![](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.3en.png)

# Today’s Highlight

****Growing List of Crypto Companies Cutting Silvergate Ties****

# Spotlights

## 1.NFT & Gamefi

****Magic Eden Launches 'Mint Madness' With Free Web3 Gaming Mints****

[https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/01/magic-eden-launches-mint-madness-with-free-web3-gaming-mints/](https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/01/magic-eden-launches-mint-madness-with-free-web3-gaming-mints/)

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**NEAR Digital Collectibles web3 platform Few and Far raises $10.5 million in funding**

[https://near.org/blog/near-at-ethdenver-highlights/](https://near.org/blog/near-at-ethdenver-highlights/)

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## 2.Defi & Cefi

**SushiSwap is live on BASE**

[https://twitter.com/SushiSwap/status/1631259358838554627](https://twitter.com/SushiSwap/status/1631259358838554627)

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****Crypto industry distances itself from Silvergate as bank collapses****

[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-industry-distances-itself-from-silvergate-as-bank-collapses-175633982.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-industry-distances-itself-from-silvergate-as-bank-collapses-175633982.html)

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****Japanese Banks to Test Stablecoins on ‘Japan Open Chain’****

[https://beincrypto.com/japanese-banks-test-stablecoins-japan-open-chain/](https://beincrypto.com/japanese-banks-test-stablecoins-japan-open-chain/)

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## 3.Web3

**Mapxus raised over US$5 million in investment. Mapxus has recently joined hands with NOIZChain to co-create Honio, an indoor location-based Game-Fi metaverse, that aims to connect the virtual and physical worlds through a mobile app that rewards users for spending time in physical stores**

[https://www.mapxus.com/blog/mapxus-raises-us-5-million-in-series-b-funding-led-by-kawasaki-heavy-industries-for-indoor-mapping-and-location-based-services](https://www.mapxus.com/blog/mapxus-raises-us-5-million-in-series-b-funding-led-by-kawasaki-heavy-industries-for-indoor-mapping-and-location-based-services)

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****Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more****

[https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/02/hexa-raises-20-5m-to-turn-images-into-3d-objects-for-vr-ar-and-more/](https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/02/hexa-raises-20-5m-to-turn-images-into-3d-objects-for-vr-ar-and-more/)

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****IOST Announces Strategic Partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Foster Web 3.0 Development****

[https://medium.com/iost/iost-announces-strategic-partnership-with-amazon-web-services-aws-to-foster-web-3-0-development-dbc2caec0c8e](https://medium.com/iost/iost-announces-strategic-partnership-with-amazon-web-services-aws-to-foster-web-3-0-development-dbc2caec0c8e)

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## 4.Infrastructure

**MetisDAO is building the first Hybrid Rollup by combining optimistic rollup architecture with zero-knowledge proofs**

[https://metisdao.medium.com/introducing-hybrid-rollups-8da384225b5e](https://metisdao.medium.com/introducing-hybrid-rollups-8da384225b5e)

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****Jack Dorsey's Block Launches Service Provider to Make Lightning More Reliable****

[https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/03/02/block-launches-new-service-provider-to-make-lightning-more-reliable/](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/03/02/block-launches-new-service-provider-to-make-lightning-more-reliable/)

---

****Ethereum Developers Target March 14 Date for Shanghai Upgrade on Goerli Testnet****

[https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/03/02/ethereum-developers-target-march-14-date-for-shanghai-upgrade-on-goerli-testnet/](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/03/02/ethereum-developers-target-march-14-date-for-shanghai-upgrade-on-goerli-testnet/)

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## 5.Institution

****Investment Fund Focused on Crypto Mining to Be Created in Russia****

[https://news.bitcoin.com/investment-fund-focused-on-crypto-mining-to-be-created-in-russia/](https://news.bitcoin.com/investment-fund-focused-on-crypto-mining-to-be-created-in-russia/)

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****Gwyneth Paltrow’s Venture Capital Firm Kinship Aiming To Raise $75 Million. Kinship plans to invest in early-stage consumer goods firms, technology companies and Web3 startups.****

[https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/03/02/gwyneth-paltrows-venture-capital-firm-aiming-to-raise-75-million-report-says/?sh=76b521133123](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/03/02/gwyneth-paltrows-venture-capital-firm-aiming-to-raise-75-million-report-says/?sh=76b521133123)

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## 6.Macro & Regulation

**U.S. Senators Press Binance on U.S. Users, Finances, Money-Laundering Controls**

[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-03-02-2023/card/u-s-senators-press-binance-on-u-s-users-finances-money-laundering-controls-KKjFRDJlzLlHTh3V88oC](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-03-02-2023/card/u-s-senators-press-binance-on-u-s-users-finances-money-laundering-controls-KKjFRDJlzLlHTh3V88oC)

