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Ethereum Berlin hard fork upgrade completed

Coin Metrics data engineer Antoine Le Calvez said that Geth is the mainstream ETH protocol implementation, and OpenEthereum is more commonly used for analysis. Therefore, the current Ethereum node problem mainly affects the browser Etherscan and data analysis Coin Metrics.

cryptocurrency

TRON’s USDT circulation reaches 23.9 billion pieces, surpassing that of Ethereum

On April 15, according to TRONSCAN data, the USDT circulation on the TRON public chain has surpassed that of Ethereum. In 2019, TRON and Tether formally established a cooperative relationship and began to issue the TRC-20 standard version of the stable currency USDT. In less than two years, the USDT circulation on TRON reached 23.9 billion, surpassing Ethereum's 23.4 billion.

Data: Q1 2021 Data: NFT sales in Q1 2021 exceed $1.1 billion

WisdomTree Bitcoin ETP has been listed in Deutsche WisdomTree Bitcoin ETP has been listed on Deutsche Börse

Horizons ETFs to List First Inverse Bitcoin ETF on TSX

Horizons ETFs to List First Inverse Bitcoin ETF on TSX

The first inverse bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will list on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Thursday. Horizons ETFs will launch the BetaPro Inverse Bitcoin ETF (symbol BITI), which will allow investors to short bitcoin futures, according to the statement. It is reported that the inverse bitcoin ETF provides up to 100% of the performance of the daily inverse index (the index tracks the return generated by long-term nominal investment in bitcoin futures), and will charge a management fee of 1.45%. The listed sister product, the BetaPro Bitcoin ETF (HBIT), will charge a 1.00% fee and track Bitcoin futures. (Bloomberg)

On April 15, Huobi Global released the HT Operation Monthly Report for March 2021. In March, Huobi destroyed a total of 4.722 million HT, about 67.619 million USDT, and the amount burned decreased by 3% from February.

Blockchain industry

Societe Generale launches security token offering on Tezos

The digital renminbi has been tested in Hong Kong, involving application scenarios such as cross-border payments

Investment and Financing

Investment and Financing

Cross-chain aggregation protocol O3 Swap completes USD 2 million in financing, with participation from NGC Ventures, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, SevenX Ventures, etc.

O3 Swap, a cross-chain aggregation protocol, announced the completion of US$2 million in financing. Participating institutions include: NGC Ventures, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, SevenX Ventures, FBG Ventures, Neo Eco Fund, BTC12 Capital, Incuba Alpha Labs, Moonwhale Ventures, Puzzle Ventures, Capital Fund , AC Capital and many other companies at home and abroad.

Cross-chain token distribution platform WeStarter completes $1 million financing

WeStarter, a cross-chain token distribution platform, announced the completion of a million-dollar financing. Continue Capital, SevenX Ventures, NGC Ventures, AU21 Capital, Spark Digital Capital, LD Capital, Power Law Capital, Kyros Ventures, DoraHacks Ventures, SkyVentures, etc. participated in the investment. Westarter said that the IDO of WeStarter token WAR will be carried out on multiple public chains at the same time.

global policy

global policy

Danielle Cohen Higgins, commissioner of Miami-Dade County in the United States, submitted a proposal to the Miami-Dade Infrastructure, Operations and Innovation Committee to establish a cryptocurrency working group that will study allowing residents to use digital currencies (such as Bitcoin, Lite, etc.) Bitcoin and Ethereum) to pay for its county taxes, fees and services. The proposal also calls for the 13-member working group to issue recommendations for other cryptocurrency initiatives. (Miami New Times)

Character·Voice

Character·Voice

Coinbase CFO: Coinbase is exploring NFT as a new revenue stream
Coinbase Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas said that Coinbase is exploring NFT as a potential new line of business. Haas said that NFT is a natural fit for Coinbase's platform, and NFT can provide the company with a new source of transaction fees and diversify transaction fees. Haas did not elaborate on when Coinbase could offer NFTs, nor did he say whether the company plans to create an NFT art marketplace similar to Nifty Gateway or Foundation, or simply act as an NFT resale platform.

Haas also said that Coinbase's business cannot be lumped into one category. “We’re focused on the long term and will continue to diversify our offerings,” Haas said. “Right now we’re focused on investing, but what’s interesting is that we’re seeing more than 20% of users using multiple products, including staking, yield, and lending. "(Decrypt)

Mike Novogratz: Financial risk point is coming, the Bitcoin market may experience a correction

Mike Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy Digital, said that Coinbase's listing on Nasdaq has brought a lot of excitement-this is the biggest financial risk point, and investors (mainly retailers) believe that the bull market will continue. This is usually the time for a brief pullback in the market. However, Novogratz remains bullish on Bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency industry, predicting that Bitcoin will reach $500,000 by 2024. (Business Insider)

Snowden released the first NFT work Stay Free
Prism Gate Discloser Edward Snowden released the first NFT Stay Free on the Foundation platform on April 15.

According to the official description, this NFT work contains landmark court judgments in American history and represents freedom of the press. At present, the auction of this NFT work has not yet started.

CEO of Futu Niu Niu: Non-mainland users of the platform have a great chance to trade Bitcoin directly