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2/21/25: Is Kanye West Dropping A Coin? đȘđđ

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1. Ye to launch $YZY token after bashing other celebrity coins
kanye: "coins prey on fans"
also kanye: launching coin with 70% allocation for himself đ
â Only On CT (@OnlyOnCT)
2:31 PM âą Feb 21, 2025
ââȘ-âȘ â Ye is launching a memecoin.
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is set to launch $YZY this Sunday according to three sources close to the project âfollowing in Trumpâs footsteps.
This comes after he previously criticized celebrity memecoins, saying they âprey on fans.â Now, heâs doing exactly that, except with 70% of the supply in his own wallet. The rest? 10% for liquidity and 20% for investorsâputting an insane amount of trust (and power) in his hands.
From a tokenomics standpoint, this is the ultimate rug setupâbut whether he dumps or not is anyoneâs guess. Given his history of erratic moves and controversies, this launch has all the ingredients for absolute chaos.
The real question is how will $YZY perform compared to $TRUMP?
2. Coinbase lawsuit with SEC set for dismissal with zero fines
JUST IN: đșđž SEC agrees in principle to dismiss enforcement case against Coinbase.
â Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru)
1:04 PM âą Feb 21, 2025
ââȘ-âȘ â Coinbase canât stop winning.
Coinbase just reached an agreement with SEC staff to dismiss their lawsuitâa massive win for the entire crypto industry.
Once officially approved next week, it will mean zero fines, zero concessions, and zero changes to their business. After years of legal battles, millions in legal fees, and endless attempts to crush crypto in America, Coinbase is walking away completely untouched.
The SECâs case was weak from the start. They let Coinbase go public in 2021, reviewed their listing standards, then tried to sue them for listing the same assets years later. Their legal overreach failed, and now theyâre forced to back down.
This proves what we already knew: Crypto isnât going anywhere, and the SEC is losing its grip.
But before you celebrate too hardâthis doesnât mean regulators are suddenly friendly. The SEC just launched a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit to crack down on crypto fraud, and insider trading cases are heating up. The purge of bad actors isnât over yet.
3. Bybit unveils real-time liquidation data, setting new standard
đ„ NEW: Bybit launches an industry-first initiative, making all liquidation data publicly accessible in real-time via its enhanced API, updating every 500ms.
â Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph)
11:22 AM âą Feb 21, 2025
ââȘ-âȘ â Bybit just set a new standard for transparency.
Bybit just dropped real-time liquidation data via API updates every 500 milliseconds, giving traders and analysts instant visibility into market liquidations.
This level of transparency is unprecedentedâand similar to when Bitwise published the holding address of its Bitcoin ETF. Moves like this donât just impact cryptoâthey reshape the entire financial industry by creating a new standard for accountability.
In a space still haunted by black swan events like FTX, initiatives like this build trust and push the industry forward. More exchanges should follow suit.
Speaking of transparencyâFort Knox audit when?

Everything Else
âïž Crypto & DeFi
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Ethereum Foundation hiring social media manager to win over community
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Kaito token crosses $1.9B FDV after airdrop
Matter Labs CEO discusses ZKsync and Layer 2 scaling
Microsoft unveils Majorana 1 chip, accelerating quantum computing
Trumpâs crypto stance may force global adoption, says Bitpandaâs CEO
Onramp introduces a Bitcoin-backed lending service
Ethereumâs Pectra upgrade is a major boost for staking, says P2P.org
SynFutures rolls out AI trading agent on Base
AR.IO launches mainnet for Arweave-based âpermanent cloudâ storage
Pi Network debuts token with a $195B FDV despite low liquidity
đŠ Wall Street & VC
VanEck says strategic reserve of 1M BTC could offset 21T debt by 2049
Franklin Templeton launches spot Bitcoin and Ethereum combo ETF
US Bitcoin ETFs surpass $750B in cumulative trading volume
JPMorgan sees weak demand in crypto and lack of positive catalysts
Grayscale XRP ETF countdown begins as filing hits Federal Register
Canary Capital spot Litecoin ETF added to DTCC website
MicroStrategy plans to raise $2B to buy more Bitcoin
Figure Markets debuts an SEC-registered yield-bearing stablecoin
BitGo and Copper enable off-exchange custody trading on Deribit
Acre raises $4M at a $90M valuation for Bitcoin staking
đïž Legal & Regulatory
SEC launches new crypto crime-fighting unit
Ross Ulbricht calls to free Roger Ver after his own Trump pardon
SBF praises Trump, criticizes Biden, and seeks a pardon in first prison interview
Fedâs Michael Barr responds to concerns over crypto debanking
Arizona pushes to keep unclaimed crypto in native form
Arizona Bitcoin bill advances to the Senate
Utahâs HB230 bill moves forward after Senate committee vote
Stablecoin legislation could bring 1,000 new competitors to Tether and USDC
S&P says lack of regulation is holding back U.S. stablecoin adoption
Bybit fraud case results in a 10-year jail sentence
đ Rest Of The World
đŒïž NFTs & Metaverse
Kanye West to launch YZY token on Sunday despite past criticism of crypto
OpenSea reclaims 71.5% NFT market share after SEA token announcement
Story Protocol IP token surges 149% in a single day
Pudgy Penguins artist finds âfreedomâ in new Berachain NFT collection
PENGU now live on Shopify via Helio integration
Sam Spratt sells out 'Masks of Luci' collection for $2.19M
