｜ApeCoin is officially launched; Optimism completes $150 million in Series B financing (March 18)

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2022-03-18 00:53

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Changpeng Zhao and SBF are shortlisted for the 2022 Hurun Global Rich List.

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Changpeng Zhao and SBF are shortlisted for the 2022 Hurun Global Rich List.

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ApeCoin is officially launched, 15% of the total supply will be airdropped to BAYC/MAYC NFT holders

ApeCoin (APE), the token associated with the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BYAC) NFT ecosystem, was officially launched. ApeCoin is a token for culture, gaming and commerce to build decentralized communities at the forefront of Web3.
ApeCoin is owned and operated by the decentralized organization ApeCoin DAO, each token holder can vote on the governance and use of the ecosystem fund, holding ApeCoin is the only requirement for ApeCoin DAO membership. This DAO is supported by the Ape Foundation, which was created to act as the legal steward of ApeCoin and manage decisions made by the ApeCoin DAO community.
The total supply of ApeCoin is 1 billion tokens, 62% of which will be distributed to the ApeCoin community, and the airdrop accounting for 15% of the total supply will be collected at 8:30 EST on March 17th (20:30 GMT). Airdrops will be provided to BAYC/MAYC NFT holders (Bored Apes and Mutant Apes, and BAKC dogs paired with BAYC or MAYC). Those who hold only 1 Bored Ape NFT can receive 10,094 APE; those who only hold Mutant Ape can receive 2,042; those who hold both Bored Ape and Kennel Club can receive 10,950; those who hold both Mutant Ape and Kennel Club can receive 2,898 pieces.

The total supply of ApeCoin is 1 billion tokens, 62% of which will be distributed to the ApeCoin community, and the airdrop accounting for 15% of the total supply will be collected at 8:30 EST on March 17th (20:30 GMT). Airdrops will be provided to BAYC/MAYC NFT holders (Bored Apes and Mutant Apes, and BAKC dogs paired with BAYC or MAYC). Those who hold only 1 Bored Ape NFT can receive 10,094 APE; those who only hold Mutant Ape can receive 2,042; those who hold both Bored Ape and Kennel Club can receive 10,950; those who hold both Mutant Ape and Kennel Club can receive 2,898 pieces.

Hong Kong will set up a comprehensive regulatory system for the development of virtual assets

With the increasing scale of the global virtual asset industry and the number of participating institutions and investors, the era of "barbaric growth" of virtual assets in the Hong Kong market is coming to an end. On March 17, Xu Zhengyu, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, wrote to Hong Kong virtual asset industry participants, stating that the government and regulators will establish a comprehensive regulatory system for the development of virtual assets, build market confidence, and open up a new path. the path of sustainable development. Xu Zhengyu said that the relevant regulatory measures are aimed at ensuring the orderly development and operation of the virtual asset industry and addressing challenges in terms of investor protection or money laundering risks. In addition to establishing a new licensing system, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority is also considering strengthening supervision of "stable coins" that may have payment functions. In January of this year, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority launched a consultation on the regulation of stablecoins, seeking opinions from the industry and the public. (Financial Association)

2022 Hurun Global Rich List released, Changpeng Zhao and SBF shortlisted

The Hurun Research Institute released the "2022 Hurun Global Rich List". Musk became the richest man in the world for the second consecutive year with 1.29 trillion yuan, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng ranked 67th with 145 billion yuan, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) ranked 77th with 135 billion yuan, They are the only two people in the encryption industry among the top 100.

According to data monitoring by KingData, the address (0x4862733B5FdDFd35f35ea8CCf08F5045e57388B3) marked as Three Arrows Capital by KingData’s large account tracker increased its holdings by 40,500 ETH 9 hours ago, worth 112 million US dollars.

cryptocurrency

Digital Funds Submits Its First Digital Asset ETF Application, Plans to Launch a Spot Bitcoin ETF in the Future
Digital asset management firm Digital Funds has filed to launch its first digital asset ETF. The Digital Funds S&P 500 Bitcoin 75/25 Index ETF will invest approximately 75% of its assets in large U.S. companies within the S&P 500 Index and approximately 25% of its assets in Bitcoin futures contracts.

