Next week's highlights
ZK Nation: ZK airdrop will be available on June 17th;
LayerZero will release an updated list of witches on Monday;
Nostra will conduct TGE and airdrop on June 17th;
Renzo Co-founder: It is expected that users can request withdrawals on June 17/18;
Lista DAO: TGE and airdrop will start on June 20;
Starknet Foundation: The STRK airdrop claim window will close on June 20th.
From June 17 to June 23, more noteworthy events in the industry are previewed as follows.
June 17
Tether CEO: Plans to launch new digital asset products on June 17
Odaily Planet Daily News: Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced on the X platform that after a year of hard work, Tether will launch a new type of digital asset product on Monday, June 17.
ZK Nation: ZK airdrop will be available on June 17th
Odaily Planet Daily News: ZK Nation posted on the X platform that it has updated its FAQ document and explained the airdrop-related issues again. Finally, ZK Nation stated that the ZK airdrop will be available at 15:00 on June 17, Beijing time.
LayerZero will release an updated list of witches on Monday
Odaily Planet Daily reported that LayerZero Labs CEO Bryan Pellegrino published a temporary witch list on the X platform and said, "We are publishing this information here for community review. If a cluster here is wrong or reported incorrectly, we will delete it. This information is not for personal appeals, so it is not per address. Please list the obviously wrong clusters and 'why' the method is obviously wrong or how to prove that it contains false positives. If possible, please provide feedback within the next 24 hours."
He added that there are a few bounty hunter reports that have been approved but not yet included in the list, and the list may be updated slightly tomorrow, but 99% are listed here.
Nostra will conduct TGE and airdrop on June 17th
Odaily Planet Daily News Starknet Ecosystem DeFi Protocol Nostra announced on the X platform that it will launch the NSTR token and announce the token economics. NSTR totals 100,000,000, which will be 100% unlocked at the time of release, of which 11% of the token supply will be airdropped to the community during TGE.
In addition, Nostra also stated that snapshots will be taken soon. The liquidity bootstrap pool (LBP) will be snapshotted from June 10 to 13; TGE will be conducted on June 17, including airdrops.
Renzo Co-founder: Users are expected to request withdrawals on June 17/18
Odaily Planet Daily News: Lucas Kozinski, co-founder of Renzo, a liquidity re-pledge protocol, said that the team has been discussing the last few matters in the past two days in order to publish the audit results and start a 3-day time lock. It is expected that after the EigenLayer custody period ends on June 17/18, users will be able to request withdrawals.
Chiliz: Dragon 8 hard fork scheduled for June 17
Odaily Planet Daily News According to official news, Chiliz announced on the X platform that the Dragon 8 hard fork will be carried out at 10:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST) on Monday, June 17.
Rocket Pool plans to launch Houston upgrade on June 17 to introduce on-chain DAO
According to official news, the liquidity pledge protocol Rocket Pool said that the Houston upgrade, which has been under development for 9 months, will be launched in the week of June 17. The main purpose is to reduce dependence on third-party systems by introducing a DAO that is completely on the chain to manage the protocol. This organization, called the protocol DAO or pDAO, will be responsible for setting the direction of the protocol.
The upgrade will also introduce several other features that will allow new integrations and platforms to be built on the protocol. Some of these include the ability to stake ETH on behalf of a node (not just from the node itself) and a new RPL withdrawal address feature that allows one party to provide ETH for staking and another party to provide RPL without giving custody to the node operator.
Kelp DAO: The second phase of the Restake activity will start on June 17
Odaily Planet Daily News Kelp DAO published a statement on the X platform stating that the first phase of Restake is about to end, and those who mint more than 0.5 rsETH on the main network before June 16 will receive additional rewards.
In addition, the second phase of the Restake activity will be launched on June 17, and participants in this phase will also receive rewards on Arbitrum and Optimism.
STEPN GO: The second round of giveaways will end on June 17
Odaily Planet Daily News: STEPN GO announced the launch of the second round of giveaways on the X platform. The number of giveaways for this event is the same as before, 10 STEPN GO sneakers. It is reported that the new round of activities is scheduled to end at 8 am UTC on June 17.
Lumoz will launch Node Sale, pre-sale and whitelist registration activities will officially start on June 17
Odaily Planet Daily News: The modular computing power layer ZKRaaS platform Lumoz announced that it will launch the sale of zkVerifier Node globally. The node pre-sale and whitelist registration activities will officially start at 3 pm Beijing time on June 17. Please be prepared before participating.
