精选事件 (Selected Events)

1. The opBNB testnet is expected to undergo a PreContract hard fork on August 14th at 14:00.

2. Binance will upgrade its coin-margined futures trading service on August 15th at 10:00, which is expected to take 1 hour.

3. Kraken will list SEI;

4. KuCoin will suspend its mining pool services starting from August 16th.

5. Binance will delist ADA/BUSD and MATIC/BUSD perpetual contracts on August 17th.

6. Web3 prediction platform Acara's first round ID0 will take place at 10:00 on August 19th.

August 14th

dYdX announced that the launch of dYdX Chain public testnet #2 has been postponed to August 14th

The decentralized derivatives trading platform dYdX has announced that the launch of the dYdX Chain public testnet #2 will be delayed until August 14th due to the need to perfect some of its features.

opBNB testnet is expected to undergo a PreContract hard fork at 14:00 on August 14th

BNB Chain announced that the opBNB testnet will undergo a PreContract hard fork at block height 5114294, which is expected to take place on August 14th at 14:00 Beijing time. Full node operators of opBNB are required to complete the upgrade before the specified time.

Federal Reserve "hawk" Brad will resign on August 14th

St. Louis Fed President Brad has resigned and will become the dean of the Purdue University School of Business. The St. Louis Fed said in a statement on Thursday that Brad will step down as president of the bank on Thursday and will leave the Federal Reserve completely on August 14 to become the dean of the Purdue University School of Business. (Jin10)

Solana Foundation will launch the Developer Educator Program on August 14th.

Solana announced that the Solana Foundation Developer Relations team will launch a developer educator program starting on August 14th to achieve decentralized developer education. During the week of August 14th, the Solana Foundation Developer Relations team will hold a meeting on how to hold Solana seminars, covering everything from setting up and convening students to hosting meetings and cultivating long-term running communities. Developers can hold seminars in their local areas, with a maximum prize of $250. The Solana Developer Educator Conference will be held on August 14th, 16th, and 17th respectively.

August 15th

Binance will upgrade its coin-margined futures trading service on August 15 at 10:00, which is expected to take 1 hour.

According to the official announcement, Binance will upgrade its coin-margined futures trading service at 10:00 on August 15th Beijing time, and the expected duration of the upgrade is 60 minutes.

Gitcoin Grants 18 will launch on August 15th, and applications will open on August 1st.

Gitcoin announced that Gitcoin Grants 18 will take place from August 15th to August 29th, 2023, with applications opening on August 1st.

Kraken will list SEI

According to an official announcement, the cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken will list SEI, with trading starting on August 15th and supporting USD and EUR trading pairs.

Sentiment will stop using Sentiment V1 on August 22, and V2 is under development.

DeFi lending protocol Sentiment has announced that it will discontinue Sentiment V1 on August 22, and V2 is currently under development. The shutdown of Sentiment V1 will be carried out in three steps: from August 15, the market will no longer accept new loans; borrowers and lenders can still repay and withdraw funds; after August 22, the web application will still be accessible, but core contributors will stop maintaining it.

Binance simultaneously launches Launchpool's new projects Sei (SEI) and CyberConnect (CYBER)

According to an official announcement, Binance has announced the launch of the new Launchpool projects Sei (SEI) and CyberConnect (CYBER). Users can deposit BNB, TUSD, and FDUSD into the mining pool on the Launchpad website after 08:00 on August 2, 2023 (Beijing time) to receive SEI and CYBER rewards. The mining period will last for 30 days.

Binance will list Sei (SEI) on August 15, 2023 at 20:00 (GMT+8) and open trading markets for SEI/BTC, SEI/USDT, and SEI/BNB. Binance will also list CyberConnect (CYBER) on August 15, 2023 at 20:00 (GMT+8) and open trading markets for CYBER/BTC, CYBER/USDT, and CYBER/BNB.

Acala: If the community vote is passed, the Exodus upgrade will take place on August 15th.

Acala tweeted that if the community votes in favor, the Exodus upgrade will take place on August 15th. This upgrade will optimize network growth, sustainability, and security, and improve the utility of ACA through staking and adjusting incentive measures. In addition, 50% of the ACA unlocked annually will be used for staking, and the other 50% will be reserved for liquidity mining of dApps built on the Universal Asset Hub (UAH) and liquidity pools. Some unused ACA will be burned, such as 1% burned monthly, and a portion of network fees accumulated over time will also be burned through governance, such as 20% burned every six months.

