution capacity, allowing assets to be accessed, pooled, allocated, and reused rather than remaining static after issuance.

“Tokenization alone does not solve the access and usability problem,” said Bhaji Illuminati, CEO of Centrifuge Labs. “This partnership focuses on building the distribution and infrastructure layer that allows institutional assets to function within real onchain financial environments.”

Pharos is designed as an inclusive financial Layer 1, built to support high-throughput, real-world financial workflows through native deep-parallel execution and modular architecture. The network is designed to host large-scale institutional asset activity and enable continuous onchain operation.

“The challenge isn’t demand, it’s infrastructure,” said Wish Wu, CEO of Pharos. “This collaboration focuses on creating an environment where institutional assets can move onchain and remain active within open, composable financial systems.”

This partnership represents an early step toward operational onchain finance, where institutional assets are not only represented onchain, but are supported by infrastructure designed for distribution, execution, and long-term participation.

Pharos Network

Pharos is the inclusive financial Layer 1 for RealFi, where real value and institutional-grade assets circulate onchain and are composable with decentralized assets, becoming the new financial-grade infrastructure of global finance for all. Pharos combines modular architecture, deep-parallel execution, and built-in compliance to power asset native ecosystems. Built by the leadership and engineers from Ant Group, the project is backed by Hack VC, Faction VC, and other global TradFi investors.

https://www.pharos.xyz/

Contact

Michelle Kang michelle@pharoslabs.xyz Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Panama City, Panama, February 17th, 2026, Chainwire

Pred, a peer-to-peer sports prediction exchange, announced a $2.5 million funding round led by Accel, with participation from BEF by Coinbase Ventures and Reverie. The capital will support team expansion, liquidity development, and global user onboarding as Pred builds exchange-grade infrastructure for sports prediction markets. The platform is live in private beta, with traders being onboarded through an invite-only program ahead of broader public access.

Pred is building the fastest sports prediction exchange on Base, Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain network. The platform lets traders buy and sell positions on sports outcomes with 200-millisecond execution and spreads under 2 percent. It is designed for traders who approach sports markets with the same analytical discipline used in financial markets, emphasising transparent order books, market-driven pricing, and on-chain settlement.

"Prediction markets have proven their value for episodic events, but sports represent an entirely different scale of opportunity, continuous, global, and deeply liquid. Pred is building purpose-built infrastructure for this market rather than retrofitting general-purpose tools. That's the kind of focused execution we back." - Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Accel.

While prediction markets have historically demonstrated strong forecasting accuracy, most applications have been limited to episodic events such as elections or macroeconomic outcomes. Sports present a fundamentally different environment, with continuous global demand, frequent events, and a natural fit for high-speed trading strategies. Despite the scale of the global sports betting economy, the majority of volume remains concentrated within house-controlled sportsbooks that set prices and manage risk internally.

Pred takes a different approach by applying an exchange model to sports predictions, allowing participants to trade directly with one another. Prices emerge through real supply and demand, reflecting collective market sentiment rather than fixed odds. By removing the house from the equation, Pred aims to create a more efficient, transparent, and trader-driven marketplace for sports outcomes.

“Sports prediction is a $500B global industry still running on infrastructure that punishes winners. We built Pred to change that, a decentralised exchange where speed, transparency, and skill are rewarded, not penalised.” - Amit Mahensaria, CEO and Co-Founder.

Pred will use the funding to build out its team with talent from financial and sports sectors, deepen market liquidity through institutional partnerships, and drive the trader growth needed to sustain a high-velocity exchange. The goal: become the premier global destination for sports prediction trading.

About Pred

Pred is building a sports prediction exchange that lets traders buy and sell positions on sports outcomes with 200ms execution and spreads under 2%. Unlike traditional sportsbooks that limit or ban winning users, Pred operates as a peer-to-peer exchange where skilled traders are welcome.

*Disclaimer: Pred does not operate in India, Singapore, the US, or OFAC-sanctioned countries.

Contact

Pred pr@pred.app Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Karavas, Cyprus, February 17th, 2026, Chainwire

At a time when much of the blockchain industry is still recovering from one of its harshest downturns, a small number of companies are quietly moving in the opposite direction: expanding, building, and positioning themselves for the next era of adoption.

