The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

On February 28, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) posted a message criticizing The New York Times for promoting his upcoming memoir *The Power of Money* without his authorization. He noted the outlet had only obtained a very early draft of the book. In a separate declaration, CZ’s lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén stated: “We’re pleased The New York Times is so interested in *The Power of Money*—one of the year’s most anticipated books—even though their reporting relies on content not in CZ’s final book or his own words. We look forward to readers accessing CZ’s actual writing in the published version.” CZ also confirmed the memoir is nearing publication.

On February 28, the Uniswap community launched the final vote to activate the protocol fee switch across eight chains: Base, Arbitrum, Optimism Mainnet, World Chain, X Layer, Celo, Soneum, and Zora. The fee switch proposal aims to redirect at least one-sixth of transaction fees on these networks from LP revenue to UNI token holders via equivalent UNI burns. Ethereum Mainnet v2 and select v3 pools have had fee sharing in place since late last year, generating roughly $3.3 million in revenue. The proposal also plans to cover the remaining v3 pools on Ethereum. The final two proposal votes are set to conclude on March 4.

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) approved two real-world asset (RWA) tokenization products from Dory Holdings on February 26, with the news disclosed on February 28. The offerings include the Dory Securities Distribution RWA Token and the tokenization of fund interests by Dory Digital Family Office. Their underlying assets consist of a limited partnership fund holding Hong Kong Central’s Dory Building and another limited partnership fund invested in Animoca Brands. This marks Hong Kong’s first approved real estate RWA case, a key milestone for establishing a compliant pathway for RWA tokenization under a licensed regulatory framework.

February 28 — According to The Wall Street Journal, NVIDIA is set to launch an AI chip tailored specifically for processing tasks, aiming to disrupt the competitive landscape of AI computing. OpenAI is poised to be one of the chip’s largest buyers. The processor is optimized to handle AI query “inference” needs rapidly, reducing AI model response latency. It is scheduled to be unveiled at NVIDIA’s GTC developer conference next month in San Jose.

**Feb 28 – OpenAI Founder Sam Altman Announces DoD Partnership** OpenAI Founder Sam Altman announced on February 28 that the company is partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy its AI models on a classified network. In all interactions, the DoD has demonstrated a strong focus on security and eagerness to collaborate for optimal outcomes. At the core of OpenAI’s mission is the **safe and broadly beneficial use of artificial intelligence**. Its two top security principles: 1. Prohibiting mass surveillance within the U.S.; 2. Holding individuals accountable for the use of force—including autonomous weapon systems. The DoD has acknowledged these principles and integrated them into its laws and policies, which are also included in the partnership agreement. OpenAI will build technical safeguards to ensure proper model functioning (a priority the DoD shares). It will deploy full-disk encryption (FDE) devices to support model operations and will only run