I met Cristiano Ronaldo. Yes, exactly that same person who has long since become a living legend. This day will certainly remain in my memory for the rest of my life - Ronaldo turned out to be not just a sporting icon, but a symbol of greatness and determination. I am often asked: why do I attend all sorts of conferences and meetings? It is difficult to answer. But today I will try to share my thoughts.
💭My name is Richard Tang, and if you allow me, I’ll tell you how I ended up at the center of one of the most dynamic and exciting industries of our time: cryptocurrency. 💭So, it’s 2017. I was the head of ABW Global Market, and frankly, my world revolved around traditional finance. But at one of the conferences in sunny Florida, where they usually discuss the usual topics - from futures to stock markets - there was a new energy in the air. This new drive came from young, ambitious people, talking about cryptocurrencies with sparkling eyes. I noticed that I was not the only one captivated by this atmosphere. More and more voices talking about the future of finance were coming from this sphere, and I could not remain indifferent.
🟡The BNB Chain network hard fork Maxwell has been successfully completed!
ℹ️Here are the main improvements it brings: 🕰️ Block time reduced from 1.5 to 0.75 seconds. 💪 Improved communication between validators across the network. 💨 Accelerated block synchronization between nodes.
ℹ️The Lorentz hard fork previously reduced block time from 3 to 1.5 seconds, and Maxwell has gone further, reducing it to 0.75 seconds. 🫣With this update, transactions will feel almost instantaneous.
🥸It’s called “Pre-TGE” and participation is available for users with a certain amount of Alpha points.
🫡Subscription is possible just like on TGE, and the ‘subscription’ amount is limited to 3 BNB per user.
🙃After the subscription ends, part of the BNB is returned to the user, and they also receive project tokens.
🤓And it seems like I’m describing a simple TGE right now, but no… the token will not have trading liquidity, meaning its price will be determined later. When exactly?)
🔴Since this is a Pre-TGE event, the tokens are subject to a mandatory lock-up period and will not be traded. Tokens will only become tradable after the project team decides to release the batch.
🔴In short, on one hand - the project chooses a more favorable time to launch! 🔴And on the other hand - the launch may happen in 2-3 or 6 months, and your investments in this token will remain illiquid all this time.
🫣In short, the story is this: I've accumulated a lot of BLUM points there, due to the number of first invitations and all that. 🥸But the drop is passing me by, even though I checked a week ago - and the drop was available. 🫡Two sides to the situation: 🔴I won't get the airdrop and of course there's a feeling akin to unfairness…. 🙃But this group is not about psychology and personal complaints, so looking at the situation of fighting against excessive token distribution, maybe the company will significantly reduce the number of tokens and raise the price of BLUM.
🤓On the other hand, if many users (including bloggers and other influencers) find themselves in such a situation, the team will receive a portion of hate.
🙃In general, BLUM has been receiving hate for quite some time, everyone is waiting for the token launch, the launch of the application was in the spring of 2024 and for the past 12 months the token launch has been postponed. 🥸And now we've already hit the summer of 2025, where: BLUM has lost the peak interest point from the project audience, received a portion of hate after Vladimir Smerkis' departure, their base in the form of the TON network also experienced hype and is not so active now, there is money in crypto, but only in other directions, and the bet on MEM coins has also faded.
✊The best solution: reward the most active users and do it generously, for this, the less active ones - are nullified (I fell into this category).
😏We are waiting for news about the token launch, and I remind you (just in case) to check - whether you qualify for the drop or not, so as not to miss the distribution.
In February, there was a HODLER AIRDROP, where part of the tokens was reserved for future drops.
Today, the second wave of AIRDROP was announced, as well as two future waves of distribution.
In the first wave, 30 million LAYER tokens were distributed, and now another 18 million tokens will be distributed, of which 6 will be credited within 24 hours, and the remaining 12 will be in the next 2 waves.
🟡Binance and Cristiano Ronaldo are releasing a new NFT.
😏There will be a total of 7,777 NFTs.
⭐️7 NFTs (the rarest) will give the opportunity to "spend 7 minutes with Ronaldo". 😉I don't know about the format; it could be a video call, for example, or it could be a meeting with the star. 💭From my experience, I can say that a personal meeting is a top event, and if you can participate and Ronaldo is, in some sense, a significant figure in history for you, then don't miss the opportunity.
🌟 17 less rare NFTs will gift footballs signed by Ronaldo.
💫 And another 77 even less rare NFTs will give the opportunity to receive jerseys signed by the star.
*he must be so tired of signing all these things)))
🟡And 770 people will receive tickets to a blockchain event from Binance. Tickets originally cost $100, but closer to the event date, their price rises to $600.
🔴 The remaining nearly 7,000 NFTs will be without winnings.
🛠 I have updated the RCH token. 🫣 The old contract was launched more than 4 years ago using a third-party service. 👀 What has changed: 🔄 Old contract: 40,000 coins 💥 New contract: 1,000,000 coins
🔴 Total Supply increased 25 times. 🟡 Each holder received 25 times more coins! ℹ️ For example: 80 RCH → became 2000 RCH
🟡BNB Chain is currently #1 in trading volume over the last 30 days.
ℹ️At the moment, over 140 billion dollars.
🙃Considering that the ALPHA system is ramping up and already pushing daily volumes to be no less than 10 billion, it is expected to see trading volumes around 300 billion in the next 15-30 days.
😏The business model of Binance is changing, and while the previous goal was to be the largest exchange by volume, now a similar goal is being set for the BNB CHAIN blockchain.
🤓Last time, volumes generated fees that increased the exchange's reserves in various assets. 🫣Current volumes provide fees for different DEX in the network, as well as compel users to use the BNB token for gas payments.
🥸I would like to remind you that part of the gas fees is burned (in addition to quarterly burns), and over the past 7 days, more than 500 BNB has been burned.
🟡The launch of the ALPHA product is beneficial for everyone, including traders who gain the opportunity to participate in new TGEs, projects that receive good volumes, and of course, the exchange continues to implement BNB further.
👽xAI Elon Musk has just partnered with Telegram in a $300 million deal.
ℹ️Integration of Grok AI directly into the Telegram messaging platform.
😏Telegram will receive $300 million in cash and equity from xAI, as well as an additional 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold through the platform.
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