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****Britain's Nationwide curbs cryptocurrency purchases by customers. Nationwide said it will not allow payments to crypto exchanges using credit cards and will limit adult current accounts to 5,000 pounds of purchases per day****

[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/britains-nationwide-curbs-cryptocurrency-purchases-090435798.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/britains-nationwide-curbs-cryptocurrency-purchases-090435798.html)

---

# Data

## 1.NFT 24hr Trading Volume

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.3-1.png)

Source: NFTGO

## 2.Top NFT Collections by Market Cap

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.3-2.png)

Source: NFTGO

## 3.**24hr Top NFT Collections by Trading Volume**

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.3-3.png)

Source: NFTGO

NFT & Gamefi

Defi & Cefi

Daily Spotlights

![](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.2en.png)

# Today’s Highlight

****OpenAI launches an API for ChatGPT****

# Spotlights

## 1.NFT & Gamefi

**Multidisciplinary Artist Mika Tajima to Release Debut Standalone Web3 Project as Part of Collaboration Between Pace Verso and PROOF**

[https://www.nftculture.com/nft-art/mika-tajimas-debut-standalone-web3-project/](https://www.nftculture.com/nft-art/mika-tajimas-debut-standalone-web3-project/)

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**Magic Eden announced its iOS and Android apps will no longer function and that the marketplace is instead focusing on improvements in other areas**

[https://twitter.com/MagicEden/status/1631021579164618758](https://twitter.com/MagicEden/status/1631021579164618758)

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**Helika Closes $4M Seed Funding Round To Expand Analytics Product Offering For Web3**

[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/helika-closes-4m-seed-funding-round-to-expand-analytics-product-offering-for-web3-301759741.html](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/helika-closes-4m-seed-funding-round-to-expand-analytics-product-offering-for-web3-301759741.html)

---

****Binance NFT Releases AI-Powered NFT Generator Bicasso****

[https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/01/the-next-bicasso-binance-nft-releases-ai-powered-nft-generator/](https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/01/the-next-bicasso-binance-nft-releases-ai-powered-nft-generator/)

---

**The Sandbox acquires Germany’s Sviper to add metaverse gaming talent**

[https://venturebeat.com/games/the-sandbox-acquires-germanys-sviper-to-add-metaverse-gaming-talent/](https://venturebeat.com/games/the-sandbox-acquires-germanys-sviper-to-add-metaverse-gaming-talent/)

---

## 2.Defi & Cefi

**Silvergate may be poorly capitalized, reevaluating strategy in light of 'regulatory challenges'**

[https://www.theblock.co/post/216408/silvergate-may-be-poorly-capitalized-reevaluating-strategy-in-light-of-regulatory-challenges](https://www.theblock.co/post/216408/silvergate-may-be-poorly-capitalized-reevaluating-strategy-in-light-of-regulatory-challenges)

---

**20 global currency stablecoins to form International Standards Body**

[https://cryptoslate.com/20-global-currency-stablecoins-form-international-standards-body/](https://cryptoslate.com/20-global-currency-stablecoins-form-international-standards-body/)

---

**Crypto Exchange Kraken Ends Some Transactions With Signature Bank**

[https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/crypto-exchange-kraken-ends-key-transactions-with-signature-bank](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/crypto-exchange-kraken-ends-key-transactions-with-signature-bank)

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## 3.Web3

****Polygon Launches Decentralized ID Service Powered By ZK Proofs****

[https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1630997045703049238](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1630997045703049238)

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****Masa to Launch Soulbound Token-Powered “Prosperity Passports” on Celo****

[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230301005137/en/Masa-to-Launch-Soulbound-Token-Powered-“Prosperity-Passports”-on-Celo](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230301005137/en/Masa-to-Launch-Soulbound-Token-Powered-%E2%80%9CProsperity-Passports%E2%80%9D-on-Celo)

---

****OpenAI launches an API for ChatGPT, plus dedicated capacity for enterprise customers****

[https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/01/openai-launches-an-api-for-chatgpt-plus-dedicated-capacity-for-enterprise-customers/](https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/01/openai-launches-an-api-for-chatgpt-plus-dedicated-capacity-for-enterprise-customers/)

---

**The Sandbox looks to a future where corporate partnerships aren’t its bread and butter**

[https://www.theblock.co/post/215900/the-sandbox-sebastien-borget-future-corporate-partnerships?utm_source=telegram1&utm_medium=social](https://www.theblock.co/post/215900/the-sandbox-sebastien-borget-future-corporate-partnerships?utm_source=telegram1&utm_medium=social)

