Crypto Morning News: CZ considers whether to reveal his pet dog's name and photo, MyShell to launch SHELL token soon
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Crypto Morning News: CZ considers whether to reveal his pet dog's name and photo, MyShell to launch SHELL token soon
Trump plans to appoint Brian Quintenz, a16z's head of crypto policy, as chairman of the CFTC.
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Yesterday's Market Dynamics
pump.fun graduate tokens' daily trading volume drops to $560 million, the lowest since Christmas 2024
According to The Block, the trading environment on Solana has noticeably cooled recently. The average daily trading volume of graduate tokens from pump.fun has dropped to $560 million, the lowest level since Christmas 2024, down 82% from the single-day record of $3.13 billion three weeks ago.
Last week, the graduation rate of pump.fun tokens to Raydium was only 1.04%, lower than 1.54% and 1.59% in the previous two weeks. Meanwhile, tips paid to Jito validators have declined from an average of 42,000 SOL (about $9.9 million) and 68,500 SOL (about $17.5 million) per day in the past two weeks to 23,800 SOL (about $4.8 million), indicating a significant drop in trading activity.
CZ: Considering whether to reveal pet dog’s name and photo, may interact with several Meme coins on BNB Chain
In responding to a user's question, CZ revealed he owns a Belgian Malinois. When community members asked him to disclose his dog's photo and name to create a Meme coin, CZ replied: "How does this work? If I share my dog's photo and name, will people just create a Meme coin? How would anyone know which one is 'official'? Or does it even matter?"
After learning about the mechanism, CZ said, "The way things work is quite interesting. As with major decisions, I need about a day to think. Should I respect his privacy, or disclose the information for everyone's sake? Well, I might also interact with a few Meme coins on BNB Chain."
When someone suggested using a random dog photo, CZ responded: "No, that would be deceptive. If we do it, let's do it right. It's just about sharing a photo and a name."
MyShell.AI announces snapshot completed, SHELL token launch imminent
On February 12, AI project MyShell announced on social media that the project has completed its snapshot and will soon launch the SHELL token.
U.S. CPI data exceeds expectations; market now expects Fed rate cuts delayed to December
According to Jin10 News, after U.S. inflation data exceeded market expectations across the board, traders have adjusted their outlook on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. Market participants have now pushed back their expectation for the first Fed rate cut from September to December and lowered their expectations for the extent of easing.
OKX to list Pi Network (PI) spot trading
According to official announcements, OKX will list spot trading for Pi Network's native token PI. The schedule is as follows: PI deposits open on February 12 at 10:45 (UTC+8); PI batch auction takes place on February 20 from 15:00 to 16:00 (UTC+8); PI/USDT trading pair opens on February 20 at 16:00; withdrawal functionality becomes available on February 21 at 16:00.
Bybit CEO states will not list Pi
According to Bybit CEO Ben Zhou on X, in response to inquiries about listing Pi, he clearly stated they will not consider it. Ben Zhou said that based on past experience, Bybit will not proceed with listing the project.
Trump plans to appoint a16z crypto policy head Brian Quintenz as CFTC chair
According to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, three sources revealed that Trump has selected Brian Quintenz, head of a16z's crypto policy division and former CFTC commissioner, to serve as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
CFTC acting chair Pham stated in a release that she collaborated with Quintenz on multiple key initiatives during his tenure as commissioner and believes he will achieve similar success in cryptocurrency and innovation. Although the White House has not issued an official statement, internal CFTC officials have confirmed the appointment.
OpenAI releases updated roadmap for GPT-4.5 and GPT-5
The latest roadmap released by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on X shows that OpenAI will first launch GPT-4.5, internally codenamed Orion, which will be the last non-"chain-of-thought" model.
Following that, the company will focus on unifying the o-series and GPT-series models to build a general-purpose system capable of leveraging all tools and autonomously determining thinking duration. GPT-5 will be released as an integrated system within ChatGPT and the API, incorporating multiple technologies including o3, which will no longer be launched as a standalone model.
In terms of user access, free users will receive unlimited chat access to standard intelligence-level GPT-5 (subject to abuse thresholds), while Plus and Pro subscribers will gain access to higher intelligence levels. The new models will fully integrate voice, canvas, search, and deep research capabilities, aiming to deliver a more streamlined and unified AI experience.
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