Top News:

1. WLD has broken through $8.2, reaching a new historical high.

2. OKX Jumpstart launches new project GPT (QnA3.AI);

3. Vitalik: It is worth adding some complex functions to L1 to reduce the code burden of L2.

4. Persona will start public sale at 22:01 tonight, with the bidding range from 0.069 to 0.29 ETH;

5. Ethereum briefly broke through $3,000, while Bitcoin briefly rebounded above $52,000.

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"《ORDI 拉盘前夜，场外 OTC 商的暴富故事》"

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"《ORDI pre-pump, the story of OTC traders' sudden wealth》"

Abstract: Daily profits far exceed half-year salary of white-collar workers, and through "black box" means, one can even "eat" profits of 50% of the transaction amount. This article reveals the insider information and manipulation techniques of over-the-counter trading.

"INIT Capital: Give Eigen a leveraged airdrop, Mantle lending market with luxurious financing background"

Summary: Use mETH to obtain ETH+EigenLayer+MNT+platform airdrop quadruple incentives on INIT.

"Ordinals founder talks about Runes protocol details for the first time: only Open mint is supported for the first 10 Runes"

Abstract: In order to avoid the first Rune being taken by VC or the project party or pre-mined, Casey decided to hardcode the first 10 Runes (Rune 0 - Rune 9) into the Runes protocol, only supporting open minting, so that everyone can participate fairly and play together.

"《ether.fi Points Shrinking? Team Responds: Different Staking Mechanisms, but Front-end Display is Indeed Wrong."

Summary: Eigen Layer shrinks by half, where did the integral go? Does ether.fi really have "integral theft"?

"续约数月后停止合作，Aave 与 Gauntlet 拉锯战终于结束？"

translates to "

After months of renewing the contract and stopping cooperation, has the tug-of-war between Aave and Gauntlet finally come to an end?

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Summary: Gauntlet and Aave part ways, Aave DAO representative Marc Zeller opposes Gauntlet's renewal, and Gauntlet has had multiple conflicts with Aave stakeholders.

"How to view Vitalik's opinion reversal: "light" Layer2, "heavy" Layer1"

Abstract: In recent years, Vitalik has been supporting the addition of more complex functions to Layer2 in order to maintain the purity of the Ethereum blockchain. However, this idea, which has been upheld for five years, is now being challenged.

Price Observation

Bitcoin briefly rebounds above $52,000.

According to OKX market data, Bitcoin has rebounded in the short term to above $52,000 and is now trading at $51,969, with a 24-hour increase of 1.51%.

ONDO breaks through $0.4 in a short time, creating a new historical high

According to market data, Ondo Finance (ONDO) has broken through $0.4 in the short term and is currently priced at $0.389, with a 24-hour increase of 22.48%, reaching a new historical high.

Ethereum breaks through $3,000 in a short time, with a 24-hour increase of 2.06%According to OKX market data, Ethereum has broken through $3,000 in the short term and is currently priced at $3,006, with a 24-hour increase of 2.06%.

WLD has broken through $8.2, reaching a new historical high.

According to OKX market data, WLD has broken through $8.2 and is currently priced at $8.227, with a 24-hour increase of 22.82%, reaching a new historical high.

ARKM breaks $1.4, hitting a new all-time highAccording to market data, ARKM has broken through $1.4 and is currently priced at $1.407, with a 24-hour increase of 33.35%, reaching a new all-time high.

According to the official announcement, OKX will officially delist the YFII/USDC and YFII/USDT trading pairs on February 29, 2024 from 4:00 to 4:30 PM (UTC+8).

OKX reminds users who have pending orders for the above currency pairs to cancel them before 4:00 PM (UTC+8) on February 29, 2024. If the orders are not cancelled in time, the system will automatically execute them for the users. The cancellation process may take 1-3 business days.

OKX Jumpstart launches new project GPT (QnA3.AI)

Users can start staking BTC and ETH to exchange for GPT tokens at 6:00 AM UTC on February 26, 2024. This OKX Jumpstart is limited to KYC users from Taiwan, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan.

QnA3 is an AI-driven one-stop Web3 knowledge engine and transaction gateway, and a well-known Web3 DApp in the current popular AI sector. According to DappRadar data, QnA3.AI's user activity (UAW) currently ranks first in the BNB Dapp list and seventh in the overall chain Dapp list. As an AI+CRYPTO Q&A platform, GPT fills the gap in AI targets. With the project listed on OKX, it is expected to become another high-potential project in the AI sector.

