Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has teamed up with payments infrastructure firm Mercuryo to waive transaction fees on certain crypto purchases made via the One-Click Buy feature between February 4 and February 18, 2026. According to the announcement shared on Friday, February 6, eligible customers can acquire cryptocurrencies in amounts from €100 to €500, or the equivalent, without paying transaction fees. During the campaign, users in supported regions can choose Mercuryo as their payment provider and convert the full value of their fiat payment into USDT or USDC.

On January 23, CertiK stated it is working toward a public listing as it aims to become the first publicly traded Web3 infrastructure firm, supported by a recent investment from Binance that makes the exchange its largest backer. The company is expanding its institutional security products through Skynet Enterprise and advancing formal verification with its Spoq engine, while reporting over $600 billion in secured assets, more than 180,000 detected vulnerabilities, and a valuation above $2 billion.

On January 22, Binance Wallet announced three AI-powered tools for its web-based wallet, according to a statement shared with Finbold. Social Hype, Topic Rush, and AI Assistant deliver real-time, structured insights across BNB Smart Chain, Solana, and Base to surface trends and analyze tokens. The features include a social leaderboard, narrative detection, and concise token dashboards, and are now available on Binance Wallet (Web).

On January 13, Alchemy Pay integrated Dash (DASH) into its fiat on-ramp, enabling users in 173 countries to purchase the cryptocurrency using more than 50 fiat currencies and over 300 local payment channels. The company aims to reduce entry barriers for Dash, which is built for fast, low-cost payments and now supports use cases from everyday spending to savings and Web3 applications.

On January 14, Binance Wallet introduced on-chain perpetual futures trading via Aster, allowing Binance Wallet (Web) users on BNB Smart Chain to trade derivatives while retaining self-custody. The integration routes orders to Aster's decentralized perpetuals platform, supports multiple collateral tokens, and initially focuses on web access with more networks and mobile support planned. Eligible trades earn rewards through Aster's airdrop and competitions, alongside a Binance Wallet campaign offering up to 200,000 USDT.

Bybit posted the highest 24‑hour spot volume among centralized exchanges on December 22, 2025, reporting more than $9.2 billion as activity clustered in the NIGHT/USDT market. The pair accounted for most of the platform's flows that day, lifting Bybit ahead of competitors as overall spot volumes nearly doubled during the period.

On Friday, December 19, Moca Network launched MocaPortfolio, a platform granting its community access to token allocations from projects in the Animoca Brands ecosystem. The first live allocation features Magic Eden's ME token, with 2,195,000 ME available to eligible MOCA stakers. MocaPortfolio has set aside $20 million worth of tokens from Animoca Brands portfolio projects, with further token offerings planned over time.

Bybit, in partnership with Block Scholes, released a Crypto Derivatives Analytics Report on conditions following the December 1 selloff. Downside hedging has eased, with put–call skew dropping from 10–13 percentage points to 2–4, according to the report. Over the last 24 hours, BTC traded above $93,000 and ETH returned to $3,000. Sentiment is improving, but caution persists.