Digital Funds founder and portfolio manager Michael Willis said that all Digital Funds products will focus on digital asset investment. The firm is planning to file for a number of additional products, including a spot bitcoin ETF. (Blockworks)

Changpeng Zhao Says Binance Is Considering Acquisition of Brazilian Bank and Payment Processor"Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is studying the acquisition of a Brazilian bank and payment processor, according to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. The company is also looking to strengthen its 100-person team in Brazil. The exchange plans to work closely with regulators and government agencies to find"in a healthy and collaborative manner
Promote the development of the cryptocurrency industry.
During his visit to Brazil, Changpeng Zhao met with regulators and politicians, including Joao Dória, the governor of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is reported that ongoing legislation in Brazil will require cryptocurrency exchanges to obtain proper licensing, which will require opening local offices or acquiring existing operators.

According to previous reports, Binance signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the acquisition of Sim;paul Investimentos, a Brazilian securities brokerage company. (CoinDesk)

Coinbase launches Coinbase Pay to simplify wallet top-ups
Cross-border payment network Ripple will issue 1 billion XRP ($794 million) tokens as grants over the next 10-20 years to incentivize developers to create projects based on its payment-oriented distributed ledger.

Ripple to Launch Grants Program of 1 Billion XRP to Incentivize Developers to Create Projects Based on Its Platform

Cross-border payment network Ripple will issue 1 billion XRP ($794 million) tokens as grants over the next 10-20 years to incentivize developers to create projects based on its payment-oriented distributed ledger.
Ripple was reportedly valued at $15 billion in January this year. The new funding announced today expands on a grants program the startup launched last year. It has previously provided more than $6 million in funding to more than 50 open source projects. (The Information)

Ripple was reportedly valued at $15 billion in January this year. The new funding announced today expands on a grants program the startup launched last year. It has previously provided more than $6 million in funding to more than 50 open source projects. (The Information)

DFINITY Founder Proposes $250M in Cryptocurrency Rewards to Speed End to Russia-Ukraine Conflict
DFINITY founder Dominic Williams proposed to speed up the end of the Russia-Ukraine conflict through smart contracts and $250 million worth of cryptocurrency rewards.
2. Implement new RPC software on RPC nodes to expand API services (PebbleDB and RAID) and improve efficiency. Using PebbleDB instead of LevelDB to process requests in memory, combined with RAID servers, reduces the memory consumption of the nodes from 90mb/s to only 7mb/s.

The Fantom protocol is about to be upgraded, which will reduce the storage space of the main network and reduce memory consumption

According to the official announcement, the Fantom Foundation announced that it will upgrade the Fantom protocol soon. Its near-term roadmap includes 3 upgrades:
1. Snapsync (snapshot synchronization): This will allow nodes to quickly download blocks from the network, reducing the storage space of the main network.
2. Implement new RPC software on RPC nodes to expand API services (PebbleDB and RAID) and improve efficiency. Using PebbleDB instead of LevelDB to process requests in memory, combined with RAID servers, reduces the memory consumption of the nodes from 90mb/s to only 7mb/s.
3. Implement flat storage for faster execution of smart contracts. The mainnet upgrade has been carried out from some nodes on March 14, and other specific schedules will be announced separately.

3. Implement flat storage for faster execution of smart contracts. The mainnet upgrade has been carried out from some nodes on March 14, and other specific schedules will be announced separately.

Foresight Ventures: 100-200 million US dollars will be reserved for investment in encrypted assets, NFT, blockchain and metaverse industries

Animoca Brands announced on Twitter that it will adopt ApeCoin in a secret project developed in cooperation with Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC).

Xunpaidun warning shows that the ElonaVsPutin project is a Rug Pull scam, and its token EVP fell by 99.78% within one hour. At present, the scammers have transferred 537 BNB to Tornado Cash.

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Animoca Brands to Adopt ApeCoin in Secret Project Developed in Partnership with BAYC

Animoca Brands announced on Twitter that it will adopt ApeCoin in a secret project developed in cooperation with Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC).
According to previous news, Animoca Brands stated that the new project jointly carried out with the NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is in the first phase. Interested users can register at somethingisbrewing.xyz, which requires KYC certification after logging in with the address. It is worth mentioning that both parties pointed out that the new project is not a previously announced blockchain game.

According to previous news, Animoca Brands stated that the new project jointly carried out with the NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is in the first phase. Interested users can register at somethingisbrewing.xyz, which requires KYC certification after logging in with the address. It is worth mentioning that both parties pointed out that the new project is not a previously announced blockchain game.