Public Masterpiece, a Cyprus-based real-world asset tokenization company, has announced PMT Chain, its own purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain. Alongside the announcement, the company confirmed a strategic repositioning: PMT, once short for Public Masterpiece Token, will now stand for Public Masterpiece Technology.

The timing is notable. Crypto did not simply experience a correction, but a $1.1 trillion stress test that dismantled inflated narratives and exposed weak token models. Many projects will not return.

Public Masterpiece is positioning itself as one of the exceptions. Even before revealing its Layer 1 ambitions, the company built traction through its Layer 2 presence on BNB Chain. Over the past 12 months, PMT has reportedly increased in price by 75%, outperforming 86% of the top 100 crypto assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, while trading above its 200-day moving average and remaining near its all-time high.

CoinMarketCap Screenshot of the Public Masterpiece Token Chart as of 13.02.2026

PMT Chain is designed specifically for real-world asset tokenization, with the company positioning the network as infrastructure for internationally renowned museums, galleries, private collectors, and global brands seeking secure and transparent certification solutions.

At the center of the ecosystem will be a Certification Hub in the UAE, staffed by evaluators, art experts, and historians. The goal is to establish an international framework for authenticating and evaluating physical artworks on-chain, addressing long-standing issues such as forgery, provenance manipulation, and the illegal trafficking of art, artifacts, collectibles, and historical goods.

CEO Kamran Arki described the mission with clarity:

“The last market cycle proved one thing: narratives collapse when foundations are weak. PMT Chain was built for real-world value and long-term trust. Museums, collectors, and brands need transparency, security, and permanence. That is exactly what we engineered.”

Public Masterpiece revealed that PMT Chain has been built over seven years, with five years dedicated solely to research and development, a timeline that stands in sharp contrast to the rapid-launch culture of the blockchain sector.

COO Garen Mehrabian emphasized the broader responsibility behind the project:

“Web3 will not reach mass adoption if it feels like a casino. Builders have the responsibility to create systems people can trust and understand. We didn’t build PMT Chain to ride a wave. We built it to create an ecosystem that survives every wave.”

Public Masterpiece Keynote Presentation at the main Stage of the RWA BUILDERS SUMMIT 2025

While art remains the cultural foundation, Public Masterpiece confirmed that PMT Chain is designed to scale beyond it, including real estate tokenization and broader RWA deployment. The network will also offer white-label tokenization and certification solutions, enabling institutions and companies to integrate blockchain infrastructure without building their own systems from scratch.

Perhaps most notably, Public Masterpiece confirmed that several governments are already in discussions regarding PMT Chain implementation. No names have been revealed, and the company has not announced a launch date. While the blockchain is reportedly ready, the founders have stated it will go live only when the timing is strategically optimal.

In a market where speculation has been punished and confidence is scarce, Public Masterpiece is betting that the next era of blockchain adoption will be defined by infrastructure, not hype.

About Public Masterpiece

Public Masterpiece is a real-world asset tokenization company building blockchain infrastructure designed to support tokenization, certification, and provenance for physical value across art and broader real-world asset markets.

Useful Links:

Website: https://www.publicmasterpiece.com/

X (Twitter): https://x.com/pm_token

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/public-masterpiece/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/public_masterpiece/ 

Contact

Kamran Arki info@publicmasterpiece.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

MIAMI, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis, 2026. gada 16. februāris, Chainwire

Nexo atjauno savu karoga produktu Yield, Exchange, Loyalty un Credit Lines Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs.

Nexo šodien paziņoja par savu oficiālo atgriešanos Amerikas Savienoto Valstu tirgū 2026. gadā. Uzņēmuma oficiālā ASV atjaunošana tiek īstenota sadarbībā ar regulētiem partneriem, nodrošinot ASV atbilstīgu ietvaru uzņēmuma investīciju un kredītu produktu piedāvājumiem. Digitālo aktīvu tirdzniecības infrastruktūru nodrošina Bakkt, publiski kotēta ASV bāzes digitālo aktīvu platforma, kas īpaši izstrādāta, lai atbalstītu institucionālo risku pārvaldību un atbilstību.

Ņujorka, ASV, 2026. gada 16. februāris, Chainwire

Rain, svaigi no $250M Series C, ievieš apvienoto atklāšanas un reaģēšanas sistēmu, lai paplašinātu stabilāko maksājumu aizsardzību

Guardrail, reāllaika blokķēdes drošības platforma, ko atbalsta Coinbase Ventures un Haun Ventures, ir uzsākusi integrētu drošības modeli, kas savieno nepārtrauktu darbības atklāšanu tieši ar pārvaldītu incidentu reaģēšanu. Šis modelis risina uzbrukuma ciklu kritiskajā posmā starp ievainojamības atklāšanu un dzīvajiem uzbrukumiem.

