CoinVoice has recently learned that Ethereum domain name service ENS tweeted that it has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to question the validity of Unstoppable Domains' patent for open source technology developed by ENS Labs.

ENS said that Unstoppable Domains' patent application for ENS technology is an act of theft, and it refuses to open source the patent and make any irrevocable commitment. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that according to Lookonchain monitoring, an Ethereum IC0 participant who has been silent for more than 8 years transferred out 1,960 ETH worth 5.87 million US dollars 2 hours ago.

It is reported that this address received 1969.488 ETH in the Ethereum Genesis block. [Original link]

CoinVoice recently learned that Pantera Capital announced its investment in TON and said: "We believe TON has the ability to promote cryptocurrency to the masses because it is widely used in the Telegram network."

The announcement stated that Pantera Capital believes that the TON network is still in its early stages and that the Telegram user base will adopt its ecosystem and new features. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that Untangled Finance, a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) platform backed by Fasanara Capital, opened the first private credit pool on the Celo (CELO) network with French fintech lender Karmen on Thursday. The pool is structured in accordance with Luxembourg securitization regulations, with an initial debt ceiling of $6 million, allowing qualified investors to deposit USDC stablecoins. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that the RWA market Ironlight announced the completion of US$12 million in financing, but the specific investor information has not been disclosed yet.

It is reported that Ironlight was founded by Rob McGrath and Matt Celebuski, aiming to tokenize private securities that are usually illiquid, such as real estate, natural resources, fine arts, public infrastructure and private equity. Its goal is to become a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market regulated by the US SEC, and the registration process will be initiated later. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that the modular liquidity protocol Mitosis announced that it has completed US$7 million in financing, led by Amber Group and Foresight Ventures, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Folius Ventures, Citizen X, GSR, Cogitent Ventures, No Limit Holdings, Digital Asset Capital Management, Pivot Global, Everstake, and angel investors from Zellic, XAI, ether.fi, Hyperlane, Osmosis, DefiLlama, Injective, Keplr, Puffer, Curve, and Interchain.

Epoch 2 of Mitosis’ Expedition event will start at 23:00 on May 2, Beijing time. Epoch 1 started at 23:00 on April 25.

CoinVoice has recently learned that according to the official latest information, the on-chain data analysis platform Arkham announced the integration of The Open Network (TON) and provides Telegram users with quick access to Arkham through the Telegram native mini-application. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that according to CoinDesk, the Web3 content publishing platform Mirror has been acquired by Paragraph. The Mirror team will continue to operate independently and will shift its focus to the development of "Kiosk", a Web3 social application based on Farcaster that integrates blockchain and e-commerce.

Paragraph founder says Mirror and Paragraph will eventually merge into a unified product suite. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that the modular liquidity protocol Mitosis announced that it has completed US$7 million in financing, led by Amber Group and Foresight Ventures, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Folius Ventures, Citizen X, GSR, Cogitent Ventures, No Limit Holdings, Digital Asset Capital Management, Pivot Global, Everstake, and angel investors from Zellic, XAI, ether.fi, Hyperlane, Osmosis, DefiLlama, Injective, Keplr, Puffer, Curve, and Interchain.

Epoch 2 of Mitosis’ Expedition event will start at 23:00 on May 2, Beijing time. Epoch 1 started at 23:00 on April 25.

CoinVoice recently learned that according to @ai_9684xtpa’s monitoring, the Ethereum Foundation-related address 0x9d2...C43B1 has transferred ETH to the exchange again. Four hours ago, the address recharged 200 ETH to Kraken, worth $588,000. The address received 2,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation nine years ago (September 2015), and currently still holds 1,629 ETH, with a floating profit of $4.83 million. [Original link]

CoinVoice recently learned that according to Arkham monitoring, Grayscale transferred a total of approximately 3,776 BTC to the Coinbase Prime address 26 minutes ago, and also transferred 405.459 BTC to another new address. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that MoonPay has announced that US users can now buy and sell more than 110 cryptocurrencies through PayPal. This integration will help purchase cryptocurrencies through debit cards and significantly increase the success rate of crypto transactions.

MoonPay users will also not be limited to purchasing cryptocurrencies with PayPal using the PYUSD stablecoin or ETH, the company said. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that according to Fortune, the crypto fund XYZ founded by Matthew Homer, the former senior director of cryptocurrency affairs at the New York Department of Financial Services, has completed a $5.1 million financing round, with participation from Compound founder Robert Leshner, Multicoin managing partner Kyle Samani and Gemini co-founders the Winklevoss brothers.

Homer told Fortune that XYZ is not designed to lead funding rounds, but rather to serve as an important advisory resource at the start-up financing table. “When I looked at the venture capital space, that was one of the reasons I started this fund,” he added. “No one really has the resources in the regulatory space.” [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that according to Fortune magazine, Bitcoin mining company Stronghold announced in a financial report conference call that it is exploring the possibility of selling all or part of the company's shares to "maximize shareholder value." The company's current market value is nearly $40 million. Stronghold's stock is worth about $11.25 at the end of 2024 and was trading at about $3 on Wednesday. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that according to Cointelegraph, the decentralized social media platform Friend.tech is preparing to release version V2 and conduct an airdrop on May 3. A leaked smart contract shows that the airdrop may introduce NFTs through airdrops, which means that except for certain whitelisted protocol addresses, airdrop recipients will not be able to sell or exchange airdrop tokens.

It is reported that the new tokens will be rewarded to users who stake ETH and Points tokens in the Friend.tech smart contract. [Original link]

CoinVoice recently learned that Kamino’s Twitter account released data showing that the total amount of KMNO tokens currently staked exceeds 370 million, accounting for about 60% of the total token claims. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that Robert Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock, said in an interview that financial institutions such as sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and endowment funds may begin spot ETF transactions in the coming months.

Robert said that many interested companies, whether we are talking about pension funds, endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, other asset management companies, family offices, are conducting ongoing due diligence and research dialogues, and BlackRock is playing a role from an educational perspective. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that BNB Chain released its Q1 2024 ecological report. BNB Chain is still committed to the "One BNB" multi-chain solution strategy, realizing the integration of BSC, opBNB and Greenfield, meeting all decentralized computing and storage needs of Web3 Dapp in one overall solution, making BNB Chain the first choice for Web3 developers.

Additionally, the BNB Smart Chain averaged 1.4 million daily active users (DAU), making it the first-layer (L1) blockchain with the most daily active users. The total number of unique addresses on BSC grew by 5.3% to 435 million. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that according to an official announcement, Klumi Ventures announced that it has obtained a financial license issued by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), allowing the company to invest in tokens and make equity investments in early-stage Web3 startups.

Klumi Ventures is launching two specialized funds, of which the $15 million accredited investor fund will be used for pre-seed and seed investments, providing critical capital and support for early-stage Web3 startups to realize their vision and effectively scale their operations. The flagship fund is $100 million and is tailored for emerging technologies and decentralized industries. [Original link]

CoinVoice has recently learned that according to the latest official information, venture capital firm No Limit Holdings announced the appointment of Jeremy Huff as partner and co-founder. The latter previously served as managing director and chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley China.

It is reported that Jeremy Huff has served as Morgan Stanley's Chief Operating Officer for China since 2017, executing strategies on the company's multiple platforms in mainland China, including serving as a director of Morgan Stanley's domestic mutual fund business and a member of Morgan Stanley's RMB private equity fund investment committee. [Original link]