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Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO, CTO Parag Agrawal Appointed as New CEO
ZK Rollup Expansion Solution StarkNet Alpha Launched on Ethereum Mainnet
Composability of L2 messages with L1 contracts. StarkNet Alpha operates in Rollup mode, and all state difference data is sent on-chain.<>Composability of L2 messages with L1 contracts. StarkNet Alpha operates in Rollup mode, and all state difference data is sent on-chain.
The Sandbox is temporarily closed to users and will be reopened after pixel optimization
The decentralized virtual game world The Sandbox (SAND) is temporarily closed, and users are now unable to enter the game. In this regard, The Sandbox officially stated that the project is undergoing pixel optimization, aiming to provide users with the best metaverse experience, and the website will be back online soon.
The Sandbox is temporarily closed to users and will be reopened after pixel optimization
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Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic posted on the Uniswap Governance Forum that about a week ago, the Polygon team submitted a formal proposal to deploy Uniswap v3 to Polygon PoS. After that, the first phase of the Uniswap governance process, "Temperature Check (heat check)", was launched, and 7.79 million UNI (100%) voted in favor. The Polygon team is now launching the "Consensus Check", the second phase of the governance process (out of three). A vote on “Consensus Check: Should Uniswap v3 be deployed to Polygon” is currently being held on Snapshot with a deadline of December 3rd.
Proposals related to deploying Uniswap v3 to the Polygon PoS chain have entered the consensus inspection stage
According to previous reports, Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic proposed to deploy Uniswap V3 to the Polygon PoS chain at the Uniswap Governance Forum, and said that now is the right time for Uniswap to be deployed on Polygon.
The first proposal "Transfer of ENS funds and contract ownership" submitted by ENS DAO on November 18 was passed today, and ENS's fund control and contract ownership will be transferred from ENS Multisig to ENS DAO, that is, it is requested to transfer funds and key management control Moving from multisig to DAO.
OpenSea (Polygon) sold more than 1.15 million NFTs in November
In addition, OpenSea (Ethereum) added more than 100,000 trading users in November; as of now, the total number of registered users who have conducted at least one transaction is about 723,292.
AMC and Sony will provide NFT to those who buy Spider-Man movie tickets in advance
AMC and Sony Pictures are giving away 86,000 NFTs to those who pre-order tickets to Spider-Man: No Home for Heroes, which opens on December 16. AMC said on Sunday that it will collaborate with Cub Studios to release more than 100 NFT designs. Tickets for the film will go on sale on November 29. Customers who qualify for the NFT will receive an email with redemption instructions on December 22, and tokens must be redeemed by March 1, 2022. (CNBC)
As previously reported, Adidas announced a partnership with Coinbase, and Adidas also owns some virtual land in The Sandbox. (Decrypt)
Blockchain industry
ICBC Shanghai Branch is actively carrying out digital renminbi pilots. With the strong support of the Shanghai Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, it has taken the lead in launching the digital renminbi POS channel to pay personal social insurance premiums. According to reports, ICBC Shanghai Branch has realized the pilot implementation of this business scenario at the Tax Service Office of the Shanghai Pudong New Area Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation. This business is also the first scenario application in the country to use digital renminbi to pay personal social security expenses through the POS channel. The person in charge of ICBC Shanghai Branch said that as an effective supplement to the existing social security payment channels, the digital renminbi payment method has realized the organic combination of financial innovation and digital technology in the field of government affairs and people's livelihood, realized the efficiency improvement of the financial industry through digitalization, and strengthened the government. The institutional service level also improves the convenience and inclusiveness of financial services. (China Securities Network)
Investment and Financing
Investment and Financing
Self-custodial bank developer Mean DAO completes strategic financing of US$3.5 million, led by Three Arrows Capital, SoftBank and DeFiance Capital
XY Finance, a cross-chain aggregation platform, announced the completion of $12 million in financing. Circle (Circle Internet Financial), Infinity Ventures Crypto, Mechanism Capital, Morningstar Ventures, YGG (Yield Guild Games), Animoca Brands, MEXC Global, TRON Foundation, gCC (gumi Cryptos Capital), Lemniscap, Evernew Capital, PANONY, Axia8 Ventures, Looksrare.vc and many other exchanges, venture capital institutions, research companies, GameFi DAOs and game developers participated in the investment. XY Finance plans to conduct an IDO on December 9th and launch the governance token XY.
