2024-02-28, Wednesday, daily news (selected)policy information1. Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Virtual asset trading platforms should submit a license application before February 29, otherwise they must terminate their business in Hong Kong before May 312. Hong Kong’s Paul Chan Mo-po: Digital RMB will expand the scope of pilot projects in Hong Kong3. Fox: The White House is worried that Bitcoin mining will put pressure on the power grid and may strengthen supervision.4. Spain’s financial regulator issued a warning to investors in unlicensed entities, including three crypto companies.Macro content1. Tonight: 21:30 The revised annualized quarterly rate of real GDP in the fourth quarter of the United States. Fed Bostic participated in a fireside chat at 01:00 the next day. At 01:45 the next day, Fed Williams attended the economic briefing.2. Swap market pricing shows that the Fed’s easing range in 2024 will be 75 basis points, which means it will cut interest rates three times.3. Hamas received a draft proposal that allows for a preliminary suspension of all military operations within 40 days; Biden said that Israel has agreed to cease military activities during Ramadan. Red Sea Crisis - Maersk says Red Sea shipping disruptions may continue until the second half of 2024;4. Apple will abandon its electric car research and development plan, and the team will turn to generative Al. Microsoft's GitHub provides customers with stronger AI coding tools.Currency news1. Data: Total trading volume of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs exceeded US$3 billion for the second consecutive day2. The Ethereum mainnet is expected to undergo Dencun upgrade at 21:55 on March 133. Grayscale spokesperson: It is expected that GBTC’s diverse shareholder base will participate in profit-taking and deploy investment strategies that affect the trust’s capital flow.4. ARK Invest reduced its holdings of Coinbase and Robinhood stocks by more than $13.46 million yesterday5. Sotheby’s sales of
NFT and digital art exceeded US$30 million last year, a 50% increase from 20226. The U.S. SEC requests to extend the deadline for remediation briefings in the Ripple case to March 227. 6.9 million SERSH were stolen from the Serenity Shield project wallet, worth approximately US$5.6 million.8. Data: The cumulative fee income of Ordinals exceeds 350 million US dollars.Greed and Fear Index: 82 (high greed)Jiushen Index (Ahr999): 1.29 (high selling range)
