Lighter partners with Circle to share yield generated from USDC deposits on the platform

February 13 – According to market data from Bitget, spot gold and silver prices have plunged sharply. Gold recorded a short-term $60 drop, falling below $4,950 per ounce with an intraday decline of 2.66%. Spot silver, meanwhile, has slipped nearly $3 in the short term and is currently trading at $79.26 per ounce.

On February 13, CZ took to social media to thank everyone who watched the livestream and those who donated—all proceeds will go to Giggle Academy. Per a screenshot shared by CZ, the livestream raised approximately $18,000 in total donations.

On February 13, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) stated during an AMA: “I think if you look at all crypto platforms, exchanges, wallets, or any commercial service, Binance has probably put in the most effort in Africa. I’ve visited over 12 African countries, and we’ve gotten feedback—we just want to get as many people into crypto as possible. To be frank, Africa’s per capita GDP is generally lower than other global continents, so business returns in Africa are lower than in other regions. But I firmly believe that if we can empower Africa’s entire population, their economic strength will grow—and in a few years, returns will follow naturally. Plus, Africa offers a unique opportunity: banking penetration here is extremely low—less than 11%, I recall—while smartphone adoption is surging. This means people can skip traditional banks entirely and jump straight into crypto. That’s our core goal. So personally, I think this is a golden opportunity no crypto company or platf

Bitcoin dropped below $67,000 on February 13, per HTX market data, with a 24-hour change of 0.7%.

February 12 — OnchainLens data shows that whale address 0xeA0 deposited 5 million USDC into HyperLiquid, opened 5x long positions on HYPE, ETH, and BTC, and further expanded its positions via a TWAP order plan.

Feb 12 — Binance founder CZ said during an AMA session: I believe centralized exchanges (CEXs) and decentralized exchanges (DEXs) will coexist long-term — like, really long-term. At least from what I see now, they cater to two totally distinct user bases. DEXs operate directly from your wallet, and self-custodying your wallet is still a specialized skill right now. Most folks can’t safely manage their own wallet security. If you’re actively trading on a DEX, you need an extremely secure computer. That means you can’t just casually download files online or open pics a friend sends you — you have to put strict limits in place to keep your computer truly “clean” and make sure it never gets hacked or infected. If your wallet’s on that machine and it gets compromised, you’re in serious trouble. These users are totally different from those who use CEXs. For CEXs, all you need is an email, a password, and access to customer support. On top of that, crypto adoption is still pretty