Rain, globālā stabilāko maksājumu platforma uzņēmumiem, neobankām un platformām, nesen ir ieviesusi šo apvienoto drošības modeli savās viedajās līgumās un makos, kas tiek izmantoti norēķiniem ar Visa, tādējādi uzlabojot drošību miljoniem pirkumu vairāk nekā 150 valstīs.

Johannesburg, Dienvidāfrika, 2026. gada 16. februārī, Chainwire

VALR, Āfrikas lielākā kriptovalūtu birža pēc tirdzniecības apjoma, noslēdza savu lomu kā Zelta sponsora Āfrikas Tehnoloģiju samitā Nairobi no 11–12 februārim 2026. gadā. Pasākums uzsvēra Āfrikas pieaugošo nozīmīgumu kā kriptovalūtu inovāciju un pieņemšanas centru.

Āfrikas finanšu ainava joprojām ir fragmentēta, ar 54 valstīm un vairākiem nacionālajiem valūtu veidiem. Starptautiskie maksājumi joprojām saskaras ar augstām izmaksām, bieži vien vidēji ap 7-8% naudas sūtījumiem, saskaņā ar avotiem, piemēram, Pasaules Banku un nozares ziņojumiem no 2025. gada, un kavējumiem vairākas dienas caur tradicionālajiem sistēmām. Inflācija vidēji pārsniedza 13% visā kontinentā 2025. gadā, saskaņā ar Āfrikas Attīstības Bankas makroekonomiskās snieguma un prognožu atjauninājumu no 2025. gada novembra. Šie faktori ierobežo piekļuvi relatīvi stabilām ārvalstu valūtām, piemēram, ASV dolāram, un veicina alternatīvu izmantošanu vērtības saglabāšanai un efektīvām transakcijām.

Ņujorka, Ņujorka, 2026. gada 13. februārī, Chainwire
CertiK, lielākais Web3 drošības pakalpojumu sniedzējs, saņēma balvu par “Labāko drošības & atbilstības risinājumu 2026” SiGMA AIBC Eirāzijas balvu ceremonijā 2026. gada 10. februārī. Šī balva atzīst CertiK tehnoloģisko inovāciju spējas un norāda uz tās neaizvietojamo lomu globālās kriptovalūtu industrijas virzīšanā uz atbilstību un institucionalizāciju. Tā ir viena no viscredibilākajām un plaši atzītajām godalgām Eirāzijas tirgū.

London, Apvienotā Karaliste, 2026. gada 16. februāris, Chainwire

OpenPayd, vadošais finanšu infrastruktūras sniedzējs, ir ieguvis balvu ‘Labākais agrīnas vai nākotnes maksājumu iniciatīva’ Cards and Payments Awards par savu stabilo monētu infrastruktūru, kas ļauj uzņēmumiem saņemt, turēt, pārvērst un nosūtīt stabilās monētas visā pasaulē.

OpenPayd tika izvēlēts no ļoti konkurētspējīga saraksta, kurā ir iekļauti galvenie globālie finanšu un maksājumu spēlētāji, tostarp NatWest, Visa, Elavon, U.S. Bank, SummaPay, Baanx un CompoSecure.

Dubaija, AAE, 15. februāris, 2026, Chainwire

Consensus Week Honkongā, vienā no pasaules vadošajām konferencēm par blokķēdi, digitālajiem aktīviem un kripto regulējumu, Irina Heaver, NeosLegal dibinātāja, dalījās praktiskās atziņās par AAE reālās pasaules aktīvu (RWA) tokenizāciju, virtuālo aktīvu pakalpojumu sniedzēju (VASP) licencēšanu un regulatīvo struktūru.

Starptautiski pazīstama kā AAE kripto advokāte, Heaver un viņas komanda NeosLegal strādā ar dibinātājiem, biržām un institūcijām, palīdzot viņiem izveidot atbilstošus blokķēdes uzņēmumus Apvienotajos Arābu Emirātos.

