Farcaster Founder Dan Romero has joined stablecoin platform Tempo.

On February 9, CME Group officially launched futures trading for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM). Traders can leverage the capital efficiency and flexibility of these new contracts to expand their trading strategies—each also includes a micro version.

Feb 9th, MegaETH’s official team announced on social media that ERC-8004 has been deployed to the MegaETH mainnet. MegaETH has partnered with the Ethereum dAI team to integrate the Intelligent Agent Reputation System into its network. Service providers can now register directly on MegaETH, gain visibility in the Intelligent Agent ecosystem, and earn rewards by building trust over time.

On February 9, Bloomberg published an article noting that plummeting cryptocurrency prices and growing market consolidation have laid bare flaws in the crypto industry. Once thriving amid speculative frenzy, the sector has struggled to build sustainable, revenue-generating businesses. Now, crypto venture capital (VC) is shifting toward traditional startup principles: product-market fit, profitability, and long-term user retention. Despite a pro-crypto stance from the White House and a relaxed regulatory environment, the retail-driven VC logic that once fueled the token economy has dried up. Native crypto funds are reorienting toward higher-performing areas, including stablecoin infrastructure and on-chain prediction markets. Some are also expanding into adjacent sectors like fintech and artificial intelligence (AI). But as traditional institutions continue entering the space, expertise in native crypto alone is no longer sufficient. “The market is consolidating around what actual

On February 9th, Sky Protocol (formerly MakerDAO) officially announced that it repurchased 31 million SKY tokens last week, with the transaction valued at 1.9 million USDS. The protocol’s total repurchase volume has now exceeded 108 million USDS.

On February 9, the MegaETH team officially announced the launch of its mainnet and the release of its ecosystem frontend, The Rabbithole, via social media. Per the announcement, The Rabbithole helps users discover active and upcoming applications, bridges, and asset exchanges, while also sending ecosystem event notifications.

On February 9th, Varun Srinivasan—co-founder of Farcaster—announced via social media that he has joined the Tempo team and will focus on stablecoin research and development.