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1. BNB broke through $330, with a 24-hour increase of 9.45%.
2. Due to the impact of inscription trading activities, the monthly transaction volume of zkSync has surpassed that of the Ethereum mainnet.
3. Analysoor: The 3% owned by ONE holders will be airdropped within 24 hours;
4. Ethereum Layer2 TVL breaks 20 billion US dollars, with a 7-day increase of 22.46%.
5. ARK Invest and 21Shares have once again submitted a revised S-1 filing for their Bitcoin ETF in spot trading.
BNB breaks through $330, with a 24-hour increase of 9.45%According to OKX market information, BNB has broken through $330 and is currently priced at $333.4, with a 24-hour increase of 9.45%.
BEND 24-hour increase by more than 20%, currently trading at $0.009955
According to Bitget market data, BEND has risen over 20% in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at 0.009955 USD.xPet.tech (XPET) has surged above $3
According to Bitget market data, XPET has broken through $3 and is currently priced at $3.15, with an increase of over 200% from the opening price at 19:00 today.UniSat will be postponed until tomorrow for the ARC20 asset trading
On December 28th, UniSat Wallet announced that after yesterday's update, some users reported abnormally low network fees when transferring assets. The fix is currently underway and a new version will be released later today. In addition, UniSat Marketplace's support for ARC20 asset trading will also be postponed until tomorrow.
BendDAO launches BRC-20 token BDIN
BendDAO has announced the launch of a new BRC-20 token called BDIN, which will offer early bird discounts to borrowers, lenders, pledgers, and veBEND holders.
Regarding the accusation that Damus CEO William Casarin refused to accept donations and claimed that his keys had been blacklisted, preventing him from transferring the received tokens, Nostr Assets Protocol has responded. Nostr Assets displayed transfer records from Will's @jb55 account and emphasized that each transaction was confirmed by nostr signature. To demonstrate transparency, Nostr Assets expressed willingness to disclose complete information about the nostr event and chat records between the two parties.
Nostr Assets emphasizes that their original intention was to help Damus, and they regret William Casarin's decision to block them without fully understanding or seeking help. Although there may be differences in vision between the two parties, Nostr Assets emphasizes their pure intentions and willingness to provide guidance to resolve any issues. Nostr Assets also confirms that 50,000 NOSTR tokens (approximately $200,000) have been transferred to William Casarin's address, reaffirming their donation and emphasizing their open and collaborative attitude.
Previously, William Casarin, CEO of Damus, stated in a discussion with netizens that he was unable to transfer the NOSTR tokens he received after issuing a statement rejecting the donation from Nostr Assets. He believes that Nostr Assets has blacklisted his key.

Web3 gamified social education platform Hooked Protocol announced that its Hooked Education Launchpad's first fair launch BRC20 project TUNO officially opened at 20:00 today, and the first day launch pool investment limit of 4 million HOOK was reached within 5 minutes. The second day's issuance limit and details will be announced soon.
It is reported that TUNO is an inscription project that connects BRC20 and Ethereum ecosystem tokens. Users can lock HOOK tokens in the launch pool for 30 days and earn TUNO shares for free. The staking limit for each wallet address is between 2000 and 20000 HOOK tokens, and staking will start at 20:00 on December 28th, Beijing time. The maximum limit for the first day of the launch pool is 4 million HOOK tokens (200 reward shares, accounting for 20% of the total supply of TUNO).
OP Chain Metaverse Ecology opmap Opens Land Minting
According to official sources, opmap, the metaverse ecological project under the OP chain (Optimism), has announced the official launch of land minting. The initial land price is set at 0.0015 ETH, and users can participate in this activity by withdrawing ETH from the trading platform to the Optimism chain.With the significant increase in OP prices recently, more and more users are paying attention to the ecological construction of the OP chain. As a metaverse land asset on the OP chain, opmap is benchmarked against Bitmap, Sand (Sandbox), and Mana (Decentraland). Opmap has designed 12 different types of land, distributed across 8 continents. Players can use these lands to hold various activities, enjoy exclusive content and farm subsidies, as well as have the option for advanced staking and monetization. In addition, a portion of the revenue from land sales will be used to incentivize holders of the OOOK ecological mother box ORC420.
