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- I'm excited to release this acoustic snippet of my first drop on Riff! This track was written many years ago, featuring a beautiful violin performance by Jean-Fred Lizotte. I've added some new arrangements, recorded guitar & vocals, re-mixed and mastered the track.
Stay tuned for the full production dropping exclusively on #Lens 🌿
#MusicNFTs @beatsapp.lens @mixtape.lens @oohlala.lens @creators.lens
- Messari Research : The rise of Web3 social platforms is poised to disrupt virtual interactions and communities by addressing the shortcomings of traditional Web2 platforms.
PS. Reward for only follower
- Singapore-based centralized exchange Bitrue has confirmed the exploit.
The attackers were able to withdraw assets worth about $23 million in ETH, QNT, GALA, SHIB, HOT and MATIC, which is 5% of the total funds.
https://twitter.com/bitrueofficial/status/1646811220543168512
- Binance has updated the ETH deposit address for some users.
If you use an old address, assets may be lost.
https://twitter.com/scopeprotocol/status/1646748420521205761
- Binance has completed its 23rd quarterly BNB token burn.
Total BNB burned: 2,020,132.25 BNB (~$676 million)
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/485c2917fb0e464e9614ea0cdd389436
[The 23rd Quarterly BNB Burn Completed via BNB Auto-Burn | Binance Support](https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/the-23rd-quarterly-bnb-burn-completed-via-bnb-auto-burn-485c2917fb0e464e9614ea0cdd389436)
The 23rd Quarterly BNB Burn Completed via BNB Auto-Burn
- Two whales sold Arbitrum (ARB) and made a profit of $655,000.
gay_eth bought 1.4M ARB for 1.61M USDC at null.15 and branded 12K ARB before selling for 2.16M USDC at null.53, earning around $550K.
Keith "0x8fe1" bought 730,977 ARB for 1M USDC at null.37 and sold for 1.1M USDC at null.51, earning ~$105k.
https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1646745999308881922
- Canon to launch NFT marketplace for photography
Users can register on it now.
https://twitter.com/canonusaimaging/status/1646556396962316292
https://shortstack.usa.canon.com/cadabra
- Court documents show Justin Sun has 21 days to respond to the SEC.
If the answer is not given in time, the court will rule in favor of the plaintiff (SEC).
Recall that the SEC lawsuit was filed on March 22. It claims that Justin orchestrated the sale of two crypto assets, TRX and BTT. These assets are considered securities and require registration with the SEC, which has not been done.
The documents show Justin's two addresses in Singapore.
As we know from the news, Justin is currently in Hong Kong.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67071330/13/securities-and-exchange-commission-v-sun/
[Summons Issued – #13 in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sun (S.D.N.Y., 1:23-cv-02433) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67071330/13/securities-and-exchange-commission-v-sun/)
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Justin Sun..(jgo) (Entered: 04/12/2023)
- Apple has finally approved Uniswap Wallet (UNI) in the AppStore.
For more than a month, the wallet was available only through the Apple TestFlight service, but now it can already be downloaded from the AppStore.
The wallet supports the Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum and Optimism networks. The transaction fee is 2.55%.
https://twitter.com/uniswap/status/1646514969746501633
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/uniswap-wallet/id6443944476
- https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/04/13/un-cybercrime-treaty/
[UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Lead to Sweeping Surveillance of Crypto Worldwide](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/04/13/un-cybercrime-treaty/)
The treaty’s current draft language would require crypto companies to implement intrusive mass surveillance systems, turning over financial information to governments automatically, say Marta Belcher and Kurt Opsahl of the Filecoin Foundation.
- Klaytn will burn half of its KLAY tokens (null.3 billion) on April 17 at 10:00 AM PDT.
The price of KLAY increased by 8%.
https://www.techinasia.com/klaytn-burn-total-token-supply-april-17
- @EtherDROPS_bot announced GMX position integration 🥳
You can now receive real-time notifications of open long/short/liquidation positions on monitored wallets.
To see current GMX positions just use 👉 /gmx_positions
- Mastercard launches NFT-Gated Music Artist Accelerator program to support musicians.
Mastercard Artist Accelerator is a Web3 platform that provides free access to educational materials, unique artificial intelligence tools for music artists.
Until the end of the month, music and Web3 fans will be able to redeem the NFT Mastercard Music Pass.
