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ZachXBT: Users with addresses starting with 0x 739 created a total of 114 meme Coin scams in one and a half months

The zkSync ecological DEX Merlin was suspected of being attacked, and more than $1.82 million in assets were stolen and bridged to Ethereum
Merlin TG MOD said that if you receive information that LP is suspected to be exhausted, please do not deposit LP or participate in the public sale, and wait for the founder or developer to confirm.
Data from Merlin’s official website shows that its MAGE public sale has raised 319.14 ETH (approximately $600,000).

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Galaxy Digital to partner with asset manager DWS to develop European-listed ETP

Odaily News Financial services company Galaxy Digital (GLXY) announced that it will cooperate with asset management company DWS to develop a trading platform trading product (ETP) listed in Europe.

It is reported that Frankfurt-based asset management company DWS, which manages 821 billion euros (about 907 billion U.S. dollars) in assets, will become Galaxy's "exclusive ally" in European encryption ETP.
Bloomberg: Binance.US currently has about 100 employees in Shanghai

According to people familiar with the matter, Binance.US currently has about 100 contract workers in Shanghai, China, most of whom are engaged in engineering and product work. But Binance.US has been planning to relocate some employees to North America for at least a year, albeit slowly.

“In the early days of Binance.US, we entered into an agreement with Binance.com’s technical team to build the technical infrastructure and provide other forms of support for the new US-regulated exchange,” a spokesperson said. Such agreements are not uncommon, and in fact, the founding team has licensed the tech stack to other non-Binance-affiliated organizations before.” (Bloomberg)
FTX debtors agree to sell LedgerX to M 7 Holdings for ~$50M

Odaily News FTX’s debtors agreed to sell derivatives exchange LedgerX to M 7 Holdings, a subsidiary of Miami International Holdings, for about $50 million. The deal still needs to be approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, which oversees FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings, with a sale hearing to finalize the deal scheduled for May 4.

FTX received approval to sell business units earlier this year to raise funds for creditors, planning to sell three subsidiaries, Embed Financial Technologies, FTX Japan and FTX Europe. According to a legal filing earlier this year, some 117 companies expressed interest in buying a subsidiary of FTX. (The Block)
Voyager said it received Binance’s termination of the asset purchase agreement, and VGX fell by more than 10% in a short time

Odaily News The cryptocurrency exchange Voyager officially stated that it has received a letter from Binance to terminate the asset purchase agreement. While this development is disappointing, Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows the distribution of cash and cryptocurrencies directly to customers through the Voyager platform. We will now move quickly to create value for our customers through direct distribution, more information will be provided in the coming days.

After the news was released, VGX briefly fell by more than 10% to $0.3, and has now rebounded to around $0.33.
Voyager Creditors Committee: Proposes Potential Claims Against Binance.US Termination of Acquisition

Odaily News The Voyager Unsecured Creditors Committee tweeted that Binance.US claimed to terminate the asset purchase agreement with Voyager. The Voyager Unsecured Creditors Committee is very disappointed with this decision and is currently investigating the matter and will initiate a potential lawsuit against Binance.US claim.

In the meantime, the Voyager Committee of Unsecured Creditors and Voyager will continue to focus on expeditiously exercising the other options under the plan for immediate self-liquidation and will provide further updates on timing and other next steps as soon as possible.
Bid auction on crypto lending platform Celsius postponed by a day

Odaily News The Official Committee of Celsius Unsecured Creditors tweeted that the debtors and UCC have decided to postpone the auction until tomorrow (April 26 local time), and will provide further updates tomorrow.

It is reported that the auction was originally scheduled to be held on April 25 local time, and bidders included digital asset investment institutions NovaWulf, Fahrenheit, LLC, and Blockchain Recovery Investment Committee.
Encrypted lending platform CoinLoan suspends all user services, hints it is going through bankruptcy proceedings
Odaily News The Estonian encrypted lending platform CoinLoan stated in the announcement that it received a notice to restrict disposal on April 24, requiring it to stop all user operations, including user withdrawals.

The announcement also stated that CoinLoan cannot dispose of assets without the consent of the provisional liquidator. It also hinted that bankruptcy proceedings are underway, although CoinLoan itself has not confirmed that it has filed for bankruptcy. CoinLoan called the notice "unexpected" and said the changes would take effect immediately, saying it had "no choice but to comply."

