El Salvador's Bitcoin-Friendly President Nayib Bukele Wins Re-Election.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/02/05/el-salvadors-bitcoin-friendly-president-nayib-bukele-wins-re-election/
Shrapnel has been added to the Epic Games store.
The game is only available for alpha testers. It is scheduled to launch in 2025.
The project has raised $37 million from Polychain, Dragonfly and others.
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/shrapnel-e59542
Magic Eden has dropped Diamonds to those traded on MagicEden on Solana since 2021.
Claim is open until March 3rd 19:00 UTC.
https://twitter.com/MagicEden/status/1753493580453200234
LSD protocol Lybra Finance has experienced a sharp drop in TVL.
The project claims that the protocol is secure and users’ assets are not affected.
https://x.com/lybrafinance/status/1753738487638233150
MultiversX announces the Startup Demo Day on February 13th, 16:00 UTC, an online event enabling MultiversX startups to showcase their products and potential to a global audience of investors.
https://multiversx.com/blog/startup-demo-day
https://twitter.com/MultiversX/status/1753392906595873162
Crypto exchange Binance has hired its former Senior Vice President of Compliance Steve Christie as the firm's Deputy Chief Compliance Officer.
https://www.theblock.co/post/275867/steve-christie-returns-to-binance-as-deputy-chief-compliance-officer
Puffer Finance TVL has crossed the $275M mark in two days.
Puffer Finance is an ETH restaking protocol aimed at increasing decentralisation and profitability through the application of EigenLayer products.
Puffer has raised $6M from Binance, Animoca Brands and more.
https://dune.com/hashed_official/lrt
OKX will delist WAVES spot trading pairs at 8:00 - 8:30 UTC on February 8, 2024.
https://www.okx.com/help/okx-to-delist-waves-spot-trading-pairs
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MultiversX is hosting an ETHDenver side event, packed with learning paths that help developers migrate to its ecosystem, a coding challenge, and collaboration opportunities with peers: the MultiversX Hub Denver.
📆 from February 26th to 29th
#OperationLightSpeed
https://multiversx.com/blog/multiversx-hub-denver
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OPNX, the exchange set up by the founders of failed cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, is shutting down this month, according to a notice on the company's website.
Customers were advised to settle their positions by Feb. 7 at 08:00 UTC and withdraw their money by Feb. 14.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/02/01/opnx-the-exchange-build-by-founders-of-doomed-hedge-fund-three-arrows-is-shutting-down/
Blockaid said that a new "Restake Farming" threat type has emerged. Hackers managed to get hold of EigenLayer staker rewards.
Angel Drainer group has introduced a new attack vector utilizing a protocol to execute a novel form of approval farming attack through the 'queueWithdrawal' mechanism.
https://x.com/blockaid_/status/1752847514393522260
Polygon Labs has cut 60 roles (~19% of its staff).
https://forum.polygon.technology/t/an-update-on-polygon-labs-polygon-ventures-and-polygon-id/13507
MixMob trading has started on Bybit.
MXM is now trading at ~$0.08.
Market Cap: $12.34M
FDV: $85.68M
Total Supply: 1B MXM
MixMob is a Play-&-Earn gaming experience powered by Solana.
Bybit: https://www.bybit.com/en/trade/spot/MXM/USDT
https://dropstab.com/coins/mix-mob/fundraising
FTX has filed a motion that would allow the company to sell its nearly 8% stake (~$1,5B) in AI company Anthropic.
FTX also asked the court to shorten the sale motion’s deadlines so it can be heard at the court’s next hearing, currently scheduled for February 22.
https://www.theblock.co/post/275898/ftx-seeks-permission-to-speedily-sell-8-stake-in-anthropic
Bankrupt crypto lending firm Genesis Global Capital has requested a United States Bankruptcy Court for permission to liquidate shares in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) and Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETCG), totaling approximately $1.6 billion.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bankrupt-crypto-lender-genesis-approval-gbtc-ethe-etcg-shares
The value of BTC owned by BlackRock exceeded $3 billion.
https://www.blackrock.com/us/individual/products/333011/ishares-bitcoin-trust
Shardeum released tokenomics and announced an airdrop.
https://shardeum.org/blog/shardeum-shm-airdrop-phase-1/#SHM_Airdrop_A_Three-Phase_Journey
Solana Mobile will airdrop an exclusive NFT to users who pre-ordered the new phone.
The snapshot is scheduled for February 6, 19:00 UTC.
https://twitter.com/solanamobile/status/1753494584439558505
Dan Tapiero’s 10T and 1RT firms have acquired “substantial” assets of Qredo.
https://www.theblock.co/post/275779/crypto-qredo-administration-acquisition-10t-1rt
Grayscale has transferred another 4,434 BTC to Coinbase.
The company still has 485,881 BTC ($20.75 billion) on its balance sheet.
https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/grayscale
Binance will list Pyth Network (PYTH) at 2024-02-02 12:00 UTC.
Pyth Network is a decentralized first-party financial oracle delivering real-time market data on-chain in a secure, transparent manner without third-party middlemen (nodes).
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-list-pyth-network-pyth-with-seed-tag-applied-f36074f9caa6474fa44fdb18503183d6
The ZetaChain (ZETA) price has increased by more than 140% in 24 hours.
FDV: $3.44B
https://dropstab.com/coins/zetachain
Growing concentration in USDT over the last two years has solidified its role as the leading stablecoin, but a “lack of regulatory compliance and transparency” by Tether is an increasing risk for the market, according to a report from JPMorgan released.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-01/stablecoin-tether-s-usdt-market-dominance-may-jeopardize-crypto-jpmorgan-says
The Nibiru Community Sale on CoinList starts in an hour.
Price: $0.05
Supply: 60,000,000 NIBI tokens
Lockup & Release: 10% unlock on or around February 26, 2024, followed by a 12-month linear release
Initial Purchase Limits: $50 minimum, $2,000 maximum (USDT/USDC only)
https://coinlist.co/nibiru
Families of hostages and victims of Hamas in Israel are suing cryptocurrency exchange Binance for its alleged role in processing transactions associated with the terrorist group and others operating in the region.
The plaintiffs, who are also suing Iran and Syria, say the crypto exchange facilitated the financing of Hamas and other terrorist groups between 2017 and 2023.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/02/01/binance-sued-by-families-of-hamas-victims-hostages/