下周必关注 | Starknet空投开放申领；CZ量刑听证会即将召开（2.19-2.25）
Highlights for next week
Starknet launches airdrop inquiry website, and applications will be open on February 20；
VanEck will cut its spot Bitcoin ETF fee from 0.25% to 0.2% effective February 21；
CZ’s sentencing hearing will be held on February 24；
Blast will announce mainnet launch date next week；
ether.fi: Token economic model information will be announced next week。
From February 19th to February 25th, more events worthy of attention in the industry are as follows:
February 19
OKX will open STRK deposits at 2:00 pm on February 19th
According to Odaily’s official announcement, Odaily OKX will soon be launched on Starknet (STRK). The specific time schedule is as follows:
STRK deposit: 2:00 pm on February 19 (UTC+ 8);
STRK/USDT opening time: The platform will be online for trading as soon as the users deposit amount meets the requirements for opening transactions;
STRK withdrawal: 9:00 pm on February 21 (UTC+ 8).
Blast: Project team submission deadline for BIG BANG competition extended to February 19th at 1:00am
Odaily News Layer 2 Network Blast announced on the 17th. Therefore, the official deadline for project team submission will be extended to 1:00 on February 19, Beijing time.
According to official news from Odaily, Avalanche, Particle Network, and Dora Hacks will cooperate to host the Avalanche Frontier: Decentralized Consumer Application Hackathon. The month-long online hackathon has a $100,000 prize pool.
Registration for the event opened on January 10, with submissions due on February 19 and winners announced on February 23.
February 20
Starknet launches airdrop inquiry website, and applications will be open on February 20
According to official news from Odaily, the Starknet Foundation has launched an airdrop inquiry website where users can check airdrop qualifications. The start time for airdrop collection is 12:00 UTC on February 20, 2024 (20:00 Beijing time).
According to Odaily’s official announcement, in order to improve the overall performance and stability of the system, Binance Futures will adjust the maximum number of pending orders for U-standard and currency-based contracts at 15:00 on February 20, 2024 (Eastern Eighth District time). Details are as follows As shown in the figure.
Please note: The above adjustments to the maximum pending order quantity for U-margined and coin-margined contracts apply to all order types, including Reduce-Only orders. After 15:00 on February 20, 2024 (Eastern Eighth District time), if the user has reached the corresponding maximum number of pending orders, he will not be able to create new orders in the U-based or currency-based contracts.
Binance will delist ANT, MULTI, VAI, and XMR on February 20
According to the official announcement from Odaily, Binance will stop trading and delist the following currencies at 11:00 on February 20, 2024 (Eastern Eighth District time): Aragon (ANT), Multichain (MULTI), Vai (VAI), Monero (XMR).
Stellar: Voting on mainnet Protocol 20 upgrade postponed to February 20
Odaily News Stellar issued a statement on the With the vote postponed, the focus turns to preparing for the new vote, starting with the deployment of a new version of Stellar Core on February 2.
The specific timetable is not available. The Core 20.2 candidate version will be released on February 2; the Core 20.2 stable version will be released and the testnet reset and upgrade will be carried out on February 6; the Protocol 20 upgrade voting and the 0th update will be carried out on February 20 stage.
Stellar said the timeline is subject to change, but the overall plan for a phased rollout will remain the same.
Odaily News WEMIX announced that it has implemented new KLEVA token economics starting from Klaytn block number 143750458. The number of KLEVA tokens minted per block will be reduced by 10%, with 0.9 tokens minted per block. WEMIX stated that the number of KLEVA tokens minted per block will continue to decrease by 10% every month thereafter, with the next reduction scheduled to be implemented starting from Klaytn block number 146378458 (around February 20, 2024).
Customizable interoperability infrastructure Entangle will go on general sale on February 20
Odaily News customizable interoperability infrastructure Entangle will be open to public sale to community whitelist users on February 20. The total public sale amount is US$100,000, and one whitelist quota can be allocated for US$100. Entangle will announce the TGE date later.
In addition, Entangles Webverse will sell NGL tokens on February 13.
February 21
VanEck will cut its spot Bitcoin ETF fee from 0.25% to 0.2% effective February 21
Odaily News SEC official documents show that VanEck plans to lower its spot Bitcoin ETF fee rate from 0.25% to 0.20% starting on February 21.
Odaily News Ethereum’s second-layer network Scroll stated on the The cost of bridging will be reduced by approximately 50%.
February 22
Odaily News Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is preparing to sell its most important remaining illiquid assets: the company’s 8% stake in AI startup Anthropic, which in October 2021 hired former FTX CEO Sam $500 million investment from Bankman-Fried.
Now FTX has filed a motion asking a judge to approve the sale of FTXs stake in Anthropic. The company also filed a separate motion asking that the sale motion be shortened so it can be considered at the next bankruptcy court hearing on Feb. 22. Objections to the motion must be filed by February 15.