Through this initiative, created in partnership with Polygon, Mastercard aims to take advantage of Web3 technologies to educate and engage more people in the digital transformation taking place in music.
https://www.mastercard.com/news/latin-america/en/newsroom/press-releases/pr-en/2023/april/mastercard-drops-nft-that-unlocks-access-to-its-artist- accelerator-supporting-emerging-musicians/
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/limewire-s-new-game-simulates-music-pirating-nostalgia-and-pays-in-crypto/amp
[LimeWire’s new game simulates music pirating nostalgia and pays in crypto](https://cointelegraph.com/news/limewire-s-new-game-simulates-music-pirating-nostalgia-and-pays-in-crypto)
LimeWire's retro music downloading game revives the look of its platform from the early 2000s and offers players the chance to win crypto.
- Coinbase has activated the ETH unstaking feature following the successful Shapella update.
https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1646285725279875072
- ConsenSys launched the Shanghai NFT brand to celebrate the upgrade.
Branding is free, only the gas fee is charged.
The brand will be active for another 67 hours.
https://twitter.com/consensys/status/1646317331642040320
- Sei Labs has announced that it has raised an additional $50 million to the Sei Eco-Fund.
The total amount of the fund is about 120 million dollars.
Investors: Bitget and Foresight Ventures.
https://twitter.com/seinetwork/status/1646179349983375360
- Burnt has launched a testnet of its new XION blockchain.
https://medium.com/burnt/the-xion-testnet-is-here-45d3788932f
- Burnt Finance is officially renamed to Burnt and launched.
Burnt also introduced its Xion blockchain.
https://medium.com/burnt/a-new-era-for-burnt-7340f52d841c
[A New Era for Burnt](https://medium.com/burnt/a-new-era-for-burnt-7340f52d841c)
It’s been a while since we last spoke.
Today, we end the silence with several major announcements.
- TUSD is being launched on BNB Chain as a native token.
https://trueusd.medium.com/tusd-launches-on-bnb-chain-as-a-native-token-1879ddc60b00
- Cardano has launched its Lace crypto wallet.
https://www.lace.io/blog/hello-web3-lace-1-0-is-live
[Hello Web3 – Lace 1.0 is live!](https://www.lace.io/blog/hello-web3-lace-1-0-is-live)
Introducing the first light wallet platform from the creators of Cardano.
- The NBA Top Shot NFT marketplace has unveiled a new "Redemptions" collectible card.
https://twitter.com/nbatopshot/status/1645849832358129664
- Nice compilation of layer3 free quests: https://mirror.xyz/icefrostv2.eth/ueTlWM2RHeklVrUqRV4quSXIdZKSvHo-AQWlKX9aMv4
[Layer3 как будущий фронтгем для новичков и мультиаккеров](https://mirror.xyz/icefrostv2.eth/ueTlWM2RHeklVrUqRV4quSXIdZKSvHo-AQWlKX9aMv4)
Итак. Пока все перекинулись ДРОпЧИТЬ ZkSync, StarkNet и LayerZero (который скорее всего выйдет в третьем квартале этого года, скриньте 😂), я хочу вам рассказать, как лучше всего прогреть все свои мульты, а также поучаствовать в суперперспективном ретродропе (без шуток), который носит название Layer3.
Layer3 — это такая платформа для:
- BNB Greenfield "Congo" testnet launched.
Testnet validators, data warehouse providers (SPs) and developers are being recruited.
Mainnet is scheduled to launch in the 3rd quarter of 2023.
BNB Greenfield is a data storage blockchain that interacts with a decentralized network of data storage providers.
BNB Greenfield can be used to create new decentralized applications in the following areas:
1. Website hosting.
2. Personal cloud storage.
3. Blockchain data storage.
4. Publication.
5. Social networks.
6. Personal data market.
BNB Greenfield will allow applications to store your encrypted personal data in your personal account. Apps can only use it if you allow them. In addition, you will be able to get paid for the use of your data.
https://www.bnbchain.org/en/blog/bnb-greenfield-testnet-congo-is-live-join-the-community-to-reshape-web3-data-ownership/
[BNB Greenfield Testnet "Congo" is Live: Join the Community to Reshape Web3 Data Ownership](https://binance.org/en/blog/bnb-greenfield-testnet-congo-is-live-join-the-community-to-reshape-web3-data-ownership/)
BNB Greenfield Testnet "Congo" is Live: The community calls on testnet Validators, Storage providers (SPs), and dApp Builders to join the decentralized storage tech stack to shape the future of data ownership in Web3.
- https://wenmerge.com/
[Follow The Merge - Ethereum](https://wenmerge.com/)
Follow Ethereum Network Upgrades
- Binance.US will delist Spell (SPELL) and TRON (TRX) on April 18, 2023.
Deposits for SPELL and TRX on Binance.US will close on April 18 at 05:00 UTC.
