During the week of April 19th to April 25th, the events worthy of attention in the progress of star projects include: DFINITY announced that it will launch the mainnet at 1 am on May 8th; MakerDAO issued the world's first real asset loan based on DeFi; The algorithmic stablecoin project Ampleforth launched the governance token FORTH; Diem plans to launch a single-currency stablecoin pilot linked to the US dollar in 2021; the core and peripheral contracts of the Uniswap V3 version have been deployed to the main Ethereum test network.
public chain
public chain
DFINITY announced that it will launch the mainnet at 1 am on May 8
The decentralized computing platform DFINITY announced that it will launch the mainnet at 1 am on May 8, Beijing time, and the countdown is now on.
Klaytn, the public blockchain project of South Korean Internet giant Kakao, announced that it will establish a strategic partnership with Ethereum software company ConsenSys to promote the integration of digital currency on the Klaytn platform. Klaytn and ConsenSys will work to improve the performance of Klaytn and develop a privacy version with the following specific features: Privacy reflects the growing focus of financial institutions on data protection; Large number of users providing services; interoperability across multiple blockchains. (PRNewsWire)
Polkadot parachain test network Rococo has launched the public welfare parachain Statemint
Rococo, the Polkadot parachain test network, has launched Statemint, a public welfare parachain, and has begun testing asset issuance. Currently, Acala, Zenlink, ChainX, and Bifrost have issued their own test tokens on the Statemint testnet.
According to official news, at 12:29 on April 25, 2021, Singapore time, the pre-deployed network genesis block of the privacy AI computing network PlatON was born and successfully started to produce blocks. This marks the official launch of PlatON's mainnet release process. Under the guidance of the concept of decentralization as the basic operating mode, the release of PlatON's main network will strictly follow the model led and promoted by the community. After the community has completed the acceptance of the pre-deployed network and voted for approval, the PlatON main network will be officially released.
At present, SmartX is conducting the last stress test before launching the mainnet. According to the "shard/partition fusion consensus" B-Partition algorithm stress test done in the quasi-official network environment (the configuration of the machines participating in the block is uneven), it is estimated that each block height can handle about 3,000 transactions.
LVMH partners with Prada and Cartier to develop global luxury blockchain Aura
The luxury goods giant LVMH Group announced that it will cooperate with Prada and Richemont's Cartier to jointly develop the world's first global luxury blockchain Aura blockchain alliance, aiming to provide consumers with high-quality Levels of transparency and traceability. At present, LVMH's Hublot, Bulgari and Louis Vuitton have put into use the Aura platform.
Gaming Giant Ubisoft Has Become a Tezos Network Validator
DeFi and related infrastructure
DeFi and related infrastructure
MakerDAO Issues the World's First DeFi-Based Real Asset Loan
MakerDAO issues the world's first DeFi-based real asset loan. In the Fix&Flip loan pool on Tinlake, a lending platform based on the Centrifuge protocol, New Silver, as the asset initiator, used MakerDAO as a credit tool to obtain the first loan. Centrifuge said that it is currently working with diversified asset sponsors to provide financing for assets including invoices, real estate, etc. Currently, there are six companies that are in the MakerDAO governance process stage, and Centrifuge plans to do so in the next 12 months. Expand the scale of real-world assets to support MCD (Multiple Collateral Dai) to 300 million.
Algorithmic stablecoin project Ampleforth launches governance token FORTH
Algorithmic stablecoin project Ampleforth announced the launch of its governance token FORTH on Wednesday. The project says the FORTH token will serve as the basis for the development of Ampleforth, with more than 75,000 users becoming founding members of the governing body. Holding tokens will entitle users to propose and vote on changes to the Ampleforth protocol.
Diem plans to pilot a single-currency stablecoin pegged to the dollar in 2021
Diem, a stablecoin project advocated by Facebook, plans to launch a pilot of a single stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar in 2021, according to people familiar with the matter. Details of the pilot, which is small and focused on transactions between individual consumers, have not been made public. Users can also choose to buy items and shop. However, a pilot launch date has not yet been set, so timing may change. Additionally, Diem is now negotiating with the Swiss financial regulator for a payments license. (CNBC)
The core and peripheral contracts of Uniswap V3 have been deployed to the Ethereum main test network
Uniswap said that the core and peripheral contracts of the Uniswap V3 version have now been deployed to major Ethereum testnets, including Ropsten, Rinkeby, Kovan, and Goerli. The Uniswap smart contract code consists of two github projects. One is core and the other is periphery. Uniswap stated that these contract addresses are non-final and will be changed when a final update is made to the peripheral repository.
1inch Network tweeted that 1inch’s Pathfinder algorithm has released an upgraded version, and users only need to spend half the time before to find better trading routes and split transactions in different markets.
SushiSwap integrates ChainLink price feeds on ETH and BSC to secure its new lending platform Kashi
It’s official, SushiSwap has integrated ChainLink price feeds on ETH and BSC to secure its new lending platform Kashi.
Balancer V2 will be officially launched next week
On April 24th, the decentralized trading platform Balancer tweeted that Balancer V2 is planned to be launched next week (this week according to the time of publication), and now BAL holders will vote to decide whether to grant Balancer Labs emergency suspension authority, and Whether to grant Gauntlet Network permission to set swap fees. The emergency suspension of authority is to mitigate the impact of possible loopholes in the agreement within three months after it goes online. Although the governance multi-signature will have the authority to suspend the agreement, giving Balancer Labs this authority can perform this operation faster.