The filing reveals the exact percentage of FTX’s stake in Anthropic, which stands at 7.84%, and outlines two main procedures for selling the shares: auction or private sale. FTXs attorneys withheld the price they were seeking for the Anthropic shares, reasoning: Disclosing the reference price could adversely affect the Debtors objective of obtaining a higher and better offer for the Anthropic shares.
BNB Greenfield is expected to conduct a Hulunbeier mainnet hard fork on February 22
According to Odaily’s official announcement, the BNB Greenfield network is about to undergo a Hulunbeier hard fork.
The testnet Hulunbeier hard fork is planned to be executed at block height 4,849,568, and is currently expected to take place at 07:00 UTC on February 1st.
The mainnet Hulunbeier hard fork is planned to be executed at block height 4, 653, 883, and is currently expected to take place at 07:00 UTC on February 22.
Validators and service providers should upgrade to the latest version before the hard fork.
Solana Mobile will take a Snapshot 2 snapshot of the Chapter 2 leaderboards on February 22
Odaily News Solana Mobile announced that it will take a Snapshot 2 snapshot of the Chapter 2 rankings at 3 a.m. Beijing time on February 22, including:
1. The top 1,500 people with the most recommendations after Snapshot 1 will receive non-transferable Tanzanite NFT, and the top 1,500 people in history will receive Diamond NFT;
2. Launch the pre-order token Chapter 2 Preorder Token. If the pre-order is completed after the first snapshot, the users wallet will receive the non-transferable Chapter 2 Preorder Token after the Snapshot 2 snapshot is taken. The user needs to enter the pre-order token in the pre-order confirmation email. Verify your wallet address;
3. Solana Mobile also announced some third-party sponsor information for Snapshot 2, including Solend, Helium Mobile, etc. It is reported that third parties will also provide rewards.
The Arena: Claim form will close on February 22
Odaily News The Arena posted on the X platform that the claim form for victims of previous vulnerabilities related to the Stars Arena platform will be closed at 08:00 (UTC+ 8) on February 22.
SubQuery plans to conduct TGE and go online on the mainnet on February 22
Odaily news data indexing tool SubQuery announced that it will conduct TGE on February 22 and launch the mainnet at the same time. At that time, SQT tokens will be minted and the unlocking plan will be launched. Users who have previously participated in the token public sale can also receive SQT.
After claiming their tokens, SQT holders will be able to immediately use them productively on the mainnet, such as by delegating to selected indexers or advancing their favorite projects.
February 23
Gitcoin launches Zuzalu QF grant program, results will be announced on February 23
Odaily News Gitcoin officially announced the launch of the Zuzalu QF funding program, which will run on the Gitcoin Grants Stack and is designed to promote the development of derivative activities (Zu-villages) and support technology-driven projects (digital public goods). The first quarter of the Zuzalu QF funding plan will be divided into two rounds, namely: activity round (166.5 ETH matching pool) and technology round (83.5 ETH matching pool). The application period is from January 15th to January 29th. Donation round development The period is from January 30 to February 15, and the final results will be on February 23.
February 24
CZ’s sentencing hearing will be held on February 24
Odaily News Binance founder and former CEO CZ has been released on a $175 million personal guarantee. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 23, 2024, 9:00 Pacific Time (February 24, 1:00 Beijing time) held.
He will deposit $15 million in a DWT trust account and agree to give up those funds if he violates bail conditions, according to court documents. He also found two sureties who pledged guarantees of $250,000 and $100,000 respectively.
The terms of CZs release prohibit him from breaking the law, tampering with witnesses or victims, or taking over-the-counter controlled substances, which are normal provisions of bail. CZ was allowed to leave the United States and said he must return 14 days before sentencing. (CoinDesk)
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February 25
AltLayer airdrop claims will end on February 25
Odaily News AltLayer announced the Season 1 airdrop details.
The airdrop collection website will be open for 1 month from January 25th to February 25th. After the claim period ends, unclaimed ALT tokens will be returned to the AltLayer treasury.
Next week (exact time to be determined)
Blast will announce mainnet launch date next week
Odaily News Layer 2 network Blast stated on social media that the Blast bridge contract will be upgraded this weekend to prepare for the launch of the mainnet later this month. The upgrade takes 24 hours but will not impact users. The exact mainnet launch date will be announced next week.
ether.fi: Token economic model information will be announced next week
Odaily News The liquidity re-pledge protocol ether.fi stated on the X platform that the total pledge of the protocol has reached 450,000 ETH and is still growing. Additionally, the team said it will announce some token economic models and other major information next week.
Odaily News Solana ecological DeFi margin protocol Marginfi posted on the X platform that it plans to release its stablecoin project YBX white paper next week.
It is reported that the stablecoin will be supported by Solana ecological LST and can earn Solana staking yield (about 8%), MEV capture (LST using Jitos MEV client) and loan yield (in the form of Marginfi).
Odaily News NFT lending protocol Arcade announced on the Chance to earn 3 million ARCD tokens (3% of total supply).
Next week, the first 4,000 addresses will be able to claim ARCD on the Ethereum main network, and each address can claim 750 ARCD until all 3 million ARCD are allocated.
