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• Mantle network completes ERC-8004 standard deployment

• Ondo's tokenized shares launch on DeFi lending market

• Gradient introduces Echo-2, a distributed reinforcement learning framework.

• Thailand's SEC plans to expand regulation of derivatives.

• The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released its 2026 priorities for the banking system: supporting the sustainable and responsible development of the digital asset industry.

• Israeli prosecutors have charged two men with using classified military information to place bets on Polymarket.

• The Central Bank of the UAE and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority deepen financial cooperation and market connectivity .

• Pudgy Penguins will partner with KAST to launch the Pengu Visa card.

• Aster Chain mainnet will launch in March.

• Lightning Labs open source lightning-agent-tools

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