Alpha Homora V2 will be relaunched on Ethereum
Alpha Finance Lab tweeted that its Alpha Homora V2 will be re-launched on Ethereum.
For the mining side, the V2 version will add other leveraged pools on Uniswap, SushiSwap, Curve, and Balancer, providing more opportunities for farming farmers and liquidity providers; more asset classes for lending; LP tokens can be used as Loans against assets. For lenders, users will be able to lend other assets on top of the ibETHv2 and stablecoins (ibDAIv2, ibUSDCv2, ibUSDT) already supported by the protocol, and can also obtain higher returns through these additional ibTokensV2.
Basis Cash, an algorithmic stablecoin project, said on Twitter that Basis V2 will be launched at 8:00 on April 26. After an in-depth analysis of the shortcomings of V1, V2 has been redesigned to introduce a dynamic incentive mechanism for BAC liquidity to adjust, and bring maximum benefits to market participants while BAC remains close to its anchor value profit.
PancakeSwap farms have all migrated from V1 to V2
News Pancakeswap tweeted that all PancakeSwap farms (Farms) have been migrated from V1 to V2. Next week will be the automatic hybrid CAKE Syrup Pool and prediction market related migration work.
The Graph launches microtransaction system for its blockchain data provider
The blockchain data index project The Graph launched the micro-transaction system Scalar, which aims to provide platform node operators and data providers with new ways to make money. (CoinDesk)
DeFi aggregation investment advisory DAOventures officially integrates Binance Smart Chain
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Layer2
According to official news, Matter Labs said that a user on the Ethereum test network (Ropsten) triggered the "Exodus Mode" of the expansion solution zkSync 1.0 yesterday. This is not a planned operation, but it also proves that the security mechanism of zkSync 1.0 is effective of. This mode is triggered because Matter Labs is testing a new system, which eventually leads the system to believe that the zkSync operation node has gone offline or is malicious, which leads to this mode being triggered. Matter Labs stated that Exodus Mode is a guarantee that zkSync can be consistent with the security of the Ethereum main chain. After triggering this mode, users can reconstruct state data and withdraw assets from the zkSync network.
Celer Network's latest expansion solution Layer2.finance v0.1 mainnet is now online, and the first batch of supported DeFi protocols are Compound, AAVE and Curve. Celer said that it plans to add support for Cream, Liquity, yEarn, DODO, Mirror, Alpha Finance, SushiSwap, Uniswap, BarnBridge, and 1Inch in the near future.
Ethereum scaling network Polygon announced the launch of $5 million in liquidity mining on Curve
According to official news, the Ethereum expansion network Polygon (formerly Matic) announced that it has launched a $5 million liquidity mining plan for the Aave USD pool on Curve.
Ethereum expansion program SKALE completes the mainnet upgrade and becomes a multi-chain network
SKALE Network, the Ethereum expansion plan, announced the completion of the mainnet upgrade code-named Denali. This is the first major upgrade after the launch of the mainnet, making the SKALE network a multi-chain network that operates together through native integration with Ethereum. SKALE's Ethereum native multi-chain architecture provides new tools that are fast, gas-free, and learning-free for users. SKALE said that 46 validators and 153 nodes have completed the upgrade.
Loopring Protocol launches Ethport, a cross-L1, L2 and CEX bridge product
According to official news, Loopring announced the launch of Ethport, a cross-Layer 1, Layer 2 and CEX bridge product, which will be available in the Loopring 3.7 version released in May. Specifically, using Ethport can enable Loopring zkRollup users to interact directly with Layer 1 DApps from Layer 2 at low cost through batch processing and zero-knowledge proof functions; support cross-Layer 2 transfers; CEX can use standard Layer 1 interfaces to withdraw directly To Loopring zkRollup while still saving Layer 2 costs. The Loopring agreement states that Ethport will use the liquidity available on Layer 2 as much as possible.
NFT
IBM plans to convert its patents into NFTs, to be commercialized in Q4
IBM is working with blockchain patent firm IPwe to turn its patents into NFTs. According to the announcement, tokenized patents will be "commercialized" in the fourth quarter of 2021, which will make it easier to bring these patents to market by making them easy to sell, trade, commercialize or otherwise monetize. (Decrypt)
Mastercard lowers carbon footprint with NFTs to track carbon footprint
Payment technology provider Mastercard will help consumers directly offset carbon emissions and choose better products for the environment through its blockchain-based NFT solution. Ashok Venkateswaran, Head of Digital Assets and Blockchain Asia Pacific at Mastercard, said the NFT solution, built on its proprietary blockchain, aims to help brands track the carbon footprint of products to provide visibility into supply chain processes . (Cointelegraph)
CoinGecko launches Spotlight, an art-focused NFT platform
security incident
security incident
Easyfi was hacked, $6 million in stablecoins and 2.98 million EASY tokens were stolen
Easyfi.network founder and CEO Ankitt Gaur said on Twitter: On April 19, team members reported that a large number of EASY tokens were transferred from the official EasyFi wallet to unknown wallets on the Ethereum network and Polygon network. Because the computer that manages these tokens has not been used for at least a week and is completely offline, someone may have hacked the admin key or seed phrase. Gaur said all necessary precautions and actions were taken to minimize the damage. The hacker successfully obtained the administrator key, and transferred $6 million of existing liquidity in the form of USD/DAI/USDT from the protocol pool, and transferred 2.98 million EASY tokens to the hacker’s own wallet, address: 0x83a2EB63B6Cc296529468Afa85DbDe4A469d8B37. "
