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Welcome to this month’s edition of our newsletter! 🚀
As always, we're here to keep you plugged into the heart of the crypto ecosystem, bringing you the most critical updates, insights, and opportunities. (Did anyone say airdrops? 👀)
This month, we’ve seen some game-changing movements that could reshape all of our market strategies. We’re also covering a few must-know project updates and events that are making waves. 👇
Telegram now enables Toncoin payments for in-platform ad purchases.
EigenLayer will launch the $EIGEN token with an initial airdrop on May 10th. The snapshot date turns out to be March 15.
🌐 Mina completed the Devnet phase of the Berkeley Upgrade on April 9, marking the final phase before its mainnet launch.
🛠 VelodromeFi to launch its DEX on Build on Bitcoin (BOB), a Bitcoin L2 with EVM compatibility.
💰 Pantera Capital has announced its new $1 Billion Crypto Fund.
🛡 The Offchain Labs team reported on March 22 that they had disclosed two serious vulnerabilities in Optimism's Fraud-Proof system.
💸 Franklin Templeton has enabled peer-to-peer transfers of tokenized shares (BENJI) in its U.S. Government Money Fund on Polygon.
Ankr has launched the AI-focused Layer-1 Blockchain Neura on the public testnet.
👥 Aave Labs shared a comprehensive Aave 2030 Proposal for the Aave DAO, encompassing Aave V4.
🔓 826M SUI (8.27% of Max Supply) is scheduled to unlock on May 3rd.
The crypto agenda was busy this month! As always, we've picked out the top 3 news, videos, and dashboards that everyone was talking about. Enjoy:
“Google now allows wallet address searches for Bitcoin, Fantom, Arbitrum, and others”
“Disable iMessage ASAP to avoid crypto zero-day exploit: Trust Wallet”
“Bitcoin's halving created the most valuable blocks in history, aside from one”
This month was another one filled with global crypto events, and we at Alphaday had the opportunity to attend two of the major ones.
The first event we attended was ETHDam held in Amsterdam on the 12-14 of April 2024.
The event was centered around Security and Privacy, featuring in-depth discussions on these crucial topics.
There was also a Hackathon organized around these themes. One of our team members, Selim Cetiner, participated in this hackathon and together with his team won the award for the “Best Security Product” category. Yayy!!
Additionally, the city's commitment to privacy was evident, given its history with Tornado Cash (a member of the Tornado development team had been arrested in Amsterdam 👀), showing that the Cypherpunk culture is still very much alive.
Another aspect of the event that we enjoyed was the presence of numerous developers and builders and the depth of the discussions. This shows that over the years, knowledge has become more layered, developing more informed audiences.
Our Co-Founder & CEO, Deniz Omer, was present at the electrifying TOKEN 2049 event in Dubai. Here's what you need to know:
Telegram’s Revenue Sharing Plan: Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, announced a new revenue-sharing model for creators, with plans to tokenize elements like custom stickers and emojis, turning them into tradeable assets. All digital product transactions will utilize the TON blockchain.
Tether on TON: Tether revealed that it will launch its stablecoin on the TON blockchain, aiming to enhance utility and integration for its users.
Institutional Focus on RWAs: The event highlighted a surge in institutional interest in Real World Assets (RWAs), indicating a pivotal trend toward integrating traditional asset classes with blockchain technologies.
Nansen Defines Smart Money: Nansen introduced the concept of “Smart Money”, emphasizing the influence of a select group of on-chain wallets and their transactions in the blockchain ecosystem.
Innovative Robo-Cafe by XMAQUINA: Showcasing the fusion of automation and blockchain, XMAQUINA presented a robo-cafe that not only served coffee and ice cream but also offered crypto rewards, demonstrating practical applications of decentralized tech.
Web3 Foundation’s Generous Incentive: A new initiative was announced with a 10 million DOT prize pool to support the development of the JAM protocol, set to overhaul Polkadot's Relay Chain.
The discussions also covered the integration of AI, DePIN technologies, and the recent developments around RUNE, reflecting the broadening scope of blockchain applications.
As we wrap up this edition of our monthly newsletter, we thank you for joining us on another exciting month full of events and news. We'll continue to bring you the latest updates and insightful analyses next month, so stay tuned! 💪
🚀 Happy trading,
Alphaday Team
Alphaday
