Upcoming events this week: FTX's debtors' customer claims portal is set to launch around July 3rd; Tether announces the launch of native USDT on the Kava network.

Selected Events:

1. Tether announced that it will launch native USDT on the Kava network on July 3rd.

2. FTX debtor customer claims portal website will be launched around July 3rd;

3. Cryptocurrency ATM company Bitcoin Depot will be listed on NASDAQ on July 3rd;

July 3rd

Cryptocurrency ATM company Bitcoin Depot will be listed on NASDAQ on July 3rd.

According to a report from globenewswire, cryptocurrency ATM company Bitcoin Depot has announced the completion of its previously announced business merger with special purpose acquisition company GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. The company will be listed on NASDAQ on July 3. Bitcoin Depot was founded in 2016 and provides users with the service of converting cash into Bitcoin. According to its official website, Bitcoin Depot currently has Bitcoin ATMs in 9130 locations.

FTX debtor customer claim portal website will be launched around July 3rd

claims.ftx.com is now live and will serve as the customer claims portal for the debtor. Once the court signs the order related to the motion around July 3, 2023, the portal will be activated.

On June 14, 2023, FTX's debtor filed a motion for a customer claims deadline, which aims to determine the deadline for customers to submit their claims and approve the procedures for doing so. The motion will be heard in court on June 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.

Tether announced the launch of native USDT on Kava network on July 3rd.

According to official sources, Tether has announced the launch of native USDT on the Kava network. Currently, USDT is supported on networks including Ethereum, Solana, Algorand, EOS, Liquid Network, Omni, and Tron.

AlienSwap will launch an innovative area for zero gas Ethereum NFT trading

AlienSwap NFT platform will launch the Ethereum NFT gas-free trading market Mirror Market on July 3, creating the first NFT market that supports Ethereum NFT gas-free issuance and trading. Mirror Market will release and launch the NFT no-code creation platform Create X, NFT gas-free minting, and NFT zero gas trading innovation zone, ushering in a new era of Ethereum NFT zero gas trading.

Binance will release C Ronaldo's second NFT collection on July 3rd.

According to official sources, the second NFT collection series "ForeverCR7: The GOAT" in collaboration with Binance will be released on July 3. The series pays tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo's 838 goals to date, with twenty designs divided into four rarity levels: Super Super Rare (SSR), Super Rare (SR), Rare (R), and Normal (N). Earlier reports stated that Cristiano Ronaldo launched his first NFT collection on Binance in November of last year.

Justin Sun: TRON will launch the RWA track project stUSDT on July 3, positioning it as a crypto version of Yu'ebao

Justin Sun, founder of TRON and member of Huobi's global advisory committee, announced on social media that "the first RWA track product in the TRON ecosystem, stUSDT, will be launched soon and will be operated through the decentralized platform JustLend. stUSDT will become the Yu'ebao of the cryptocurrency industry, providing users with more diversified investment options."

July 4th

The new head of the Japanese Financial Services Agency will take office on July 4th and has previously been responsible for handling the cryptocurrency field.

According to a report by Nikkei News, Japan announced that its Financial Services Agency chief, Junichi Nakajima, has resigned and appointed Shouki Kureda, the current Director-General of the Policy and Strategy Bureau, as his successor on July 4th. Kureda, who is 59 years old, is currently the Director-General of the Strategic Development and Management Bureau, which is responsible for handling cryptocurrency and fintech issues under the Japanese Financial Services Agency.

July 5th

Ziliqa will upgrade to version v9.2 on July 5th, and deposits and withdrawals will be suspended during the upgrade period.

Layer 1 blockchain Ziliqa officially announced that the mainnet will be upgraded to version v9.2 at 16:00 on July 5th Beijing time. The upgrade is expected to take about 8 hours (possibly up to 24 hours), during which time Ziliqa network will not process transactions and deposits and withdrawals will be suspended.

This upgrade will introduce multiple enhancements and new features, aimed at optimizing performance and strengthening cross-chain functionality. The key improvement is to enhance the interoperability between EVM and Scilla, simplify the creation, testing, and launching of ERC-20 and ZRC-2 smart contracts for alternative tokens, and promote seamless cross-chain interaction. The enhanced functionality also includes expanding the test coverage of third-party EVM contracts and full backward compatibility with all existing Scilla contracts in version 0.13.3.

In addition, the upgrade includes various bug fixes, improvements in server-side elasticity, and overall network performance enhancements, introducing advanced search and tracking capabilities for developers, and expanding development platform support.

Sui Foundation: The first official Sui hackathon is now accepting registrations, with a total prize pool of $285,000.

The Sui Foundation announced on its official blog that the first official Sui hackathon is now accepting registrations until July 5th. The hackathon, co-hosted by the Sui Foundation and KuCoin Labs, will be held on July 19th at Builder House in Paris and online, with a total prize pool of $285,000.

Gemini: Voyager customers can create Gemini accounts to withdraw cryptocurrencies

The encrypted exchange Gemini tweeted that customers affected by Voyager's bankruptcy can create a Gemini account before July 23 and withdraw their cryptocurrency according to the claims allocation process. According to previous reports, Voyager will reopen to customers from June 20 to July 5, during which creditors can withdraw about 35% of their cryptocurrency.

July 6th

dYdX Chain public testnet will launch at 1:00 on July 6th

Dior launches new men's shoe collection equipped with "digital twin" NFT

The French fashion brand Dior has launched a new men's shoe series, equipped with an encrypted online authentication system based on NFC chips and "digital twin" NFT. This sports shoe, named B33, was designed by Dior's menswear artistic director Kim Jones and is part of Dior's 2023 autumn menswear collection. The first of the seven sports shoes will be exclusively available online on July 6th, with a limited edition of 470 pairs. Each pair of shoes will be equipped with a "digital twin", an NFT that matches the shoes and is minted on the Ethereum blockchain. Each pair of shoes is priced at $1350. The NFC chip in the shoes is associated with an encryption key, which can provide digital authenticity certificates and other specialized services.

ConsenSys has launched a new brand identity and will host the "Not Another Virtual" hackathon.

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin posted on social media that "ConsenSys has launched a new brand identity aimed at igniting the spark of builders. Our new brand redefines what it means to be a builder and represents a belief that there are no passive culture absorbers, no passive community members, and no passive Web3 users. Only builders and participants."

In addition, ConsenSys has also released a global Web3 awareness survey report conducted with YouGov, which surveyed over 15,000 respondents from 15 countries or regions on topics related to cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3.

Among them, 92% of the respondents indicated that they are familiar with cryptocurrency, but only 8% are familiar with the concept of Web3; 82% of the respondents stated that privacy is very important to them, 77% of the respondents hope to have better control over their online identity, and 70% of the respondents hope to have ownership of their own data.

ConsenSys will also launch "Not Another Virtual Hackathon", which includes various types of builders and is open for registration from July 6th to September 6th.

Dash Core releases version v19.2.0, mandatory upgrade required before July 6th fork

The official Dash blog announced that Dash Core v19.2.0 has been officially released. It is reported that this is a mandatory update and introduces some major changes. Dash reminds all nodes to upgrade to this version. Nodes running below version 19.2 are expected to diverge from other nodes on the network on July 6th. If the upgrade is not completed before the planned fork on July 6th, the system may need to be re-indexed. According to Dash, this version upgrade will solve the v19 hard fork problem, including some edge case issues that were missed in the feature test, which may cause the main network to stop producing blocks. In addition, Dash has optimized support for lightweight client data migration and historical data, and also solved problems such as wallet crashes caused by more than 256 characters in mnemonic words.

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