| API service provider Infura has resumed operation; Meter cross-chain bridge was hacked and lost about $4.3 million (February 7)

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Meter.io officially stated that Meter Passport has the function of automatically packing and unpacking Gas tokens (such as ETH and BNB) for the convenience of users. However, the contract does not prevent the wrapped ERC20 token from interacting directly with the native Gas token, nor does it properly transfer and verify the correct amount of WETH transferred from the caller's address. Officials are working hard to provide compensation funds to all affected users.

Pie Shield: The Meter cross-chain bridge was hacked and lost about $4.3 million

PeckShield tweeted that the Meter.io cross-chain bridge was hacked and lost about $4.3 million (including 1391.24945169 ETH and 2.74068396 BTC). The hacker's extension to the original (unaffected) cross-chain bridge introduced fake deposits.
Meter.io officially stated that Meter Passport has the function of automatically packing and unpacking Gas tokens (such as ETH and BNB) for the convenience of users. However, the contract does not prevent the wrapped ERC20 token from interacting directly with the native Gas token, nor does it properly transfer and verify the correct amount of WETH transferred from the caller's address. Officials are working hard to provide compensation funds to all affected users.

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NFT transactions on the Flow chain exceeded $900 million

According to Cryptoslam data, the NFT transaction volume on the Flow chain exceeded 900 million U.S. dollars, a record high, currently at 910,350,817 U.S. dollars, and the transaction volume is 15,818,308 transactions. At present, the project with the largest transaction volume on the Flow chain is NBA Top Shot, with a transaction volume of 898,794,701 US dollars and a transaction volume of 15,771,409 transactions.

The number of Bitcoin non-zero wallets exceeded 40 million, a record high

According to the chain weekly report released by the blockchain analysis company Glassnode on February 3, although the bitcoin market is showing a downward trend, similar to the small bear market in 2019, the current upward trajectory of the number of non-zero wallets seems to be basically unaffected by the past three years. The impact of low monthly prices and hit an all-time high of 40.16 million addresses. Market analysis data from Glassnode also shows that total reserves on exchanges have now fallen to multi-year lows at 13.27% of circulating supply. Exchange balances have fallen by 42,900 BTC (0.28% of circulating supply) since their all-time high in November, while illiquid supply has increased by 0.86% of circulating supply.

The total locked position of Ethereum Layer 2 reaches 6.09 billion US dollars

According to L2BEAT data, the current total locked position of Layer 2 of Ethereum has reached 6.09 billion US dollars, an increase of 12.36% on the 7th. Among them, the top three locked positions are Arbitrum ($3.21 billion), dYdX ($956 million) and Metis Andromeda ($515 million).

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Blockchain industry

Blockchain industry

The reporter learned that during the Winter Olympics, Chinese residents and foreign friends can use a wealth of digital renminbi products in the country to enjoy the convenience of small and convenient mobile payments. Due to the regulations on the brand rights and interests of the Winter Olympics, VISA and cash (physical RMB and digital RMB) payments are supported in the Winter Olympics venues. Touch, scan code payment, online shopping, the digital renminbi can conveniently realize contactless payment, which can fully meet the epidemic prevention requirements of the Winter Olympics and help safe Olympics, which is also its unique advantage. (People's Daily Online)

GameFi and NFTs

GameFi and NFTs

News Ezek tweeted that he has reached a cooperation with DJ Steve Aoki and will launch the "GOT BEAR GOT WHITELIST" event. Phanta Bear NFT holders will directly get the whitelist of Steve Aoki's new project (no lottery is required, you can get the whitelist if you hold the bear), and the details of the event will be announced in the near future.

PhantaBear NFT holders will be eligible for the whitelist of DJ Steve Aoki's new project

News Ezek tweeted that he has reached a cooperation with DJ Steve Aoki and will launch the "GOT BEAR GOT WHITELIST" event. Phanta Bear NFT holders will directly get the whitelist of Steve Aoki's new project (no lottery is required, you can get the whitelist if you hold the bear), and the details of the event will be announced in the near future.[Original link]

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The NFT market LooksRare website suffered a DDoS attack and has returned to normal

The NFT market LooksRare tweeted that the LooksRare website suffered a DDoS attack for the third time today, and the official is working hard to restore the website to normal as soon as possible. After inquiry, it is found that the LooksRare website can be accessed normally at present.

NFTGo.io released the first set of Annual Report 2022 NFT

The NFT data aggregation platform NFTGo.io released the first set of Annual Report 2022 NFT on OpenSea (https://opensea.io/collection/nftgoio) at 16:00 on February 6, Beijing time, with a limited number of 1,000 and an issue price of 0.22ETH. Annual Report 2022 NFT holders can join the exclusive Discord channel, download the full version of the annual report PDF, raw data CSV files and annual report data interpretation services, and continue to participate in follow-up project whitelist lottery draws and airdrops and other activities. The NFT Annual Report (free version) can be read and is open to the public. For details, click "Original Link".

The Sandbox will conduct Web3 LAND sales, partners include Knights of Degen, etc.

The Sandbox announced that the NFT project Knights of Degen has acquired an ESTATE to become a partner of its Web3 LAND sales event. It is reported that The Sandbox's Web3 LAND sales event will start at 13:00 UTC on February 10 (21:00 Beijing time).

Rapper TYGA Changes Instagram Avatar to INNOCENT CATS NFT

The popular rapper TYGA changed his Instagram avatar to INNOCENT CATS NFT. It is reported that he spent 14,000 US dollars (5 ETH, about 90,000 RMB) to purchase the avatar and joined the Discord group of INNOCENT CATS. Many celebrities, including the well-known rapper TYGA, superstar singer Will Pan, and idol singer Tang Yuzhe, use the avatar of INNOCENT CATS as their avatar on social media. INNOCENT CATS' ROADMAP roadmap is centered on the Metaverse concert, but as of now, there is no official disclosure about the Metaverse concert. The first official AMA of INNOCENT CATS will start on February 15th.

Investment and Financing

Investment and Financing

Primex Finance Completes $5.7 Million Funding Led by Stratos and CoinFund

Primex Finance Completes $5.7 Million Funding Led by Stratos and CoinFund

Primex Finance, a cross-chain prime brokerage liquidity protocol, recently completed a $5.7 million seed round of financing, led by Stratos Technologies and CoinFund, GoldenTree Asset Management, Wintermute, GSR, LedgerPrime, NxGen, Mask Network, Pragma Ventures, Morningstar Ventures, HG Ventures, Formless Capital, Peech Capital, ZBS Capital, Mapleblock, Magnus Capital, Parachain Ventures participated in the investment. Funding will be used to advance product development ahead of Primex’s V1 release this year.

Saudi Arabia to Invest $6.4 Billion in Metaverse and Blockchain Technology
Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco is investing $1 billion in its venture capital fund Prosperity7 Ventures. According to the agency, the firm will invest in companies focused on future technologies, including those working on blockchain technology. (Al-Monitor)

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ECB Governing Council: I personally think that a rate hike in the fourth quarter of 2022 is possible

European Central Bank Governing Council Nott said that he personally thinks it is possible to raise interest rates in the fourth quarter of 2022. Whenever there is a rate hike, the first two are likely to follow. The European Central Bank may raise interest rates for a second time in early 2023. We should end asset purchases as soon as possible. (Golden Ten)

A 12-year-old primary school student deploys a smart contract on the Ethereum chain