Animoca Brands' mobile game Benji Bananas will transition to a P2E model, earning tokens can be exchanged for ApeCoin
According to official news, on March 17, Animoca Brands announced that its mobile game Benji Bananas will transition to a P2E model, and the tokens earned can be exchanged for ApeCoin.

It is reported that Benji Bananas will start selling the first edition of 5,000 Benji Bananas Membership Pass (Benji Pass) NFTs at 9:00 on March 18, Beijing time, each worth 25 ApeCoins. The NFT allows holders to earn special tokens that can be exchanged for ApeCoin by playing Benji Bananas, which is not yet officially live.

Investment and Financing

Optimism Completes $150 Million Series B Funding at a $1.65 Billion Valuation

Lightweight Blockchain Protocol Mina Completes $92M Funding Led by FTX Ventures and Three Arrows Capital

Lightweight blockchain protocol Mina completes $92 million in strategic and private equity financing, led by FTX Ventures and Three Arrows Capital, Alan Howard, Amber Group, Blockchain.com, Brevan Howard, Bixin Ventures, Circle Ventures, Finality Capital Partners, LD Capital, Pantera, IOSG, etc. participated in the investment. Mina will use the funds to accelerate the adoption of zero-knowledge proofs.

The liquidity transmission protocol Stargate completed the STG auction, and 25 million USDC has been added to the start auction contract
KuCoin Labs announced a strategic investment in MojitoSwap, the first DEX project on the KCC chain, to help MojitoSwap improve its products, operations, brand and liquidity. This is also the first time that KuCoin Labs has directly invested in a KCC eco-native project.

Lava Labs completes $10 million in Series A financing led by Dialectic, with participation from Animoca Brands and Dragonfly Capital

London-based blockchain game startup Lava Labs completed a $10 million Series A round at a valuation of over $100 million. Dialectic led the round. Other investors include Animoca Brands, Dragonfly Capital, Merit, Circle, DeFiance Capital, Razer Computer, Weak Simp Cap, Dapper Labs and Maven11, and angel investors Santiago R Santos, Gabbi Dizon and Nick Chong.
Lava Labs will use the new funding to develop its first game, AFAR, a third-person arcade platformer where 25 players will compete against each other in a series of obstacle courses and shooting challenges.

Wombat Exchange Closes $5.25M Series A Funding Led by Animoca Brands and Hailstone Ventures

Wombat Exchange, a multi-chain stable currency exchange, announced the completion of Series A financing of US$5.25 million, with a post-investment valuation of US$70 million. This round of financing was led by Animoca Brands and Hailstone Ventures, with participation from BNB Chain, TPS Capital, GSR, Zokyo, Lunar Station, Eureka Trading, Silverstone, Unanimous Capital and CryptoWesearch. Funds from this round of financing will be used to accelerate Wombat’s product development and expansion plans.

Multi-chain data brokerage platform Itheum completes USD 4 million in financing, Spark Digital Capital, Elrond Foundation and others participate in the investment

Itheum, a decentralized multi-chain data brokerage platform, announced the addition of investors, with the financing amount rising from the initial US$1.5 million to US$4 million, including Elrond Foundation, Mechanism Capital, Woodstock, Ascensive Assets, Skynet EGLD Capital, MHC Digital Finance , ZBS Capital and Spark Digital Capital among other investors. (CoinQuora)

Chain game studio Third Time completes USD 3.5 million in seed round financing, led by LVP and participated by Coinbase Ventures

Third Time, an independent chain game studio, completed a $3.5 million seed round of financing, led by LVP, with participation from Reciprocal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, 6th Man Ventures, Folius Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, and Maven Capital.

NFT rental market Double Protocol completes $1.5 million in seed round financing, Matrixport and others participated in the investment

Double Protocol, an NFT rental market, announced the completion of a $1.5 million seed round of financing. Institutions and investors including Matrixport, Shima Capital, Youbi Capital, LucidBlue Ventures, Red Building Capital, Capital 6 Eagle, Plancker DAO, Loopring CEO Steve Guo, NGC founding partner Tony Gu, and Mr. Block participated in the investment.
According to reports, Double Protocol is an NFT rental market mainly for GameFi and metaverse assets. It uses its dual-role NFT standard to realize the separation of ownership and use rights of NFT assets. It currently supports virtual land leases in Decentraland.

