Ethereum News. Feb 17, 2026

ZeroLend to wind down operations after three years.

ZeroLend@zerolendxyz

2:20 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 188K Views

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Curvance’s domain was compromised, team deployed a temporary frontend at floppy-backup[.]com.

sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root /@pcaversaccio

curvance[.]com domain is compromised. Please stay away and do not interact with the curvance[.]com UI nor links for now!

11:28 AM · Feb 16, 2026 · 30K Views

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Ethereum surpasses $15  billion in tokenized Real World Assets.

Token Terminal 📊@tokenterminal

The market cap of RWAs on @ethereum surpasses $15 billion, up ~200% YoY. Incumbent financial institutions, including BlackRock and J.P. Morgan, are building blockchain-based versions of traditional payments, savings, and investment products on Ethereum. A chart to follow 👇

7:45 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 32.3K Views

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Vitalik stated that Ethereum users should be free to use the network regardless of disagreements with his opinions on app design, politics, DeFi, privacy payments, or AI.

vitalik.eth@VitalikButerin

You do not have to agree with me on which applications are and are not corposlop to use Ethereum. You do not have to agree with me on what trust assumptions are acceptable in which situations to use Ethereum. You do not have to agree with me on political topics to use Ethereum.

4:27 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 254K Views

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Stani Kulechov suggested Aave should position as onchain credit marketplace for “Abundance assets,” like Solar infrastructure, as onchain collateral.

Stani.eth@StaniKulechov

https://t.co/Ycaj8rVbjn

4:58 PM · Feb 15, 2026 · 460K Views

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Ethereum Foundation is collaborating with Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Research Centre for Blockchain Technology to provide scholarships for MSc and PhD students in blockchain and cybersecurity.

Ethereum Foundation@ethereumfndn

1/ The Ethereum Foundation's Academic Secretariat Team is committed to supporting the Research Centre for Blockchain Technology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University by sponsoring scholarships across their MSc in Blockchain Technology, MSc in Cybersecurity, and PhD programs.

6:03 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 8.98K Views

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Harvard Management Company has acquired 3.87 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), worth $86.8 million.

Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchain

Harvard Management Company reduced its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) holdings by 21% in Q4 2025 to 5.35 million shares valued at $265.8 million, while initiating a new $86.8 million position in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (IETHA). As of Dec. 31, the endowment held a

12:23 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 40.1K Views

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Ethereum formalizes network upgrade pipeline with EIP-7723

ECH Institute Inc.@ECHInstitute

https://t.co/MuWkFIa0V7

5:06 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 441 Views

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Ethereum Denver unveiled its side events app at this year’s conference.

snax.eth (😋,🏴‍☠️)@snack_man

We finally built the side events app we always wanted for @EthereumDenver this year. sheeets.xyz/app

3:11 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 19.2K Views

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SafeLabs introduced the Safe Standard, a framework designed to give networks the trusted infrastructure that builders and capital rely on.

Safe{Labs}@SafeLabs_

Introducing the Safe Standard: providing networks with the fundamental infrastructure that builders and capital already trust. Launching a chain isn’t enough Launching institution-ready is the new baseline safe.global/blog/the-safe-…

12:15 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 2.76K Views

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Fluidkey launches DeFi-powered digital red envelopes for New Year’s Eve.

fluidkey.eth@fluidkey

Happy New Year's Eve — be the first in your group to start a tradition 🧧 Send wishes to your crew in 3 steps: Create → Lock Money → Share the link Put lucky money in DeFi & grow with a 50% yield boost This is the 2026 glow-up your 紅包 deserved ✨💰 Check out the demo 👀

11:30 AM · Feb 16, 2026 · 1.09K Views

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Privacy Pools announced that it has surpass $10 million in deposits.

Privacy Pools@0xprivacypools

over $10M USD has now been deposited to privacy pools what are you waiting for, anon? jump in the pool

11:31 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 1.29K Views

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Rocket Pool releases Smart Node v1.19.1 and recommends Nimbus v26.2.0 update

Rocket Pool@Rocket_Pool

Smart Node v1.19.1 contains multiple improvements & automatically updates the delegate contract per RPIP-77 Separately, Nimbus v26.2.0 is a recommended manual update following the recent mainnet outage Review the changes on GitHub before installing, link below 👇

10:08 AM · Feb 15, 2026 · 2.3K Views

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ZKsync launched Prividiums, enabling financial institutions to issue tokenized deposits on private, enterprise-controlled chains.

ZKsync@zksync

Tokenized Deposits Financial institutions want digital money that preserves their business model. Prividiums enable them to issue tokenized deposits on private, enterprise-controlled chains delivering privacy, compliance, programmability, and Ethereum-grade settlement.

4:16 PM · Feb 16, 2026 · 14.5K Views

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