- Jupiter announces token airdrop plan; Solana monthly NFT sales exceed Ethereum NFT sales for the first time (1.03)
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Jupiter plans to conduct JUP token airdrop at the end of January
Meow, co-founder of SolanaDEX aggregator Jupiter, said it plans to conduct a JUP token airdrop at the end of January. Approximately 1 million Solana wallets are eligible for the airdrop, accounting for 40% of the total JUP supply.
According to previous news, it is expected that 15% -17.5% of JUP tokens will enter circulation on the first day of creation.
TD Cowen: U.S. SEC’s approval of spot Bitcoin ETF is a “political necessity”
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is set to approve a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund ahead of a January 10 deadline, which is seen as a “political necessity,” according to investment bank TD Cowen.
TD Cowen’s Washington research group, led by Jaret Seiberg, wrote in a report on Tuesday: “For us, this is a political imperative as the agency needs to get ahead of Congress considering broader cryptocurrency legislation. , solidifying its role as a cryptocurrency regulator. We also believe the agency does not want to face legal challenges in its refusal to approve a Bitcoin ETF.
According to data from analytics platform CryptoSlam, in December 2023, monthly NFT sales on the Solana network exceeded those on Ethereum for the first time, at approximately $366.5 million, while Ethereum NFT sales were $353.2 million.
In addition, the number of unique buyers and sellers on Solana also roughly doubled in December, and the total number of NFT transactions also increased significantly. CryptoSlam reports that there are approximately 218,000 sellers and 279,000 buyers on Solana, involved in nearly 6.6 million NFT transactions. By comparison, there are approximately 114,000 sellers and more than 143,000 buyers on Ethereum, involved in 698,000 transactions.
Industry news
Blockchain-related U.S. stocks rose, with MicroStrategy rising more than 10%
The market situation shows that blockchain-related U.S. stocks generally rose, including:
MicroStrategy is up 10.2% since the open and is now trading at $694.9;
Marathon has gained 9.64% and is now trading at $25.7;
Bitdeer is up 3.75% and now trades at $10.2;
Coinbase fell 0.1% to trade at $173.6.
Grayscale GBTC has submitted a registration statement (including prospectus) to the SEC
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has filed a registration statement, including a prospectus, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in accordance with U.S. Securities Law 163/433.
Valkyrie, VanEck, WisdomTree and other companies have previously submitted prospectuses.
Project News
BRC 20 founder Domo retweeted the post that UniSat will comply with the Jubilee upgrade and said: Given the serious consequences and valuations involved, I think rushing to roll out these updates to BRC 20 is reckless, ignores their peer indexers, and could harm the overall interests of the BRC 20 user community. The 0.8/0.9 incident highlighted the complexity of integrating new updates into the BRC 20 standard, and while I am eager to implement protocol improvements, it is obvious that without the strong testing, coordination and Validation infrastructure, these changes may not be secure. Additionally, the timing and pending incentive structure indicate this is not just a one-time technology-driven action by Unisat, but part of its thoughtful, ongoing strategy to gain control of the protocol.
Modular blockchain Dymension announced on the X platform that starting today, more than one million addresses will have the opportunity to participate in Dymension’s Genesis Rolldrop. Eligible participants can claim up to 70 million DYM (7% of the total supply) before 12:00 on January 21, 2024 (UTC time).
The airdrop will be available to Celestia, Ethereum, Cosmos, and Solana users, including a wide range of crypto users such as NFT holders, network stakers, and application users.
According to previous news on December 19, Dymension released a picture of the camera on the X platform, or hinted that a snapshot had been taken.
