1. Starknet community administrator responded to the impact of the Israeli incident: The team and team members are currently safe
Affected by recent international events, members of the Starknet community, an Ethereum Layer 2 expansion solution, expressed concerns about the team's situation. In response, Starknet community administrator Wind Rider said that the Starknet team and team members are currently safe. It is reported that Starknet parent company StarkWare is headquartered in Israel. On October 7, local time, the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas announced military action against Israel, and Israel declared a "state of war."
2. An early BNB holder deposited another 7,005 BNB into Binance today, with a cumulative profit of more than $54 million
Lookonchain monitoring shows that an early BNB holder deposited 7005 BNB (1.48 million US dollars) into Binance again today. The cumulative profit of this address on BNB exceeded 54 million US dollars. At present, this address also holds 5447 BNB (1.15 million US dollars). From August 2017 to February 2018, the whale withdrew a total of 505,990 BNB (1.8 million US dollars at the time) from Binance at a price of 3.6 US dollars through multiple addresses. Then 500,543 BNB (56 million US dollars at the time) was deposited into Binance at an average price of 112 US dollars.
3. Bitcoin halving is expected to take place on April 25, 2024, with about 200 days remaining
Bitcoinblockhalf data shows that there are about 200 days left from the current block height until the Bitcoin halving, which is expected to happen on April 25, 2024, when the reward for each block will drop from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC.
4. FTX paid $35 million and $55 million in marketing fees to superstars Curry and Brady respectively
According to Bitcoinist, Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, claimed in an interview that NBA star Stephen Curry worked 20 hours a year for 3 years and was paid $35 million to promote FTX. Similarly, SBF paid American football player Tom Brady $55 million, 20 hours a year for three years. It was also reported that Tom Brady lost $30 million in the FTX collapse.
5. The Aave community is voting on the temperature check proposal to add FXS to Ethereum V3
The Aave governance voting page shows that the Aave community is voting on a temperature check proposal on whether to "add FXS to Ethereum V3". The proposal states that Aave can promote the diversification of GHO collateral by adding FXS. In addition, FXS obtained from the Aave V3 pool can be used as a new strategic asset for GHO or new aTokens. The addition of FXS will make it an important lending and collateral asset in the Aave ecosystem, similar to tokens such as BAL, SNX, and CRV. The current proposal support rate is 99.99%, but the quorum has not yet been reached, and the vote will end at 4:26 pm on October 10. It is reported that Frax Finance consists of stable protocols that issue Frax, FPI, FrxETH, and sub-protocols (such as Fraxlend, Fraxswap, Fraxferry, etc.). Frax Shares Token (FXS) is the governance token and utility token of Frax Finance.
6. Bitcoin mining company Marathon produced 1,242 BTC in September, CleanSpark and Riot produced 643 and 362 BTC respectively in September
According to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin mining company Marathon produced a total of 1,242 BTC in September, an increase of 16% from August and 245% from September 2022. The sharp surge in BTC output came from the company's installed hash rate increasing from 3.8 EH/s in September 2022 to 23.1 EH/s, an increase of 508%.
CleanSpark, a Bitcoin miner, produced 643 BTC in September and 6,903 BTC in the fiscal year from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023, which is the company's best performance to date. Meanwhile, Riot Platforms, a Bitcoin miner, increased its BTC production by 9% month-on-month, producing 362 BTC in September, while the company "strategically reduced mining operations."
7. HTX has sent a white hat bounty of 250 ETH to the hacker
According to ZachXBT monitoring, HTX has sent a white hat bounty of 250 ETH to the hacker, worth $410,000, with a note "You made the right decision, we have paid the white hat bounty. Please submit a security vulnerability analysis report so that we can avoid similar incidents in the future. Your privacy will be protected." According to previous news, the HTX hot wallet was hacked on September 24, and 5,000 ETH was stolen. HTX said at the time that if the hacker returned the funds before October 2, it would provide a 5% white hat bounty. The HTX attacker returned 4,999 ETH yesterday.
8. Stars Arena: Resources have been obtained to compensate for the losses caused by the hack, and the contract will be restarted after a comprehensive review
Stars Arena, a social protocol based on the AVAX network, said on the X platform: "Resources have been obtained to compensate for the losses caused by the hack. A special white hat team will intervene to review the security of the platform. After a comprehensive review, the contract will be restarted, which is expected to be completed within a few hours."