Binance will suspend token deposits and withdrawals on the Optimism (OP) network on February 22 to support network upgrades and hard forks

Binance will support Optimism (OP) network upgrades and hard forks. Optimism (OP) will undergo a network upgrade and hard fork at 08:00 on February 22, 2024, East Eighth District time. Binance is expected to suspend the token deposit and withdrawal services of the Optimism (OP) network at 07:00 on February 22, 2024, East Eighth District time.

Project updates:

The BNB Greenfield network is expected to perform the Hulunbeier mainnet hard fork on February 22

The BNB Greenfield network will undergo a Hulunbeier hard fork, which is expected to be implemented on February 1st for the testnet and on February 22nd for the mainnet. This upgrade requires validators and storage providers (SPs) to be updated to the latest version and will not affect account balances or storage data. New features include Greenfield’s cross-chain permissions module and simplified implementation of storage provider opt-out. In addition, updates such as data recovery and Blocksyncer performance improvements have been made to the storage provider.

FTX seeks court approval to sell nearly 8% of Anthropic shares, motion to be discussed at bankruptcy court hearing on February 22

FTX has filed a motion with the court asking a judge to approve the sale of its approximately 8% stake in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Former FTX CEO SBF invested $500 million in Anthropic in October 2021. FTX also filed a separate motion asking the court to shorten the consideration period for the sale motion so that it can be heard at the next bankruptcy court hearing on February 22. The deadline for objections to the motion is February 15. According to the filing, FTX holds 7.84% of Anthropic shares, and the two main procedures for selling these shares are auction or private sale. Anthropic's most recent valuation in December 2023 was as high as $18 billion, which puts the value of FTX's stake at approximately $1.4 billion.

Solana Mobile plans to take a "Snapshot 2" snapshot in the early morning of February 22 and send Chapter 2 Preorder Token to pre-order users

Solana Mobile announced that it will take a "Snapshot 2" snapshot of the Chapter 2 rankings at 7pm UTC on Wednesday, February 21st (3am Beijing time on February 22nd), including:

1. The top 1,500 people with the most recommendations after Snapshot 1 will receive non-transferable Tanzanite NFT, and the top 1,500 people in history will receive Diamond NFT;

2. Launch the pre-order token Chapter2 Preorder Token. If the pre-order is completed after the first snapshot, the user wallet will receive the non-transferable Chapter2 Preorder Token after the Snapshot 2 snapshot is taken. The user needs to verify himself in the pre-order confirmation email wallet address;

3. Solana Mobile also announced some third-party sponsor information for Snapshot 2, including Solend, Helium Mobile, etc. It is reported that third parties will also provide rewards.

Token Unlocked:

Avalanche (AVAX) will unlock approximately 9.54 million tokens at 8:00 on February 22, worth approximately US$380 million

SPACE ID (ID) will unlock approximately 18.49 million tokens at 8:00 on February 22, worth approximately US$11 million

1inch (1INCH) will unlock approximately 274,000 tokens at 20:00 on February 22, worth approximately US$120,000

February 23

Exchange:

Binance founder CZ’s trial postponed from February 23 to April 30

The federal court in Seattle, USA, issued a notice showing that the sentencing of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on money laundering charges has been postponed to April 30. At present, the court's notice does not specify the specific reason for the delay. CZ's sentencing was originally scheduled for February 23.

February 24

Exchange:

Coinbase will suspend trading of Status (SNT) tokens on February 24

Coinbase announced on the Trading on Coinbase.com, Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime will be suspended and the SNT order book has been moved to limit mode, where limit orders can be placed and canceled, and matches may occur.

Project updates:

The Blast mainnet was originally scheduled to launch on February 24th, and the exact date will be announced next week

According to the L2 network Blast roadmap, Blast originally planned to go online on the mainnet on February 24, 2024, and will launch DApps and open withdrawals; airdrops will be distributed in May, and Blast points will be "redeemable" on May 24. In addition, Blast tweeted on February 17 that it will announce the exact launch date of the mainnet next week, and that its Blast bridge contract will be upgraded this weekend to prepare for the launch of the mainnet later this month. The upgrade takes 24 hours but will not impact users.

NFT project TinFun: It has been confirmed that it will be released on the 15th day of the first lunar month on February 24

TinFun posted on Twitter that it has confirmed that the map will be released on February 24th (the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), Beijing time, and the team has made all preparations for the release of the map during the Spring Festival.

February 25