Preface

This report summarizes significant events in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector from February 8 to February 14, 2025. These events demonstrate the vibrancy of the crypto market and reveal emerging trends for future development.

TL;DR

• Etherscan launches an on-chain address credit scoring feature.
• Bitcoin financial services company Fold expanded its Visa partnership and launched a Bitcoin rewards card.
• Plume partners with Superstate to expand multichain RWA finance.
• Sahara AI launches a Studio platform to accelerate decentralized AI development.
• Plume Network partners with Mercado Bitcoin to tokenize $40M worth of Brazilian RWA assets.

Key Developments and Updates

02/09 Etherscan Launches On-Chain Address Credit Scoring Feature

Ethereum blockchain explorer Etherscan has recently launched an on-chain address credit scoring feature powered by Blockchain Bureau. This feature evaluates credit risk for user addresses by analyzing on-chain activity and provides a credit score for each address. The credit scores range across eight levels from “Thin File” (insufficient on-chain info) to “Ultra Low Risk”. This scoring system enables users to assess the reliability of associated addresses based on on-chain data, further enhancing the transparency and security of blockchain transactions.

Etherscan provides Ethereum blockchain data query and analysis services, consistently working to deliver more efficient and transparent blockchain data query services to users. Through this new feature, users can view transaction records and conduct credit assessments of on-chain addresses, allowing for better identification of potential risks. [1]

02/10 Fold Expands Visa Partnership, Launches Bitcoin Rewards Card

Bitcoin financial services company Fold has announced an expanded partnership with Visa to enhance their Bitcoin rewards card program, covering existing debit card plans and upcoming credit card products. This collaboration will leverage Visa’s shared services and incentive mechanisms to optimize the user reward experience further. Fold offers multiple Bitcoin asset management features, including Bitcoin purchases, early wage deposits, “round-up” automatic Bitcoin purchases from spending, and related asset management tools. CEO Will Reeves states: “Bitcoin is the next evolution in reward systems, and our partnership with Visa will enhance the user experience.” [2]

02/12 Plume Partners with Superstate to Expand Multi-Chain RWA Finance

Asset management company Superstate and Layer1 blockchain Plume Network have partnered to expand multi-chain tokenized financial products. Superstate will use Plume’s custom blockchain infrastructure to offer two flagship products to Plume users: the Short Duration U.S. Government Securities Fund (USTB) and Crypto Cash and Carry Fund (USCC). USTB is anchored to short-term treasury yields, while USCC combines arbitrage strategies across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and treasury securities to provide transparent and compliant yield options for crypto-native investors.

This partnership highlights two key trends. First, the RWA sector is evolving from simple single-asset tokenization into an integrated “infrastructure + asset management services” ecosystem—Plume provides the on-chain compliance framework while Superstate delivers mature financial products, creating natural synergies. Second, traditional and crypto markets are increasingly converging, as tokenization makes low-risk assets like U.S. Treasury bonds more accessible, while crypto strategy funds draw in traditional capital. [3]

2/12 Sahara AI Launches Studio to Accelerate Decentralized AI Development

Decentralized Sahara AI has announced the launch of Sahara AI Studio, an integrated AI development platform now open for early access. The platform aims to provide developers with a complete AI development environment, enabling everything from data management to model training and compute resource scheduling within a single system. To enhance AI development efficiency and security, Sahara AI Studio integrates four core modules - Data Hub, Model Hub, Compute Hub, and Vaults. Data Hub manages datasets, ensuring transparency and traceability of data sources. Model Hub provides pre-trained models and development frameworks to help users quickly build AI applications.

Compute Hub integrates decentralized computing resources to meet intensive computational demands, ensuring scalable GPU and TPU computing capabilities. Meanwhile, Vaults focuses on secure storage of data and models, ensuring confidentiality and compliance while preventing data leakage risks. As decentralized AI gradually becomes a market focus, Sahara AI Studio provides developers with powerful tools through enhanced development efficiency and data privacy. In the future, this platform may promote widespread AI application deployment and drive the development of the decentralized AI ecosystem. [4]

2/13 Plume Network Partners with Mercado Bitcoin to Tokenize $40M Worth of Brazilian RWA Assets

Real World Assets (RWA) company Plume Network has partnered with Latin American trading platform Mercado Bitcoin to tokenize $40 million worth of Brazilian asset-backed securities, consumer credit, corporate debt, and receivables. Mercado Bitcoin will utilize Plume Network’s Layer 1 blockchain infrastructure to provide global investors access to Brazilian asset investment opportunities. This collaboration aims to connect global capital with emerging market investments and drive RWA market growth. Currently, Brazil is viewed as a key market for digital asset growth due to its large economic scale and high adoption rate of digital payment. [5]

Summary

Between February 8 and 14, 2025, the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector witnessed several major developments highlighting market dynamism and emerging trends. Etherscan introduced its on-chain address credit scoring feature powered by Blockchain Bureau. Fold expanded its Visa partnership to enhance its Bitcoin rewards card program. Superstate and Plume Network formed a partnership to advance multi-chain tokenized financial products. Plume Network also collaborated with Mercado Bitcoin to tokenize $40 million in Brazilian RWA assets. Additionally, Sahara AI unveiled its Studio platform—a comprehensive AI development environment that integrates data management, model training, and compute resource scheduling in one system.


References：

1. X,https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1885557800429928873?mx=2
2. X,https://x.com/fold_app/status/1886803247492366488
3. TheBlock,https://www.theblock.co/post/339861/plume-network-picked-by-superstate-to-power-multichain-expansion?ref=onepagecrypto.com
4. X,https://x.com/SaharaLabsAI/status/1889498621445656913
5. TheBlock,https://www.theblock.co/post/340307/plume-network-and-brazils-mercado-bitcoin-to-tokenize-40-million-worth-of-rwas

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