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## 4.Infrastructure

****Ethereum ERC-4337 'smart accounts' launch at WalletCon: Account abstraction is here****

[https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-erc-4337-smart-accounts-launch-at-walletcon-account-abstraction-is-here](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-erc-4337-smart-accounts-launch-at-walletcon-account-abstraction-is-here)

---

**Impossible Cloud, a Germany-based decentralized cloud platform, raised $7 million in seed funding, led by HV Capital and 1kx**

[https://www.theblock.co/post/216051/impossible-cloud-raises-7-million-to-decentralize-storage](https://www.theblock.co/post/216051/impossible-cloud-raises-7-million-to-decentralize-storage)

---

**Glacier API Beta, an one-stop-shop for all blockchain data for Avalanche and Ethereum, and the official API service indexing Avalanche Subnets**

[https://twitter.com/avalancheavax/status/1630941093671108608](https://twitter.com/avalancheavax/status/1630941093671108608)

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## 5.Institution

**Polychain Capital eyes $400 million raise for fourth fund**

[https://www.theblock.co/post/215985/polychain-capital-400-million-raise-fourth-fund](https://www.theblock.co/post/215985/polychain-capital-400-million-raise-fourth-fund)

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****Hosts of Bankless Podcast Raising $35M Crypto Venture Fund: Sources****

[https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/03/02/hosts-of-bankless-podcast-raising-35m-crypto-venture-fund-sources/?utm_source=twitter&utm_term=organic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=editorial&utm_campaign=coindesk_main](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/03/02/hosts-of-bankless-podcast-raising-35m-crypto-venture-fund-sources/?utm_source=twitter&utm_term=organic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=editorial&utm_campaign=coindesk_main)

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**Figment Capital, a crypto investment firm and a spin-off of staking infrastructure provider Figment, seeks $50 million for second venture fund: source**

[https://www.theblock.co/post/216243/figment-capital-seeks-50-million-for-second-venture-fund-source?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss](https://www.theblock.co/post/216243/figment-capital-seeks-50-million-for-second-venture-fund-source?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)

---

## 6.Macro & Regulation

****Australia’s Central Bank Taps Mastercard and Others to Test CBDC Use Cases****

[https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/01/australias-central-bank-taps-mastercard-and-others-to-test-cbdc-use-cases/](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/01/australias-central-bank-taps-mastercard-and-others-to-test-cbdc-use-cases/)

---

# Data

## 1.NFT 24hr Trading Volume

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.2-1.png)

Source: NFTGO

## 2.Top NFT Collections by Market Cap

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.2-2.png)

Source: NFTGO

## 3.**24hr Top NFT Collections by Trading Volume**

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.2-3.png)

Source: NFTGO

![](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/3.1en.png)

# Today’s Highlight

****Gaming engine Unity embraces web3 gaming with blockchain-based SDKs****

# Spotlights

## 1.NFT & Gamefi

**Avalon raises $13M to build an interoperable digital universe. The company was founded by leaders from games including EverQuest, Call of Duty, Diablo, God of War, Assassin’s Creed and Elden Ring among others.**

[https://venturebeat.com/metaverse/avalon-raises-13m-to-build-an-interoperable-digital-universe/](https://venturebeat.com/metaverse/avalon-raises-13m-to-build-an-interoperable-digital-universe/)

---

****Orange Comet, the studio behind Anthony Hopkins’ “The Descendants” NFT collection, Raises Over $7 Million in New Funding for NFT Media Play****

[https://decrypt.co/122418/orange-comet-raises-7-million-funding-nft-entertainment](https://decrypt.co/122418/orange-comet-raises-7-million-funding-nft-entertainment)

---

## 2.Defi & Cefi

****Visa's Crypto Strategy Remains Intact Despite Crypto Winter****

[https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/28/visas-crypto-strategy-intact-despite-crypto-winter/?utm_content=editorial&utm_term=organic&utm_campaign=coindesk_main&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/28/visas-crypto-strategy-intact-despite-crypto-winter/?utm_content=editorial&utm_term=organic&utm_campaign=coindesk_main&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social)

---

****Crypto lender Voyager's customers vote in favor of bankruptcy plan****

[https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-lender-voyagers-customers-vote-favor-bankruptcy-plan-2023-03-01/](https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-lender-voyagers-customers-vote-favor-bankruptcy-plan-2023-03-01/)

---

****Non-Custodial Liquid Staking Platform Ether.Fi Closes $5.3M Fundraise****

[https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/28/non-custodial-liquid-staking-platform-etherfi-closes-53m-fundraise/?utm_content=editorial&utm_term=organic&utm_campaign=coindesk_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/28/non-custodial-liquid-staking-platform-etherfi-closes-53m-fundraise/?utm_content=editorial&utm_term=organic&utm_campaign=coindesk_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)

