1. Cryptocurrency attacks in April have caused losses of over $100 million
According to CertiK Alert data, crypto attacks in April have caused a total loss of approximately US$103.6 million, of which flash loan attacks caused losses of approximately US$19.8 million and Rug Pulls caused losses of approximately US$9.3 million.
2. BNB Chain community launches Greenfield executable design proposal
The BNB Chain community has initiated a Greenfield executable design proposal and is soliciting discussions on it. The proposal was proposed by NodeReal, a blockchain infrastructure. BNB Greenfield is a decentralized storage infrastructure launched by the BNB Chain development team. The proposal will introduce "data operations" capabilities to Greenfield, which will help enhance its flexibility and enable it to better support various data use cases in the ecosystem. The solution includes: supporting "executable" data on Greenfield with access control, helping Greenfield ecosystem construction from the programming language level, consolidating Greenfield data operation security, and executing proof mechanisms.
3. FTX has spent $86 million since its bankruptcy, of which $67 million was used to pay legal fees
According to Decrypt, according to court documents, FTX released the fourth report in a series of interim financial updates on Friday, showing that FTX spent a total of $86 million by the end of March. The report shows that most of FTX's expenses ($67 million) were spent on legal fees. The company said it has $2 billion in cash and earned $48 million from the sale of assets. But since the report only ended at the end of March, it does not include the $50 million it received from the sale of LedgerX.
4. Data: 1.95 million ETH have been unstaked since the Ethereum upgrade, with a net withdrawal of about 460,000 ETH
According to Token Unlock data, since the completion of the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade, about 1.95 million ETH have been unstaked, about 1.5 million ETH have been newly deposited, and the net withdrawal is about 457,000 ETH. In addition, about 450,000 ETH are currently in the withdrawal status.
5. Lightning Labs updates Lightning Network management tool Lit, introducing automatic management and account functions
According to the official blog, Bitcoin Lightning Network development team Lightning Labs recently updated the Lightning Network management tool Lit, allowing ordinary users to run Lightning Network nodes on their own and send or receive Bitcoin in a non-custodial manner without being technically proficient. This update includes automatic updates to Lightning Network fees through algorithms and the introduction of an "account" system so that multiple users can share Lightning Network nodes.
6. The Shibarium team is developing the cross-chain bridge function "Shibarium Bridge"
According to U.today, Lucie Sasnikova, the core developer of Shibarium, the Shiba Inu Layer 2 protocol, tweeted that the Shibarium team is developing a new cross-chain bridge function "Shibarium Bridge" to improve the practicality of SHIB Layer 2. At this stage, the cross-chain bridge is still under testing and preparation, and only some functions have been realized. Earlier news said that Shibarium will be compatible with the Ethereum blockchain, and according to the screenshots disclosed by Lucie Sasnikova, "Shibarium Bridge" can realize the cross-chain SWAP function of ETH and SHIB.
7. A YouTube blogger with millions of followers had his account stolen and promoted an XRP-related scam. He has now regained control of his account
According to Cointelegraph, DidYouKnowGaming, a YouTube blogger with 2.4 million subscribers, tweeted yesterday that his YouTube account was stolen and hackers used his account to promote XRP-related crypto scams. He has now regained control of the account with the help of YouTube officials.
8. Report: The Web3 market size is expected to reach US$81.9 billion in 2032, with a compound annual growth rate of 44.5%
According to Globenewswire, the market research and consulting company Acumen Research & Consulting released the "2023-2032 Web3.0 Market Forecast" report, which shows that the Web3.0 market size is expected to reach US$81.9 billion by 2032, with a compound annual growth rate of 44.5%, among which the Web 3.0 market in the Asia-Pacific region will experience significant growth, with a compound annual growth rate of approximately 47% from 2023 to 2032. According to a previous report by Deloitte, the insurance industry can save up to US$5-10 billion in costs each year by adopting blockchain technology due to reduced fraud and improved claims processing.
9. OpenDAO will launch a sub-DAO on Bitcoin Ordinals
According to the official Twitter, OpenDAO announced that it will launch a sub-DAO on Bitcoin Ordinals, named "BRC-20 Deneutralization DAO".
10. Data: A 1inch investor transferred 7.01 million 1INCH to Binance, equivalent to approximately 3.42 million US dollars
According to the monitoring of on-chain analyst Yu Jin, this morning, a 1inch investor (starting with 0x46EE) transferred 7.01 million 1INCH to Binance, worth about 3.42 million US dollars. It is reported that the 1INCH obtained by the investor/institution will be unlocked once every six months from December 1, 2021, for a total of 4 periods, 3.75 million each period. At present, the investor/institution has unlocked and received 11.25 million 1INCH and transferred/sold them all, including: 2 million sold on the chain, with an average selling price of US$1.34; 750,000 transferred to FTX, the price at that time was US$3.47; 8.5 million transferred to Binance, with an average price of US$0.62. The investor/institution may have realized a profit of US$10.6 million, with a return rate of 70 times based on the investment cost of US$0.01 per unit price; and a return rate of 10.6 times based on the investment cost of US$0.067 per unit price.
11. NFT project DigiDaigaku will launch Bitcoin Ordinal NFT
According to official news, NFT project DigiDaigaku announced that it will launch Bitcoin Ordinal NFT. DigiDaigaku Genesis holders will be eligible to receive Chibi Bitcoin Ordinal. A snapshot is expected to be taken on May 1 at Ethereum block height 1714466. DigiDaigaku reminds users that they need to ensure that Genesis NFT is in a hot wallet. If Genesis NFT is in a smart contract wallet such as Gnosis Vault, it is recommended to use https://delegate.cash to delegate it to a hot wallet, otherwise ownership cannot be verified and users will not receive Ordinal.
12.0VIX: If the attacker has not returned any funds by May 1, enforcement proceedings will be initiated
Polygon ecosystem project 0VIX Protocol sent a message to the attacker on Twitter, saying that if no funds are received by 16:00 Beijing time on May 1, 2023, law enforcement procedures will be initiated. The team will combine the clues currently obtained and the tracking of the attacker that has been carried out, and hand them all over. The 0VIX team will not stop until the protocol user funds are fully recovered or the attacker is prosecuted/imprisoned.
13. Kenya will begin taxing crypto exchange revenue
According to Bitcoin.com, Kenya’s Ministry of Finance said it would begin to impose a 1.5% tax on income earned by crypto exchanges. The digital tax was first proposed in 2020 as an attempt by the Kenyan government to gain revenue from crypto exchanges and tax-avoiding digital asset platforms. In early January 2021, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) said it expected to receive $45.5 million (5 billion Kenyan shillings) from the tax.