Headlines
Coca-Cola issues series of NFTs on Base Chain
According to official sources, Coca-Cola, as part of the Onchain Summer event brand, has issued a series of NFTs based on the Base Chain. This NFT series combines world art works (including "The Scream" and "Girl with a Pearl Earring") with the iconic Coca-Cola bottle design. The series currently includes 5 NFTs, with minting prices ranging from 0.0011 ETH to 0.014 ETH, and will end in 2 days. Earlier on August 4th, Coinbase announced a series of event brands for Onchain Summer, including Coca-Cola, Atari, OpenSea, Pixelmon, and Showtime.
Sei tokenomics announced: Airdrop accounts for 3%, early contributors account for 20%
Korean exchange platform Upbit announced the upcoming listing of the SEI token. Upbit has released a research report on Sei, detailing the token distribution model as follows: (1) 3% of the tokens belong to Binance Launchpool; (2) 3% of the tokens belong to the airdrop; (3) 20% of the tokens belong to investors; (4) 30% of the tokens belong to the ecosystem; (5) 9% of the tokens belong to the foundation; (6) 20% of the tokens belong to early contributors; (7) 15% of the tokens belong to validator node rewards. This token distribution model was disclosed by Upbit, and Sei's official response is pending.
Cryptocurrency
Voyager has transferred over $40 million in cryptocurrencies, receiving 51 million USDC
Dune data shows that Voyager has transferred over $40 million worth of cryptocurrencies, including approximately $17.5 million in BTC, approximately $12.9 million in ETH, approximately $8 million in SHIB, and a total of approximately $2 million in BAT, SAND, MANA, and APE. In the past 4 days, they have received approximately 51 million USDC.
The Sandbox has distributed a total of 120 million SAND in 4 days
According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, The Sandbox is currently distributing SAND through the 0x73b address: within 2 hours, they have distributed 29.52 million SAND to 10 addresses (worth $11.7 million). In 4 days, they have distributed a total of 120 million SAND ($47.62 million), with over 86 million SAND transferred to CEX.
Data: A whale deposits 750 ETH on Binance and withdraws 1.02 trillion PEPE
According to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale deposited 750 ETH (worth approximately $1.4 million) on Binance over the past two days, and withdrew 1.02 trillion PEPE at an average purchase price of $0.000001353.
BALD deployer withdraws 9,000 ETH from Base Network, earning approximately $4.1 million
According to Scopescan monitoring, the BALD deployer deposited 9385.1 ETH into the Base Network. The BALD deployer has now withdrawn 9,000 ETH from the Base Network back to Ethereum, leaving 2497.4 ETH and 89.94 WETH in the Base Network. Based on this estimation, the BALD deployer has earned 2202.14 ETH through the Base Network meme project Bald, worth approximately $4.1 million.
Cryptocurrency exchange Txbit announced that it will be closing down on September 14, 2023. All customers are required to withdraw their funds before 20:00 on September 14, 2023 (Beijing time). Any remaining funds after September 14, 2023 will not be recoverable. On August 14, the platform will be offline for approximately one hour. During this period, all outstanding orders will be canceled, and trading functions will be disabled. Once this process is complete, the platform will return to online status and resume withdrawal services.
Project News
Spark Protocol's market size approaches $650 million, with over $209 million in assets lent out
Official data shows that the market size of Spark Protocol, a lending protocol under MakerDAO, has approached $650 million. In addition, Spark Protocol has lent out over $209 million in assets, with DAI accounting for $198 million, representing 95% of the total lending assets.
MetaMask and Banxa collaborate to support "one-click" cryptocurrency purchases via Apple Pay
MetaMask and Banxa have collaborated to support "one-click" cryptocurrency purchases via Apple Pay. (decrypt) Earlier in February, MetaMask announced the integration of cryptocurrency payment solution Banxa to simplify fiat-to-crypto deposits.
Gitcoin partners with oil giant Shell to support innovative emerging climate solutions projects
Gitcoin officially announced a one-year partnership with oil giant Shell Global Solutions International BV to support innovative emerging climate solutions projects. This collaboration will host a hackathon with supermodular.xyz, focusing on blockchain-related energy use cases. In addition, Shell will provide matching funds to Gitcoin, increasing support for climate solutions and open-source projects aimed at creating a sustainable future.