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**SBI has announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in crypto company HashHub. The company is active in crypto asset lending as well as research activities around the new digital economy and blockchain.**

[https://u.today/ripples-key-partner-in-japan-sbi-acquires-crypto-lender-hashhub](https://u.today/ripples-key-partner-in-japan-sbi-acquires-crypto-lender-hashhub)

---

**Mangrove raises $7.4 million Series A to enable market makers to operate without locked capital**

[https://www.theblock.co/post/215313/mangrove-raises-7-4-million-series-a-to-enable-market-makers-to-operate-without-locked-capital](https://www.theblock.co/post/215313/mangrove-raises-7-4-million-series-a-to-enable-market-makers-to-operate-without-locked-capital)

---

## 3.Web3

**Gaming Engine Unity Taps MetaMask, Immutable X and Solana for Web3 Developer Tools. The leading platform for game developers introduces an online storefront for decentralized tools, adding support for major Web3 players**

[https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/28/gaming-engine-unity-taps-metamask-immutable-x-and-solana-for-web3-developer-tools/](https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/28/gaming-engine-unity-taps-metamask-immutable-x-and-solana-for-web3-developer-tools/)

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**Sinclair Broadcast Group Teams With Deloitte to Launch New Virtual Community in the Metaverse**

[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sinclair-broadcast-group-teams-with-deloitte-to-launch-new-virtual-community-in-the-metaverse-301757942.html](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sinclair-broadcast-group-teams-with-deloitte-to-launch-new-virtual-community-in-the-metaverse-301757942.html)

---

**REALLY Announces $18 Million Seed Round, Brings The Sharing Economy to Mobile Phone Service**

[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/really-announces-18-million-seed-round-brings-the-sharing-economy-to-mobile-phone-service-301757834.html](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/really-announces-18-million-seed-round-brings-the-sharing-economy-to-mobile-phone-service-301757834.html)

---

## 4.Infrastructure

**Plans to Improve Network Upgrades - Solana**

[https://solana.com/news/plans-to-improve-the-network-upgrades](https://solana.com/news/plans-to-improve-the-network-upgrades)

---

**Web3 Privacy Platform Iron Fish Mainnet launching on March 14th**

[https://twitter.com/ironfishcrypto/status/1630301248695017475](https://twitter.com/ironfishcrypto/status/1630301248695017475)

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****Web3 Wallet Infrastructure Startup Portal Raises $5.3M****

[https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/28/web3-infrastructure-startup-portal-raises-53m/](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/28/web3-infrastructure-startup-portal-raises-53m/)

---

**Crypto wallet ZenGo is raising funds at a flat valuation of $100 million**

[https://www.theblock.co/post/215729/crypto-wallet-zengo-is-raising-funds-at-a-flat-valuation-of-100-million](https://www.theblock.co/post/215729/crypto-wallet-zengo-is-raising-funds-at-a-flat-valuation-of-100-million)

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## 5.Institution

****Binance Invests in Venture Fund Nomad Capital****

[https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-invests-in-venture-fund-nomad-capital-7677842271867688329](https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-invests-in-venture-fund-nomad-capital-7677842271867688329)

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## 6.Macro & Regulation

****Tel Aviv Stock Exchange moves toward offering crypto trading****

[https://cointelegraph.com/news/tel-aviv-stock-exchange-moves-toward-offering-crypto-trading](https://cointelegraph.com/news/tel-aviv-stock-exchange-moves-toward-offering-crypto-trading)

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****Coinbase launches grassroots campaign Crypto435 for pro-crypto policy in the U.S.****

[https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1630592674020335617?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1630592674020335617|twgr^83bdda63887bceff93bdc4086a07b6c115343973|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fnews%2Fcoinbase-launches-grassroots-campaign-for-pro-crypto-policy-in-the-u-s](https://actnow.io/z31xN5P)

---

# Data

## 1.NFT 24hr Trading Volume

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/1-1.png)

## 2.Top NFT Collections by Market Cap

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/1-2.png)

Source: NFTGO

## 3.**24hr Top NFT Collections by Trading Volume**

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/1-3.png)

Source: NFTGO

![](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/28en.png)

# Today’s Highlight

****Yuga Labs Introduced BTC Ordinals NFT Collection ‘TwelveFold’****

# Spotlights

## 1.NFT & Gamefi

****Yuga Labs Joins Bitcoin Ordinals Fever With NFT Collection ‘TwelveFold’****

[https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/27/yuga-labs-announces-generative-ordinals-nft-collection-on-bitcoin-blockchain/](https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/27/yuga-labs-announces-generative-ordinals-nft-collection-on-bitcoin-blockchain/)

