A Week Ahead｜The 13th Bitcoin Pizza Day is Coming; Greenfield Testnet Upgraded and Renamed as Mekong Testnet.
Selected Events:
"Bitcoin Pizza Day" 13th anniversary;
EDCON 2023 Montenegro Conference is about to come to a close;
A South Korean court will hold the first trial of Terra co-founder Daniel Shin on May 26th.
Meitu will launch "Fast and Furious" movie series NFT on May 22nd.
Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev's further investigation hearing will be held on May 24th;
May 22nd
Meitai will launch "Fast and Furious" movie series NFT on May 22nd
The American toy manufacturer Mattel will launch the latest "Hot Wheels NFT Garage" series based on the "Fast & Furious" movie on May 22. The "Hot Wheels NFT Garage x Fast & Furious" series will be launched on the Flow blockchain, featuring cars from the movie, including Dominic Toretto's 1970 Dodge Charger, Brian O'Conner's 1969 Camero, and Suki's Honda S2000. The limited edition NFTs will be priced at $20.
According to CoinDesk, Mike Seavers, former Executive Vice President of Development at Epic Games, the developer of "Fortnite", will join Yuga Labs as Chief Technology Officer, effective May 22nd.
Binance will suspend all GBP deposit and withdrawal services for users on May 22nd.
Binance has suspended GBP deposits and withdrawals for new users since March 13th, and for all users since May 22nd. A Binance spokesperson stated in an email that they have received notification from Binance's fiat partner Paysafe that they will no longer be able to offer GBP deposit and withdrawal services starting from May 22nd, 2023.
Binance stated that this change will affect less than 1% of its users, and the exchange is currently seeking alternative solutions. Meanwhile, deposits and withdrawals for other fiat currencies and cryptocurrency trading are not affected.
Genesis requires creditors to provide the amount of debt before May 22nd
According to court documents cited by CoinDesk, bankrupt crypto lender Genesis has requested that creditors provide the amount owed to them by the company before May 22 and will hold an auction by June 27. Bidders interested in acquiring Genesis must submit their bids by May 5. The sale will include lender Genesis Global Capital, Genesis Asia Pacific, and Genesis Global Trading, the latter of which has not filed for bankruptcy, all of which are subsidiaries of Digital Currency Group.
CME will expand the contract term categories of Bitcoin and Ethereum options starting on May 22nd.
The CME Group has announced plans to expand its cryptocurrency options contracts in standard and micro Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts starting May 22, pending regulatory review.
Bitcoin and Ethereum futures options will offer new expiration dates on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Micro Bitcoin and Ethereum futures options will add expiration dates on Tuesday and Thursday to the existing expiration dates on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. All of these new products will supplement the existing monthly and quarterly expirations of all Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts.
"Bitcoin Pizza Day" 13th Anniversary
May 22, 2010 was the day of the first commercial Bitcoin transaction, also known as "Bitcoin Pizza Day". Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer from Florida, bought two Papa John's pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins, which were worth about $40 at the time. To celebrate the annual Bitcoin Pizza Day, Binance will launch a "Complete Identity Verification to Receive BTC" limited-time promotion! During the event, participants who successfully register, complete identity verification, or invite new users will share a reward of $12,000.
May 23rd
Mysten Labs: 11 game developers will launch games on the Sui network starting from May 15th
From May 22 to May 28, the games launched will include "Worlds Beyond", "Lucky Kat: Cosmocadia" and "Aether Games: Cards of Ethernity".
EDCON 2023 Montenegro Conference is about to come to a close.
On May 23rd, the last day of EDCON 2023 conference, a one-day community activity day will be held, featuring a variety of special activities including workshops, educational lectures, and outdoor entertainment projects for participation.
Collab.Land: Token application will end on May 23rd, MT time
Discord extension application plugin Collab.Land announced that it will start token application at 18:00 on February 23, MT time, and end on May 23, 2023. Collab.Land reminds users that this application is only available on its official website, without wallet connection, message signing, or gas required. Users should beware of fraudulent links.
May 24th
Muverse Asia Tour will start on May 24th
According to official sources, the Web3 entertainment platform Muverse will begin its Asia tour on May 24th. The team's itinerary includes Seoul, South Korea (5/24), Tokyo, Japan (5/27), Beijing, China (5/30), Hangzhou, China (6/3), and Dubai, UAE (6/6). The Asia tour is organized by Muverse, co-organized by Zonff Partners, AvatarDAO, Foresight New, and 1783DAO, and supported by Syndicate Capital and H3 Entertainment. The event will feature guests such as former Oscar chairman Sid Gani, Hollywood producer and Muverse Co-CEO Mark Ra, renowned Japanese art director Yoshihito Akatsuka, and Syndicate Capital President Albert Yip.
Muverse is a community-driven Web3 entertainment platform dedicated to facilitating frictionless transactions of music, gaming, and movie NFT assets. Muverse will provide users with rich gamified interactions, investment opportunities, and revenue scenarios, allowing musicians, filmmakers, investors, and fans from all over the world to participate fully and engage in frictionless transactions (BlockBeats note: For more information about Muverse, please read BlockBeats' interview with Muverse CEO in "Dialogue with Muverse CEO: Empowering Hollywood with Web3, Reshaping the Music and Film Entertainment Industry Ecosystem").
Mina will launch zkIgnite Cohort 2 on May 24th and applications are now open.
The lightweight blockchain Mina announced that it will launch zkIgnite Cohort 2 on May 24th and applications are now open. This program will provide practical support and funding for projects that aim to build on zero-knowledge (ZK) technology.
Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev's further investigation hearing will be held on May 24th.
The Block reported that Ksenia Malik, the wife of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, confirmed to The Block that Alexey Pertsev will return home on his birthday, April 26th, wearing an ankle monitor and awaiting trial. It is reported that a further hearing on the case will be held on May 24th.
May 25th
BNB Greenfield Testnet will be reset and upgraded on May 25th.
According to official sources, the BNB Greenfield testnet will undergo a reset upgrade from 14:00 to 18:00 on May 25th. The new upgraded version will be named Mekong Testnet and will provide SG GC services, upgrade to cosmos-sdk v0.47.2, and clean up outdated permissions.
On May 25th, the Ethereum ACDE conference was held again, as reported in this article.
Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko posted a summary of the latest Ethereum execution layer core developer meeting (ACDE). The meeting focused mostly on EIP-4844 and briefly discussed L2 EIP and the overall plan for the Cancun upgrade. Tim Beiko stated that he hopes to finalize the scope of the upgrade in the next one or two meetings. The next ACDE meeting will be held on May 25th.
FTX seeks to recover nearly $4 billion from Genesis
In a court filing submitted to the New York bankruptcy court on May 3, FTX's lawyers plan to file a motion at the FTX hearing scheduled for May 25 to recover nearly $4 billion in funds from Genesis Global Capital, including cash and cryptocurrency.
May 26th
韩国法院将于 5 月 26 日对 Terra 联创 Daniel Shin 进行首次审判
Translation:A South Korean court will hold the first trial of Terra co-founder Daniel Shin on May 26
According to Forkast, the Seoul Southern District Court in South Korea will hold the first trial for Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin and seven other colleagues on May 26. It is reported that Daniel Shin has formed a defense team consisting of 30 lawyers, including 11 lawyers from a law firm that recently hired a former Seoul prosecutor to investigate the Terra-Luna collapse.
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