Withdrawals for SPELL and TRX will remain open indefinitely.
TRX staking will be deactivated on April 13th at 12:00 UTC.
The SPELL token is not very interesting in this news. But the fact that TRX is rushing to shut down staking tomorrow confirms concerns that TRX is in trouble with regulation in the US.
https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/articles/13772424892567-Binance-US-Will-Delist-Spell-SPELL-TRON-TRX-on-April-18-2023
- Gitcoin announced a new round
The new round will be called Beta and will last from April 25 to May 9.
Recall that in order to donate to GitCoin, you need to prepare a GitCoin Passport https://passport.gitcoin.co/ in order to receive it:
▫️We go to the site and confirm everything we can (You need to score at least 21.76 points for your passport)
▫️Check the number of points here https://grant-explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/1/0x1b165fe4da6bc58ab8370ddc763d367d29f50ef0/passport/connect
Official announcement https://twitter.com/gitcoin/status/1643964805731205120?s=46&t=u8tcUA5ITUHoOjfPsLX6vw
- Sei Tier 1 blockchain has raised $30M with a $800M valuation.
Jump Crypto, Distributed Global, Multicoin Capital, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Flow Traders, Hypersphere Ventures and Bixin Ventures became the investors of the new round.
Blockchain has over 120 projects built on its blockchain. Its latest public testnet attracted about 3.6 million unique users and processed more than 35 million transactions in less than a month in mid-March, the company said.
Blockchain is still in the public testnet stage and plans to launch its mainnet this year.
Notably, the Sei Foundation website still has an "Airdrop" section.
http://techcrunch.com/2023/04/11/trading-focused-blockchain-sei-raises-30m-bringing-valuation-up-to-800m/
[Trading-focused blockchain Sei raises $30M, bringing valuation up to $800M](https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/11/trading-focused-blockchain-sei-raises-30m-bringing-valuation-up-to-800m/)
Sei, a layer-1 blockchain focused on trading, has raised $30 million at a valuation of $800 million with plans to expand into the APAC region
- The amount of wBTC has decreased by 50% in the last year.
https://dune.com/guystewart/Wrapped-BTC-wBTC-on-Ethereum-over-time
[Wrapped BTC wBTC on Ethereum over time](https://dune.com/guystewart/Wrapped-BTC-wBTC-on-Ethereum-over-time)
Blockchain ecosystem analytics by and for the community. Explore and share data from Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, BNB Chain, Solana, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Fantom and Gnosis Chain for free.
- Microstrategy in the profit zone.
The average purchase price of BTC is $29,803.
https://dropstab.com/p/microstrategy-crypto-portfolio-4crikwkuk4
- Total liquidations in 24 hours: $173.47 million
https://www.coinglass.com/LiquidationData
[Bitcoin Liquidations-Bitcoin Liquidations Chart-Bitcoin liquidations live-bitmex rekt-Coinglass](https://www.coinglass.com/LiquidationData)
The Liquidations counts the real-time Liquidations of all exchanges and currencies. The liquidation history of all exchanges can be viewed through the historical Liquidations. The liquidation list shows each exchange's Liquidations.
- US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says bitcoin is the way to go when "the bubble is bound to burst."
At the same time, he opposes the Federal Reserve's recently announced digital currency.
https://watcher.guru/news/us-presidential-candidate-robert-f-kennedy-jr-says-bitcoin-is-an-escape-route-for-when-the-bubble-invariably-bursts
- The Winklevoss twins issued a $100 million loan to their Gemini crypto platform after failing to find outside investors.
Curiously, they issued a loan rather than providing grant funding or investing in the round. Most likely, the company is doing very badly.
The loan came amid Gemini's regulatory review. In January, the SEC accused Gemini of offering unregistered securities through the Earn program. The New York City Department of Financial Services also launched an investigation into the exchange after many Gemini users said assets in their Earn accounts were protected by the FDIC.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-10/winklevoss-twins-lend-100-million-to-gemini-crypto-exchange
[Winklevoss Twins Lend $100 Million to Their Gemini Crypto Platform](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-10/winklevoss-twins-lend-100-million-to-gemini-crypto-exchange)
Billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss dipped into their own pockets to support their crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., which has faced numerous setbacks during the yearlong market downturn for digital assets.
- Binance will support integration with the Conflux Network (CFX) mainnet.
Once the mainnet integration is complete, Binance will support deposits and withdrawals of CFX tokens via Conflux eSpace, Conflux Core Space, and BNB Smart Chain (BEP20).
As soon as deposits and withdrawals of CFX tokens are opened in the mainnet, a separate announcement will be made.
