On February 12th, Aave's leading position in the DeFi lending field seems to be facing fierce competition. According to data compiled by Token Terminal, Solana-based DeFi project Kamino has seen a 1,368% increase in net deposits since January 2024, while Morpho has seen a 214% increase in net deposits during the same period. At the same time, Aave's net deposit growth rate is around 213%.

Authorities from the US, Australia, and the UK have imposed sanctions on Zservers, a Russia-based provider of bulletproof hosting services, for allegedly supporting the LockBit crypto ransomware gang. The sanctions involve freezing assets of Zservers and its UK-based front company, XHOST internet Solutions LP, as well as imposing asset freezes and travel bans on six individuals, according to the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the UK’s Foreign Office on Feb. 11. The US Treasury highlighted that bulletproof hosting service providers offer tools that can conceal locations, identities, and online activities, enabling cybercriminals to target critical infrastructure in the US and internationally. Zservers administrators Alexander Igorevich Mishin and Aleksandr Sergeyevich Bolshakov, along with other individuals, have been sanctioned for their involvement in directing LockBit crypto transactions and supporting the gang's attacks. Chainalysis reported that Zservers received funds from various actors, including ransomware groups and affiliates, and cashed out funds at a sanctioned Russian-based exchange, Garantex.

according to Spot On Chain monitoring, F2Pool & Stakefish founder Chun Wang (@satofishi) sold 2.5 million LDO for $4.5 million USDT in the past 14 days. Since returning on November 21, 2024, after a 10.5-month break, he sold 6.1 million LDO at around $1.708 per token, exchanging them for 10.42 million USDT, with selling activity picking up. He was an initial member of Lido DAO, receiving 20 million LDO, but now only holds 2.5 million tokens (worth $3.88 million).

 according to Lookonchain monitoring, 3 hours ago, a whale withdrew 25,306 SOL (5 million US dollars) from Coinbase. Yesterday, the whale spent 38,138 SOL (7.8 million US dollars) to buy arc and ai16z.

Layer1's intellectual property blockchain Story stated on social media: "The public mainnet will be launched on February 13th, and IP airdrop application and verification will be launched on the same day."

According to official sources, decentralized storage protocol Walrus Protocol announced that certain members of the Walrus community received a targeted notice this morning about an upcoming Walrus airdrop. The purpose of this is to collect user data from a small subset of users who are eligible for the airdrop but have not yet had their wallet addresses recorded. Users can verify their eligibility by connecting their Discord, Github, email, or Telegram accounts. Walrus reminds users to beware of scams and not to interact with other websites claiming to be related. Walrus Protocol was launched by Sui development company Mysten Labs in June 2024 and became an independent PoS network in September of last year, governed and incentivized by the native token WAL.

in an article published on X platform on February 10th by Aylo, a cryptocurrency research institution, it was pointed out that in network applications, Solana applications have performed more prominently, with their income being more than 10 times higher than that of their competitor Ethereum applications. The researcher pointed out that even when considering Ethereum's Layer-2 scaling solutions (L2), Solana's advantages still exist, as L2 scaling solutions carry most of Ethereum's transaction activities. Even when considering Ethereum's Layer-2 scaling solutions (L2s), which carry most of the network's transaction activities, Solana's advantages still exist, the researcher pointed out.

 Lookonchain monitoring shows that a newly created address spent 1,291 BNB (worth 800,000 USD) to purchase 4.2 million TST tokens.

On February 11th, according to sources cited by The Information, payment service provider Stripe is considering arranging an employee stock sale plan, with a company valuation of $85 billion or higher. This will continue the company's previous stock buybacks, secondary market trades, and financing activities, bringing its valuation close to the historical peak of $95 billion set during its 2021 financing round. These financing activities have allowed the 15-year-old company to postpone its IPO, while providing liquidity opportunities for investors and employees.

 Lookonchain monitoring shows that someone has created a new wallet and invested 1291 BNB (about 800,000 US dollars) to purchase 4.2 million TST tokens.