World Liberty Financial said on Wednesday it posted a governance proposal requiring holders to stake unlocked WLFI for at least 180 days to vote. The plan adds a square-root voting formula and targets a 2% annualized reward for stakers who cast at least two votes, with tiers granting Node status at 10 million WLFI and Super Node at 50 million.

On Wednesday, World Liberty Financial proposed a governance staking framework requiring at least 180 days locked and offering a 2% APR conditional on two votes. The plan adds USD1 usage incentives, plus conversion and off-ramp access for large holders. USD1’s market cap is $4.7 billion, while USDT and USDC lead the stablecoin sector.

Morpho's price has rallied 11.15% in 24 hours and moved above $1.75, with market capitalization nearing $665M as trading volume jumps 33%. Technical indicators now show a double bottom around $1.07, reclaimed support at $1.42, and a test of the $1.80 resistance zone, while RSI approaches 70 and funding turns slightly positive at 0.0025%.

On Thursday, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin detailed updates to the Protocol team's public "Strawmap", a four-year roadmap to speed block production and shrink confirmation times. He targets slot time falling from ~12 seconds to as low as 2 seconds and finality moving from ~16 minutes to between 6 and 16 seconds, with seven forks planned roughly every six months.

Ethereum jumped more than 15%, clearing $2,000 before topping at $2,158 and pulling back. If price remains below $2,120, a retest of $2,000 is possible, while a break above $2,150 may aim at $2,200. ETH still trades above $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average, with RSI above 50 and MACD losing momentum.

Aave said it has exceeded $1 trillion in cumulative lending as CEO Stani Kulechov outlined plans to deepen bank and fintech integrations. The protocol secures over $27.2 billion in TVL and generated $83.3 million in fees in the past 30 days, while AAVE holders debate a package of up to $42.5 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE for Aave Labs.

Maple Finance's SYRUP gained over 15% within 24 hours as syrupUSDC's monthly transfer volume climbed from $2.143 billion to $4.982 billion by late January 2026. At the same time, active loans, TVL, and on-chain fees increased, while technical indicators showed SYRUP testing the upper boundary of a descending channel near the $0.24 level. A break above this resistance could open the way toward the $0.28–$0.30 price zone, though failure to clear it would challenge the bullish setup.

The altcoin market is trading sideways while Cardano shows an 8.66% rebound in its ADA/BTC pair after a 47% slide in Q4, with price holding above the $0.20 range that marked its 2020 cycle floor. Over the last six months, wallets holding 100k–100 million ADA have added 819.4 million tokens, even as ADA closed Q1 with a 60% drop and short liquidity clusters form around $0.27 and $0.30. This overlap of whale accumulation, rising short interest and historical support has led some market participants to watch for either a squeeze toward $0.30 or a failed breakout that extends ADA's volatility loop.