Take a look at the most noteworthy industry events and important project developments in the coming week.
Polygon will release the zkEVM mainnet Beta version on March 27. Polygon said that its zkEVM is EVM equivalent and has passed 100% of the Ethereum test vectors applicable to zkEVM. Developers can copy and paste the code applicable to Ethereum and use it to build on Polygon zkEVM without changing anything, and all Ethereum tools can work seamlessly with Polygon zkEVM.
The South Korean National Affairs Committee will hold the first bill review subcommittee starting on March 28 to propose and discuss legislation for the "Virtual Asset-Related Bill", and will hold a public hearing in April to listen to expert opinions. The South Korean National Assembly's National Affairs Committee currently has 18 pending virtual asset-related bills, including 11 legislative bills related to virtual assets, 4 amendments to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, 2 amendments to the Specific Financial Information Act, and 1 bill on the establishment of the Financial Services Commission.
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released a 200,000-word consultation document on the "Guidelines for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms" on February 20, which will allow individual investors to trade large-cap tokens on SFC-licensed exchanges, provided that safeguards such as knowledge tests, risk tolerance assessments, and reasonable risk exposure limits are in place. The comment period for the document will end on March 31, with the goal of allowing retail trading under the new licensing system for cryptocurrency exchanges on June 1. In addition, Hong Kong's new virtual asset-related criminal offenses came into effect on April 1.
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March 27
Project Progress
Polygon will release zkEVM mainnet Beta on March 27
Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr will provide RPC connectivity after the Polygon zkEVM launch on March 27
Law firm Rosen plans to file a class action lawsuit against bitcoin mining company Argo Blockchain, with a deadline of March 27, 2023 to seek the lead plaintiff role
Blockchain-based regulated debt securities startup Obligate will open to the public on March 27
EOS EVM will launch final testnet on March 27
y00ts will begin migrating to Polygon on March 27th, and users who migrate within the first 24 hours will receive rewards
Covalent supports Polygon zkEVM on March 27
Avalanche will release pre-release code for the Avalanche Cortina upgrade on the Fuji testnet on March 27
Kraken will suspend ACH deposits and withdrawals starting March 27
NFT Minting
Metaverse game Realm Hunter will start forging its Genesis Pass on MagicEden on March 27
important events
Attorneys remind investors of March 27, 2023 deadline to seek lead plaintiff role in federal securities class action lawsuit against Argo
Upcoming Events
Hong Kong surrounding events: Polygon Guild x Newman Capital- HK Meetup hosted by Polygon and Newman Capital was held on March 27
Hong Kong surrounding activities: The 2023 Hong Kong Web3 Impact Innovation Summit "SoftBank Night" hosted by SoftBank Global Holdings Group and Hotchain Culture Media will be held at Hong Kong Science Park from 17:00 to 20:00 on March 27
Token Unlock
2,400,000 XCAD Network tokens (about $4.46 million) will be unlocked at 20:00:00 on March 27, accounting for 1.2% of the total supply.
Yield Guild Games token YGG will unlock 16,872,453 (about $4.41 million) at 21:59:00 on March 27, accounting for 1.687% of the total supply
March 28
Project Progress
The second phase of the Blockspace competition for the modular blockchain network Celestia testnet begins on March 28
NFT Minting
XLABEL and Edgar Rice Burroughs, the original creator of "Tarzan", will release the "Tarzan" main NFT series "Tarzan: Lord of the Apes"
Upcoming Events
Decentraland to Host Second Annual Metaverse Fashion Week March 28-31
NFT trading market OpenDAO will airdrop governance token AOS on March 28
BNB Chain launches Web3WonderWomen new mentorship program, scheduled to start on March 28, 2023
Hong Kong surrounding activities: [2023 Hong Kong Web3 Impact Innovation Summit]
DcoreumCN held a Twitter Space event on March 28, 2023 at 20:00 on the theme of "Technology that enables enterprises to leap forward - Web3.0"
important events
South Korea's Cabinet will propose and discuss the "Virtual Assets-related Bill" on March 28
MEPs have until March 28 to debate draft anti-money laundering law document
Token Unlock
Clearpool token CPOOL will unlock 31,167,410.19 (about $1.15 million) at 20:00:00 on March 28, accounting for 3.117% of the total supply
March 29
Project Progress
The full-chain wallet project Everywhere Finance will airdrop on March 29, and the snapshot date will be announced on the day of the airdrop
Blockchain technology company Stratis will launch new NFT ticketing platform Ticketsphere on March 29
Solana’s NFT Marketplace Formfunction Will Shut Down on March 29
Bitget launched the Arbitrum token ARB recharge and trading activity from 11:00 on March 22 to 18:00 on March 29
Upcoming Events
FTX proposes $4 million bonus package to retain employees, to be discussed at a hearing in Delaware court on March 29
"Shanghai Upgrade FlashDAO" will hold the "Shanghai Upgrade Talk" from March 29 to April 12
important events
U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee plans to hold hearing on Silicon Valley Bank bankruptcy on March 29
Token Unlock
114,028 Euler tokens (EUL) will be unlocked at 11:19:38 on March 29 (about $430,000), accounting for 0.419% of the total supply.
