What’s New in DeFi?
The web3 space is still chugging along, even as cryptos are seeing a fresh slump amid a rebounding US dollar.
Ethereum developers have confirmed that ERC-8004 will soon go live on mainnet, meaning AI agents will be able to find, identify, and work with each other on-chain without relying on a central authority.
This introduces trustless reputation and validation systems to Ethereum, allowing AI programs from different organizations to securely exchange data and payments while proving they behave as expected.
This means AI services can interact and settle tasks autonomously in a transparent and verifiable way, using options like feedback-based reputations, cryptographic proofs, or secure hardware to establish trust.
Ripple has launched Ripple Treasury, powered by GTreasury, a treasury management firm which it acquired.
Ripple Treasury aims to bring traditional and digital treasury functions into one system, while using Ripple technology based digital asset solutions to address inefficiencies in existing workflows.
The number of Solana validators continues to decline, now fluctuating at around 800 validators, numbers last seen in 2021.
This still represents the 2nd largest number of validators for a Layer 1 blockchain but stands a large way off Ethereum’s 974,000.
The Latest Listings - PYBOBO
Capybobo (PYBOBO) is positioning itself as a Web3 “social IP” ecosystem that fuses lightweight gaming with collectable, capybara-themed art toys, operating on Solana and TON.
The project launched at an $8M valuation and claims a user base of more than 2M, leaning heavily into distribution via familiar messaging platforms like Telegram and LINE through casual mini-games that are designed for fast, repeatable play.
At the centre of the ecosystem is the PYBOBO token, with a fixed supply of 100B, used as the utility layer for day-to-day activity - buying skins, upgrading avatars, unlocking features, and redeeming digital collectables for physical items.
Bybit added PYBOBO to Spot with a PYBOBO/USDT pair, with deposits opened on 26 January 2026.
