星球日报 | 美联储6月维持利率不变的概率升至81%；UNI 24H跌幅超13%（4月11日）
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Chances of Fed keeping rates unchanged in June rise to 81%
According to CMEs Fed Watch, the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in May is 96.9%, and the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point interest rate cut is 3.1%. The probability of the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged until June is 81.0%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point interest rate cut is 18.5%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point interest rate cut is 0.5%.
STEPN announced on the X platform that the airdrop of 100 million FSL points (can be exchanged for GMT at a ratio of 1:1) has been distributed. Eligible community members can redeem FSL Points for GMT at m.stepn.com via their FSL ID, or reserve FSL Points to purchase Raffle Mints tickets in upcoming partnerships.
Affected by Uniswap’s receipt of the SEC Wells Notice, UNI fell by more than 13% in 24H
The OKX market shows that UNI fell to 9.5 USDT in the short term and is now trading at 9.608 USDT, with a 24H drop of 13.89%. According to previous news, Uniswap received a notification from the US SEC Wells, and founder Adams issued a statement stating that he would fight to the end.
Market changes
According to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, a whale/institution address 0x435...Ef7cB transferred more than 10,000 ETH from Binance, worth approximately US$35.81 million. The whale/institution accumulated 20,952 ETH from Binance from March 31 to April 10, with an average transfer price of US$3,463.
Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 3.92% to 86.39 T, a record high
According to BTC.com data, Bitcoin mining difficulty ushered in a mining difficulty adjustment at block height 838,656, with the mining difficulty raised by 3.92% to 86.39 T, a record high. The current average computing power of the entire network is 629.72 EH/s.
Linea TVL is nearly 560 million US dollars, an increase of 20.15% in 7 days
L2BEAT data shows that Linea TVL currently rose to US$559.31 million, a 7-day increase of 20.15%. In addition, Dune data shows that 487,895 ETH have been bridged and transferred to the Linea main network, the number of transactions has reached 1,023,538, and the number of interactive addresses has reached 456,866.
Industry News
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame set to be sentenced on May 28
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame will be sentenced in a New York court on May 28 after pleading guilty to criminal charges. It is reported that Ryan Salame pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to make illegal political donations and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business. His sentencing was originally scheduled for May 1. In addition, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, FTX co-founder Gary Wang and FTX former engineering director Nishad Singh have also pleaded guilty. (TheBlock)
The European Securities and Markets Authority said that although MiCA is due to come into effect at the end of the year, it has not yet promoted an increase in cryptocurrency euro trading, but this may become a potential growth driver as it aims to strengthen investor protection. Cryptocurrency trading levels denominated in euros have been stable at around 10% since the regulation was formally legislated last year. (Coindesk)
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer: CPI data will not interrupt Bitcoin’s upward trend
Matt Hougan, chief investment officer of Bitwise, posted on the ETF flows and growing deficit concerns are more important, and these data are bullish for Bitcoin.
Deutsche Bank: Retail investors became more positive towards cryptocurrencies in Q1
A March survey by Deutsche Bank showed retail investors became more positive toward cryptocurrencies in the first quarter. The April report said: “Consumer attitudes towards cryptocurrencies became more positive in the first quarter of 2024, with less than 1% believing it to be a fad (fad).”
KPMG recently conducted a study with BTC-ECHO that surveyed approximately 2,400 private crypto investors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The survey results show a significant increase in interest in cryptocurrencies among respondents, with 54% investing more than 20% of their total assets in cryptocurrencies. At the same time, a large portion of investors (approximately 67%) have shown strong interest in digital assets and plan to hold their investments for 3 to 5 years.
Project News
Merit, the affiliate reward program launched by Aave, has launched its second round of airdrops
Marc Zeller, head of strategy at Aave, posted on the
Sartoshi, the founder of mfer, posted an article on the X platform, reminding the crypto community to be careful of fraud, especially the impostors on the X platform who scam accounts. After the launch of mfercoin, mfercoin will not release anything new. mfercoin is a peer-to-peer electronic transfer system.
EigenLayer founder: Missing features will be rolled out in phases
According to market news, key functions of the encryption project EigenLayer have not yet been perfected. The rehypothecation protocol with $15 billion in deposits has not paid depositor rewards and lacks key punishment functions. Although the project attracted $12 billion in user deposits on the Ethereum mainnet, most core features have not yet been launched, including the reward system and punishment mechanism. Despite attracting widespread market attention, EigenLayer has yet to achieve expected levels, and market expectations continue to rise. EigenLayer founder and chief architect Sreeram Kannan admitted in an interview that the project will move forward without some key features and will instead be rolled out in a phased manner on an unspecified timeline.
Aevo starts Epoch 5 and will distribute 1.3 million AEVO to active traders and stakers this week
Aevo announced the launch of Epoch 5 on the X platform. This week, it will issue 1.1 million AEVO to active AEVO traders and 200,000 AEVO to AEVO stakers. Starting from April 12, users will be able to receive AEVO rewards.
Sui developer Mysten Labs announces the game handheld SuiPlay0x1, expected to be launched in 2025
On Wednesday, gaming companies Playtron and Mysten Labs announced the SuiPlay0x1, a handheld console running the Linux-based Playtron operating system, at the Sui Basecamp event in Paris. The device is expected to be launched in 2025 and can not only run Sui-based games, but also chain games on other networks, and even PC games from platforms such as Steam and Epic Games Store.
Swell Network has opened a pre-launch deposit window for its Layer 2 network
The Ethereum staking protocol Swell Network has opened the pre-launch deposit window for Swell Layer 2. Users can now obtain multiple potential benefits by depositing ETH and various LST (such as stETH) and LRT (such as ezETH), including airdrop rewards from Swell itself and major projects on Swell Layer 2, a total of 1 million EigenLayer points pool, As well as the corresponding points and native income of each asset.
Investment and Financing
Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Auradine announced the completion of an $80 million Series B round of financing, with participation from StepStone Group, Top Tier Capital Partners, MVP Ventures, Maverick Capital, Celesta Capital, Mayfield Fund and Marathon Digital. It is reported that this round of financing was funded by equity and debt in a hybrid form, with a valuation of over $500 million.
Bitcoin L2 development company Alpen Labs announced the completion of US$10.6 million in financing, led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Castle Island Ventures, Robot Ventures and Axiom Capital. Alpen Labs developed the Bitcoin Rollup infrastructure last year to bring smart contract functionality to the Bitcoin network. (CoinDesk)
The decentralized derivatives trading platform Stream Trading completed a US$1.5 million seed round of financing at a valuation of US$20 million, with Polychain participating in the investment. Platform founder Diogenes Casares said the protocol is designed to allow savers to participate in high-yield interest rate arbitrage trades and charge fees of 10% or more. Compared with dYdX and other relatively traditional competitors in the DeFi derivatives field, Stream Trading focuses more on financing rates rather than swap fees. (Coindesk)
Web3 social protocol Tomo announced the completion of a US$3.5 million seed round of financing, led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Consensys, Symbolic Capital, OKX Ventures, Nomad Capital, Story Protocol, dao 5, KuCoin Ventures and HTX Ventures. Tomo did not disclose the valuation or The structure of this round of financing. (TheBlock)
Blockchain AI data labeling startup Sapien announced the completion of a $5 million seed round of financing, with participation from Primitive Ventures, Animoca, Ravikant Capital and Yield Guild Games. Sapien will use the funds to enhance its artificial intelligence to better guide and Assisting with its data labeling will also be used to expand Sapiens blockchain infrastructure to build out its human labeling team. (TheBlock)