---

**Shutdown of Optimism NFT Marketplace Quix  is no longer happening**

[https://twitter.com/qx_app/status/1630414685416857600](https://twitter.com/qx_app/status/1630414685416857600)

---

****Winning ‘Dookey Dash’ Key NFT Sells to Billionaire for $1.63 Million in Ethereum****

[https://decrypt.co/122317/winning-dookey-dash-key-nft-sells-to-billionaire-for-1-63-million](https://decrypt.co/122317/winning-dookey-dash-key-nft-sells-to-billionaire-for-1-63-million)

---

## 2.Defi & Cefi

****Singapore’s Digital Asset Exchange DigiFT Closes US$10.5M Pre-series A****

[https://fintechnews.sg/70083/crypto/singapores-digital-asset-exchange-digift-closes-us10-5m-pre-series-a/](https://fintechnews.sg/70083/crypto/singapores-digital-asset-exchange-digift-closes-us10-5m-pre-series-a/)

---

****Coinbase announces suspension of BUSD trading beginning March 13****

[https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-announces-suspension-of-busd-trading-beginning-march-13](https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-announces-suspension-of-busd-trading-beginning-march-13)

---

## 3.Web3

**Meta to Form AI Product Team to Keep Up With Chatbot Competition**

[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-27/meta-to-form-ai-product-team-to-keep-up-with-chatbot-competition](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-27/meta-to-form-ai-product-team-to-keep-up-with-chatbot-competition)

---

**Fujitsu and Mitsubishi look to create Japanese 'metaverse economic zone'**

[https://www.theblock.co/post/215318/fujitsu-and-mitsubishi-look-to-create-japanese-metaverse-economic-zone?utm_source=telegram1&utm_medium=social](https://www.theblock.co/post/215318/fujitsu-and-mitsubishi-look-to-create-japanese-metaverse-economic-zone?utm_source=telegram1&utm_medium=social)

---

## 4.Infrastructure

**EOS EVM annnounced Final Testnet and Mainnet Beta date**

[https://twitter.com/BigBeardSamurai/status/1630429030829703168](https://twitter.com/BigBeardSamurai/status/1630429030829703168)

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****Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade: Developers Reveal Key Details Ahead Of Sepolia Upgrade****

[https://coingape.com/ethereum-shanghai-upgrade-developers-reveal-key-details-ahead-of-sepolia-upgrade/](https://coingape.com/ethereum-shanghai-upgrade-developers-reveal-key-details-ahead-of-sepolia-upgrade/)

---

****Announcing the Scroll Alpha Testnet on Goerli****

[https://scroll.io/blog/alphaTestnet](https://scroll.io/blog/alphaTestnet)

---

****Axelar Introduces Virtual Machine for Developers Building Cross-Chain Crypto Apps****

[https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/27/axelar-introduces-virtual-machine-for-developers-building-cross-chain-crypto-apps/](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/27/axelar-introduces-virtual-machine-for-developers-building-cross-chain-crypto-apps/)

---

****Shiba Inu Launches Shibarium Portal as SHIB Locks In Binance US Listing****

[https://beincrypto.com/shiba-inu-shibarium-portal-shib-binance-us-listing/](https://beincrypto.com/shiba-inu-shibarium-portal-shib-binance-us-listing/)

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## 5.Institution

**Blockchain Founders Fund Announces Final Close of Its 75M Fund**

[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockchain-founders-fund-announces-final-close-of-its-75m-fund-301755519.html](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockchain-founders-fund-announces-final-close-of-its-75m-fund-301755519.html)

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## 6.Macro & Regulation

****Over 200 Jurisdictions Agree on Timely Implementation of FATF Crypto Standards****

[https://news.bitcoin.com/over-200-jurisdictions-agree-on-timely-implementation-of-fatf-crypto-standards/](https://news.bitcoin.com/over-200-jurisdictions-agree-on-timely-implementation-of-fatf-crypto-standards/)

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# Data

## 1.NFT 24hr Trading Volume

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/28-1.png)

## 2.Top NFT Collections by Market Cap

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/28-2.png)

Source: NFTGO

## 3.**24hr Top NFT Collections by Trading Volume**

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/28-3.png)

Source: NFTGO

Macro

Fundraising

Weekly Web3 Chit-chat

![](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/220en.png)