Grand Cayman, Kajmanu salas, 2026. gada 12. februāris, Chainwire

Buck šodien paziņoja par būtisku atjauninājumu savai pamatā esošajai ražojošajai žetonam, palielinot tā gada ražu līdz 10% un ieviešot virkni uzlabojumu, kas paredzēti, lai vienkāršotu lietotāju turēšanas pieredzi. Izmaiņas stāsies spēkā 2026. gada 12. februārī un attieksies uz esošo žetonu, nevis jauniem izsniegtiem aktīviem.

Atjauninājums palielina Buck ražu no 7% līdz 10%, nostiprinot to starp augstākas ražas iespējām decentralizētās finansēs. Turklāt Buck ir atcēlis iepriekšējo atlīdzības mehānisma prasību, aizstājot to ar automātiskām atlīdzībām, kas tieši tiek izdalītas turētāja makā.

Parīze, Francija, 2026. gada 12. februāris, Chainwire

WaaP ir Wallet-as-a-Service evolūcija, un tas tagad ir pieejams Sui. Izstrādātāji tagad var viegli uzņemt lietotājus bez sēklu frāzēm, bez aizmugures bloķēšanas un ar kriptogrāfiskām garantijām, kuras nodrošina Ika.

Šodien, human.tech, vadošā privātuma pirmajā infrastruktūras komplektā, paziņo par Wallet-as-a-Protocol (WaaP) integrāciju Sui, augstas veiktspējas blokķēdē, kas nodrošina pilnu komplektu jaunai globālajai ekonomikai. WaaP sniedz Sui izstrādātājiem jaunu rīku, lai paplašinātu lietotāju uzņemšanu uz vienu no kriptovalūtu visinteresantākajiem L1, kā savu pirmo pilnībā decentralizēto maku izpildes slāni.

Telaviva, Izraēla, 2026. gada 12. februāris, Chainwire

Playnance ir paplašinājusi Be The Boss, savu globālo partneru programmu, caur PlayW3, Web3 sociālās spēļu platformas, ko izstrādā un uztur Playnance. Šī programma ļauj indivīdiem izveidot pilnībā zīmolu, pilnībā funkcionējošu Sociālo Kazino platformu minūšu laikā, neprasot tehnisku iestatīšanu vai apmācību. Par simbolisku $1 dalības maksu partneri saņem dzīvu platformu zem unikāla apakšdomēna, spējīgu ģenerēt ikdienas ieņēmumus un izmaksas uz ķēdes caur PlayW3 infrastruktūru, darbojas 50/50 ieņēmumu dalīšanas modelī, kas ir viens no augstākajiem nozarē, ar ikdienas automatizētām izmaksām uz ķēdes, kas tieši tiek sūtītas uz partneru makiem.

Viktorija, Seišelu salas, 2026. gada 12. februārī, Chainwire

BYDFi, globāla kriptovalūtu tirdzniecības platforma, paziņoja par savu dalību kā sponsora Solana Accelerate APAC laikā Consensus Hong Kong 2026. Pasākums notika Honkongas Izstāžu un konferences centrā kopā ar plašāko Consensus Hong Kong konferenci.

Apvienotā sapulce pulcēja dibinātājus, institucionālos pārstāvjus, politikas veidotājus un blokķēdes izstrādātājus, uzsverot Honkongas lomu kā reģionālu centru un izveidotu tikšanās vietu Web3 un blokķēdes inovācijām Āzijas un Klusā okeāna reģionā.

Dubaija, AAE, 2026. gada 12. februāris, Chainwire

Flipster, globāla kriptovalūtu tirdzniecības platforma, ir saņēmusi principā apstiprinājumu no Dubaijas Virtuālo aktīvu regulējošās iestādes (VARA) saskaņā ar Flipster FZE. Apstiprinājums ir svarīgs pagrieziena punkts Flipster paplašināšanā Tuvajos Austrumos un stiprina tās fokusēšanos uz drošu, atbilstošu piekļuvi digitālajiem aktīviem regulētajos tirgos.

Principā apstiprinājums ļauj Flipster FZE turpināt piedāvāt regulētas virtuālās aktīvu pakalpojumus saskaņā ar VARA ietvaru, ar spot tirdzniecību kā sākotnējo piedāvājumu. Tas atspoguļo Flipster ilgtermiņa stratēģiju darboties noteiktās regulatīvajās struktūrās svarīgajos globālajos tirgos.