CoinDesk has laid off 45% of its editorial staff due to its parent company Digital Currency Group's plans to introduce strategic investors. CoinDesk will hold a company-wide meeting at 4:00 pm Eastern Time to discuss the layoffs. According to sources, the media company will lay off 20 people, accounting for 45% of its editorial team. (The Block)
ARK Invest submits new application for digital asset and blockchain ETF ($ARKD)
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas tweeted that ARK Invest has submitted a new application for a digital asset and blockchain ETF ($ARKD).
Investment and Financing
CVP NoLimit Fund I completes over $50 million fundraising, to invest in crypto startups
The first fund of NoLimit Holdings, CVP NoLimit Fund I, led by former Binance Chief Strategy Officer Gin Chao, has completed over $50 million in fundraising. The fund will focus on investing in crypto startups. NoLimit is dedicated to seed-stage transactions and strategic financing, with investment sizes ranging from $250,000 to $3 million. Investment projects include Mysten Labs, Connext, Hogwarts Labs, Binance.US, and IQ Protocol. Currently, NoLimit has invested in over 20 projects globally and is expected to invest in another 20 projects in the next 12 months. (The Block)
Last December, NoLimit Holdings partnered with ClearVue Partners to launch its first crypto fund, aiming to raise $100 million.
Kraken Ventures seeks to raise $100 million for its second fund
According to sources cited by The Block, Kraken Ventures is seeking to raise $100 million for its second fund to address the significant challenges faced by cryptocurrency venture capital.
Global Policies
According to ChainNews, based on multiple sources, the draft guidance principles from the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) (non-final version) consist of thirteen principles and related provisions. Operators under the guidance principles can issue virtual assets, but must have a white paper with full information disclosure, including issuer information, issuance quantity, subscription conditions, and even the disclosure of whether the consensus mechanism used will have a significant impact on the climate. However, operators cannot issue stablecoins.
The FSC believes that if stablecoins become a widespread payment tool, it may affect national sovereign currencies.
The Taiwan FSC refers to the "EU Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets" and the "Self-Regulatory Standards for Wealth Management and Financial Product Sales by Banks" to require exchanges to establish review standards for listing and delisting, and to record operational processes.
The guidance principles from the FSC require exchange operators to clearly define the proportion of hot and cold wallet positions, as well as related policies and procedures to protect user assets. The FSC explicitly states that illegal operations of virtual asset derivative financial product trading or virtual asset businesses with securities-like characteristics will result in imprisonment of up to 7 years and a fine of up to NT$3 million.
Personalities & Voices
Online detective ZachXBT tweeted that "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Licheng has withdrawn the defamation lawsuit against ZachXBT, and ZachXBT plans to refund all unused legal defense funds.
Previously, "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Licheng stated in early June this year on social media that ZachXBT had damaged his reputation with a post made a year ago. He had filed a defamation lawsuit against ZachXBT in the Western District Court of Texas, USA. ZachXBT then announced that he would confront Huang Licheng in court and successfully raised over $1 million in legal defense donations from Binance, Bankless, Coinbase Cloud Protocol lead Viktor Bunin, CertiK, SlowMist founder Yu Xian, and Sun Yuchen.
Huobi founder Li Lin rents then buys a luxury home in Hong Kong for over HK$1 billion
According to Wu-Talk, Huobi founder Li Lin has purchased a unit in a luxury residential estate in Kowloon, Hong Kong, on Dragon Road, Mid-Levels, in the form of a lease followed by purchase. The property can be leased for 90 months, approximately 7.5 years, starting from the 1st of this month. After the 7.5-year lease period, there is a 3-month renewal option, followed by the opportunity to purchase the unit for a subscription price of HK$1 billion, based on a practical area of 11,692 square feet, equivalent to HK$85,529 per square foot. If the buyer exercises the HK$1 billion subscription right, it may set a new record for a first-hand luxury residential estate in Kowloon. Earlier, Li Lin sold his Huobi shares to Sun Yuchen for over $1 billion. Li Lin also has a preference for purchasing properties in Shenzhen, Beijing, and other places.
HashKey Exchange: No mass resignations of employees, CEO Colin Zhong still in position
In response to former employees of HashKey Exchange revealing to Odaily that their team had experienced mass resignations, the official response from HashKey Exchange stated that there have been no mass resignations as rumored, and CEO Colin Zhong is still in his position. There have been some personnel changes in the compliance team due to the recent "license plate fever" in Hong Kong.
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