Odaily News: Sonic Labs CEO Mitchell Demeter has announced his departure via his personal X account: "I have left Sonic Labs. Although my time there was short, I am grateful for the experience and wish the company all the best."

Mitchell Demeter assumed the position in September last year. His activity on social media has been relatively low-frequency, and this resignation announcement marks his first post in 2026.

Odaily News According to data from fees.pump.fun, Pump.fun spent 16,813.70 SOL (approximately $1.42 million) yesterday to repurchase 683.9 million PUMP tokens. Since the PUMP buyback program began on July 15th, the total buyback amount has reached $300,178,162, reducing the total circulating supply by 25.383%.

Odaily News Trump posted, stating that yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tariffs was absurd and inept. He hereby declares that, as President of the United States of America, he will immediately raise the 10% global tariff imposed on many countries to a fully legal and legally tested 15% level. Many of these countries have been "exploiting" the United States for decades without facing any consequences. In the coming months, the Trump administration will identify and announce new legal tariffs, which will continue our extraordinary process of making America great again—greater than ever before!

Yesterday, Trump signed a new tariff document imposing a 10% import tariff on all countries. The announcement stipulates that within 150 days, a 10% import tariff will be levied on goods imported into the United States, effective at 12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time on February 24.

Odaily News The DFINITY Foundation announced on platform X that the economic model of the Internet Computer is undergoing changes. Under the old model, node providers were compensated solely for operating nodes; in the new model, 80% of Cloud Engine revenue will be allocated to the nodes providing the power, and 20% will be used to burn ICP. Currently, the Node Provider Association has begun marketing the Cloud Engine to businesses across Europe.

Odaily News According to data from the Polymarket website, the probability of the event "US strikes Iran by March 31" has risen to 63%, with trading volume exceeding $12 million.

Previous news indicated that the US military is preparing for a potential operation that could last several weeks if ordered by Trump to attack Iran.

Odaily News According to Google data, the search interest for "Bitcoin is dead" has reached a record high, hitting its highest level since the collapse of FTX.

Additionally, the search interest for "Bitcoin going to zero" has also reached a new peak.

Odaily News: Practitioners in Hong Kong's virtual asset and related businesses have encountered sudden changes in compliance requirements. According to Chen Zhihua, President of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Professional Association, applicants for virtual asset license upgrades and Responsible Officers (ROs) who have already obtained upgrade qualifications are required to take a virtual asset regulations exam organized by a single institution. Furthermore, the exam is bundled with the institution's courses for sale, course materials cannot be reviewed at will, and registration and technical support are chaotic. It is reported that this requirement was not issued through formal documents or public guidelines but was notified verbally or via individual emails, lacking transparency and fairness. This move increases compliance costs for practitioners, affects business development, and the absence of a public consultation mechanism means policy formulation lacks frontline feedback. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Professional Association recommends maintaining the original additional 5-hour Continuing Professional Training (CPT) system and urges regulators to immediately suspend the enforcement of exam requirements through invisible policies. It also calls for the establishment of an open and transparent consultation mechanism to incorporate stakeholder opinions into policy-making, ensuring feasibility and market fairness. (Orangenews)

Odaily News The author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," Robert Kiyosaki, posted on platform X stating that despite the cryptocurrency market still being in a downtrend, he chose to increase his holdings and bought Bitcoin at a price of $67,000, citing two reasons:

1. When the US debt problem impacts the dollar system, "massive money printing" will commence, and the Federal Reserve will once again heavily issue "trillions of dollars in fiat currency";

2. Bitcoin's total supply cap of 21 million is approaching full mining. When the "21 millionth Bitcoin" is mined, Bitcoin will have an advantage over gold.

Odaily News: Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on platform X, stating that the third stablecoin earnings meeting is scheduled for 9 AM Eastern Time tomorrow at the White House. A small group of representatives from the cryptocurrency sector and the banking industry are expected to attend.

Odaily News Hong Kong Legislative Council member Wu Jiezhuang stated on the "Finance CHAT" program that Hong Kong is expected to issue its first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses in March. He suggested that after relevant institutions obtain their licenses, the government could distribute consumption vouchers in the form of stablecoins to eligible citizens for use at local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to promote the adoption of stablecoins in Hong Kong.

Wu Jiezhuang pointed out that this initiative could draw lessons from the previous experience of promoting electronic payments through e-consumption vouchers. By creating use cases for stablecoins, it could stimulate the local economy and enhance Hong Kong's positioning in the fields of Web3 and digital assets. He mentioned that the related administrative costs could be borne by the licensed institutions. (Techub News)

Odaily News Polymarket has announced an exclusive partnership with Substack. According to the announcement, Substack authors will be able to natively integrate Polymarket market data into their content, using real-time prediction market information to support news reporting.

Both parties stated that this initiative aims to embed prediction market data into the writing process, providing data reference support for content creators.

Odaily According to data compiled by Gate Research on Dune, since beginning to charge this fee for markets related to "15-minute cryptocurrency price movements" on January 6, Polymarket has accumulated approximately $5.6 million in fee revenue.

Previously, Polymarket expanded the fee to sports markets starting yesterday, initially covering new events in the NCAA and Serie A.