CoinLoan previously restricted user withdrawals in July 2022, and also lowered the withdrawal limit in November 2022. It is unclear whether it will remove this withdrawal restriction. (CryptoSlate)
TS Imagine will partner with Deutsche Börse to strengthen its cryptocurrency services

Odaily News Risk management solutions company TS Imagine has partnered with Deutsche Boerse's Crypto Finance to enhance its cryptocurrency services.

It is reported that TS Imagine provides trading, investment portfolio and risk management services for institutional investors such as private banks, and will use Crypto Finance's encrypted trading infrastructure to enhance its digital asset capabilities. Deutsche Börse owns two-thirds of Crypto Finance, which aims to provide financial institutions with complex and regulated crypto investment services used in traditional finance, and recently joined forces with Apex Group to provide institutional-grade crypto products.
Spanish law enforcement agency Guardia Civil busts $110 million cryptocurrency scam
Additionally, Solana Labs has created an open-source reference implementation for the ChatGPT plugin, allowing users to interact with the Solana network directly from ChatGPT. Once the ChatGPT plugin is available, users will be able to check wallet balances, transfer tokens and buy NFTs.

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Sui Announces Round 2 Developer Grant Winners, 8 Open Source Projects Shortlisted

Odaily News Sui announced the winners of the second round of developer funding, providing $230,000 to 8 shortlisted open source projects, covering 6 areas of development tools, finance, games, governance, payment, and productivity.
The eight open source projects are fuzzland, a bytecode-level fuzzing tool for smart contracts, ChainIDE, an open source hardware and software wallet, OneKey, DEX and centralized liquidity protocol Cetus, an open source on-chain module Capsule, and a full-featured on-chain Governance platform Movernance Labs, multi-signature non-custodial smart contract wallet MomentumSafe, decentralized Web3 browser Carbon Browser.

Solana Launches $1M AI Fund and Launches Plugin to Interact with ChatGPT

Odaily News The Solana Foundation announced the launch of a $1 million grant fund to explore the interaction of the Solana blockchain and artificial intelligence. Grant sizes range from $5,000 to $25,000, and both new and existing projects are eligible for funding, with the aim of encouraging the Solana ecosystem to explore new use cases for artificial intelligence. To be eligible for funding, a tool or application must be openly available to others, published as open source, and have source code available to the Foundation.
Additionally, Solana Labs has created an open-source reference implementation for the ChatGPT plugin, allowing users to interact with the Solana network directly from ChatGPT. Once the ChatGPT plugin is available, users will be able to check wallet balances, transfer tokens and buy NFTs.

Avalanche has activated the Cortina upgrade on mainnet

According to official news, Avalanche announced on Twitter that the Cortina upgrade has been activated on the mainnet. Cortina is the latest version of AvalancheGo, including 3 key optimizations, designed to provide developers on Avalanche with a better experience.

Avalanche has activated the Cortina upgrade on mainnet

According to official news, Avalanche announced on Twitter that the Cortina upgrade has been activated on the mainnet. Cortina is the latest version of AvalancheGo, including 3 key optimizations, designed to provide developers on Avalanche with a better experience.
Odaily News OP Labs released an update on the progress of the Optimism mainnet Bedrock upgrade, saying that in previous proposals, several criteria must be met before the upgrade: 1. Successful implementation of the improvements found in the first SHERLOCK audit; 2. Follow-up audits to test the first wave Improvement; 3. Three smooth internal migration rehearsals; 4. Consensus on testnet stability for two weeks + feature freeze release. 5. Publish the announcement of the OP mainnet upgrade date, and notify 3 weeks in advance.

Astar Network Announces the Winners of the First Web3 Hackathon

Odaily News SushiSwap CEO Jared Gray outlined the progress of his revitalization project and future plans on Twitter. “We’ve built additional tokenomics models over the past four months, and we’re planning an overhaul of the Chef contract. Soon, we’ll be moving tokenomics into the governance process for final discussion and voting One of the main goals of the new token economics is to promote the adoption of Uni V3 on Sushi.”