Binance will support the PlayDapp (PLA) token swap to PlayDapp (PDA)

According to an official announcement, Binance will support the plan to exchange PlayDapp (PLA) tokens for PlayDapp (PDA) tokens. The deposit and withdrawal services for PLA tokens have been suspended, and Binance will no longer support these services. Binance will announce the opening time for PDA deposit and withdrawal services after the token exchange is completed.

Binance: Will Destroy Large Amounts of BUSD and TUSD B-tokens Today

Binance stated on social media that it will destroy a large amount of BUSD and TUSD B-tokens today. It will then release an equivalent amount of tokens used as collateral on its native network.

Binance will launch GLM 1-50x U perpetual contract

According to the official announcement, Binance will launch GLM 1-50x U perpetual contract denominated in USDT on February 22, 2024 at 18:00 (GMT+8).

Bithumb: Plans to provide STRK airdrops to users who have ETH staked on the platform before the Ethereum merger

According to an official announcement, Bithumb has announced plans to provide a Starknet (STRK) airdrop to users who have ETH staked before the Ethereum merge. Bithumb stated that the airdrop will be conducted based on a snapshot taken at 15:42:42 local time on Thursday, September 15, 2022, and will be distributed to users who have ETH staked on their platform.

Viewpoint Data

KODA, the largest cryptocurrency custody provider in South Korea, saw a nearly 248% increase in assets under custody in the second half of 2023.

According to The Block, Korea Digital Asset (KODA) is the largest institutional-grade cryptocurrency custody service provider in South Korea. On Thursday, it announced that the value of encrypted assets held by the institution increased by nearly 248% in the second half of 2023, from 23 trillion won at the end of June 2023 to about 80 trillion won (approximately $6 billion) at the end of 2023. During the same period, the price of Bitcoin rose by 38%.

The European Central Bank: Bitcoin has failed to become a global decentralized digital currency and has instead become a victim of fraud and manipulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) posted on social media, stating that "Bitcoin has failed to become a global decentralized digital currency, instead becoming a victim of fraud and manipulation. Recently approved ETFs cannot change the expensive, slow, and inconvenient nature of Bitcoin."

VOYA is conducting an airdrop on Merlin Chain, with the highest number of trading addresses on the entire network in 24 hours.

According to official sources, VOYA, as the first BRC-20 token to be fairly launched on the Bitcoin native layer 2 network Merlin Chain, has been airdropped to over 100,000 addresses. In the past 20 hours, its trading volume has exceeded $4 million and its market value has surpassed $10 million. According to DEX Screener, VOYA's number of trading addresses ranks first among all Altcoins, followed by NVDA, SORA, and JUP on Solana.

Kraken OTC analyst: Ethereum's triangle breakout could push it to a new high of $5200According to a report by CoinDesk, Kraken OTC analyst from the cryptocurrency trading platform stated that "based on technical analysis, Ethereum may have found a path to a new record high of $5200, which is a conclusion drawn after breaking through a 'rising triangle' price pattern."

Ethereum is the second-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Earlier this week, it broke through the $3,000 mark and established a foothold above the level of the trend line connecting the high points between August 2022 and April 2023. This trend line, along with the upward trend line connecting the low points between June 2022 and November 2022, forms an ascending triangle pattern on the weekly price chart.

In other words, the bull market has broken through long-standing resistance and regained control of the market after a series of higher lows, indicating a gradual weakening of bearish forces.

三箭清算方 Teneo 的 0xc7c 开头地址资产突破 9 亿美元 Translation:

Sanjian Clearing Teneo's assets starting with 0xc7c exceeded 900 million US dollarsAccording to Scopescan data, the address starting with 0xc7c and marked as "Teneo: 3AC Liquidation" currently holds a total value of $901 million in cryptocurrency assets. Its holdings of WLD are currently worth $623 million (75 million coins), and other assets include: · 134 million STRK, worth approximately $250 million · 8.437 million DYDX, worth approximately $25 million · 160,000 AXS, worth approximately $1.24 million.

BlackRock Bitcoin Spot ETF saw a net inflow of USD 96.5 million yesterdayAccording to Farside Investors, the net inflow of the BlackRock Bitcoin Spot ETF (IBIT) was $96.5 million on February 21st.

Data: $3.68 billion worth of BTC and $2.32 billion worth of ETH options contracts will expire and settle tomorrow

According to Deribit data, nominal value of $3.68 billion BTC options will expire and settle tomorrow, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.8 and a maximum pain point of $48,000. Nominal value of $2.32 billion ETH options will also expire and settle tomorrow, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.48 and a maximum pain point of $2,400.

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