Odaily Planet Daily News: At least dozens of employees were laid off at the U.S. Technology Transformation Service on Wednesday, a day after similar layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In addition, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can continue to implement the deadline for federal workers to postpone their resignation. U.S. District Judge George O'Toole said that the unions that sued to block the deadline were not eligible to sue because they were not "directly affected by the directive." He also said that the court had no jurisdiction over these lawsuits. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed a delayed resignation proposal to federal workers in an email on January 28, known as a "fork in the road", with an initial deadline of February 6. Before then, workers must decide whether to stay in their original positions because they are not sure whether their positions or departments will be eliminated, or accept the proposal of the Office of Personnel Management that they will receive full wages and benefits until September 30, 2025 regardless of the workload. O'Toole issued a temporary restraining order on Feb. 6, extending the deadline until at least Monday, after a group of unions filed a lawsuit. On Monday, he extended the deadline again until the ruling. On Wednesday, he ruled to lift the restraining order, leaving the next move to the administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is leading the push to cut federal staff. (BusinessInsider)

According to BlockBeats, on February 13, New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. introduced a proposal to establish a cryptocurrency and blockchain research task force. The initiative aims to provide comprehensive information to the governor and legislative bodies regarding the widespread use of cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, and their supporting systems, including blockchain technology.

According to PANews, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller emphasized the need for U.S. regulators to directly address the risks associated with stablecoins. He stated that stablecoins would benefit from regulatory oversight and could potentially enhance the global role of the U.S. dollar. Waller also suggested that both banks and non-bank entities should be permitted to issue stablecoins.

According to PANews, OpenAI has announced enhancements to its ChatGPT models, o1 and o3-mini, which now support file and image uploads. Additionally, the o3-mini-high model for Plus users has seen a significant increase in its call limit, now allowing up to 50 calls per day, marking a sevenfold increase.

Odaily Planet Daily News: Reddit expects first quarter revenue of $360 million to $370 million, while analysts expect $358.7 million. (Daily News)

B3 bucked a recent trend for airdropped tokens, with the Base gaming token jumping to a new high after its Monday launch. source: https://decrypt.co/305699/b3-ethereum-gaming-token-base-new-high-airdrop

Odaily Planet Daily News: Trump family crypto project WLFI posted on X that its co-founder Zach Witkoff's X account was stolen and a fake Barron Meme coin was released. Please do not participate, the team is working to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Odaily Planet Daily News Coinbase Assets announced on X that Coinbase will add support for Popcat (POPCAT) and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) on the Solana network (SPL token). Do not send this asset through other networks, otherwise funds may be lost. If liquidity conditions are met, trading will begin on or after 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on February 13, 2025. Once the supply of this asset is sufficient, POPCAT-USD and PENGU-USD trading pairs will be launched in stages. Support for POPCAT and PENGU may be limited in some supported jurisdictions.

Odaily Planet Daily News Cboe BZX Exchange submitted a change seeking to allow staking of the 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF and awaits the next move from the U.S. SEC. The document shows: "Based on discussions with the sponsor, the exchange proposed to amend several sections of ETH ETP Amendment No. 2 to allow staking of Ethereum held by the trust." Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart hinted that the document filed on Wednesday was the first ETF submitted to the SEC to allow staking. The SEC approved the 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF last year, as well as Ethereum ETF applications from companies such as BlackRock and Fidelity. Many companies removed staking from their registration statements before the agency approved it. The agency, under former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, has previously stated that proof-of-stake tokens are securities. The SEC is expected to take a friendlier stance on cryptocurrencies in the Trump administration and has set up a cryptocurrency working group with plans to classify some tokens as "non-securities." (The Block)

President Donald Trump has chosen ex-Bitfury CLO Jonathan Gould to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, per reports. source: https://decrypt.co/305695/trump-occ-pick-bitcoin-miner-bitfury-exec

Renzo is a restaking protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. It allows users to easily stake their ETH and earn rewards from EigenLayer. Renzo has a strong founding team and is backed by Binance Labs, but its REZ token has experienced a recent price decline.