Must watch next week
EigenLayer plans to upgrade the mainnet contract on April 8, which is expected to last 24 hours ;
Masa Network: will launch the mainnet and launch the MASA token on April 11 ;
Solana Repair Team Anza: Expected to start releasing fixes next week ;
gm.ai disclosed an overview of its token economic model, details of which will be released next week ;
From April 8 to April 14, more noteworthy events in the industry are previewed below.
April 8
EigenLayer plans to upgrade the mainnet contract on April 8, which is expected to last 24 hours.
Odaily Planet Daily News EigenLayer announced on the X platform that it plans to upgrade the mainnet contract on April 8. The webapp will be temporarily unavailable for 24 hours. To avoid delays, please complete all outstanding withdrawals before April 8.
No further user action is required during this time.
Ethereum transaction simulator Fire will stop using Fire Extension on April 8
Odaily Planet Daily News Ethereum transaction simulator Fire announced that the Web3 security tool Fire Extension will be deactivated on April 8. Fire said it will shift its focus to the non-custodial cryptocurrency trading application Iceberg.
Fire is a read-only browser extension that previews what will happen when a transaction is executed by analyzing the contract calldata. Fire Extension has over 60,000 users.
Odaily Planet Daily News dYdX Ops SubDAO posted on the X platform that due to the deployment of the dYdX Chain v4.0 software upgrade, network delays and potential downtime are expected between 16:00 and 17:00 on April 8 (time may vary).
In addition, it reminds that dYdX Chain validators using tmkms or Horcrux need to update to the latest version of the corresponding tool before upgrading the block height.
Previously, the dYdX community has voted to upgrade the dYdX Chain protocol software to version v4.0. It is reported that this version upgrade will affect the protocol and network including: adding x/authz module, IBC withdrawal restrictions, conditional order improvements, Cosmos SDK v 0.5 upgrade, etc.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to official news, the crypto-friendly travel booking platform Travala has reached a cooperation with the AVA Foundation to launch an exclusive airdrop of the early token partner project for AVA Smart Program members.
It is reported that the airdrop token project may be used as a payment option on the Travala platform in the future. The information of the first batch of airdrop token partners will be announced next Monday, April 8 and will be open for participation on the same day. Snapshot-related information will be released by email.
April 9
Mina plans to upgrade Devnet on April 9
Odaily Planet Daily News: Mina, a lightweight blockchain protocol, announced on the X platform that it plans to upgrade Devnet on April 9, and said that this upgrade is the last milestone before the major upgrade of Berkeley, which will bring simpler ZK programmability and other key features to the mainnet. The full schedule is as follows: April 2: Release of archive node migration tool, archive node operators can start initial archive node migration; April 3: Release of Build with detailed instructions, marking the start of node upgrade; April 9: Devnet upgrade, operators should prepare to transition their nodes to the Berkeley version.
Rivus DAO: RIVUS token will be launched at 4:00 on April 9
Odaily Planet Daily News Rivus DAO announced on the X platform that its token RIVUS will be officially launched at 4:00 am Beijing time on April 9, and users participating in Fjord Foundry LBP will be able to receive tokens at that time.
According to previous news, Fjord Foundry data showed that Rivus DAO had raised US$4.23 million through the liquidity bootstrap pool (LBP), and the FDV calculated based on the closing price of the currency was US$57.12 million.
According to reports, Rivus DAO aims to unlock DeFi on AI protocols/ecosystems by providing LSD services to blockchains such as Bittensor (TAO). Rivus DAO provides a liquid mortgage solution using rsToken, allowing users to receive staking rewards while staying on DeFi native networks such as Ethereum.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that SynFutures announced the launch of the Trading Grand Prix trading competition with a prize pool of US$500,000. The first round of the competition will be divided into two sessions: open and master. The open competition will reward based on the weekly trading profit ranking, and the master competition will be composed of crypto community leaders such as CL, KBM, Jae, Jez, Awawat, CMS, Kronos, etc.
At the same time, based on the previous LP points, SynFutures has launched a trading points mining activity. In addition to Blast Points Gold, Takers will also receive SynFutures points. The first snapshot will be conducted on April 9, including trading points and the previously launched LP points, which will be converted into non-circulating tokens every week. The activity is expected to last no more than 3 months.
