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2/13/25: The Future Of OpenSea Is Here ⛵️💰🖼️

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Top News
OpenSea launches OS2 beta and confirms $SEA token
Ethereum Foundation deploys 45,000 ETH into Aave and Spark
Sam Spratt’s ‘X. Masquerade’ NFT sells for $3,000,000

Specs’ Insights
1. OpenSea launches OS2 beta and confirms $SEA token
$SEA is coming.
Here are a few things to know:
• Historical OpenSea usage, not just recent activity, will be an important ingredient
• Claim process will be simple and accessible. US users welcome
• We’re focused on long-term sustainability and supporting a healthy, enduring… x.com/i/web/status/1…— OpenSea Foundation (@openseafdn)
2:11 PM • Feb 13, 2025
⌐◪-◪ → The OpenSea airdrop is real!
OpenSea just announced OS2 beta and its upcoming $SEA token, marking a major shift for the NFT giant.
OS2 is a brand-new OpenSea, rebuilt from the ground up to cater to both NFTs and tokens in one place—a one-stop shop for web3 assets.
They’re also undoing some of their most controversial policies like locked items, delisted collections, and unnecessary that didn’t make sense for web3 (ex. Tornado Cash users).
As for $SEA, they confirmed that historical OpenSea usage will be a key factor in determining airdrop eligibility—so longtime users rejoice.
And in a major win for U.S. users, OpenSea confirmed they will be included in the airdrop, despite earlier rumors saying otherwise. (I’d bet that wasn’t always the plan, but hey, community pressure works.)
Feels like OpenSea is finally listening to the people again.
The real question: Can they make $SEA sustainable, or will it be just another airdrop-and-dump?
On the bright side, they’ve been here longer than most, seen what works (and what doesn’t), and might actually get it right.
2. Ethereum Foundation deploys 45,000 ETH into Aave and Spark
EF Treasury has deployed:
- 10,000 ETH into Spark
- 10,000 ETH into Aave Prime
- 20,800 ETH into Aave Core
- 4,200 ETH into CompoundWe're grateful for the entire Ethereum security community that has worked diligently to make Ethereum DeFi secure and usable!
— Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn)
10:01 AM • Feb 13, 2025
⌐◪-◪ → The Ethereum Foundation is getting active!
The Ethereum Foundation just deployed 45,000 ETH across DeFi protocols—including Spark, Aave Prime, Aave Core, and Compound—marking a historic first step into the app layer.
Instead of selling ETH to fund operations, the Foundation is putting it to work, earning yield on its holdings—a strategy many in the community have long pushed for. Aave received the biggest allocation (30,800 ETH), which makes sense as Aave actually has the liquidity to handle size (e.g., borrowing $1B in stablecoins).
This is a major shift—showing Ethereum is betting on DeFi rather than just holding ETH passively. A big win for Ethereum and DeFi, reinforcing that the ecosystem is here to stay.
Meanwhile, our supreme leader Vitalik is cracking communism jokes—and the crowd isn’t vibing. High IQ humor only. 🤣
3. Sam Spratt’s ‘X. Masquerade’ NFT sells for $3,000,000
Kanbas has provided a staggering level of opportunity: for myself as an artist, for my family as it has grown during the course of Masquerade's creation, and to the people who work to build things with me. But my gratitude for it doesn't lie in the amount. It is in the story and… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Sam Spratt (@SamSpratt)
4:22 PM • Feb 12, 2025
⌐◪-◪ → NFTs are dead—NOT!
Artist Sam Spratt just sold 'X.Masquerade, Chapter 6' to Kanbas for $3,000,000 USD, proving once again that high-end digital art is thriving.
This piece, showcased at the Monument Game exhibition in Venice, captures a chaotic yet mesmerizing forest scene, symbolizing connection and chaos.
Spratt’s journey from commercial art to fine art has been praised for its emotional and technical depth—his work is pushing the boundaries of digital storytelling.
This sale isn’t just a win for Spratt—it’s a reminder that the NFT market is far from dead, despite what Rolling Stone and TradArt gatekeepers want you to believe. I guess our NFTs aren’t so worthless after all.
NFTs are here to stay.

Everything Els
⛓️ Crypto & DeFi
BTC Moves Below $95K following inflation data
USDC hits record market cap of $56B as stablecoin demand grows
Vitalik’s joke about communism sees massive backlash
Story Protocol debuts mainnet
OpenAI CEO shares GPT-5 roadmap
World Liberty Financial co-founder’s X account hacked, shills memecoin
SonarX and AWS discuss blockchain data deluge
Liquity Stability Pool urges users to close positions
zkLend drained of $9.5 million in exploit
Galoy launches Bitcoin-backed loan software
Tether chooses Ethereum L2 Arbitrum for cross-chain USDT
Ronin opens up to all builders following curated start
Arbitrum BoLD protocol launches for permissionless validation
Based Rollups could solve Ethereum's Layer-2 problem
🏦 Wall Street & VC
Riot Platforms announces new board to push AI pivot
Cboe BZX files for staking in Ethereum ETF
Robinhood crypto revenue soars 700% in Q4
Robinhood sees 400% crypto trading volume surge in Q4
Coinbase Q4 results coming Thursday
KULR adds more Bitcoin to treasury
VanEck sees state Bitcoin reserve bills driving $23B in buying
Franklin Templeton extends FOBXX fund to Solana
Goldman Sachs Bitcoin ETF ownership is less than meets the eye
Mastercard tokenized 30% of its transactions in 2024
JPMorgan says Tether may need to dump its BTC holdings
🏛️ Legal & Regulatory
Trump finalizes crypto regulation team
Musk lawsuit with Trump over Jan 6 suspensions for $10M
Jonathan Gould picked by Trump to lead OCC, strong Bitcoin ties
US SEC and CFTC to restart joint advisory committee on crypto
New York senator pushes for crypto task force
Alexander Vinnik swapped in Trump’s prisoner exchange deal
Adam Back wants CBDCs dead
🌎 Rest Of The World
Malaysia Bitcoin mining setup exposed by explosion
Russian Zservers sanctioned over LockBit ransomware
Worldcoin appeal denied by Brazilian regulator
Plume Network and Mercado Bitcoin to tokenize $40M in RWAs
El Salvador has a hidden Bitcoin city in the mountains called Berlín
Coinbase plans to reenter India
🖼️ NFTs & Metaverse
B3 Token jumps to new high after airdrop
Neurotech Startup plans Solana token airdrop for brainwaves
Audius launches Solana token airdrop for artists
Coinbase lists POPCAT and PENGU on Solana network
CZ teases dog picture memecoin, revealed at 8PM Dubai time
