DeFi Data

1. Total market value of DeFi tokens: $87.198 billion

DeFi total market value Data source: coingecko

2. The transaction volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours was US$5.796 billion

The transaction volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours. Data source: coingecko

3. Assets locked in DeFi: $88.086 billion

The top ten rankings of DeFi projects with locked assets and locked-in amounts. Data source: defillama

NFT Data

1. Total NFT market value: $45.835 billion

NFT total market value, top ten projects by market value Data source: Coinmarketcap

2. 24-hour NFT trading volume: $3.632 billion

NFT total market value, top ten projects by market value Data source: Coinmarketcap

3. Top NFTs in 24 hours

Top 10 NFTs with the highest sales growth in 24 hours Data source: NFTGO

Headlines

Tether issues 1 billion USDT on Ethereum (authorized but not yet issued)

Golden Finance reported that according to Whale Alert monitoring, Tether Treasury minted 1 billion USDT on Ethereum. In response, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said that the 1 billion USDT was a supplement to Ethereum's inventory. This is an authorized but unissued transaction, which means that this additional issuance will be used for the next issuance request and cross-chain exchange inventory.

NFT Hot Spots

1. LightLink will airdrop LL node NFT to TIA and PYTH stakers

On April 19, Ethereum L2 blockchain LightLink tweeted that it will airdrop LL node NFT to TIA and PYTH token stakers. Officials said the airdrop will reward the community that helps protect its network security, and more details will be announced in the future.

2. Magic Eden will release the Runes trading platform on April 23

On April 19, NFT market Magic Eden tweeted that it will release the Runes trading platform on April 23.

3. Blur market NFT transaction volume reached $1.5 billion in the first quarter

Golden Finance reported that according to a report by CoinGecko, the NFT transaction volume of the Blur market reached $1.5 billion in the first quarter, the highest among all markets, with a market share of 27.6% in the quarter, up from 24.9% in the previous quarter. Data from The Block showed that for Ethereum-based NFT transactions, Blur maintained its lead in March with $565.6 million in Ethereum NFT transaction volume, followed by OpenSea with a transaction volume of $163.7 million. However, the NFT transaction volume on the Magic Eden market reached $756.5 million in March, up from $256.9 million in February, while Blur's transaction volume in the same month was $530.4 million.

DeFi Hotspot

1. Tether expands USDT support to TON network

Golden Finance reported that according to The Block, Tether will expand USDT support to the TON network.

2.Sei: Completed V2 main function code development and bug fixes

Golden Finance reported that Sei said on the X platform that its V2 code has been frozen, which means that the development of V2's main functional code and bug fixes have been completed.

3. MerlinChain: About 20% of airdrops failed due to rising gas prices, and will be re-airdropped as soon as possible

According to Golden Finance, Bitmap Tech officials said on the X platform that about 20% of the airdrops failed due to the sudden rise in Gas. The official is resubmitting the airdrops and will send them to users' wallets as soon as possible.

4. Binance will support Stacks (STX) network upgrades and hard forks

Golden Finance reported that according to the official announcement, starting from around 7:00 pm on April 22, 2024, Binance will suspend token deposits and withdrawals on the Stacks (STX) network to support network upgrades and hard forks. The network upgrades and hard forks will be carried out at the Bitcoin block height of 840,360 and are scheduled to take place on April 22, 2024.

5. Data: Native ETH accounts for more than 61.1% of Eigenlayer TVL

Golden Finance reported that according to data from the on-chain analysis platform Glassnode, since the launch of the Eigenlayer protocol, its staking activity has increased dramatically, and the total value locked (TVL) has now exceeded 14.2 million ETH (about $13 billion). This high demand for re-staking is also partly due to the expectation of an Eigenlayer airdrop event, with 63% of deposits being made through liquidity re-staking providers. More than 61.1% of the Eigenlayer total locked value (TVL) comes from natively staked ETH, and the rest is made up of liquidity staked tokens, of which Lido's stETH accounts for 21.5% of the total TVL, ranking first.

Game Hotspot

1. Former Disney boss joins hands with Marvel and Star Wars talents to launch Web3 game studio

Golden Finance reported that a team of celebrities from Hollywood and the gaming industry launched a AAA Web3 game studio in the United Arab Emirates, called Galaxy Entertainment Publishing, which is the first branch of the Galaxy Group. It is reported that the team's first game, Planet Expeditions, is already under development and has attracted more than 200,000 NFT holders. Team members include former employees from Disney, Warner Bros., Activision Blizzard, and Epic, who have participated in the production of film and television works such as Batman and The Avengers, as well as AAA games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty. Galaxy Entertainment CEO Loren Rosendal said that although Planet Expeditions has not yet been launched, it has attracted more than 300,000 passport holders, of which more than 200,000 hold at least one Planet Expeditions NFT.

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