SynFutures previously announced the completion of $38 million in financing from investors including Pantera, Polychain, Dragonfly, Standard Crypto, and others, and the agreement has been audited by Quantstamp. Just one week after the launch of the Blast mainnet, SynFutures has more than 400,000 registered users, a total transaction volume of $800 million, and a total locked value of more than $20 million.
April 10
Odaily Planet Daily News Starknet published a post on the X platform stating that the NFT chain game Influence is currently in the final stage of the test network. The test will end on April 10, after which the game will be fully released on the main network.
Eternal AI testnet will be upgraded on April 10
According to official news from Odaily Planet Daily, the Eternal AI testnet, the artificial intelligence infrastructure on the Bitcoin chain, will be upgraded next week on April 10 to prepare for the launch of the mainnet (the mainnet is expected to be launched in April).
SA World will conduct an IDO on the Starship platform on April 10
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to official news, the community-driven multi-chain fundraising platform Starship announced that its first Launch project is the gaming infrastructure SA World.
SA World will sell $1 million worth of SAE tokens to the community at a price of $0.13 per token. The total supply of SAE tokens is 500,000,000, and this sale will sell 7,692,308 SAE tokens (1.5% of the total supply).
Users participating in the IDO need to complete OneID KYC verification. Registration time is from 8:00 UTC on April 5 to 16:59 UTC on April 9. The token sale will be conducted in a Guarantee format and first-come, first-served (FCFS) format for NFT holders. At the same time, additional whitelist rounds will be open to winners of the Entering the Orbit event and eligible Amphora: Viction Edition holders.
Guarantee and whitelist sales will be conducted from 13:00 UTC on April 10 to 13:00 UTC on April 12;
The FCFS sale will be conducted from 14:00 UTC on April 10 to 14:00 UTC on April 12.
April 11
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Starknet published a statement on the X platform stating that the Starknet Goerli test network will be abandoned on April 11, and users are advised to migrate to Sepolia as soon as possible.
Masa Network: Mainnet will be launched on April 11 and MASA token will be launched
Odaily Planet Daily News: Decentralized AI data network Masa Network announced on the X platform that it will launch the mainnet at 20:00 on April 11 and officially launch the native token MASA. The token will be launched on Ethereum, BNB Chain and Masa Network (its dedicated Avalanche subnet) at the same time.
Earlier in January, Masa Network announced the completion of a $5.4 million seed round of financing, led by Anagram, a venture capital firm co-founded by LilyLiu of the Solana Foundation and former Polychain CEO Joe Eagan, with participation from Avalanche Blizzard Fund, Digital Money Group and Golden Tree.
Odaily Planet Daily News: The PlayDapp team announced plans to launch the mainnet through the Avalanche subnet on April 11 to expand its Web3 business. PlayDapp will no longer support existing public chains and instead operate an independent chain with self-verified nodes as the mainnet. The mainnet launch marks the official launch of its decentralized governance system and NFT interoperability services. Users will be able to participate in staking, voting, and NFT transactions on the mainnet, making it a decentralized and community-driven platform.
The PDA token issued as an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum chain will be exchanged for the PlayDapp Mainnet Token (PDA) through a bridge as a native token. This will facilitate various services and be used as transaction fee processing on the mainnet. Users will no longer need to pay Ethereum or Polygon gas fees for PlayDapp services. Instead, PDA will function as a native token in PlayDapp tournaments, markets, and P2E gaming services.
The PlayDapp mainnet will integrate the DAO voting system. PDA token holders will have the opportunity to directly participate in key decisions regarding the operation of mainnet services and project development. In addition, PlayDapp plans to launch a DAO game as part of the DAO activation. (Tech Startups)
April 12
Arbitrum Council elections to begin on April 12
Odaily Planet Daily News Arbitrum official account posted on the X platform that the nominee selection phase of the Arbitrum Security Council election process ended on March 29, and a total of 22 candidates obtained sufficient pledged votes (at least 0.2% of all voting tokens). Once they pass the compliance check, these people will be nominated as nominees for the member election phase, and the Security Council election phase will begin on April 12.
CyberConnect launches pilot round of ecosystem grant program, application deadline is April 12
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to official news, CyberConnect announced the launch of its $2 million Ecosystem Grants program pilot round, which will provide $150,000 worth of CYBER tokens. The application deadline is April 12, and the winners will be announced on May 1. It is reported that the pilot round will focus on two areas: social dApps and developer tools.
