February crypto events calendar: CME website hints that XRP, SOL futures will debut in February, possibly as early as February 10

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) website hints at the launch of SOL and XRP futures contracts, which could be launched as early as February 10

February 10

News:

Binance will support the token swap and brand upgrade of Litentry (LIT) to Heima (HEI). Litentry (LIT) will be upgraded to Heima (HEI) on February 10, 2025, and the token swap will be completed at a ratio of 1 LIT = 1 HEI. The circulation of HEI will increase to 100 million within 20 months. Binance will stop all LIT spot trading pairs (LIT/BTC, LIT/USDT) on February 10 and open HEI/BTC and HEI/USDT trading on February 13. LIT deposits and withdrawals will be suspended on February 10, and HEI deposits will be opened on February 13. The withdrawal time is to be announced. In addition, LIT-related leverage and contract transactions will be gradually liquidated and removed from January 31 to February 6.

Layer3 gaming network B3 will launch B3 tokens and airdrop on February 10. B3, a Layer3 gaming network built on Base, announced on Friday that it will launch its recently announced B3 token on February 10, accompanied by an airdrop event. A snapshot of network activity will be taken before the planned "S1 airdrop", and there will be more airdrops, tournaments, and gamified ways to earn B3 in the future. According to a post on the X platform, B3 stakers will receive certain benefits, including tokens for dedicated gaming chains, early access to new games on the network, and other potential rewards.

Pundi AI will rename $FX to $PUNDIAI on February 10 and conduct a 100:1 token reduction. According to Pundi AI’s official announcement, the $FX token will be renamed $PUNDIAI on the week of February 10, 2025, and the token supply will be reduced by 100:1. Specific details include:

On-chain upgrade: users holding $FX tokens on Pundi AIFX Omnilayer will automatically complete the upgrade, and the staked tokens will continue to generate rewards; Base and Ethereum networks: upgrades must be completed manually or automatically upgraded by bridging back to Pundi AIFX Omnilayer; centralized exchanges: exchanges participating in the upgrade will automatically complete the token conversion, and the specific time will be announced by the exchange. Users have 3 years to complete the upgrade, and the upgraded $PUNDIAI tokens will not be locked and will not generate new token dilution. Staking platforms that support $PUNDIAI tokens include MarginX and Baklava Space.

February 11

Community Activities:

BNB Chain has launched the AI Agent competition, which aims to encourage innovation and tap into potential AI decentralized applications, encourage innovation and development in the AI field, and is in line with the development direction of BNB Chain AI First. The competition will consist of 8 rounds, and in each round, the best performing AI agents will be selected based on specific criteria, including market capitalization ranking, market capitalization growth, community member influence, and community engagement. The BNB Chain Foundation will use BNB to purchase $10,000 worth of winning AI project tokens in each round and distribute them to 1,000 users who hold these tokens through airdrops.

February 12

Macroeconomics:

The annual rate of the US core CPI for January will be released at 9:30 pm (UTC+8) on February 12.

Exchange:

Binance will stop supporting deposits and withdrawals of DYDX tokens on the Ethereum network at 10:00 (ET) on February 12, 2025. After 10:00 (ET) on February 12, 2025, DYDX tokens deposited through the Ethereum network will not be credited to users' accounts, which may result in asset losses.

February 13

Exchange:

Kraken will gradually suspend trading of stablecoins such as USDT, PYUSD, EURT, TUSD, etc. in Europe from February 13. As the EU Crypto-Assets Markets Act (MiCA) comes into full effect, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is preparing to delist several stablecoins for customers in the European Economic Area (EEA). The exchange announced that it will gradually remove margin trading restrictions on USDT, PYUSD, EURT, TUSD, and UST for EEA users starting February 13. Spot trading will be stopped on March 24, open orders will be cancelled, and assets will no longer be exchanged for cryptocurrencies or fiat currencies.

Kraken said the move ensures compliance with MiCA and allows it to maintain long-term operations in Europe.

February 14

Project News:

Telegram Game TapSwap to Launch Its TAPS Token on BNB Chain on February 14