NFT & GameFi
Pixelmon, a controversial NFT project from the past, announces an $8 million Seed funding round. Animoca Brands Joins $8 Million Seed Funding Round for Pixelmon NFT Project "Disaster"(Image: 9Minecraft) The NFT game Pixelmon, previously criticized and dubbed a "disaster" for its perceived poor quality, appears
DeFi
Delegate has recently partnered with LayerZero to launch a blockchain domain solution called Clusters. Web3 domain solutions, such as ENS, are well-known to users, typically storing data exclusively on the Ethereum blockchain and using it as the sole verification pointer. However, Delegate's new solution, Clusters, aims to extend
DeFi
Puffer Finance, a project recently announced to have received investment from Binance Labs, has quickly risen to become the fourth-largest liquid restaking platform by Total Value Locked (TVL) within just 24 hours of its launch. As the "liquid staking" market becomes increasingly dominated by major players, the industry
Big Cap
The Federal Reserve (Fed) has decided to keep its benchmark interest rates unchanged in its fourth consecutive policy meeting, aligning with market expectations. Fed Maintains Interest Rates, Bitcoin Prices Plunge Again Early morning on February 1st (Vietnam time), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), responsible for setting Fed's
DeFi
DEX platform Jupiter has reportedly conducted the largest airdrop in Solana's history, resulting in the JUP token's price exceeding expectations and rising to approximately $0.75. After the airdrop and listing on a centralized exchange (CEX) last night (January 31), the JUP token, initially trading around
Big Cap
Global X has withdrawn its application for a Bitcoin spot ETF, following a submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 30. Global X withdraws from Bitcoin spot ETF race. Photo: U Today Global X filed for a Bitcoin spot ETF back in August last year.
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The Dencun upgrade has been deployed on 2 out of 3 test networks, gearing up for its impending mainnet release. Ethereum has successfully implemented the Dencun upgrade on the Sepolia testnet early on January 31 at 5:21 AM. This marks the second successful testnet deployment following Goerli on January
Big Cap
On the evening of January 31, the Twitter community reported that Ripple had been hacked, resulting in an estimated loss of $112.5 million. Ripple (XRP) Hacked for $112.5 Million Update: Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen subsequently acknowledged that "a few" personal accounts were compromised by malicious actors,
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The latest financial report from Tether indicates it was one of the most profitable companies in the cryptocurrency sector in 2023. Tether Achieves $6.2 Billion Profit in 2023. Image: Financial Times On the evening of January 31, 2024, Tether (USDT), the stablecoin issuer, released its financial report for Q4
NFT & GameFi
Magic Eden Launches Multi-Chain Wallet Compatible with 4 Blockchains (Image: NFT News Today) NFT marketplace Magic Eden has officially launched a multi-chain wallet supporting 4 different blockchains: Solana, Bitcoin, Polygon, and Ethereum, following a two-month beta run since late last year. Monday. pic.twitter.com/npXjnSB6ZR — Magic Eden 🪄 (@MagicEden) January
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The deployment of USDC will help Celo, a layer-1 network currently transitioning to layer-2, accelerate its journey to becoming a blockchain hub for Real World Assets (RWA). Celo integrates Circle's stablecoin, proposes using USDC as gas fees Circle, the issuer of stablecoins like USDC and EURC, has announced
DeFi
Layer-2 solution Starknet has announced the integration of the Blobstream mechanism from Celestia, a data availability platform that has been gaining significant attention recently. In a post on social media platform X, Starknet's official account stated that integrating Blobstream from Celestia will enhance performance for Layer-3 solutions built
