Community News:
1. BNB Chain: It is expected that the development of derivatives, liquidity pledge derivatives and other fields will be crucial to DeFi this year
BNB Chain released "DeFi Outlook 2023". The article pointed out that some areas that may have major developments this year are crucial to DeFi. They are derivatives (from perpetual contracts to options), synthetic assets, liquidity pledge derivatives and projects related to the Blackholes model.
2. Ethereum developers: Plan to launch a new testnet later this year to solve the testnet ETH supply problem
Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko said on Twitter regarding the ETH supply issue on the Ethereum testnet that he plans to launch a new testnet Holli (the network name may also be Holešky) later this year.
3. Polygon: The next version to solve the block reorganization problem will be released around March
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams tweeted that “Polygon needs to take public action to address its reorganization issues. Yesterday’s 157 block reorganization (5-minute history) and December’s 120 block reorganization were bad and may also damage bridges and CEXs, etc.”
Industry News:
1. Blockchain retail solution Pundi X integrates Binance Pay
Blockchain retail solution Pundi X announced a partnership with Binance Pay in its official blog, which will bring Binance Pay to Pundi X’s XPOS devices. XPOS devices are now deployed in more than 30 countries, and this partnership will provide physical retailers with the ability to accept cryptocurrency payments.
Policies and Regulations:
1. Montana passes “mining rights” crypto bill to protect miners’ rights
The Montana Senate has passed a cryptocurrency "mining rights" bill aimed at protecting the rights of miners. The bill passed the state Senate on February 23 and will be submitted to the House of Representatives for approval. If passed by the House of Representatives, it will become law after being signed by Governor Greg Gianforte. (Cointelegraph)
