Selected Events:

1. Starknet will release v0.12.1 on the Goerli testnet on August 7th.

2. Coinbase announced that it will publicly launch its Layer 2 blockchain Base on August 9th.

3. NFT project DeGods' third season update will be released on August 9th.

4. The hearing for the disclosure statement of Celsius' bankruptcy reorganization plan will be held on August 10th.

August 7th

Starknet will release v0.12.1 on Goerli testnet on August 7th.

Starknet announced that it will release v0.12.1 on the Goerli testnet on August 7th. Prior to this, Starknet considered v0.12.1 as the second phase of the "quantum leap" of the Starknet mainnet.

Web3 Mahjong game Mahjong Meta is expected to be officially released on August 7th.

The Singapore court will decide whether to dissolve or restructure Hodlnaut on August 7th at the hearing.

According to Tech in Asia, the Singapore court may decide whether to dissolve or restructure Hodlnaut at a hearing scheduled for August 7. The interim judicial management applied to end the lawsuit on April 25 and stated that major creditors, including Samtrade Custodian and Algorand Foundation, were unwilling to negotiate further on the restructuring agreement. The Singapore court stated that 55.8% of Hodlnaut's debtors want to dissolve the company. The trading platform currently faces claims from creditors of about SGD 409 million (approximately USD 304 million). Hodlnaut's founders, Simon Lee and Zhu Juntao, have stated that they will oppose the liquidation decision against the company in court.

8月8日

dYdX announced the closure of dYdX Chain Public Testnet #1 on August 8 at 1:00

dYdX announced on social media that it will close dYdX Chain Public Testnet #1 at 1:00 AM Beijing time on August 8th and reset and restart Public Testnet #2 at 1:00 AM Beijing time on August 11th. It is worth noting that the testnet will be unavailable during the upgrade. The new Public Testnet will include over 30 new markets, rewards and ownership, trading fees, and dynamic margin requirements.

FPS shooting blockchain game MATR1X FIRE will launch Alpha testing on August 8th, and will airdrop millions of FIRE Tokens to test users.

According to official sources, FPS shooting blockchain game MATR1X FIRE has announced the launch of its Alpha test. Users can obtain a limited number of Battle Passes for free on the official website. MATR1X FIRE is the first metaverse shooting mobile game incubated by Web3 entertainment platform MATR1X, featuring classic shooting and 5v5 fair competition. The gameplay is similar to CSGO, CrossFire, and Call of Duty mobile games, and players can win NFTs and tokens by playing the game. According to MATR1X FIRE's Twitter, the Alpha test officially started on August 8th and will airdrop millions of FIRE tokens and MAX tokens to test users. A Battle Pass (BP) is required to enter the Alpha test.

P2E blockchain game Dimension X will launch NFT on August 8th

The chain game Dimension X developed by game developer Crypthulhu Studios will launch NFT on Ethereum on August 8th. Users can participate in the lottery to obtain NFT casting whitelist. Dimension X is a free strategic role-playing game based on comics on the Flow blockchain. BlockBeats previously reported that Crypthulhu Studios, the game developer, announced the completion of a $3 million financing round in July 2022, led by Coatue and Dapper Labs.

NFT project VeeFriends and toy giant Jazwares launch exclusive Squishmallow plush toy for sale

NFT project VeeFriends and toy giant Jazwares will release exclusive plush toys Squishmallow through the VeeFriends store at 00:00 on August 8th. The new series will include four unique Squishmallow plush toys, each showcasing one of the four different VeeFriends characters.

Encryption gaming startup Ultra launches an esports platform with tokens and NFT prizes.

This platform will be launched on August 8th, and will offer Ultra's UOS tokens, NFTs, and even physical products as prizes. Each prize is tokenized and can be traded on Ultra's Uniq Marketplace.

August 9th

Coinbase announced that it will publicly launch its Layer 2 blockchain Base on August 9th.

NFT project DeGods season 3 update will be released on August 9th

FTX Digital has registered for claims with PwC and its liquidation process has been extended to August 9th.

According to the information on the PwC official website, the liquidation process of the Bahamian entity FTX Digital has been extended to August 9, 2023. The provisional liquidator (PwC) has also submitted a Chapter 15 application to the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, and the US court issued an order on February 15 recognizing the provisional liquidation as the main foreign proceeding, which means that FTX Digital is not subject to the US Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Since the appointment by the Supreme Court, the provisional liquidator has been reviewing the financial situation of FTX Digital, investigating the reasons for the collapse of FTX Global and its impact on FTX Digital, seeking to identify and protect assets, and investigating all available paths of the company to achieve the maximum possible value for all stakeholders. The claims process will go through several stages: claim registration, creating a login in the claims portal, identity verification, accepting balances, and asset transfers. Currently, the claims process is in the first stage, and PwC invites customers and creditors to register their contact information.

PancakeSwap will share trading fee income with CAKE token stakers

According to The Block, decentralized exchange PancakeSwap will share trading fee revenue with CAKE token stakers. Starting from August 9th, CAKE stakers will receive 5% of all trading fee revenue from PancakeSwap v3 trading pairs on a weekly rotating basis, including the 0.01% and 0.05% fee tiers. These two fee tiers account for approximately 80-90% of PancakeSwap v3 trading volume.

August 10th

Binance will delist TRX/BUSD and DODO/BUSD perpetual contracts on August 10th.

WSJ: Celsius reaches a critical settlement agreement and will seek court approval for its settlement plan at the hearing on August 10th

According to the Wall Street Journal, cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network has reached a settlement agreement that may help it obtain court approval to return customer assets. One of the settlement agreements resolves claims of fraud and false statements made by Celsius by increasing the amount of recovery by 5%. Celsius has also settled 30,000 claims demanding compensation of $78 billion. Celsius will seek court approval for the settlement plan at a hearing on August 10. The confirmation hearing for Celsius' restructuring plan is scheduled for October, and customers may receive payment in cryptocurrency and other assets by the end of the year.

The disclosure hearing of the bankruptcy reorganization plan of Celsius will be held on August 10th

The Official Unsecured Creditors Committee of Celsius has announced that a hearing to consider the Disclosure Statement for the Celsius bankruptcy reorganization plan will be held on August 10th. At that time, the court will determine whether the Disclosure Statement provides creditors with sufficient information to make an informed vote on the plan. The court will also determine whether the debtor is authorized to solicit votes on the plan and schedule a confirmation hearing. The debtor has requested that the confirmation hearing be scheduled for September 29th. On July 17th, the debtor, the creditors committee, the Borrower Special Group, and certain Earn creditors will mediate the relative treatment of Earn and loan issues in the plan before Judge Wiles. The committee hopes that all parties can reach an agreement on how to fairly distribute the property value among creditors. On July 19th, the debtor, the committee, and the Fahrenheit Consortium plan to discuss the plan via Twitter Space.

BNB Chain has released the mainnet v1.2.9 version, introducing Plato and Hertz hard forks.

BNB Chain has released the mainnet version v1.2.9, which introduces the Plato and Hertz hard forks. These two hard forks have been fully tested on the testnet and are ready to be deployed on the mainnet. Plato is expected to be deployed on August 10th, and Hertz is expected to be deployed on August 30th. BNB Chain states that all validation nodes and full node operators on the mainnet must switch their software version to v1.2.9 before August 10th, 2023.

ApeCoin community proposes new proposal "must hold 1 APE to participate in voting"

The current approval rate for this proposal is 100%, and the voting will end on August 10th.

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