Proposal Voting
The Aave community's ARFC proposal on "Deploying Aave V3 MVP on the zkEVM mainnet" ended voting at 18:00 on March 29.
March 30
Project Progress
Coinbase will suspend trading of six cryptocurrencies including YFII and MIR at 0:00 on March 30
Avalanch Cortina upgrade will be activated at 23:00 on March 30
Kraken no longer supports non-corporate customers to use Signature, and customers must complete withdrawals before March 30.
Upcoming Events
Bitget will launch ARB Staking event on March 30
XLABEL and the original creator of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, launched the Tarzan-themed NFT on March 30.
"Shanghai Upgrade FlashDAO" will hold "Exploring the Technical Details of Shanghai Upgrade EIP" on March 30
Proposal Voting
ApeCoin community proposes to launch two new NFT series, ending on March 30
Token Unlock
Galxe token GAL will unlock 192,307.69 (about $330,000) at 20:00:00 on March 30, accounting for 0.096% of the total supply
March 31
Project Progress
DeGods will migrate to Ethereum on March 31
Court approves extension of Celsius's exclusivity until end of March
MATIC BEP2 on BNB Beacon Chain will be discontinued on March 31
Web3 data storage solution KYVE will launch mainnet at the end of this quarter
Sorare, the fantasy football game, has until March 31, 2023 to comply with French gambling regulator
Doodles 2 wearable device NFT "Genesis Box" will be launched on March 31st
Trader Joe’s and the associated Joepegs NFT marketplace will be deployed on BNB Chain by the end of March
important events
Alameda's $45 million Sequoia Capital stake sale could close as early as March 31
Elon Musk: Twitter will open source all the code used for tweet recommendations on March 31
Japanese social giant LINE's cryptocurrency exchange Bitfront ceases operations, user withdrawal deadline is March 31
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's "Guidelines on Virtual Asset Trading Platforms" invites market participants and relevant parties to submit comments on or before March 31, 2023
Upcoming Events
The Ethereum Foundation will launch a new round of grants around account abstraction from February 27 to March 31
Venture capital firm MCV launches Crypto for Good Fund II, second round of applications open until March 31
Token Unlock
15,000,000 GPT tokens (approximately $1.4 million) will be unlocked at 20:00:00 on March 31, accounting for 0.5% of the total supply.
April 1st
important events
BlockFi customers have until April 1 to submit proof of claim information
The Hong Kong SAR Government has appointed Nano Labs founder Kong Jianping as the new director of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited for a term from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025
Russia's Central Bank to launch digital ruble real-time transaction pilot project on April 1
Bank of Japan to launch digital yen pilot program in April
The copyright commercial protection of Uniswap V3 core code will expire on April 1
Hong Kong’s new virtual asset-related criminal offences come into effect on April 1
Project Progress
Aptos Ecosystem DeFi Protocol Thala will issue token THL on Thala Launch on April 1
Nexo to stop offering Earn Interest product to all US customers on April 1
Upcoming Events
The Web3 Global Entrepreneurship Competition "HAPathon 2023" jointly organized by PlatON, Alibaba Cloud and HashKey will be held in Tokyo from April 1st to 2nd
"Shanghai Upgrade FlashDAO" will hold "EIP/ERC History: Shanghai Upgrade Related" on April 1st
The Harvard Business School China Summit will be held at Harvard University on April 1, 2023 at 11:00 PM Eastern Time
Token Unlock
27,433,333 Acala tokens (about $2.81 million) will be unlocked at 15:00:00 on April 1, accounting for 2.743% of the total supply.
April 2
Upcoming Events
The registration deadline for the Hong Kong station of the Web3 global entrepreneurship competition "HAPathon 2023" jointly organized by PlatON, Alibaba Cloud and HashKey is April 2
The registration deadline for the "Web 3.0 Global Startup Competition HAPathon 2023" is April 2
Project Progress
Southeast Asian cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex has been approved by a Singapore court to extend creditor protection until April 2, 2023
Token Unlock
1INCH token 1inch will unlock 15,000 (about $7756) at 04:00:00 on April 2, accounting for 0.001% of the total supply