KuCoin Labs strategically invests in MojitoSwap, a DEX project on the KCC chain

KuCoin Labs announced a strategic investment in MojitoSwap, the first DEX project on the KCC chain, to help MojitoSwap improve its products, operations, brand and liquidity. This is also the first time that KuCoin Labs has directly invested in a KCC eco-native project.

global policy

Powell: The plan to shrink the balance sheet will be announced as soon as May, and the speed of shrinking the balance sheet will be faster than last time
The Fed held a press conference on interest rates, and Powell said that if it is appropriate to take more action quickly, the Fed will take action. It will do so if inflation data show the need to raise rates faster. The balance sheet reduction plan will be announced in May at the earliest, and the framework of the balance sheet reduction plan will be similar to the previous one, and the speed will be faster than the previous one. In addition, the time to raise interest rates and shrink the balance sheet has arrived. The Fed will shrink its balance sheet to ensure that high inflation does not become entrenched, and inflation is expected to decline month-on-month.

This meeting made good progress on the balance sheet reduction plan. Monetary policy has a lagged effect on inflation and GDP. FOMC members continue to project solid economic growth, with inflation remaining well above the 2 percent longer-run objective. (Golden Ten)

New US bill bans crypto firms from doing business with sanctioned firms

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren announced a new bill on Thursday that would target foreign cryptocurrency companies. Cryptocurrency companies are prohibited from doing business with sanctioned companies. The Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act, proposed by Senators Jack Reed, Mark Warner, and Jon Tester, among others, would allow the President of the United States to add non-U.S.-based cryptocurrency companies to the sanctions list if they support sanctions evasion. Warren said it was a bill that would authorize the president to sanction foreign cryptocurrency companies that do business with sanctioned Russian entities and authorize the Treasury Secretary to take action. The text of the bill was not immediately available. (CoinDesk)

Minutes of RBI meeting: There is no reason to allow cryptocurrencies to be legalized in India

Minutes of RBI meeting: If cryptocurrencies are allowed, it is likely to undermine the monetary system, monetary authorities and the ability of the government to control the economy. There doesn’t seem to be any reason to allow cryptocurrencies to be legalized in India. (Golden Ten)

US State of New Hampshire Passes Bill Favoring Digital Assets Like Bitcoin
Ammon and Majority Leader Jason Osborne issued a joint statement after the House passed HB 1503. In the statement, Councilman Ammon said he favors blockchain and cryptocurrency technology as a huge opportunity for job creation. Citing data, he said jobs related to the technology grew nearly 400% in the last year alone. "HB 1503 is New Hampshire's opportunity to be a leader in the industry, and I look forward to continuing our work on this legislation."

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Yao Qian: Web3.0 is a new generation of Internet that is gradually approaching
Yao Qian, Director of the Science and Technology Supervision Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, published an article in "China Finance", saying that Web3.0 is a new generation of Internet that is gradually approaching.
With the current iterative innovation of various information technologies, the Internet is showing a trend of evolution to the next generation Internet. This evolution may lead to a new round of information revolution, which will further profoundly change people's life, work and all aspects of society.

Web3.0 is a new economic system that users and builders jointly build and share, and will reconstruct the organizational form and business model of the Internet economy. In addition, Web3.0 is expected to greatly improve the existing Internet ecosystem, effectively solve the problems of monopoly, lack of privacy protection, and algorithmic evil in the Web2.0 era, make the Internet more open, inclusive, and secure, and move towards a higher level of sustainable development. Innovation and development of the Internet of Trust, Internet of Value, Internet of Intelligence, and Holographic Internet.

Apple co-founder: skeptical of most cryptocurrencies

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he is skeptical of most cryptocurrencies. Wozniak said, "Investing in cryptocurrencies is too risky for ordinary people. The complexity, volatility and hype of cryptocurrencies are creating new opportunities for scammers." (CNBC)

Ethereum Co-Founder: Solana Network Needs to Find a More Sustainable Business Model

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin has questioned the sustainability of rival projects like the fast-growing Solana blockchain. Solana, which positions itself as a faster and cheaper alternative to ethereum, is paying out huge rewards to users for validating transactions on the network, compared to the revenue those transactions generate, Lubin said. Solana needs to "figure out a more sustainable business model for the network".

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