SushiSwap CEO: will promote the implementation of the new token economic model, and plans to launch a new governance dashboard in May

Odaily News SushiSwap CEO Jared Gray outlined the progress of his revitalization project and future plans on Twitter. “We’ve built additional tokenomics models over the past four months, and we’re planning an overhaul of the Chef contract. Soon, we’ll be moving tokenomics into the governance process for final discussion and voting One of the main goals of the new token economics is to promote the adoption of Uni V3 on Sushi.”
Additionally, Gray mentioned, “To help achieve our goals, we built a new route processor that allows us to take full advantage of the power of the Tines engine and helps us aggregate all Sushi liquidity in the best possible way.” SushiSwap has been selected In order to support its Uni V3 deployment, the third version of the router was launched on the designated network.
Regarding reforms on the community side, Gray said, “We will launch a governance dashboard built entirely from scratch in May. My goal is to promote transparency in DAO operations and help increase governance participation through transparency; The first step in setting new standards for DAOs and community engagement and ownership."

Additionally, Gray mentioned, “To help achieve our goals, we built a new route processor that allows us to take full advantage of the power of the Tines engine and helps us aggregate all Sushi liquidity in the best possible way.” SushiSwap has been selected In order to support its Uni V3 deployment, the third version of the router was launched on the designated network.

Odaily News According to official news, Suia, an ecological social application of Sui, announced that it will issue SUIA tokens, with a total of 100 million SUIA tokens, 7% of which will be allocated to the community access plan and unlocked immediately; 13% will be allocated to early contributors and divided into 20 months Unlocked linearly; 20% will be allocated to the team and unlocked linearly in 40 months; 60% will be allocated to the community and unlocked linearly in 50 months.

BAYC Postpones Journey to EVO 2, New Chapter of 'Jimmy Monkey Trials', to June

Odaily News BAYC released the game update progress of "Monkey Jimmy Trial", the release of REAVER in the HV-MTL mech NFT type may be delayed until May.
The mdvmm.xyz information shows that the Evo 1 Reveal update time in the current roadmap has been adjusted from April to May, and the subsequent "Evo 2 Tour" time has also been changed from the previous "May launch" to "June start up".

Moonbirds launches PROOF+Moonbirds Community Council to facilitate team and community communication

Odaily News The NFT project Moonbirds announced the establishment of the "PROOF+Moonbirds Community Committee", and its holders have nominated 10 community members to represent the needs and visions of the PROOF and Moonbirds communities.
The committee will meet with PROOF leadership every two weeks to drive more collaboration between Moonbirds and serve as a new feedback channel for the PROOF team.

Suia, the Sui ecological social application, will issue SUIA tokens with a total of 100 million pieces

Odaily News According to official news, Suia, an ecological social application of Sui, announced that it will issue SUIA tokens, with a total of 100 million SUIA tokens, 7% of which will be allocated to the community access plan and unlocked immediately; 13% will be allocated to early contributors and divided into 20 months Unlocked linearly; 20% will be allocated to the team and unlocked linearly in 40 months; 60% will be allocated to the community and unlocked linearly in 50 months.
It is reported that SUIA will be used for governance and user incentives.

Investment and Financing

It is reported that SUIA will be used for governance and user incentives.

Odaily News Omni Network, an Ethereum interoperability protocol, announced the completion of $18 million in financing, with participation from Pantera Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Jump Crypto, Hashed, The Spartan Group, etc.

Ethereum interoperability protocol Omni Network completes $18 million in financing, Pantera Capital and others participate

Odaily News Omni Network, an Ethereum interoperability protocol, announced the completion of $18 million in financing, with participation from Pantera Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Jump Crypto, Hashed, The Spartan Group, etc.
Omni Network also stated that its core technology partners include Arbitrum, Polygon, StarkWare, Scroll, Linea, etc.

Lightning Network data analytics firm Amboss raises $4 million in seed round led by Stillmark

Odaily NewsBitcoin lightning network data analysis startup Amboss Technologies announced the completion of a $4 million seed round of financing, led by Stillmark, with participation from Valor Equity Partners, Draper Associates, Fulgur Ventures, and Ride Wave Ventures. Funds from this round of financing will be used for AI research and product development, promoting the automation of node and channel management.
It is reported that Amboss uses data, analytics and social components to enable users to make strategic decisions in routing payments through the Lightning Network. According to Ambos, the Lightning Network nodes of Kraken Exchange and TBD, a subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block, are currently hosted on the Amboss platform. (Fortune)

NFT futures DEX Tribe 3 completes $2.1 million in financing, with participation from Spartan Capital and others

