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The average daily trading volume of pump.fun graduation token dropped to US$560 million, a new low since Christmas 2024
According to The Block, the Solana chain trading environment has cooled significantly recently. The average daily trading volume of graduation tokens on the pump.fun platform dropped to US$560 million, setting a new low since Christmas 2024, down 82% from the single-day record of US$3.13 billion three weeks ago.
The graduation rate of pump.fun tokens transferred to Raydium last week was only 1.04%, down from 1.54% and 1.59% in the previous two weeks. At the same time, tips paid to Jito validators also dropped to 23,800 SOL (approximately US$4.8 million) from an average of 42,000 SOL (approximately US$9.9 million) and 68,500 SOL (approximately US$17.5 million) in the previous two weeks, indicating a significant decline in trading activity.
CZ: Consider whether to publish the name and photo of the pet dog. It may interact with several Meme coins on BNB Chain
In response to questions from netizens, CZ revealed that he owns a Belgian horse dog. When community members asked to disclose the dog’s photos and names to create Meme coins, CZ asked: How does this work? After I share my dog’s photo and name, people will create Meme coins? How to know which one is official? Or is this not really important?” rdquo;
After learning about the mechanisms, CZ said the way things work is interesting. As usual with major decisions, I need to think about it for a day or so. Should we respect his privacy or disclose dog information for everyone? Okay, I may also interact with a few Meme coins on BNB Chain.& rdquo;
When someone suggested using random dog photos, CZ responded: No, that would be deception. If you want to do it, you have to do it right. This is just sharing a photo and name of a dog.& rdquo;
MyShell.AI announces that the snapshot has been completed and SHELL token will be launched soon
On February 12, AI project MyShell posted on social media saying that the project had completed a snapshot and was about to launch SHELL tokens.
US CPI Data exceeded expectations, and the market expected the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates or postpone them until December
According to Jin Shi, traders have adjusted their expectations for the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy after U.S. inflation data exceeded market expectations across the board. Market participants have now postponed their forecast for the Fed’s first interest rate cut from September to December and lowered their expectations for the intensity of policy easing.
OKX will go online Pi Network (PI) Spot Trading
According to official sources, OKX will launch spot trading of Pi Network’s native token PI. The specific time schedule is: PI recharge will be opened at 10:45 (UTC+8) on February 12; PI collective bidding will be held at 15:00-16:00 (UTC+8) on February 20; PI/USDT trading pairs will be opened at 16:00 on February 20; and withdrawal function will be opened at 16:00 on February 21.
Bybit CEO says it will not go online Pi
According to information from Bybit CEO Ben Zhou on social media X, he made it clear that he would not consider inquiries about whether to launch Pi. Ben Zhou said that based on past experience, Bybit will not advance the launch of the project.
Trump plans to appoint Brian Quintenz, a16z’s director of encryption policy, as CFTC chairman
According to Fox business reporter Eleanor Terrett, three people familiar with the matter revealed that Trump has selected Brian Quintenz, policy director of a16z crypto division and former CFTC member, as chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Acting Chairman of the CFTC Pham said in a statement that she and Quintenz had worked on a number of important initiatives during their tenure as a CFTC commissioner and believed he would achieve equal success in the field of cryptocurrencies and innovation. Although the White House has not issued an official statement, internal CFTC officials have confirmed the appointment.
OpenAI Release GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 roadmap updates
The latest roadmap released by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the X platform shows that OpenAI will first launch GPT-4.5 internally codenamed Orion, which will be the last non-chain thinking model.
Subsequently, the company will work to unify the o-series and GPT series models and create a universal system that can comprehensively use all tools and independently judge the thinking time. GPT-5 will be released as an integrated system in ChatGPT and APIs, integrating multiple technologies including o3, which will no longer be launched as a stand-alone model.
In terms of user access, free users will receive standard smart level GPT-5 unlimited chat rights (subject to abuse thresholds), while Plus subscribers and Pro subscribers will receive higher levels of smart access respectively. The new model will fully integrate functions such as voice, canvas, search and in-depth research, aiming to provide a more simplified and unified artificial intelligence experience.
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