# Weekly Roundup

- [Bitcoin’s](https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-core-maintainers-crypto-7b93804?mod=markets_minor_pos10) Future Depends on a Handful of Mysterious Coders - WSJ
- [Collab.Land Reveals Token Airdrop](https://decrypt.co/121513/collab-land-reveals-token-airdrop-for-over-2-million-users) for Over 2 Million Users
- [zkSync 2.0 Mainnet](https://tokeninsight.com/en/news/zksync-2.0-mainnet-reaches-fair-onboarding-alpha-milestone) Reaches Fair Onboarding Alpha Milestone
- [Filecoin](https://twitter.com/Filecoin/status/1618711639804502016) to launch smart contracts in Mar'23 and become a fully-fledged L1
- Bank of Japan to launch [pilot program for issuing digital yen](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/17/bank-of-japan-to-launch-pilot-program-for-issuing-digital-yen-in-april.html#:~:text=Japan%20will%20start%20a%20pilot,bank%20digital%20currency%20(CBDC)) in April
- [Blur Escalates Royalty Battle With OpenSea](https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/15/blur-escalates-royalty-battle-with-opensea-recommends-blocking-platform/), Recommends Blocking Platform
- [SEC](https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-considers-rules-that-could-threaten-crypto-custody-services-89ba4cd5) pushes for tougher custody rules on assets including crypto
- Binance Expects to [Pay Penalties](https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-giant-binance-expects-to-pay-penalties-to-resolve-u-s-investigations-f1e3c9d2) to Resolve U.S. Investigations
- [Kava 12](https://twitter.com/KAVA_CHAIN/status/1626074139294412800) Mainnet is live
- [Abu Dhabi’s Hub71](https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2023/02/15/abu-dhabis-hub71-unveils-new-ecosystem-to-support-web3-start-ups/) unveils new ecosystem to support Web3 start-ups. Hub71+ Digital Assets will include VCs who will offer $2bn worth of investment to qualifying companies
- [Elon Musk](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-15/musk-aims-to-replace-himself-as-twitter-ceo-toward-end-of-2023) Says He May Lead Twitter for Almost Another Year
- Siemens issues [$64M digital bond on Polygon](https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-issues-first-digital-bond-blockchain)
- [Inflation rose 0.5% in January](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/14/consumer-price-index-january-2023-.html), more than expected and up 6.4% from a year ago
- Commission launches [European Regulatory Sandbox for Blockchain](https://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/blockchain-sandbox.14he/)
- [FTX Investor Sues](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-15/ftx-investor-suit-targets-sequoia-capital-thoma-bravo-paradigm) Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo, Paradigm
- [$Blur](https://twitter.com/blur_io/status/1625566146241114112) is live
- [DBS](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-13/dbs-plans-to-apply-for-license-to-offer-crypto-to-hk-customers?srnd=cryptocurrencies-v2) Plans to Apply For License to Offer Crypto in HK
- [SBI Holdings](https://medium.com/tokyo-fintech/bitpoint-japan-becomes-wholly-owned-subsidiary-of-sbi-holdings-92f16be75f89) to acquire Japanese exchange Bitpoint
- [Paxos Faces SEC Lawsuit Over BUSD](https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-firm-paxos-to-stop-issuing-dollar-pegged-binance-token-94f65e52), And Will Stop Issuing BUSD
- [PayPal Pauses Stablecoin Work](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-10/paypal-pauses-stablecoin-work-amid-regulatory-scrutiny-of-crypto?sref=3REHEaVI#xj4y7vzkg)
- [Shopify](https://cointelegraph.com/news/shopify-launches-suite-of-blockchain-commerce-tools-for-merchants) launches suite of blockchain commerce tools for merchants

# Macro

- U.S. CPI in January rose by 6.4% over the same period last year. Although the increase was smaller than December's 6.5%, it was significantly higher than the market's expected 6.2%. At present, the rate of increase in US inflation is still much higher than the average level of 2.1% in the three years before the epidemic. Excluding the volatile energy and food prices, the core CPI rose by 5.6% over the same period last year, which also exceeded market expectations but was lower than the previous value. The core CPI rose 0.4% month-on-month in January, the same increase as in December. The data suggest that inflationary pressures in the US will be more persistent than thought.

