RaaS #586: WLFI to Host World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago!

SKR Goes Live on Solana, ETFs Report Combined $713M Outflows, And Moar!

Avalanche launches Build Games, a $1M competition to attract serious builders. Over six weeks, teams will pitch, ship, and showcase products built on Avalanche. A $100,000 grand prize, rolling applications from January 20. Builders get structure, mentorship, and long-term support.

Solana Mobile’s native token, SKR, is now live on Solana. Seeker users can claim via the Activity tab, with a 90-day window and minimal gas fees. Developers with dApp Store listings can claim through the Publishing Portal. SKR can be staked in-app, with rewards distributed every 48 hours.

Toku just made a global stablecoin payroll default for 100+ countries, via Polygon wallets issued to every user. Same compliance, same systems, now with instant, low-fee, onchain payouts at scale.

HyENA exits gated launch with $600M+ volume and opens to all. Trading fees are down ~50%, 12% boosted APR now applies to both sides, and referrals are live. No invite needed, just click “Deposit” to enter.

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Stani Kulechov announced that stewardship of Lens Protocol will shift to Mask Network. Aave built Lens as an open, decentralized social infrastructure, including onchain data storage and smart contract governance. Mask, creator of Orb, will now lead at the app layer.

Curve founder Michael Egorov called Pendle’s shift from vePENDLE to sPENDLE a “very bad move long term.” He argues that ve-tokenomics are essential for decentralization and aligning protocol incentives, and making them reversible undermines their integrity.

WLFI will host the inaugural World Liberty Forum on February 18, 2026, at Mar-a-Lago, gathering 300 global leaders across finance, tech, and policy. Speakers include executives from Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Coatue, and FIFA. Expect announcements on WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin and U.S. DeFi policy narratives.

Your daily dose of bite-sized crypto news.

1. Vitalik Buterin said he plans to fully return to decentralized social in 2026.

2. DAZN partnered with Polymarket to integrate real-time prediction probabilities into live sports broadcasts.

3. Zama has opened its token sale via a sealed-bid Dutch auction.

4. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs report combined $713 million in outflows amid market turmoil.

5. Nansen rolled out an AI-powered trading solution on Solana and Base in a shift from pure analytics.

The Winklevoss twins have donated $1.2M in ZEC to Shielded Labs to support Zcash’s core protocol upgrades like Crosslink, Dynamic Fees, and its sustainability mechanism. Amid ecosystem shakeups, this signals a renewed backing for Zcash’s decentralized, privacy-first mission.

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Top Gainers: AIA, SKR, NAORIS, ELSA, SXT.

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1. Farming airdrops on Solana? Focus on efficiency. A thread from a full-time farmer breaks down which projects are worth your time. Top picks: Loopscale, Hylo, Exponent, Bulk, OnRe, Titan.

2. Noble is migrating from Cosmos to a new EVM Layer 1, purpose-built for stablecoin-based use cases like payments and embedded DeFi. Launching on March 18, the chain will feature sub-second finality, permissionless deployment, and native support for USDN and a novel FX DEX.

3. Everyone’s quietly switching to intents. Solvers now handle a meaningful share of volume in trading, interop, and lending for better execution, more capital-efficient yield, and smoother UX.

4. AI and crypto are converging fast, from onchain agent identity and proof-of-humanity to DePIN, micropayments, and AI companions. a16z outlines 11 real use cases where blockchains enhance AI systems with ownership, privacy, payments, and composability.

5. Token supply keeps growing, but user attention doesn’t. In 2026, it’s not about holding the right coin; it’s about rotating through the right meta. Airdrops, Solana memes, real revenue, casino tokens, attention flows fast.

Chainlink is bringing the $80T U.S. equities market onchain with 24/5 Equities Streams, sub-second pricing across all major stocks and ETFs, including pre/post-market sessions. Already live on 40+ chains and adopted by Lighter, BitMEX, and others to power equity perps and RWA markets.

Trump Media sets February 2 as the registration date for its digital token plan. The initiative, tied to a partnership with Cryptodotcom, suggests a push toward tokenizing equity exposure, with political media and crypto narratives converging ahead of the 2026 election cycle.

That’s all for today!