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Important News:
- Cboe BZX submits 19b-4 application for XRP spot ETF for Bitwise and other issuers
- Trump family's crypto project WLFI plans to establish a token strategic reserve
- Insiders: Tether plans to accelerate investment expansion
- SlowMist: Potential suspicious activity related to BankX detected, please remain vigilant
- Iowa lawmaker proposes bill to invest public funds in Bitcoin and digital assets
- Bybit, Kucoin, and other apps have been removed from the Japanese App Store
- Pantera Capital CEO predicts BTC will reach $745,000
- Corporate loyalty platform Superlogic completes $13.7 million Series A funding, led by Powerledger
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Cboe BZX submits 19b-4 application for XRP spot ETF for Bitwise and other issuers
Cboe BZX Exchange has submitted a 19b-4 filing on behalf of Bitwise, 21Shares, WisdomTree, and Canary Capital to list and trade a spot exchange-traded product tracking XRP (the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization).
The 19b-4 application is the second part of a two-step process for submitting cryptocurrency ETF applications to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Once approved by the SEC, the application will be published in the Federal Register, initiating the agency's approval process.
Bitwise first submitted the registration for a spot XRP ETF in October, while 21Shares submitted an S-1 registration statement for the XRP ETF to the SEC in November.
Trump family's crypto project WLFI plans to establish a token strategic reserve
According to Bloomberg, Chase Herro, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, stated that the platform plans to establish a "strategic reserve" by purchasing tokens, although he did not specify the goals for World Liberty's token reserves.
World Liberty Financial co-founders Zak Folkman, Zach Witkoff, and Chase Herro attended the inaugural summit hosted by Ondo Finance in New York, introduced by Donald Trump Jr. Steve Witkoff previously helped the Trump family connect with the founders of World Liberty Financial and has now been appointed as Trump's envoy to the Middle East.
Insiders: Tether plans to accelerate investment expansion
According to Bloomberg, Tether plans to accelerate its investment and acquisition pace. Insiders revealed that as the company's earnings grow, Tether will leverage its increasing assets for more investments.
CEO Paolo Ardoino stated at the Plan B forum held in El Salvador on January 31 that despite Tether previously facing regulatory scrutiny due to its tokens being used by criminals and terrorists, it has now gained recognition from mainstream institutions.
SlowMist: Potential suspicious activity related to BankX detected, please remain vigilant
SlowMist has issued a security alert indicating that potential suspicious activity related to BankX has been detected, urging vigilance.
According to its official website, BankX introduces a dual-token, partially collateralized, partially algorithmic stablecoin into decentralized finance, claiming its stablecoin is the first to pay interest to users at the time of minting while always avoiding liquidation risk.
Iowa lawmaker proposes bill to invest public funds in Bitcoin and digital assets
According to Bitcoin Magazine, Iowa lawmaker Taylor Collins has proposed a bill to invest public funds in Bitcoin and digital assets.
Bybit, Kucoin, and other apps have been removed from the Japanese App Store
According to Cryptonews, Apple has taken action to prevent Japanese users from downloading the apps of cryptocurrency exchanges Bybit, Bitget, MEXC, Kucoin, and Bitcastle. Japanese media CoinPost reported that these blocks may be related to a series of warnings issued by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) in November 2024.
Pantera Capital CEO predicts BTC will reach $745,000
According to Cointelegraph, the CEO of Pantera Capital predicts that Bitcoin will reach $745,000.
Corporate loyalty platform Superlogic completes $13.7 million Series A funding, led by Powerledger
Corporate loyalty platform Superlogic announced the completion of $13.7 million in Series A funding, led by Powerledger, with participation from Sangha Capital, 10SQ, Nima Capital, Actai Unicorn Fund, Hyla Liquid Venture Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, and blockchain funds Galaxy Interactive, Recharge Capital, Dispersion Capital, and Sanctor Capital.
Superlogic previously stated it would use digital assets to engage customers, and while NFTs have not been mentioned yet, its CEO and co-founder Lin Dai revealed that they might explore issuing incentives such as "digital badges."
Michael Saylor: After my death, I will donate shares to a public charity supporting Bitcoin
According to Bitcoin News, Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), stated that after his death, he will donate his shares to a public charity that supports Bitcoin.
Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) initiated a vote on X platform regarding whether BNB Chain should attempt to eliminate or actively reduce the MEV issue. Zhao later stated that he opposes any form of "front-running," which he believes falls under this category. While it is impossible to completely prevent MEV in a decentralized environment, there are still ways to mitigate its impact.