Unicly, a fragmented NFT trading platform, announced the completion of $10 million in financing, led by Blockchain Capital and Animoca Brands, with participation from Ascensive Assets, 3Commas Capital and Morningstar Ventures. Unicly launched its mainnet in April this year, and the new funds will prepare for the launch of Unicly v2. (Bitcoin.com)
Bitcoin mining pool operator Titan's decentralized computing power routing protocol Lumerin completed a $6 million private sale. Investors and strategic partners include Cadenza Ventures, Fundamental Labs, Outlier Ventures, Tribe Capital, Digital Finance Group, Caballeros Capital and 11-11 DG Partners et al. It is reported that Lumerin commercializes Bitcoin computing power through smart contracts, and the Lumerin protocol allows Bitcoin computing power to become a tradable and liquid financial asset. (Businesswire)
Custody bank developer Mean DAO has completed $3.5 million in strategic financing, led by Three Arrows Capital, SoftBank, and DeFiance Capital, followed by Skyvision Capital, Solar Eco Fund, Sesterce Capital, and Gate.io. Mean DAO is the organization behind Mean Protocol and MeanFi. Mean Protocol is a fund flow protocol built on Solana, which can complete automatic payments and provide traditional banking workflows, with a timetable that can be changed flexibly. Users can commit a fixed percentage of their funding flow to the lending agreement, or exchange it for other cryptocurrencies, all through an automated process. Money Flow can also be used to handle subscription services. Currently, Mean DAO has more than 19,000 members and its platform serves 31,000 users. (CoinDesk)
According to official news, 7 O'Clock Capital recently announced to invest in the DeFi platform Portal.
It is reported that KingdomX is an NFT war chess game. Players can develop territories, collect heroes or participate in wars in the game, establish a personal game kingdom, and win Token or other rewards. Several communities have chosen to support KingdomX, including Avocado Guild, Unix Gaming, MetaGaming Guild, Good Game Guild, MAO DAO, and SnapFingers Dao.
Neptune Mutual, a decentralized insurance protocol, completed a seed round of US$1.75 million, led by Fenbushi Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Huobi Ventures, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, GravityX, Hex Trust, Baboon VC, NVC Partners, Alphabit Digital Currency Fund, etc. cast. (Cryptoslate)
IGO and IDO platform Harmony Launcher completes USD 1.7 million private equity seed round financing, Basics Capital, Moonwhale Ventures, X21 Digital, AU21 Capital, Maven Capital, Magnus Capital, Gains Capital, Everese Capital, Ex Network and OASIS Capital, Region Venture, NFT Tech , Lotus Capital, BlueMoon Capital, CRT Capital, Cathy Capital, ZB Capital, Fish Dao, Dutch Crypto Investors, BMW Venture Capital, ZBS Capital, Andromeda, Avalon Capital, Hello Capital, Angelone Capital, Inverse, AVstar Capital, Azer Capital, Avisa Venture, Unanimous Capital and Connect Ico participated in the investment.
News encryption company Satori Research has completed A round of financing, the specific amount of financing is unknown, Alameda Research and Alan Howard participated in the investment. Founded in 2020, Satori Research provides a wide range of services including fund management specializing in market-neutral quantitative strategies, market making, and research and advisory services.
7 O'Clock Capital Announces Investment in DeFi Platform Portal
According to official news, 7 O'Clock Capital recently announced to invest in the DeFi platform Portal.
According to previous reports, self-custody second-tier wallet and Bitcoin cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) Portal announced $8.5 million in financing, led by Coinbase Ventures, ArringtonXRP Capital, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, Republic.co, Shima Ventures, LD Capital, ArkStream Capital, Monday Capital, GenBlock, Taureon, Autonomy Capital, Krypital, B21 Capital, Hedera Hashgraph co-founder Kyl Armour, Tether co-founder Craic Sellars, Bitcoin.com CEO Danish Chaudhry and others participated in the investment. It is reported that Portal seeks to build a DeFi ecosystem on the Bitcoin blockchain. Portal is based on Fabric technology and aims to deploy an anti-censorship layer on top of the Bitcoin base layer.
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According to previous reports, self-custody second-tier wallet and Bitcoin cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) Portal announced $8.5 million in financing, led by Coinbase Ventures, ArringtonXRP Capital, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, Republic.co, Shima Ventures, LD Capital, ArkStream Capital, Monday Capital, GenBlock, Taureon, Autonomy Capital, Krypital, B21 Capital, Hedera Hashgraph co-founder Kyl Armour, Tether co-founder Craic Sellars, Bitcoin.com CEO Danish Chaudhry and others participated in the investment. It is reported that Portal seeks to build a DeFi ecosystem on the Bitcoin blockchain. Portal is based on Fabric technology and aims to deploy an anti-censorship layer on top of the Bitcoin base layer.
Indian Parliament to Discuss Cryptocurrency Bill in Winter Session Starting Today
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Indian Finance Minister: No Proposal to Recognize Bitcoin as Currency
India's finance minister said the government had no proposal to recognize bitcoin as a currency, nor did it collect data on bitcoin transactions. (Crypto Information)
Deputy Governor of the Bank of France: The existing regulatory framework is limited by the characteristics of DeFi
Beau continued: "I am referring specifically to the oversight of DeFi developments, where the usual regulatory framework is limited by the fact that, in an environment where agreements are automatically executed without intermediaries, issuers and service providers providers are not easily identifiable and have no fixed jurisdiction over the services provided.” One of the regulatory proposals cited by Beau, the Markets in Cryptoassets (MiCA) regulation, does not contain any DeFi-specific provisions. (The Block)
CoinDCX co-founder: CoinDCX exchange plans IPO if regulations allow
