● MicroStrategy increased its holdings by 1,045 BTC and currently holds 140,000 BTC
MicroStrategy increased its holdings of 1,045 BTC at an average price of $28,016, spending about $29.3 million. As of now, MicroStrategy holds 140,000 bitcoins, acquired at a price of about $4.17 billion, with an average price of $29,803 per bitcoin.
● Fed's Mester: Expect interest rates to "slightly increase" and then remain unchanged
Fed's Mester said that businesses are preparing for an economic slowdown; it is unclear how long and how much the impact of the bank turmoil will last; the tension in the banking industry has increased uncertainty about interest rate trends; it is expected that interest rates will "slightly increase" and then remain unchanged; it is too early to judge whether the Fed will raise interest rates in May. (Jinshi)
● BNB Chain is expected to perform Planck hard fork upgrade on April 12
BNB Chain will undergo a hard fork upgrade called Planck at block height 27,281,024, which is expected to take place on April 12, 2023. The upgrade will focus on implementing the security enhancements proposed in BEP-171 for the network's cross-chain bridge. (The Block)
● Lido released V2 version progress update, the preparation for the replacement of withdrawal voucher has been completed
Lido released a V2 version progress update on Twitter: the preparations for replacing the withdrawal credentials have been completed, and all withdrawal credential messages have been successfully signed (changing from 0x00 credentials to 0x01). When the Shanghai upgrade is completed, messages can be broadcast to complete the credential replacement. The replacement of withdrawal credentials and Staking Router are the two major focuses of Lido v2.
● A whale holder transferred 177,69 BTC, worth about $499 million
According to mempool.space data, a BTC whale holder transferred a large amount of BTC at the Bitcoin block height 784,060 (22:46 EST on April 5), organizing 177,69 BTC from 177 scattered addresses to a single address, with a value of approximately US$499 million.
● A GMX whale address increased its holdings by 60,958 GMX 4 hours ago and currently holds over 100,000 GMX
According to Lookonchain data, a GMX whale address spent 2,568 ETH 4 hours ago to increase its holdings by 60,958 GMX. The average price of this increase was about US$80.
● Meta will use its proprietary generative AI tools to create ads for corporate clients by the end of the year
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, intends to enable its exclusive generative AI tool by the end of this year to help corporate customers create advertisements. Artificial intelligence may also be the key to Meta's plans in this area. In addition to advertising, Meta also hopes that generative AI will eventually be used to create virtual worlds in the metaverse. It is reported that the Web3 metaverse platform Oncyber is already testing this feature. (Decrypt)
● DeFi platform M^ZERO completes $22.5 million in financing
DeFi platform M^ZERO has completed a $22.5 million financing round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Road Capital, AirTree, Standard Crypto, SALT Fund, ParaFi Capital, Distributed Capital, Kraynos Capital, Earlybird and Mouro Capital. (CoinDesk)
