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Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Scheduled for March 2023 to Open Staked ETH Withdrawals
Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Scheduled for March 2023 to Open Staked ETH Withdrawals
The US SEC is conducting a focused investigation into the US operations of Coinbase, Binance and FTX
The US SEC is conducting a focused investigation into the US operations of Coinbase, Binance and FTX
Industry news
Industry news
Odaily News The third reading of the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the amendments to the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing system, which will establish a licensing system for virtual asset service providers. Xu Zhengyu, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, said that the new system will come into effect on June 1 next year, and virtual asset trading platforms will be subject to the same regulations as current traditional financial institutions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. In addition, he also said that in response to market conditions, regulatory agencies around the world have gradually recognized Hong Kongs emphasis on investor protection and financial stability. confidence.
U.S. Attorneys Investigate Whether SBF Manipulated UST, LUNA Markets
Odaily News According to the New York Times, citing sources, federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) manipulated the UST and LUNA markets so that entities he controlled (including FTX and Alameda Research) benefit.
Odaily News Bankruptcy Court Judge Martin Glenn issued an order that the encryption lending platform Celsius Network must return approximately $44 million worth of cryptocurrency to users, even if it did not enter Celsius’s interest-bearing account, and stated that the parties involved had previously concluded that Funds belong to the user, not Celsius.
Project News
Project News
Ankr starts airdropping ankrBNB to all aBNBc and aBNBb token holders
Odaily News Ankr announced that it will start airdropping ankrBNB to all aBNBc and aBNBb token holders today (wallets only, excluding smart contracts holding these tokens). Ankr has currently locked up the transferability of ankrBNB to ensure a fair launch and is expected to be unlocked by Friday night (PST).
Users who hold aBNBc and aBNBb through smart contracts are expected to receive airdrops tomorrow.
Odaily News According to the official Twitter, Lifeform released an airdrop announcement. Anyone who holds 10 Lifeform event medals (from I to X) will receive a token airdrop. 10 Lifeform event medals from I to X can be exchanged for a pass card, pass card Will be used as an airdrop certificate.
The Ren 1.0 network is shutting down, users are advised to bridge Ren assets back to the original chain as soon as possible
Odaily news asset cross-chain agreement Ren Protocol issued a document stating that according to the previous notice, Ren 1.0 is being shut down. Because the compatibility between Ren 1.0 and Ren 2.0 cannot be guaranteed, holders of Ren assets (such as renBTC, wBTC, etc.) Bridge back to the original chain, otherwise you will face the risk of asset loss.
It was previously reported that Ren Protocol went bankrupt due to the Alameda incident, saying it needed new funding. Subsequently, Ren announced that it will launch the latest version of the protocol, Ren 2.0.
Cross-chain bridge Hop Protocol will be deployed to zkSync 2.0
According to previous news in October, the first phase of the zkSync 2.0 mainnet, Baby Alpha, has been launched, and it is expected to enter the third phase, Full Launch Alpha, early next year and open to all users.
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Investment and Financing
Investment and Financing
Web3 video platform Shibuya completes US$6.9 million in financing, led by a16z Crypto and Variant, with Tsai Chongxin and others participating
NFT startup Metagood completes $5 million Pre seed round of financing, with participation from Animoca Brands and others
Animoca Brands, Mark Yusko, founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital, and Freddie Andrews, investment manager of Virgin Group, participated in the investment.
Animoca Brands, Mark Yusko, founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital, and Freddie Andrews, investment manager of Virgin Group, participated in the investment.
Metagoods NFT series OnChainMonkey promotes community-funded social welfare projects on the basis of creating tokenized value. It has previously cooperated with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), NFT market Snowcrash Labs, Ethereum Foundation, etc. to launch the NFT series Patchwork Kingdoms.
Odaily News SaaS digital financial platform Tapline announced that it has completed a pre-seed round of financing of 31.7 million euros, led by Web3 venture capital Fasanara Capital. This round of financing consists of equity and debt. The equity financing of 10,000 euros was participated by Czech venture capital companies V-Sharp Venture Studio, Antler, Black Pearls VC, 365 fintech, Depo Ventures, and Impetus Capital.
Bitcoin․ com Completes $50M Funding through VERSE Token Presale and Launches Verse Development Fund
Bitcoin․ com Completes $50M Funding through VERSE Token Presale and Launches Verse Development Fund
Other strategic buyers in Bitcoin.coms VERSE token presale include Digital Strategies, Blockchain.com, Kucoin Ventures, Redwood City Ventures, Boostx Ventures, and Poly Network. Additionally, Bitcoin.com launched the Verse Development Fund, which will begin accepting grant applications from developers and other ecosystem participants in Q1 2023. 34% of the VERSE token supply is allocated to the Verse Development Fund, and tokens are released to the fund linearly over 7 years.