# Fundraising

- From February 11th to February 17th, there was a total of 22 fundraising activities in the market. The total disclosed amount raised is $190 million.
- Some of the biggest deals of the week are:
    - [Nefta](https://www.theblock.co/post/212432/web3-tooling-startup-nefta-raises-seed-round-at-32-5-million-valuation) raises seed round at $32.5 million valuation. The startup was founded in 2022 to provide tools to businesses looking to enter and grow in the web3 space. These tools include bespoke APIs, software development kits ect.
    - [Monad Labs](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/14/crypto-startup-monad-labs-aims-to-create-next-ethereum-killer-after-raising-19m/), a layer 1 founded by the former team from Jump Trading, raised $19 million in seed funding. The blockchain will employ the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and will be EVM-compatible.
    - [Caldera](https://tokeninsight.com/en/news/web3-infrastructure-provider-caldera-closes-9-million-in-funding-led-by-sequoia-capital-and-dragonfly) has raised $9M in funding across two rounds, lead by Shaun Maguire at Sequoia Capital and Ani Pai at Dragonfly respectively. Caldera allows app developers to launch and run dedicated Layer 2 blockchain “rollups”.
    - [Alongside](https://t.co/qGOm3evDbu), a crypto index-focused platform, has closed an $11 million seed round led by a16z.
    - Swiss digital asset infrastructure company [Taurus](https://www.theblock.co/post/211162/taurus-crypto-series-b-credit-suisse) raised $65 million in a Series B round led by Credit Suisse. The company has a market share of 50% to 60% in the Swiss market.
    - [Yield Guild Games](https://www.techinasia.com/a16z-crypto-backs-yggs-138m-advance-soulbound-tokens) raises $13.8 million in token sale led by DWF Labs, a16z crypto.
    - [Superplastic](https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/superplastic-a-creator-of-synthetic-influencers-raises-20m-led-by-amazon-in-deal-to-make-tv-shows-and-more/), a creator of ‘synthetic’ influencers, raises $20M led by Amazon in deal to make TV shows and more.
    
    ![[Superplastic](https://twitter.com/SUPERPLASTIC)](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/220-1.png)
    
    [Superplastic](https://twitter.com/SUPERPLASTIC)
    

# NFT

In the past 7 days, the market cap of NFT has been up by +3.2%, and the overall transaction volume has increased by 62.48%, mainly driven by the issuance of BLUR tokens

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/220-2.png)

In the past 30 days, the total market cap has down by 0.49%, with the transaction volume up by 14.02%. Although the overall market has declined slightly, the overall transaction volume is still relatively high compared to bear market.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/220-3.png)

### [Digidaigaku's Super Bowl debut](https://nftnow.com/features/heres-what-really-happened-with-digidaigakus-controversial-super-bowl-ad/)

- This year's Super Bowl is a special one for web3. Fox Sports, the live-streaming platform for the Super Bowl, banned cryptocurrency ads during this year's event. But web3 is not completely absent. Limit Break, the developer of the blockchain game Digidaigaku, spent $6.5 million to present the NFT debut. However, the advertisement is very simple and direct, guiding people to scan the QR code to enter the page where they can receive 10,000 free NFTs, while in some others cases, directly jumping to the personal Twitter page of Limit Break CEO Gabe Leydon. The lack of storytelling and sophistication stirred up criticism about the poor execution being unfriendly to newcomers, and questioning whether it can be justified as a good investment for the money.

### [Reddit Avatar Mints Exceeded 10 Million](https://dune.com/polygon_analytics/reddit-collectible-avatars)

- Since Feb. 6th, a new round of Super Bowl-themed Reddit Avatars has begun minting for free, and the cumulative mints of this special collection has exceeded 1.7 million. And the cumulative mints of all Avatars has exceeded 10 million. More than 90% of the 7 million plus holders only hold 1 Avatar, marking a new milestone for the mass adoption of NFT.

![****Super Bowl LVII x Reddit Collectible Avatars****](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/220-4.png)

****Super Bowl LVII x Reddit Collectible Avatars****

# Web3

### [BUSD Crisis](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/13/paxos-to-stop-minting-stablecoin-busd-following-regulatory-action/)

- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to sue Paxos for violating the Investor Protection Act by issuing BUSD, which was found to be an unregistered security, and direct them to stop issuing new BUSD. Paxos announced that it will end its partnership with Binance on the branded stablecoin BUSD, but will continue to service the product and manage redemptions. For a while, the stablecoin was gripped by FUD sentiment.
- BUSD is a US dollar-backed stable asset issued and hosted by the Paxos Trust Company. BUSD currently has a total market cap of $16 billion, ranking third in the stablecoin, and once had a 17% market share behind USDT and USDC. BUSD's market cap will continue to decline as no new BUSDs are issued plus open for redemption. However, Paxos still has the opportunity to argue to overturn the enforcement action and has 30 days to respond and negotiate. As of February 17, the BUSD market cap is now down from $16.1 billion to $13.7 billion, with most of that shifting to USDT as the stablecoin landscape reshapes.

![Source: CoinMarketCap](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/220-5.png)

Source: CoinMarketCap

- There is still a great deal of controversy as to why BUSD would be considered a security, as there is no possibility of investors having an expectation of return on BUSD as a cryptocurrency anchored to the US dollar. On another level, some legal experts believe that buyers may profit from a range of arbitrage, hedging, and pledge opportunities. Many believe that the SEC is ostensibly targeting Paxos and BUSD, but is actually targeting Binance, and while the need for stablecoins as an asset class is real, the far-reaching implications of this matter are unclear for now as more inevitable enforcement actions emerge, and as U.S. regulators have recently taken frequent actions against crypto assets.

