Why It Matters: This is the first time a multinational company has run a payroll using private stablecoins, addressing long-standing barriers around data privacy and operational risk that have kept institutions from using crypto for core finance functions.

How It Worked: 

- Private stablecoins were issued and moved on Canton’s blockchain

- Sensitive payroll data remained confidential through institutional-grade privacy controls

- The payment was settled instantly and securely, unlike slow traditional wire systems that take days and expose sensitive details

How It Works: LayerZero enables cross-chain communication, allowing assets and data to move seamlessly between different blockchains. The new network focuses on secure messaging, interoperability, and institutional-grade integrations.

Institutional Backing:

- Citadel and ARK Invest participated as investors

- Partnership with Google Cloud for infrastructure support

- Collaboration with DTCC to explore tokenized asset settlement

Strategic Vision: The launch aims to accelerate tokenization of real-world assets, expand enterprise blockchain use cases, and strengthen cross-chain liquidity infrastructure.

What It Offers:

- Ethereum L2 infrastructure built on Arbitrum

- Framework for tokenized real-world assets, including stocks

- Financial-focused blockchain designed for 24/7 onchain trading

What Users Can Do Now:

- Connect wallets and interact with the testnet

- Experiment with test tokenized assets

- Build and deploy smart contracts/DeFi apps

Selective corporate accumulation continues, with Strategy adding 1,142 BTC ($90.0M), bringing their total holdings to 714,644 BTC ($54.3B). Over the past week, BTC and ETH spot ETFs saw approximately $920M and $167M in net outflows, respectively.

Playnance, a Web3 infrastructure and consumer platform, publicly introduces itself after years of quietly running a live Web2-to-Web3 ecosystem. The platform integrates 30+ game studios, converting thousands of games into fully on-chain experiences.

ℹ️ Activity Data

~1.5M daily on-chain transactions

- 10K+ daily active users

- Most from Web2 onboarding without wallets

Its native token G Coin is in pre-sale. Platforms like PlayW3 and Up vs Down share wallets and infrastructure, keeping all activity non-custodial and on-chain.

“We focused on building systems people can use without understanding blockchain,” – Pini Peter, CEO

Playnance plans to grow based on real user behavior, reflecting the shift toward mainstream blockchain adoption.

Rainbow is an open-source, non-custodial Ethereum wallet. Ahead of TGE, it’s running a Continuous Auction on Uniswap until Feb 5. Total supply is 1B $RNBW, with 15% (150M) allocated to a community airdrop.

125 Nodes will be sold at a $200 price per node. Real Finance is a Layer 1 blockchain designed to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the tokenization of RWAs. 

Tria is a Web3 Neobank that unites cross-chain finance, real-world cards, and seamless on-chain operations. It raised $12M in Pre-Seed and Strategic funding led by P2 Ventures and Aptos. Previously, Tria unveiled plans to roll out its futures trading solution.

Binance Alpha will be the first platform to feature TRIA, with eligible users able to claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points via the Alpha Events page once trading opens.

Additional exchange listings have been announced, including Bybit, with more details to follow.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $1.49 billion during the week of January 26–30, which represents the second-largest weekly outflow on record and reversed a significant portion of the inflows observed earlier in January. During the same period, MicroStrategy increased its holdings by acquiring 855 BTC for approximately $75.3 million.