MicroStrategy has now surpassed eBay to become the 280th largest company in the US.
https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1772599858316055008
Web3 modular infrastructure firm 0G Labs announced the successful completion of a $35 million pre-seed funding round.
The round received participation from more than 40 crypto-native institutions, including Hack VC and Stanford Builders Fund.
The money will go towards building what 0G Labs calls the first modular AI chain.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/0-g-labs-raises-35-million-pre-seed-funding-web3-metaverse-blockchainon-artificial-intelligence-ai
PlayStation crypto game dev Gunzilla Games raises $30 million in round led by Avalanche fund and CoinFund.
Funding will support the development and release of “Off the Grid,” a free-to-play battle royale video game slated for release on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
https://www.theblock.co/post/284572/playstation-crypto-game-dev-gunzilla-games-raises-30-million-in-round-led-by-avalanche-fund-and-coinfund
a16z announced the launch of the "Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Spring 2024".
Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Spring 2024 program kicks off this week, with the founders of 25 promising early-stage startups gathered in London. Over 10 weeks, they’ll learn from each other and receive guidance and resources from the a16z crypto team, speeding up their path to product-market fit and setting them up for long-term growth and success.
https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/crypto-startup-accelerator-csx-spring-2024-cohort/
MultiversX is partnering with BullPerks, a decentralized VC and multichain launchpad, to help support and grow the MultiversX ecosystem.
https://multiversx.com/blog/multiversx-bullperks-multichain-launchpad
TON has introduced 11 TON Accelerator participants:
1. Nexton is a staking & restaking hub on TON, designed to maximize and optimize your yields.
2. United Finance: The first yield aggregation protocol on the TON Blockchain.
3. Gatto is a mid-core game with meaningful collectibles (NFTs) and IAP using @wallet.
4. Moons.so is the leading SocialFi platform built on TON.
5. MuggleLink and MugglePay are two different payment products under the umbrella of a single provider.
6. vSelf is a Community-as-a-Service platform on TON that equips brands with the power of Web3 technology, providing easy-to-use tools for growth hacking and community engagement.
7. Bion makes Web3 shopping easy with its app, which allows you to make payments in crypto with listed brands and earn cashback in crypto for every purchase.
8. EdChess is a game platform integrated into Telegram as a Mini App and mobile app.
9. FireHeadz is a team of pioneers creating viral games on Telegram.
10. Maincard is a fantasy manager for sports and esports designed to enable blockchain mass adoption in the most fun and engaging way.
11. Kit 42 is a unique, feature-rich Telegram app that uses Telegram User API for maximum efficiency.
https://blog.ton.org/ton-accelerator-participants-announcement
Notcoin confirmed that it will end the "mining phase" of the game on April 1.
https://decrypt.co/223344/notcoin-game-end-mining-april-1-when-not-token-airdrop
https://x.com/thenotcoin/status/1772262859226947842
Stacks has launched the public Nakamoto testnet.
https://twitter.com/Stacks/status/1772388639219265910
Manta Renew Paradigm V2 is now live.
https://twitter.com/MantaNetwork/status/1772458782167376025
South American gold miner Nilam Resources wants to buy 24,800 Bitcoin.
https://www.forexlive.com/Cryptocurrency/south-american-gold-miner-nilam-resources-wants-to-buy-24800-bitcoin-20240325/
FTX has struck $884 million in deals with two dozen buyers, including an Abu Dhabi investor, to sell most of its shares in Anthropic, an artificial-intelligence startup that counts Amazon.com and Google among its backers.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-to-sell-two-thirds-of-anthropic-stake-for-884-million-2cb3ccd2
Blackrock says bitcoin will be a good portfolio diversifier despite its recent rally with stocks.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/25/blackrock-says-bitcoin-will-be-a-good-portfolio-diversifier-despite-its-recent-rally-with-stocks.html
Magic Square launches SQR Staking Program for token holders.
https://chainwire.org/2024/03/25/magic-square-launches-sqr-staking-program-for-token-holders/
Fantom CEO Michael Kong has unveiled Sonic’s roadmap.
The Fantom team has been hard at work for the past two years building its new Sonic technology.
https://blog.fantom.foundation/michael-kong-unveils-sonics-launch-and-beyond/
Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol is now live on Solana mainnet.
Developers and their users can now move USDC securely between 8 blockchains with 1:1 capital efficiency.
https://x.com/circle/status/1772609528258781191
Tether announced a strategic expansion of its AI focus, positioning itself at the forefront of innovation.
https://tether.to/en/tether-expands-ai-focus-welcomes-top-talent-to-fuel-innovation/
Mining company Marathon mined the M Block on Bitcoin today to demonstrate its template-building and vertical tech stack capabilities.
https://twitter.com/MarathonDH/status/1772588770786721970
Dogecoin GigaWallet v1.0 has been released.
https://twitter.com/DogecoinFdn/status/1772588541350232461
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Binance joins the Global Travel Rule Alliance to advance interoperable compliance and strengthen security.
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-joins-the-global-travel-rule-alliance-to-advance-interoperable-compliance-and-strengthen-security-7936965740530669104
Jasmy and Panasonic have entered into a partnership to develop IoT platform.
https://x.com/jasmymgt/status/1772514852143010046
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SEC plans to ask judge for $2 billion in fines and penalties from Ripple Labs.
https://www.theblock.co/post/284538/sec-plans-to-ask-judge-for-2-billion-in-fines-and-penalties-from-ripple-labs
London Stock Exchange picks May 28 as start date for crypto ETN trading.
Only professional investors will be permitted to trade in them.
ETN issuers have until April 15 to submit plans to be eligible to start trading in May.
Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are financial instruments that track the Bitcoin price and are traded on traditional stock exchanges.
https://www.theblock.co/post/284493/london-stock-exchange-picks-may-28-as-start-date-for-crypto-etn-trading
https://docs.londonstockexchange.com/sites/default/files/documents/n0324.pdf
OFAC has placed several Russian crypto companies on the sanctions list, including Aromaiz, Bitpapa and Web3Tech.
https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240325
MultiversX has introduced auditing partners.
Providing a range of security and auditing services to builders within the MultiversX ecosystem, its listed partners contribute to the ongoing security of DeFi platforms, games, decentralized exchanges and more.
https://multiversx.com/blog/multiversx-auditing-partners