KuCoin will suspend mining pool services from August 16th

According to official sources, KuCoin has announced the suspension of its mining pool services, effective from 0:00 on August 16, 2023 Beijing time, until further notice. During the suspension period, users will retain full access and control over their assets, and all other KuCoin products will continue to operate as usual. To ensure uninterrupted earnings during the suspension period, users who participate in cryptocurrency mining are advised to transfer their BTC and LTC mining machines to alternative mining pools before 0:00 on August 16, 2023 Beijing time, and it is also recommended that users backup and save their mining records and related data before August 27, 2023.

August 17th

Binance will delist ADA/BUSD and MATIC/BUSD perpetual contracts on August 17th.

According to official sources, Binance Futures will close all positions and settle ADA/BUSD and MATIC/BUSD perpetual contracts at 17:00 on August 17th (Beijing time). After the settlement is completed, the contract will be delisted.

Foreign media: Over 100,000 Dutch users have transferred their assets due to Binance's exit from the Dutch market

According to Protos, following Binance's announcement last month that it would cease operations in the Netherlands, the exchange has reminded its Dutch customers that they must withdraw all their cryptocurrency assets by August 17. As of Monday, Dutch users are no longer able to trade cryptocurrencies on the platform and have one month to make withdrawals. Binance has signed an agreement with Dutch cryptocurrency platform Coinmerce to assist users with withdrawals through a one-click system on the Binance app. Over 100,000 users have already transferred their cryptocurrency holdings, according to the company's CEO Jaap de Bruijn.

August 18th

Bitget Annual KCGI King's Cup Trading Championship has a total prize pool of 2.65 million US dollars, with physical prizes including Tesla Cybersquad and H135 helicopter.

Bitget will hold the fourth KCGI King's Cup Global Championship, which will officially begin on August 18th. The competition format includes spot trading, contract copy trading, simulated trading, and contract trading. Traders from all over the world can choose to participate in individual or team competitions. The total prize pool for this annual competition is up to 2.6 million US dollars, and there are also physical prizes such as Tesla Cybersquad and H135 helicopter.

Binance Liquidity Mining announces the removal of some liquidity pools such as ALGO/BNB and TRX/BTC

According to the official announcement on the website, Binance Liquid Swap has announced that the following liquidity pools will be closed on August 18, 2023 at 12:00 (Beijing time): ALGO/BNB, ALPINE/BTC, ALPINE/USDT, ANT/BNB, ATA/USDT, ATOM/BTC, AXS/BNB, BDOT/DOT, BSW/BNB, BSW/USDT, BTC/USDC, CAKE/BNB, CAKE/BTC, CHR/BNB, COS/BNB, CRV/USDT, ETH/USDC, HARD/BNB, HARD/USDT, HFT/BTC, IDEX/BNB, IOTX/USDT, KDA/BTC, MBOX/BNB, MBOX/USDT, MDX/USDT, PROM/BTC, PROM/BUSD, RPL/USDT, RUNE/BNB, SAND/BNB, SAND/BUSD, SANTOS/BTC, STG/BTC, SUSHI/BUSD, THETA/ETH, TRX/BTC, VET/BNB.

Starting from 12:00 (Beijing time) on August 14, 2023, users will no longer be able to add liquidity to the above-mentioned liquidity pool. Users can redeem assets from the above-mentioned liquidity pool before this time. Assets that are not redeemed in time will be automatically deposited into the user's spot wallet on August 18, 2023 at 12:00.

August 19th

Web3 prediction platform Acara's first round ID0 will be held at 10:00 on August 19th

Web3 prediction platform Acara officially announced that its first round of ID0 will be held at 10:00 on August 19th, with a quota of 2% of the total amount of its token ACR. Acara is a digital sovereignty platform that integrates social, prediction, games, and more. Through smart contracts and oracle technology, users can predict hot events on the world's most controversial topics (such as politics, economics, current affairs, entertainment, sports). Users can also act as game issuers to launch multiple entertainment games, publish on-chain social content, and add liquidity mining to obtain stable income.

Doodles will open an art pop-up store in Chicago with Camp on August 19th

According to Decrypt, Doodles has partnered with "buy now, play now" retailer Camp to open an immersive experience and amusement area near Lincoln Park in Chicago. The pop-up shop covers 3,500 square feet and includes a toy store, party venue, and immersive theater. The pop-up shop will open on August 19th.

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