News of the week | FTX will start repayment; Consensus conference will be held in Hong Kong; Federal Reserve will release minutes of January monetary policy meeting
Reprinted from chaincatcher
02/17/2025·2MCompiled by: Fairy, ChainCatcher
Key News:
- US stocks closed on Monday, and CME futures contract trading will end early
- FTX repayment will begin on February 18, 2025
- The Consensus Conference will be held in Hong Kong from February 18 to 20
- Federal Reserve releases minutes of January monetary policy meeting
- ETHDenver 2025 will be held in Denver from February 23 to March 2
- Telegram will implement new regulations that only support TON from February 21
Monday, February 17
[**Russian broker Finam will issue notes pegged to BlackRock Bitcoin ETF
on February 17**](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2167466)
Russian broker Finam is about to launch an investment product pegged to BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), giving qualified Russian investors the opportunity to access spot Bitcoin ETF for the first time.
Finam will start offering structured notes based on BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) on February 17. Finam's upcoming IBIT bonds will be denominated in Russian rubles and yields will be calculated in USD equivalent based on the exchange rate of the Russian Central Bank.
[**The Hong Kong Securities and Exchange Commission will hold two
cybersecurity webinars on February 17 and 19 respectively, and virtual asset service providers are invited**](https://apps.sfc.hk/edistributionWeb/gateway/TC/circular/intermediaries/supervision/doc?refNo=25EC6)
The Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission issues a network security webinar circular to licensed corporations, virtual asset service providers and contact entities licensed by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. It is reported that the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission will hold two online meetings on February 17 and 19, 2025 respectively. A cybersecurity webinar was held to raise security awareness of emerging cyber threats in Hong Kong.
US stocks closed on Monday, and CME futures contract trading will end
early
Influenced by US President Day, US stocks will be closed on Monday, February 17. CME's precious metals and US crude oil futures contract trading ended in advance at 03:30 Beijing time on the 18th, and stock index futures contract trading in advance at 18th Beijing time. Ended 02:00.
Tuesday, February 18
[FTX repayment will begin on February 18,
2025](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2165687)
FTX creditors, on behalf of Sunil, disclosed on X that it has been confirmed that FTX repayments will be made to repay creditors with claims of less than $50,000 starting from 10 a.m. ET on February 18, 2025.
The amount of repayment allocation will include 100% of the value of the award (capitalized at USD 50,000) and the amount of additional compensation for the awarded value of the award from November 11, 2022 to the initial allocation date of the assignment.
**[The Consensus Conference will be held in Hong Kong from February 18
The 2025 Consensus Conference will be held in Hong Kong from 18 February to 20 February.
[Coinbase Derivatives applies for listing on its derivatives trading
platforms as early as February 18 Solana and Hedera Futures](https://www.theblock.co/post/338115/coinbase-files-to-list-solana-and-hedera-futures-on-its-derivatives-trading-platform)
Coinbase Derivatives, a subsidiary of Coinbase, has submitted regulatory filings this Thursday and plans to launch new futures contracts for Solana (SOL) and Hedera (HBAR) on or after February 18. These contracts will be settled in cash and settled on a monthly basis.
Thursday, February 20
[Federal Reserve releases minutes of January monetary policy
meeting](https://www.jin10.com/mobile/)
At 03:00 on February 20 (Thursday) Beijing time, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of its January monetary policy meeting further provided clues to the market about interest rate cuts.
[Morph's points activity will last until February 20,
2025](https://morph.ghost.io/zoo-program-update-simplified-points-system-and-exciting-developments/)
The points activity of the consumer-grade public chain Morph will last until February 20, 2025, with 10% of its tokens to be used for community airdrops and ecological activity growth, with a total of 1.6 million points, and the activity will last until February 20, 2025. . Users can obtain points through asset cross-chain, paying Gas fees, and inviting new users.
[**$DIN Phase 2 airdrop will be launched on February
20**](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2167627)
The first AI Agent blockchain DIN's native token, $DIN, has launched DIN/USDT spot trading pairs on multiple exchanges such as Gate, Kucoin, and LBank.
At the same time, the first phase of $DIN airdrop application has been opened, and users can go to the airdrop page to collect it. The second phase of airdrop will be opened at 4 pm Beijing time on February 20th. In addition, the $DIN staking function has also been launched, and holders can earn more $DIN through staking.
February 21 (Friday)
[Telegram will implement new regulations that only support TON from
February 21](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2166903)
According to official TON Blockchain news, Telegram will implement new regulations on blockchain mini-programs from February 21, and TON Blockchain will become the exclusive blockchain infrastructure of the Telegram mini-program ecosystem.
To promote a smooth transition, TON launched a mini program migration subsidy program to support developers to migrate mini programs from other blockchains to TON. The program provides up to $50,000 for eligible projects and provides TON Connect migration tools, technical support and marketing support.
Developers can submit their applications through the official website before February 20.
Saturday, February 22
[EigenLayer will collaborate with Eliza Labs on AI Agent Hackathon from
February 22 to March 3](https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1876294474864730335)
EigenLayer will work with Eliza Labs to host the AI Agent Hacking Matsu from February 22 to March 3 in downtown Denver.
February 23 (Sunday)
[**ETHDenver 2025 will be held in Denver from February 23 to March
2**](https://www.ethdenver.com/)
ETHDenver 2025 will be held in Denver, USA from February 23 to March 2, 2025.
[**Germany will elect a new parliament on February 23, with the election
party hoping to withdraw from the euro zone and relax Bitcoin regulation**](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2166160)
Germany will elect a new parliament on February 23, which could have far-reaching impact on the financial sector in Europe's largest economy.
Among them, the far-right German Choice Party ranked second in the polls, but mainstream German parties refused to work with it in any government, meaning its proposals may never be fulfilled. Nevertheless, their financial policy plans are the most specific and radical.
The German Choice Party calls on Germany to withdraw from the euro zone, support "widely deregulated" bitcoin, wallets and transactions, oppose digital euros, and so on.
[**Ethereum Foundation opens application for proposals on Pectra
Proactive Grant Round, ending on February 23**](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/pectra-pgr#key-focus-areas)
The Ethereum Foundation announced that it will provide a $200,000 grant to support Pectra's ecosystem upgrade and open the application for the Pectra Proactive Grant Round proposal, with the application date ending until February 23. It is reported that the submitted proposals should comply with one or more of the following key areas:
1. Core protocol support: Develop tools and libraries that directly support protocol-level changes introduced in Pectra, and create infrastructure to ensure that Pectra-related updates are seamlessly integrated into the core protocol; 2. Tools and infrastructure: to builders, stakeholders Updates of essential tools for users and end users, creating new tools to support EIPs directly related to Pectra; 3. Testing and security: Enhancement of testing frameworks and infrastructure, tools to improve network security before and after Pectra upgrades; 4. Adoption and impact Analysis: Projects that track and analyze the adoption of changes introduced by Pectra, tools or frameworks for measuring the impact of Pectra-related EIPs on the Ethereum ecosystem and protocols.
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