After the announcement, the price of CFX increased by 15%.
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-support-the-conflux-network-cfx-mainnet-integration-67822fd9c9c24275af4d90aef4688479
[Binance Will Support the Conflux Network (CFX) Mainnet Integration | Binance Support](https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-support-the-conflux-network-cfx-mainnet-integration-67822fd9c9c24275af4d90aef4688479)
Fellow Binancians, Binance will support the Conflux Network (CFX) mainnet integration. After the mainnet integration is complete, Binance will support deposits and withdrawals for CFX tokens via th...
- Among US users, "Bitcoin" was the most popular Google search query.
https://tradingbrowser.com/bitcoin-ranks-number-1-among-top-search-terms-in-the-us-and-nevada-is-the-biggest-searcher/
[Bitcoin Ranks Number 1 Among Top Search Terms in the US and Nevada is the Biggest Searcher - Trading Browser](https://tradingbrowser.com/bitcoin-ranks-number-1-among-top-search-terms-in-the-us-and-nevada-is-the-biggest-searcher/)
In this study, we showcase the popularity of Bitcoin compared to some of the most basic American necessities, daily expenses, and interests.
- Metamask has added the function of buying cryptocurrencies for fiat in Portfolio Dapp in 189 countries.
By clicking the "Buy" button, users will be automatically transferred to the Portfolio platform, then the platform will ask you to connect the Metamask wallet. After that, the user will need to select the region and method of purchase.
https://metamask.io/news/latest/buying-crypto-in-portfolio-dapp-for-an-easy-experience-the-metamask-way/
[Buying Crypto in Portfolio Dapp For An Easy Experience, the MetaMask Way](https://metamask.io/news/latest/buying-crypto-in-portfolio-dapp-for-an-easy-experience-the-metamask-way/)
MetaMask’s Buy Crypto aggregator finds a new home in the comprehensive dapp for a simple purchasing journey.
- Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX was billed more than $30 million in February from lawyers and consultants for providing the service, according to new compensation reports filed in bankruptcy court.
The Exchange has used the law firms Sullivan & Cromwell and Landis Rath & Cobb, the consulting firm AlixPartners, the financial services firm Perella Weinberg Partners, the consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal North America, and Owl Hill Advisory.
In total, according to data provided by these six firms, they worked more than 35,400 hours on FTX in February.
https://www.theblock.co/post/225273/ftx-bankruptcy-bills
[FTX's lawyers and advisers billed the exchange $30 million in February](https://www.theblock.co/post/225273/ftx-bankruptcy-bills)
The legal and advisory firms helping FTX through its bankruptcy are being well compensated for their efforts.
- The OPNX team has announced a significant increase in trading volume on OPNX. On the first day, the volume was $13.64. On the 5th day, it rose to $12,398. This is a percentage increase of over 90,000%.
https://twitter.com/opnx_official/status/1645228760856158210
- Zero-knowledge layer-two blockchain CryptoGPT has raised $10M in a Series A funding round led by DWF Labs.
The startup is valued at $250 million.
CryptoGPT recently launched the Web3-focused AI assistant "Alex" and is developing the ZK second-layer blockchain and data-to-AI engine that collects, encrypts, and transmits data for commercial applications.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/10/ai-focused-blockchain-cryptogpt-raises-10m-funding-at-250m-valuation/
[AI-Focused Blockchain CryptoGPT Raises $10M Funding at $250M Valuation](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/10/ai-focused-blockchain-cryptogpt-raises-10m-funding-at-250m-valuation/)
CryptoGPT recently rolled out AI assistant "Alex" and is developing its ZK rollup layer 2 blockchain and a data-to-AI engine, which collects, encrypts and transfers data for commercial applications.
- An interesting fact: only 4.5% of the total population of the world invest in cryptocurrency.
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1645308526913257480
- Ethereum supply has decreased by more than 80,000 ETH since the Merge update, and the annual deflation rate was 0.11%
The amount of Ethereum collateral is about 18.03 million, and the annual return on APY collateral is 3.77%.
There are still 2 days and 12 hours left before the Shanghai update.
https://www.oklink.com/cn/eth/shanghai-upgrade?tab=3
[以太坊(ETH)上海升级 | OKLink](https://www.oklink.com/cn/eth/shanghai-upgrade)
继以太坊合并之后，Ethereum Shanghai升级（EIP-4895）是以太坊发展线路图中的重要一次升级，ETH验证者可以提币，解决提币功能问题。
- Bounce Finance has unveiled its roadmap for April: an improved account system, NFT fixed price auctions, a real-world collectibles auction, and more.
