This week's news preview | The United States will release January CPI data; Kraken will suspend USDT, PYUSD and other stablecoins trading in Europe

Compiled by: Fairy, ChainCatcher

Key News:

• Kraken will suspend trading of USDT, PYUSD, EURT, TUSD and other stablecoins in Europe starting from February 13
• Layer3 gaming network B3 will launch B3 tokens and airdrop on February 10
• The United States announces January unseasonal CPI annual rate
• Binance will stop supporting DYDX tokens on the recharge and withdrawal services of DYDX tokens on the Ethereum Network (ERC20)
• Pundi AI announces that token FX will be upgraded to PUNDIAI on February 10, 2025

Monday, February 10

[Layer3 gaming network B3 will launch B3 tokens and airdrop on February

10](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2166354)

According to Decrypt, the Layer3 gaming network built on Base announced Friday that it will launch its recently announced B3 token on February 10, accompanied by airdrop activity. Snapshots of network activity will be taken before the planned “S1 Airdrop”, with more airdrops, tournaments and gamifications to earn B3 in the future. According to posts on X platform, stakeholders of B3 will receive certain benefits, including tokens for a dedicated game chain, experience new games on the network ahead of time, and other potential rewards.

The post also briefly introduces token economics: 34.2% of the token supply will be allocated to communities and ecosystems, 23.3% will be allocated to teams and consultants, 22.5% will be used to support the B3 ecosystem, and 20% will be reserved To investors. Tokens for investors, team members and consultants will have a lock-in period for one year before unlocking monthly for the next three years. The total supply of B3 has not been announced yet.

**[Pundi AI announces that token FX will be upgraded to PUNDIAI on

February 10, 2025](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2162333)**

Pundi AI announced that token FX will be upgraded to PUNDIAI on February 10, 2025, and will undergo a 100:1 token reduction. Users have three years to complete the token upgrade. PUNDIAI token holders can stake on MarginX and Baklava Space.

[Berachain Foundation: Part 2 of the airdrop will be released to the

wallet on February 10](https://x.com/berachain/status/1888366105053274197)

The Berachain Foundation tweeted that the second part of the Berachain airdrop will be released to the wallet on February 10. Top X's yapper and Discord users (Berachain + Bong Bear NFT server). Yapper is identified using the KaitoAI and Cookie3 data engagement index.

Recipients (applications and communities) of RFB programs. More than 200 ecosystem projects and community members have obtained tokens through the Foundation’s RFB program. dApps must use 70% of their allocation for future mainnet rewards and liquidity incentives. Airdrop receivers must register their wallet before 11:59 pm ET on February 9 to receive the allocated tokens. The token will be collected on February 10.

Tuesday, February 11

[IDRISS will start airdrop token collection on Base at 7:59 on February

11](https://x.com/idriss_xyz/status/1884017330310824201)

Web3 social application plug-in IDRISS will enable airdrop token collection on Base at 7:59 on February 11. IDRISS DAO will allocate 20% of IDRISS airdrops to early users, Gitcoin donors, supporters of token sales, and active members of the partner community.

[BNB Chain launches AI Agent Competition, which will begin on February

11](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2162915)

BNB Chain announces the launch of the AI ​​Agent competition, aiming to encourage innovation and tap into potential AI decentralized applications. The competition aims to encourage innovation and development in the field of AI and is in line with the development direction of BNB Chain AI First.

Match time: From February 11, 2025 to April 7, 2025, the match will be held in multiple rounds.

Wednesday, February 12

[The United States announces January unseasonal CPI annual

rate](https://rili.jin10.com/day/2025-02-12)

The United States will announce the January unseasonally adjusted CPI annual rate at 21:30 on February 12.

[Binance will stop supporting DYDX tokens on the recharge and withdrawal

services of DYDX tokens on the Ethereum Network (ERC20)](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2159947)

Binance will stop supporting the recharge and withdrawal services of DYDX tokens on the Ethereum network at 10:00 on February 12, 2025 (East Eighth District time) . After 10:00 on February 12, 2025 (East Eighth District time) , DYDX tokens recharged through the Ethereum network will not be recorded in the user's account, which may result in asset losses.

Thursday, February 13

[Kraken will suspend trading of USDT, PYUSD, EURT, TUSD and other

stablecoins in Europe starting from February 13](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2165414)

With the EU Crypto Assets Market Regulatory Agency in full effect, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is preparing to remove several stablecoins for customers in the European Economic Area. The exchange announced that it will gradually lift margin trading restrictions on USDT, PYUSD, EURT, TUSD and UST for EEA users starting from February 13. Spot trading will cease on March 24, unsettled orders will be cancelled and assets will no longer be exchanged for cryptocurrencies or fiat currencies.

Kraken said the move ensures compliance with MiCA and allows it to maintain long-term operations in Europe.

[Coinbase International Station will launch PENGU, POPCAT and HNT

contract transactions](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2166142)

Coinbase International Station announced on the X platform that Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced will launch PENGU, POPCAT and HNT contract transactions, and the transaction will be open at or after 9:30 am on February 13, 2025 (UTC time).

February 14 (Friday)

[UAE SCA releases draft regulatory bill on securities and commodities,

and the public can feedback before February 14](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2164552)

The UAE Securities and Commodity Administration (SCA) has released a draft regulatory bill on securities and commodity token contracts and invites the public to provide feedback by February 14, 2025. According to the draft, securities tokens include equity tokens, bond tokens, Islamic bond tokens, and commodity tokens include gold tokens, oil tokens, etc. These tokens are built on the blockchain/DLT platform and can be traded on the virtual asset DLT platform. Among them, securities tokens and commodity tokens can only be traded and settled through market or alternative trading systems, while bonds and Islamic bonds can be traded and settled on the over-the-counter.

Saturday, February 15

[Telegram game TapSwap will launch its TAPS token on BNB Chain on

February 14](https://decrypt.co/305087/telegram-game-tapswap-bnb-chain-airdrop)

TapSwap, a Telegram-based click-to-money game, announced that its upcoming TAPS token will be released on BNB Chain instead of the originally planned TON network. The game was originally scheduled to complete token airdrops in late January, but recently said it had postponed the token release based on the recommendations of an unnamed "level one" decentralized exchange in a bid to find better market conditions. However, after completing the first season of the game on February 6, the project decided to advance the token release on BNB Chain, which is expected to take place on February 14, according to X posts earlier this week.