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On February 11, stablecoin infrastructure startup Levl announced it has completed a $7 million seed funding round, per Fortune magazine. The round was led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Protagonist, Deus X, Blockchain Builders Fund and other institutional investors. Levl plans to double its team size and prioritize expansion into the Latin America and Africa markets. The firm provides stablecoin payment infrastructure for digital wallets and fintech companies, serving over 20 clients with an annualized transaction volume exceeding $1 billion.

On February 11, Stripe Product Manager Jeff Weinstein announced via social media that the company will soon support USDC stablecoin payments via x402. Currently, only the Base chain is supported, with plans to expand to additional protocols, payment methods, currencies, and blockchains in the future.

**February 11 – Cleveland Fed President Hammack said Tuesday that interest rates could stay at current levels for an extended period as officials weigh incoming economic data.** “Instead of fine-tuning the federal funds rate, I’d prefer to be patient and cautious while assessing the impact of recent rate cuts and monitoring economic performance,” Hammack told an audience in Columbus, Ohio. “Based on my outlook, we may keep rates unchanged for quite a long time.” Hammack has repeatedly urged her Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) colleagues to exercise caution on rate cuts to avoid reigniting inflation. She backed the decision to hold rates steady last month, following three Fed rate cuts in late 2025. Dallas Fed President Logan also spoke Tuesday, supporting the current stance of keeping rates on hold unless the labor market shows new “substantial” softness. “We’ll learn in the coming months whether inflation is returning to our target and whether the labor market can sta

Spot trading for RaveDAO ($RAVE) on Coinbase will go live on February 11, 2026, with the RAVE-USD pair opening at or after 9:00 AM PT.

On February 11th, GMGN monitoring data shows the Base ecosystem has recently seen a sharp uptick in activity, with several on-chain ecosystem tokens posting notable gains. Notably, meme coin CLAWNCH surged 30% in just one hour, pushing its market cap above $15 million—now at $15.2 million—with 24-hour trading volume hitting $3 million. BlockBeats reminds users: meme coin trading is extremely volatile, driven heavily by market sentiment and hype, with no tangible value or practical use case. Investors are advised to exercise caution.

February 11 – Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said Wednesday Hong Kong is increasingly emerging as a key hub for Web3 and cryptocurrency innovation. She delivered opening remarks at **Consensus Hong Kong** (hosted by CoinDesk) in a prerecorded address, outlining the city’s efforts to support the crypto community and industry. “The Hong Kong SAR Government is committed to making Hong Kong a global hub for digital asset innovation,” she stated. “Over the past few years, we’ve actively built a regulatory framework to drive robust, sustainable growth of our Web3 ecosystem.” Lam highlighted Hong Kong’s unique advantages: its ability to capitalize on the booming crypto sector while leveraging proximity to mainland China and global financial markets. “Under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, Hong Kong is the only city combining the strengths of China and the world,” she said. “Most importantly, our financial system is strong—with dee