Bounce Finance has also unveiled an updated website.
https://twitter.com/bounce_finance/status/1645209253630603264
https://twitter.com/bounce_finance/status/1644475450457038850
- The total minted volume of Bitcoin Ordinals records has exceeded 1 million.
https://dune.com/dgtl_assets/bitcoin-ordinals-analysis
[Bitcoin Ordinals Analysis](https://dune.com/dgtl_assets/bitcoin-ordinals-analysis)
Blockchain ecosystem analytics by and for the community. Explore and share data from Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, BNB Chain, Solana, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Fantom and Gnosis Chain for free.
- Co-founder and CPO of Mysten Labs (Sui Network) Adeniya Abiodun tweeted: "Stop spreading nonsense. There is no Sui airdrop. Not planned and never will be."
https://twitter.com/emanabio/status/1645183702224506881
- The Arbitrum community has launched a vote calling for the return of 700 million ARB to the DAO treasury.
Current voting results:
For - 50%
Against - 48%
The proposal implies that in the event of a return, there will be more evidence that the final decisions are made by the community and therefore that Arbitrum is decentralized.
https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/proposal-return-700m-arb-to-the-dao-treasury/13490
https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0x3ae4c725f7cb82d450b6fe8517178b2a0a51d1105beaad0adb421df1bc8f8cc4
[Proposal: Return 700M $ARB to the DAO Treasury](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/proposal-return-700m-arb-to-the-dao-treasury/13490)
Abstract Return the 700M $ARB unjustly allocated to the Foundation from the DAO What happened with AIP-1 was a clear overreach of the DAO’s power of treasury resources This is a symbolic gesture to demonstrate that the governance holders ultimately control the DAO, not the Arbitrum service provider nor the Foundation Only after this has occurred, can we move forward with Budget proposals. Motivation As stated in (Proposal: AIP-1.1 - Lockup, Budget, Transparency), On March 16, 2023, the Ar...
- The Bank of England plans to create a team of 30 people to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
In February, the central bank and the UK Treasury announced that they were starting further research and development on a digital version of the pound sterling and invited the public to participate in the discussion of these plans. Although the project has been dubbed "Britcoin" in the press, the bank is not very keen on the name, saying that a decision has yet to be made on whether the digital pound sterling will use blockchain technology.
On the bank's website, the job page lists the positions of Digital Pound Security Architect and Digital Pound Solutions Architect, both of which were added late last month. The salary of both is up to 80,000 British pounds ($99,000). In January, the Treasury posted a job posting for a head of central bank digital currencies.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/09/bank-of-england-targets-30-strong-team-for-digital-currency-report/
[Bank of England Targets 30-Strong Team for Digital Currency: Report](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/09/bank-of-england-targets-30-strong-team-for-digital-currency-report/)
Among the positions available: Digital Pound Security Architect and Digital Pound Solutions Architect.
- KPMG, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and other auditors of Silicon Valley Bank have been sued by investors for misrepresenting information about Silicon Valley Bank.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-08/kpmg-goldman-sachs-faulted-in-investor-suit-over-svb-failure
[KPMG, Goldman Sachs Faulted in Investor Suit Over SVB Failure](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-08/kpmg-goldman-sachs-faulted-in-investor-suit-over-svb-failure)
KPMG LLP was sued as Silicon Valley Bank’s auditor, along with underwriters including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Morgan Stanley & Co. in an investor lawsuit based on alleged misstatements leading to the bank’s collapse.
- Coinbase is integrating Bitcoin Lightning, according to Coinbase CEO.
https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1644794656570617856
- Binance US is looking for a bank to process its customers' cash following the collapse of Signature Bank.
Deposits were previously sent to either Signature Bank or Silvergate Capital.
Binance US now conducts client funds through Prime Trust LLC, a crypto services and financial technology firm.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/binance-us-struggles-to-find-bank-to-take-its-customers-cash-83150ac5
[WSJ News Exclusive | Binance.US Struggles to Find Bank to Take Its Customers’ Cash](https://www.wsj.com/articles/binance-us-struggles-to-find-bank-to-take-its-customers-cash-83150ac5)
As a stopgap, the exchange is using at least one middleman to store user funds on its behalf.
- https://waxy.org/2023/04/the-bitcoin-whitepaper-is-hidden-in-every-modern-copy-of-macos/
[The Bitcoin Whitepaper Is Hidden in Every Modern Copy of macOS - Waxy.org](https://waxy.org/2023/04/the-bitcoin-whitepaper-is-hidden-in-every-modern-copy-of-macos/)
I just discovered that every copy of macOS ships with a hidden PDF of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin whitepaper. But why?