As an important part of the Lumoz network, Lumoz zkVerifier Node is mainly responsible for verifying the execution results. The upper limit of Lumoz zkVerifier Node sold this time is 100,000, and it is first come first served. All users around the world can participate in the whitelist registration, purchase and participate in the operation of the entire network, and then earn 40 million Lumoz points (before the mainnet is launched), 25% Lumoz Token mining (after the mainnet is launched), and Lumoz ecological new chain potential token airdrops and other multiple rewards.
It is reported that Lumoz is a leading modular computing layer and ZK-RaaS platform. It recently completed a new round of financing with a valuation of US$300 million and is expected to launch the mainnet in Q3 this year.
ZKX reminds users to claim all ZKX tokens, including trading rewards, before the June 17 snapshot
Odaily Planet Daily News: Derivatives trading protocol ZKX issued a reminder on the X platform: Please claim all unclaimed ZKX tokens in your profile before the snapshot on June 17, 2024, including trading rewards, badges, and clans.
In addition, ZKX said that for users whose Yakuza, Clan, and OG Badges NFTs are stuck in Argent and Braavos wallets, due to technical difficulties in transferring to ZKX accounts, users need to fill out the corresponding form so that the official can send the Airdrop 2 rewards to the user's account in TLE. The time to fill out the form is until 20:00 on June 11.
June 18
Stellar: Validators to vote on June 18 to upgrade the network to Protocol 21
Odaily Planet Daily News According to official news, Soroban, a smart contract platform on Stellar, was launched on the mainnet after a successful validator vote on February 20, 2024. Nearly three months later, another protocol vote is coming. On June 18, Stellar public network validators will vote on whether to upgrade the network to Protocol 21. If passed, five new core promotion proposals (CAP) will be activated on the Stellar mainnet.
Base Ecosystem RWA Market Grand Base will restart tokens on June 18
Odaily Planet Daily News Base Ecosystem RWA Market Grand Base announced on X that its new token will be launched on June 18, and the exact time is yet to be announced.
LeverFi: OmniZK development network plans to upgrade to test network on June 18
Odaily Planet Daily News LeverFi published a statement saying that the OmniZK development network will be upgraded to the test network on June 18, 2024 to support the growth and development of BTC DeFi. Compared with the centralized Bitcoin L2 that uses multi-signatures or institutional custodians to protect user assets, OmniZK provides a decentralized alternative. OmniZK provides support for a wide range of cross-chain Bitcoin use cases through native network settlement, including but not limited to: non-custodial BTC liquidity staking, cross-chain Bitcoin DeFi market, decentralized asset bridge, and full-chain liquidity management. (Medium)
Liquidity staking protocol ClayStack announces shutdown, users need to withdraw funds before June 18
Odaily Planet Daily News: Ethereum liquidity staking protocol ClayStack announced that it has decided to cease operations due to the platform’s lack of resources and product-market fit in more than three years of continuous operation.
Starting today, ClayStack will enter a mode that only supports withdrawals. The platform has already carried out the staking operations, and it is expected that the funds can be collected before June 18.
A set of gold BAYC and other NFTs owned by Three Arrows Capital will be auctioned at Sotheby's on June 18
Odaily Planet Daily News Crypto analyst @punk 9059 posted on the X platform that a set of gold BAYC, 2 MAYC and 1 BAKC NFT owned by Three Arrows Capital will be auctioned at Sotheby's on June 18. Sotheby's Vice President Michael Bouhanna has confirmed the information.
June 19
PancakeSwap: Lista DAO IFO to be launched on June 19
Odaily Planet Daily News: PancakeSwap, a decentralized trading platform, published a post on the X platform, stating that the Lista DAO IFO (Initial Farm Offering) sales time is from 17:30 on June 19 to 17:30 on June 20, Beijing time. The conditions for participation are:
1. Private Sale: PancakeSquad NFT holders or users with ≥ 1,500 points.
2. Public sale: veCAKE holders.
June 20
Binance’s second Megadrop project Lista (LISTA) is now open and will be available for trading on Binance on June 20
Odaily Planet Daily News: Binance launches the second Megadrop project - Lista (LISTA), a liquidity staking and decentralized stablecoin protocol. Users can participate in the Lista Megadrop from 08:00:00 (Eastern Time) on May 30. The Lista (LISTA) Megadrop App page is expected to be launched within approximately 24 hours after this announcement.
Binance will launch Lista (LISTA) at 18:00 (ET8) on June 20, and open LISTA/BTC, LISTA/USDT, LISTA/BNB, LISTA/FDUSD and LISTA/TRY trading markets, subject to seed tag trading rules.