Odaily news NFT futures decentralized trading platform Tribe 3 completed $2.1 million in financing. This round of financing was participated by Spartan Capital, Newman Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Modular Capital, Cogient Ventures, Blockbuilders, Founderheads, Lapin Digital and a number of angel investors .
Tribe 3 is an NFT futures DEX with social and gamification features. Users can trade any NFT perpetual contract through leverage, participate in community battles, earn items based on trading behavior, etc. The mission of this protocol is to become an attractive Social NFT derivatives exchange. (globenewswire)

P2E football game Fanton Fantasy Football completes $300,000 financing, FirstStage Labs participates

Odaily news TON ecological P2E football game Fanton Fantasy Football has completed a pre-seed round of financing of 300,000 US dollars, with a valuation of 5 million US dollars, and FirstStage Labs participated in the investment.
Fanton Fantasy Football allows users to build teams through NFT player cards to participate in the game. So far, more than 50,000 players have participated in the game.

Web3 Startup D 3 Labs Completes Pre-Seed Round of Financing, Saison Capital and Others Participate

Funds from this round of financing will be used to build a minimum viable product (MVP), which is expected to launch in May of this year. It is reported that D 3 Labs mainly provides programmable currency technology solutions and infrastructure for enterprise users. (Dinsights)
Funds from this round of financing will be used to build a minimum viable product (MVP), which is expected to launch in May of this year. It is reported that D 3 Labs mainly provides programmable currency technology solutions and infrastructure for enterprise users. (Dinsights)

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The Bahamas plans to introduce a new cryptocurrency bill, covering stablecoins, cryptocurrency pledges and other regulatory measures
Odaily News According to a document released by the Bahamas Securities Commission, the Bahamas plans to introduce a new cryptocurrency bill, including regulatory measures for stablecoins, PoW mining, and cryptocurrency pledges.

The document also states that operators of digital asset exchanges must ensure that the systems and controls used in their activities are adequate and appropriate to the size and nature of their business.

The bill would introduce a "new, comprehensive stablecoin regulatory framework" that would seek to anchor the value of stablecoins to other assets such as fiat currencies. It also expanded to cover crypto services such as advisory, derivatives, and crypto investing, including NFTs that are classified as financial assets. (CoinDesk)
In her ruling, Judge Musa Ssekaana insisted that the central bank’s cryptocurrency ban does not constitute a violation of property rights. (Bitcoin.com)

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V God: The core of blockchain technology is "coordination and interaction" between people

V God: The core of blockchain technology is "coordination and interaction" between people
V God emphasized in the opening remarks that the core of blockchain technology is the "coordination and interaction" between people. "[Blockchain] is designed to help different groups of people come together so that they can trust each other more and collaborate across greater distances on many different types of projects," he said. The gap between the speed and the speed of the development of human morality and consciousness is growing, and the latter is being left behind.
V God emphasized in the opening remarks that the core of blockchain technology is the "coordination and interaction" between people. "[Blockchain] is designed to help different groups of people come together so that they can trust each other more and collaborate across greater distances on many different types of projects," he said. The gap between the speed and the speed of the development of human morality and consciousness is growing, and the latter is being left behind.
V God also said: "These tools can help people organize. There are some tools that can help people identify what they value in common." Although emerging technologies will not solve all problems for users, agreements and disagreements in this field may lead to " enabling collaboration” and learning opportunities. He noted: “I think these are ideas that a lot of people I know in Ethereum and related communities really care about.” (Cointelegraph)

Buterin emphasized that emerging technologies actually make it easier for people to recognize complex identities and connect with each other on a common basis. "Ultimately, every technology is a social technology in some way," he said.

V God also said: "These tools can help people organize. There are some tools that can help people identify what they value in common." Although emerging technologies will not solve all problems for users, agreements and disagreements in this field may lead to " enabling collaboration” and learning opportunities. He noted: “I think these are ideas that a lot of people I know in Ethereum and related communities really care about.” (Cointelegraph)
Circle CEO: U.S. Banking System Risks and Crypto Regulation Are Affecting USDC Market Cap

Odaily News Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said in an interview that amid challenges in the banking system and regulation, investors pushed to "transfer risk out of the United States," which led to a decline in the market value of the stablecoin USDC. "We're seeing a lot of concern globally about the U.S. banking system and we're seeing concerns about the U.S. regulatory environment," Allaire said.

According to CoinGecko data, USDC’s market capitalization has fallen to around $30.7 billion from a peak of more than $56 billion in June last year. (Bloomberg)