Coinbase International announced that it has made adjustments to the perpetual contract leverage limit, and eligible traders can execute a maximum leverage of up to 10 times.
Each contract has a designated limit, and the nominal value of all positions using a maximum leverage of 10 times is also limited.
The TVL of Ethereum Layer2 has exceeded 20 billion US dollars, with a 7-day increase of 22.46%.
According to L2BEAT data, the total value locked (TVL) in Ethereum Layer2 has exceeded 20 billion US dollars, currently reporting at 20.17 billion US dollars, with a 7-day increase of 22.46%.
Metis Network TVL exceeds $700 million, surpassing Base as the third largest Ethereum Layer 2
According to L2BEAT data, Metis Andromeda Network's TVL has surpassed $700 million, making it the third largest Ethereum Layer 2 network, possibly due to the rise in cryptocurrency prices.
BNB's market value rebounds and surpasses SOL, returning to fourth place in the cryptocurrency market value rankingsAccording to CoinGecko data, the total market capitalization of BNB has surpassed SOL (approximately 45.19 billion US dollars) with approximately 51.28 billion US dollars, returning to fourth place in the cryptocurrency market capitalization rankings.
On December 22nd, the market value of SOL briefly surpassed BNB.

Previously, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that ARK Invest had sold all of its remaining GBTC positions (which were the largest holdings of ARKW a month ago) and used half of the funds to purchase shares of ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF (BITO), possibly as a liquidity transition tool to maintain its beta with Bitcoin at a certain level when transitioning to ARKW or ARKB.
An address lost $4.4 million worth of LINK due to a phishing attack
According to Scam Sniffer, the address starting with 0xea696 has caused a loss of $4.4 million worth of LINK due to phishing scams. The victims signed a "increaseAllowance" transaction.HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd., a cryptocurrency mining company, announced the completion of its previously announced bought deal private placement, issuing a total of 5.75 million Special Warrants priced at CAD 5 per warrant, raising a total of CAD 28.75 million (approximately USD 21.78 million). The funds will be used to support the growth of its Bitcoin mining business and expand its green mining footprint.
BRC20 infrastructure project BRC20.com completes $1.5 million financing, led by UTXO Management
BRC20 infrastructure project BRC20.com announced the completion of a $1.5 million financing round, with UTXO Management, the asset management division of Bitcoin Magazine's parent company BTC Inc, leading the investment. Other participants include Zanshin Capital Management, Unbroken Chain, One Block Capital, Sora Ventures, OWL Ventures, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Hamble, and New Tribe Capital.
BRC20.com plans to launch a mobile application that allows users to bridge, trade, and stake BRC-20 tokens through their phones. The company also plans to release a decentralized relay network for a new DeFi protocol supported by .COM tokens.
去中心化存储平台 CESS 完成 800 万美元融资,DWF Labs 等参投 Translation:
The decentralized storage platform CESS has completed an $8 million financing round. This round of financing was participated by HTX Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, DWF Labs, Mentha Partners, Vespertine Capital, Web3 Foundation, Singchain Investment, 7 O'Clock Capital, SolrDAO, FishDAO, OneBlock+, Winkrypto, and Polkadot Ecological Research Institute.
The new funds will be used to "promote technological progress, expand global business, and strengthen CESS's position in the field of decentralized infrastructure." CESS is both a blockchain network and a decentralized storage system. It allows files to be stored on multiple nodes and identified through their hash values. It consists of four components or "layers" - blockchain, data storage, content distribution, and application layer.
This asset securitization plan is part of Milei's extensive economic and political reform proposal, which has sparked strong opposition and protests domestically since it was proposed on Tuesday. According to the proposal, cryptocurrencies are considered as part of various assets ranging from cash to property, and early declarers will receive reduced penalties. For example, citizens who declare before March 31 will only need to pay a tax rate of 5%, while this rate may increase to 15% by November 30.
The US court approves Celsius's plan to capitalize a new Bitcoin mining company with $225 million
According to CryptoSlate, the US Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court has approved Celsius and its affiliated debtor "MiningCo Transaction" as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. This order, issued by Chief Judge Martin Glenn, is a key turning point in Celsius' restructuring efforts, and the court also rejected all objections to the proposal.Welcome to join the official BlockBeats community:
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