OpenAI is reportedly in talks with the US Department of Defense for a potential collaboration agreement

On February 28, YZi Labs accused BNB Treasury’s U.S.-listed CEA Industries Inc. (BNC) of a material disclosure violation. 10X Capital Asset Management LLC—controlled by BNC board member Hans Thomas—and its affiliates likely hold more than 5% of the company’s common stock but failed to file required disclosures with the SEC, potentially violating Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. YZi Labs is calling on relevant parties to clarify the shareholding status promptly and disclose whether an “affiliate ownership group” requiring statutory disclosure exists.

On February 28, data from GMGN (via https://gmgn.ai/bsc/token/i_m4TE56o8_0x3e17ee3b1895dd1a7cf993a89769c5e029584444) shows that the BSC memecoin *Freedom of Money* has reached a market capitalization of over $8.8 million. It is currently trading at approximately $0.003, up more than 80x in the past 24 hours, with a 24-hour trading volume of $7.4 million. Earlier, CZ stated his autobiography *Freedom of Money* is set for imminent release. The title remains a draft and is subject to change. The current planned Chinese title is *Binance Life*, which is also open to modification. BlockBeats reminds users that memecoins often lack practical use cases, carry significant price volatility, and investments should be approached with caution.

On February 28, data from the Coinbob Popular Address Monitor (https://t.me/Coinbob_track_CN) shows: The "Strategy Whales" address (0x94d) opened a new 40x leveraged short position on BTC near ~$65,270 in early trading today, then added to the position again at 6:00 AM local time. As of now, its BTC short position totals $34.3 million, with an average entry price of $65,300, a liquidation price of $84,200, and a floating loss of ~$230,000 (-27%). Additionally, this address is currently the largest short seller of both on-chain BTC and DASH. Its DASH short position has recently been cut by over half; the remaining position still holds a floating profit of $4.1 million (581%), with an average entry price of $71.3. Notably, the address is known for building large short positions on major coins during periods when December-listed MicroStrategy (ticker: MSTR) was aggressively accumulating BTC. It favors contrarian trading over chasing rallies or selling into dips, profiting from sw

On February 28, Binance founder CZ (Changpeng Zhao) replied to a user who asked if the Chinese title of his upcoming book is still “CZ: Master of Coin.” CZ stated: “That’s the current plan, but we reserve the right to change it.”

On February 28, Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said Coinbase and CEO Brian Armstrong have been in negotiations for months and have proposed multiple potential compromise solutions. Coinbase has consistently prioritized safeguarding the GENIUS Act and the interests of ordinary Americans, and expressed appreciation for the work of Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the Digital Asset Advisory Committee, to advance resolution of the issue. The company looks forward to smoothly advancing the President’s crypto agenda. Decrypt senior reporter Sander Lutz noted that the White House had initially aimed to strike a deal on stablecoin yields by this weekend. However, a banking industry source with direct involvement in the talks said the target “won’t be met.” Current tensions between the crypto industry and banking lobbying groups over whether stablecoins should earn yields remain substantial. This rift has emerged as a key barrier to advancing the crypto market structure bill,