Lista DAO: TGE and airdrop will start on June 20
Odaily Planet Daily News Lista DAO posted on the X platform that TGE and airdrops will start on June 20. Users will have 30 days to claim the airdrops, with the deadline being 23:59 on July 19, 2024 (UTC). The airdrop claiming process will be announced before June 20.
Starknet Foundation: STRK airdrop claim window will close on June 20
Odaily Planet Daily News According to official news, the Starknet Foundation announced that the STRK airdrop has been opened for application. Users can visit the provisions.starknet.io website to apply. The application deadline is June 20.
Flow will migrate to Crescendo and activate EVM functionality on the testnet on June 20
Odaily Planet Daily News: Flow has released the Crescendo upgrade migration guide to help developers prepare for the upcoming key upgrade. The Crescendo upgrade will introduce EVM and Cadence 1.0 on Flow, bringing huge opportunities to the Flow ecosystem.
The guide also provides a clear timeline for the migration process. The Cadence migration deployment on the test network is divided into four phases. The first phase will be conducted from May 22 to 23, focusing on testing transaction checking logic; the second phase will be from May 29 to 31, giving developers more time to interact with the updated environment and improve the code; the third phase will be from June 5 to 8, with more in-depth testing and the beginning of finalizing the migration strategy; the fourth phase will be from June 12 to 17, aimed at simulating a complete migration.
A full upgrade of the Flow testnet is scheduled for June 19; on June 20, the Flow testnet will activate EVM functionality, allowing EVM-compatible contracts and tools to be deployed and tested in the newly updated environment.
BNB Chain: BSC Mainnet Haber Hard Fork to be Conducted on June 20
Odaily Planet Daily News: BNB Chain posted on the X platform that it will conduct a BSC mainnet Haber hard fork at 14:05 on June 20. Validators and node operators need to upgrade to the latest version before the hard fork.
opBNB mainnet will undergo Haber hard fork upgrade at 16:00 on June 20, nodes need to be updated to version v 0.4.2
Odaily Planet Daily News BNB Chain published a post on X stating that the opBNB mainnet will undergo a Haber hard fork upgrade at 16:00 on June 20, introducing secp 256 r 1 curve precompilation. The opBNB node needs to be updated to version v 0.4.2 before the hard fork.
June 21
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June 23
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Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to list first Bitcoin spot ETF next Thursday
Odaily Planet Daily News: An ETF that directly invests in Bitcoin will be listed on Australia's main stock market for the first time, and is expected to trigger a new round of craze following the launch of similar products in the United States and Hong Kong, China.
ASX Ltd., the exchange operator that handles most of the country’s stock trading, has approved the VanEck Bitcoin ETF, which will be listed next Thursday, VanEck said in a press release on Saturday.
“We recognize that bitcoin is an emerging asset class to which many advisors and investors seek exposure,” Arian Neiron, VanEck’s Asia-Pacific CEO, said in the statement. He said the ETF provides exposure to bitcoin “using a regulated, transparent and familiar investment vehicle.”
Sydney-based BetaShares Holdings Pty and another Australian company, DigitalX Ltd., are also lining up to list on the Australian main board. Two years ago, Australia's primary exchange CBOE Australia launched the first round of Bitcoin ETFs. (Bloomberg)
ZK Nation: Plans to open ZKsync delegate registration next week
Odaily Planet Daily News ZK Nation announced on the X platform that it plans to open ZKsync delegate registration next week. By registering as a delegate of a token holder, the token holder can delegate his voting rights to the registered delegate, and the delegate will participate in the ZKsync governance process. Token holders can also choose to become their own representatives and vote directly. The representative's voice is proportional to the number of delegated tokens, 1 token = 1 vote. In the upcoming claiming process, token holders can discover registered delegates. Token holders can also browse the profiles of registered delegates in the ZKsync governance portal and delegate to those who match their values and interests.
Meter Network plans to destroy 40% of the total MTRG token supply next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: EVM blockchain Meter Network will destroy 30 million MTRG tokens on June 17. It is reported that the operation has been approved by the Meter community through the governance process and aims to improve the long-term value and stability of the Meter ecosystem. (Chainwire)
Swell: rswETH withdrawal audit expected to be completed next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: Swell officials posted on X that rswETH withdrawals are currently being audited by Nethermind and Sigma Prime, and the audit is expected to be completed next week.
Swell said withdrawals are the final step to ensure the successful issuance of the token and are part of rswETH v2, which will unlock important additional features for rswETH.
Sushi: SushiXSwap will be launched on the new chain next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: Sushi published a statement on the X platform stating that its cross-chain trading platform SushiXSwap will be launched on the new chain next week.
