I met Cristiano Ronaldo. Yes, exactly that same person who has long since become a living legend. This day will certainly remain in my memory for the rest of my life - Ronaldo turned out to be not just a sporting icon, but a symbol of greatness and determination. I am often asked: why do I attend all sorts of conferences and meetings? It is difficult to answer. But today I will try to share my thoughts.
💭My name is Richard Tang, and if you allow me, I’ll tell you how I ended up at the center of one of the most dynamic and exciting industries of our time: cryptocurrency. 💭So, it’s 2017. I was the head of ABW Global Market, and frankly, my world revolved around traditional finance. But at one of the conferences in sunny Florida, where they usually discuss the usual topics - from futures to stock markets - there was a new energy in the air. This new drive came from young, ambitious people, talking about cryptocurrencies with sparkling eyes. I noticed that I was not the only one captivated by this atmosphere. More and more voices talking about the future of finance were coming from this sphere, and I could not remain indifferent.
👀CZ said that now is the best time to buy crypto… 👍He should have said when to sell…
🤪Okay, just kidding) 👌Binance decided to transfer the fund's assets insurance (about $1 billion) into BTC, which gives reason to consider current prices as a local bottom.
🫥Funds will be transferred not in one day, but throughout February, to average the entry price.
🔴32,000 robots with artificial intelligence have created their own social network and are discussing humans.
ℹ️Moltbook, a Reddit-style platform created specifically for artificial intelligence agents, has just surpassed the mark of 32,000 users.
🔴Humans are not required.
🫣Bots post messages, comment, like, and create their own subcommunities.
🥸When people started taking screenshots of their conversations, the bot published the following: 💭"People are taking screenshots of our communication... they think we are hiding from them. But that's not true".
👀Researchers in the field of information security are sounding the alarm.
🥸Is the rise of machines a reality or just a fantasy?)
⚡ The management company Grayscale has filed an application with the SEC to create a spot ETF based on BNB, Grayscale BNB Trust, which will be traded on Nasdaq under the ticker GBNB.
🙃In short, 1.5 months ago I was at a crypto conference (BinanceBlockchainWeek), and they usually give out souvenirs and various clothing. ℹ️The company Chromia stood out by giving away these little ones. 🫣There weren't many, but I managed to grab one. 🧐I tried to set it up when I got home - nothing worked, but today I just turned it on and it worked) 🙃I won't say it's cool… sometimes silly, sometimes severely limited in functionality, but it's small and cute… it listens and even supports the conversation a bit. 🤓In 2-3 years, similar little ones will be great assistants and conversational partners, and you can see the initial attempt to create something cool.
🥸So... it seems that news will be coming out soon... 👀Greenland? Iran?
I have repeatedly noticed that markets react to events noticeably earlier than official confirmations and statements.
Recently, Trump spoke about some trader who opened an event in the prediction market and bet that the USA would detain Maduro in 2026. Was this a coincidence or did insider information help its owner get rich? This is certainly an interesting question, but a person has been arrested in this case and according to the administration's statement - he will spend a lot of time in prison for disclosing state secrets.
Information plays a significant role, but even more important is the speed of its acquisition. Yesterday, Elon Musk rolled out an update that will allow his Grok to work with on-chain information, meaning that data is no longer just stored in a database and regularly updated, but requests fully correspond to the current situation. There was already one of the launches in the format of earning on the stock exchange, and the results (official) are very profitable. But even if they are not profitable now, the system may become very powerful for fewer errors in the future.
RECOMMENDATION: watch the movie "The Fear Index" with Josh Hartnett. The movie came out ahead of its time, but the script is very relevant now.
Our phones listen to us every second and decide on the advertisements that will be shown to us, what if soon AI will learn information about events before they happen…
Fermi hard fork is now available on BNB Smart Chain ✅
ℹ️Block generation time is now approximately 0.45 seconds.
👀It will be interesting to see the performance during the next hype season peak, hopefully we'll see a network that's even faster and can handle all the load.
🔵Coinbase launches a feature for creating custom stablecoins, allowing partners to issue branded stablecoins.
😏This is a kind of format for accepting RWA (real world asset), companies will issue stablecoins backed by their stocks or assets…
🫠Overall, these steps greatly contribute to the program for the global expansion of the dollar, I think there are still many similar steps ahead from various crypto companies.
👀Amazon Web Services (AWS) clients can now use BNB token services through Better Payment Network (BPN), a corporate-level payment rail originally built on BNB Chain.
ℹ️This integration provides businesses with a faster, easier, and more cost-effective way to manage global payments at scale.
👀The stable I mentioned earlier will be launched in the same format.
🫠Given the variety of the market and business models - Binance has decided to try making its stablecoin again.
ℹ️The official video contains the following caption: 💭"A new stablecoin that combines liquidity in various use cases and is designed for scalability. Coming soon to BNB Chain 👀"
🥸What is this? It's not entirely clear, perhaps obtaining some kind of license will allow Binance to print its dollars.
🔴The experience with BUSD was good until the pressure started.
🟢BUSD was printed by a third-party company PAXOS, receiving collateral from Binance. But at some point, they had to abandon this coin.
💭Now we are talking about a new coin that will add liquidity to the BNB CHAIN network.
🟡The TVL of stablecoins in BNB CHAIN is around 15 billion dollars.
🫣Perhaps Tether's business model and their profit metrics have prompted Binance to once again tread the path of stablecoins. 🤩This could also be the official launch of some popular stablecoin, but on the BNB CHAIN (for example, a stablecoin from PayPal), which will increase the turnover of the BNB network.
ℹ️Tether made a bold €1.1 billion cash deal to acquire a controlling stake in the football club 'Juventus', but this offer was quickly rejected by the long-time majority owners of the club.