April 13
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April 14
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Solana Repair Team Anza: Expected to start releasing fixes next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: Anza, the development team responsible for handling the congestion of the Solana network (formerly affiliated with Solana Labs, later spun off, and now led by core developer trent.sol), announced the latest progress of the congestion repair work in the Agave client on the X platform.
Anza said that the fix has made significant progress and is expected to start releasing fixes next week. The team has worked with other core contributors to analyze the root causes of the congestion and evaluate several potential changes.
In addition, the Anza team will release a test patch today to address current network congestion issues. If the patch runs smoothly, it will be promoted more widely.
Earlier news, in response to the sharp increase in the failure rate of network transactions, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko said that a patch would be released soon and he was urging the core developer trent.sol to deal with the matter.
Jupiter: Backlog issues resolved, major upgrade to backend systems coming next week
Odaily Planet Daily News Jupiter posted on the X platform that the recent congestion problems of Solana and the surge in new tokens have resulted in the inability to create the required accounts in the past few days, delaying the launch of new markets. At present, the backlog problem has been resolved, and a major upgrade of the backend system will be carried out starting next week to more effectively handle network congestion and expansion.
At the same time, founder Meow said in a post that this upgrade has been prepared for several months and will focus on dealing with on-chain spam and fraud related to tokens on the platform to solve problems such as network congestion. In addition, Meow reminded users that some minor glitches may still occur during the upgrade, and hoped that the community could understand.
Earlier news, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko responded to the sharp increase in Solanas transaction failure rate: a patch will be released soon and core developers are working on it urgently.
Aave to hold temperature check vote to “activate fee switch” next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: Marc Zeller, founder of the Aave Chan Initiative, posted on the X platform that Aave may soon vote on whether to turn on the fee switch and distribute fees to Aave stakers.
Aave DAOs current net profit totals about $60 million per year, which can cover five years of operating costs. He said a temperature check vote to activate the fee switch will be held next week. (The Block)
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to official news, the first part of Frax Finances Singularity roadmap proposal has passed the community vote.
With the FRAX stablecoin fully collateralized, revenue sharing for veFXS holders could begin as early as this Wednesday, with buybacks of FXS via the Fraxtal liquidity engine set to begin as early as next week.
ether.fi to launch second Liquid Vault next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: The non-custodial liquidity pledge agreement ether.fi posted on the X platform that it will launch its second Liquid Vault next week, which is a US dollar market neutral strategy.
Tensor: Season 3 has ended, TNSR token economics and governance documents will be released next week
Odaily Planet Daily News Solana Ecosystem NFT Marketplace Tensor Foundation announced on the X platform that Season 3 has ended, and participants will receive treasure chests based on their use of the Tensor protocol. All treasure chests (including those from Seasons 1, 2, and 3) will be viewable and open on April 8, and the official announcement will be released on the same day. The treasure chest contains the Tensor governance token TNSR. Token economics and governance documents will be available during the claim period next week. At the same time, Season 4 is now open, and the same bidding, listing, market making, and price locking behaviors on Tensor will be rewarded.
Odaily Planet Daily News Web3 social network protocol friend.tech announced on the X platform that starting next week, linking the X platform to a FriendsTech account will become optional, and new users will also be able to select any unclaimed username when registering. If you want to buy a Twitter friends key, you need to start checking the Twitter username displayed separately on your profile. Friend.tech said that there are two main reasons for this update adjustment:
1. Friend.tech V2 will be open to audiences outside of Twitter;
2. If existing users want to receive their on-chain points on the new account, the optional link option allows existing users to link their Twitter to the new account before the V2 version is released. It is reported that after the new registration process is released next week, friend.tech will also provide further explanations through the X platform and its applications.
gm.ai discloses an overview of the token economic model, details will be released next week
Odaily Planet Daily reported that gm.ai, the AI project launched by the founder of Whales Market, posted on social media that the token economic model currently planned by the foundation is as follows: the total amount of GM will be 1 billion; 55% will be allocated to the community (unlocking time will exceed 8 years); 20% will be allocated to pre-sales (unlocked at TGE); 10% will be allocated to the foundation (unlocking time will exceed 6 years); 15% will be used to add liquidity and airdrops; the detailed token economic model will be released next week.
In addition, the beta version of gm.ai may be open as early as next week, and the mainnet will be launched as early as the third week of April. GM will be launched and decentralized immediately after the launch, and ecosystem applications will be launched throughout the rest of the year.
Previously, Whales Market founder Dexter raised 155,364 SOL (about 32 million US dollars) for his new AI project.