According to the Financial Information Analysis Institute (FIU) under the South Korean Financial Services Commission, the total number of virtual asset companies in South Korea is 31. Of the previously registered 42 companies, 11 have been removed from the list, including Gdac, Probit, and Huobi Korea.
Christine Kim, Vice President of Research at Galaxy, summarized the 150th Ethereum Core Developer Consensus (ACDC) conference call. This week, developers agreed to leave a 30-day buffer between the last public testnet upgrade and the mainnet upgrade to allow network stakeholders sufficient time to update their software; if the public testnet launches smoothly, the earliest activation time for Pectra on the Ethereum mainnet will be early April, with developers expecting it to be April 8; additionally, Pectra Devnet 6 will launch on February 5. So far, the development network has been running smoothly without major issues.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed his discomfort when crypto Twitter and venture capital firms consider "PvP-style game projects that cause most users to lose" as the best product form in the crypto space, while pursuing better products is criticized as "patronizing and elitist."
Although these comments sometimes make him feel like withdrawing, he finds inspiration from the world each time this happens, reminding himself that he is fighting for something valuable.
OKX adds multiple USD trading pairs including GOAT and CITY
OKX's USD trading zone for spot trading will add the following USD trading pairs on February 7, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM (UTC+8): GOAT/USD, CITY/USD, XR/USD, JST/USD, SAFE/USD, GPT/USD, ZETA/USD, DUCK/USD, BANANA/USD, MEME/USD, WIN/USD, RADAR/USD, PIXEL/USD, VELODROME/USD, ACH/USD.
"What important events have occurred in the past 24 hours"
Recently, the cross-chain interoperability protocol Analog announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing led by Foresight Ventures and Gate Ventures, with a post-investment valuation of $300 million.
In February 2024, Analog also secured $16 million in seed funding. The investment team behind it is quite impressive, including Tribe Capital, NGC Ventures, Wintermute, GSR, NEAR, Orange DAO, and Balaji Srinivasan.
The backing from numerous well-known investment institutions is attributed to the diverse and experienced background of the Analog team in the crypto field, with founding team members having experience from key projects in the crypto industry such as Polkadot, X Fund, Chainlink, and Y Combinator.
In the highly competitive cross-chain communication space, Analog aims to address fragmentation, centralization, and security issues in cross-chain interactions. Eric Wang, Analog's business leader, stated that Analog positions itself as a "one-stop shop" for cross-chain developers, dedicated to meeting all native cross-chain DApp development needs, allowing developers or users to seamlessly use different blockchains under a single, unified application.
In 2025, Analog will actively expand innovations in AI data oracles, RWA interoperability, and cross-chain memes, aiming to become the most widely adopted "chain abstraction" product.
Analog announced its mainnet launch last December and began its token public offering in January this year. What differentiated paths and key roadmaps does Analog have for 2025? What growth opportunities remain in the cross-chain communication space? Recently, Eric Wang shared insights in an interview with ChainCatcher.
Recently, more institutions have joined the ranks of crypto ETF applications, with significant new developments in the spot ETF applications for SOL, LTC, and XRP. However, only Grayscale's Solana ETF and Litecoin Trust, along with Canary's Litecoin ETF, have been accepted by the SEC.
On February 6, 2024, MicroStrategy held a conference call for its fourth-quarter financial report and announced a rebranding plan, officially changing its name to "Strategy" and claiming to be "the world's first and largest Bitcoin asset management company."
The Q4 report showed a net loss of $670.8 million, with operating expenses (including Bitcoin impairment losses) reaching $1.103 billion, a year-on-year increase of 693%.
Strategy's Bitcoin holdings nearly doubled in just three months. Additionally, Strategy has set KPI metrics, namely annual "Bitcoin Gain" and "Bitcoin $ Gain," with a target of $10 billion for the annual "Bitcoin $ Gain" in 2025. During the meeting, the company's founder and CEO Michael Saylor also revealed new strategies to attract "a large number of investors."
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“Living Meme” PAIN: An experiment in crypto culture from pain to prosperity
In just 48 hours, it raised 186,000 SOL, making it one of the largest meme coin presales in history.
Meme Popularity Rankings
According to the meme token tracking and analysis platform GMGN, as of February 7, 19:50:
In the past 24 hours, the top five popular Ethereum tokens are: SPX, XYO, ONDO, AYA, BITPLUS
In the past 24 hours, the top five popular Solana tokens are: YODA, $MIA, ACAT, GIBA, CHLOE
In the past 24 hours, the top five popular Base tokens are: VIRTUAL, AIXBT, BRETT, USD+, TOSHI
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