In Virginia, a federal court sentenced Praetorian Group International chief executive Ramil Ventura Palafox, 61, to 20 years in prison for operating a Bitcoin-based Ponzi scheme that raised over $200 million from investors between December 2019 and October 2021. Prosecutors said the operation took in more than 8,198 BTC and over $201 million in total, caused at least $62.7 million in losses, and falsely promised daily returns of up to 3%.

Aave Labs has proposed a funding deal of about $50 million in stablecoins and AAVE tokens in exchange for directing all revenue from Aave-branded products into the Aave DAO treasury. The plan, which also seeks to ratify Aave V4 and create a brand foundation, has sparked governance concerns among community members over treasury risk and potential voting power concentration.

On Feb. 10, Judge John G. Koeltl of the Southern District of New York dismissed Bancor-affiliated entities' patent claims against Uniswap, finding the asserted patents ineligible under U.S. law. The dismissal is without prejudice, giving plaintiffs 21 days to amend before it can convert to a dismissal with prejudice. The case was brought by Bprotocol Foundation and LocalCoin Ltd. against Universal Navigation Inc. and the Uniswap Foundation.

Publicly listed U.S. companies holding Solana as treasury assets collectively sit on more than $1.5 billion in unrealized losses, measured against disclosed acquisition costs and current prices. Accumulation concentrated between July and October 2025 and has stopped since, while several issuers now trade at equity values below their SOL holdings, reflecting pressure on SOL-heavy balance sheets.

A report from CfC St. Moritz based on 242 responses from its invitation-only January event indicates that 85% of senior crypto investors are prioritizing core infrastructure over DeFi. Respondents also highlighted liquidity and market depth constraints as key hurdles for institutional adoption, with 84% viewing the macro backdrop as better than neutral heading into 2026.

In a Thursday filing, Metaplanet outlined an offshore capital raise of up to $137 million via new common shares and stock acquisition rights. According to the filing, proceeds will fund additional Bitcoin purchases, its Bitcoin income business, and a partial repayment under an existing credit facility. Both instruments will be sold privately to overseas investors.

Sony Group Corp. has committed an additional $13 million to Startale Group via the Sony Innovation Fund, roughly one year after the Soneium blockchain's mainnet went live. Soneium has processed about 524 million transactions since its January 2025 launch, while Startale's USDSC stablecoin is now operating on the network.

Blockchain security firm SlowMist warned that attackers re-registered expired domains tied to long-standing Snap Store publishers, enabling fake wallet updates to harvest recovery seed phrases. In a post on X, its CISO 23pds said the scheme impersonates Exodus, Ledger Live and Trust Wallet, and confirmed publisher domains storewise[.]tech and vagueentertainment[.]com were compromised.

On Jan. 10, a $282 million cryptocurrency wallet compromise linked to a social engineering scam saw stolen Bitcoin bridged to Ethereum, split across wallets and funneled into Tornado Cash. Blockchain security firm CertiK reported that around $63 million was later deposited into the mixer, complicating efforts to follow the funds and recover assets.