### [Airdrop](https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/the-next-stage-of-crypto-airdrops)

- The Blur airdrop dominated the front page of Web3 news this week. Everyone is talking about the wealth-building effect of airdrops but rarely do we see discussion about whether airdrops are an effective strategy for project owners.
- Airdrop is an innovative marketing tool based on the web3 decentralization theory and is undoubtedly important. Since Uniswap conducted the industry's first large-scale airdrop in 2020, it has also experienced several years, and it can be concluded that most of the project airdrops have been poorly received and have not achieved the initial goal of the project parties, which is to attract new users and make them stay. The existing airdrop model cannot avoid speculators who wander into the rules of the airdrop game and users who are good at using robots, and there is no way to effectively retain new users, resulting in high customer acquisition costs. In the case of Uniswap airdrop, for example, most of the airdropped users only see it as a free benefit and are not interested in the original intention of decentralized governance behind the airdrop tokens, so the retention rate is only 1%.
- On the subject of Airdrop, Bankless, and [Dune Analytics](https://dune.com/blog/uni-airdrop-analysis) have two analyses that are more on point. The ultimate goal of Airdrop should be to acquire customers at a cost less than the user's cost lifecycle value (CLV). User loyalty programs are ripe for exploitation in web2, and future airdrops should perhaps incorporate user loyalty rules to encourage reputation-giving interactions and make subtle rule adjustments with different user groups to ultimately create an effective user behavior flywheel effect.

### [**Conflux partners with Chinese state-owned telecom company**](https://cointelegraph.com/news/conflux-partners-with-china-telecom-to-develop-blockchain-sim-card)

- Conflux Network announced it has entered into a partnership with China Telecom, the second largest telecommunications company in China, to launch the first blockchain SIM card (BSIM) pilot program in Hong Kong later this year. Compared to a regular SIM card, BSIM allows the user's public and private keys to be managed and stored within the card with up to "10-20 times more storage space," allowing for optimized access to decentralized applications and digital communities. Mobile has been a stumbling block for the Web3 experience, both with Solana mobile and BSIM cards, to lower the barrier of access for users and enrich the multi-client experience. Conflux is billed as "the only regulatory compliant public chain in China" and with SIM cards potentially tied to IDs, many are also concerned about whether it will affect the blockchain's anonymity and decentralization.

# Japan Spotlight

- [SBI Holdings announced that it will make Bitpoint Japan a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBI](https://www.notion.so/English-81a8d049834c4a5b87b149e0128d2000) Holdings by acquiring the entire equity interest in crypto exchange Bitpoint Japan. SBI Holdings acquired a 51% stake in Bitpoint Japan for ￥12.75 billion in May 2022 and brought it under its umbrella. This time, it will acquire an additional 49% stake.
- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on February 17 that it had decided to launch a [pilot program to issue a digital yen in April](https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/boj-launch-pilot-programme-april-issuing-digital-yen-2023-02-17/). The Bank of Japan began experimenting with CBDC in October 2020, with the focus of the experiment being a proof of concept (PoC). The purpose of the upcoming pilot program is twofold, firstly to test the technical feasibility not fully covered by the PoC, and secondly to design a CBDC ecosystem that might be socially implemented, drawing on the technical and operational skills and insights of the private sector.
- Huobi Japan changed the name of the service to ["BitTrade.”](https://www.notion.so/English-81a8d049834c4a5b87b149e0128d2000)
- [SoftBank will participate in gaming blockchain Oasys as a validator](https://www.notion.so/English-81a8d049834c4a5b87b149e0128d2000), providing security and computing power to its proof-of-stake blockchain network.
- Final Fantasy developer [Square Enix will launch NFT-based game Symbiogensis on Polygon](https://decrypt.co/121324/final-fantasy-maker-square-enix-to-launch-nft-game-on-polygon). Symbiogenesis first announced tentative plans to launch the game on ethereum last November. Today, however, said it would switch to Polygon, which is faster and has cheaper transactions
- Sony Network Communications, a subsidiary of [Sony, has partnered with Astar Network to launch the Web3 Incubation Program](https://news.bitcoin.com/sony-and-astar-network-launch-web3-incubation-program-for-nft-and-dao-focused-projects/), focusing on NFT and DAO, which will run from March to June this year.
- [The Sandbox has announced a partnership with Japanese animation production company Toei Animation](https://sandboxgame.medium.com/japans-leading-animations-company-toei-animation-is-entering-the-sandbox-c85896311d49). The Sandbox will bring Toei Animation's iconic animation IP into the metaverse and launch an exclusive NFT. Toei Animation's animation works include "Fist of the North Star", "Dragon Ball", "Slam Dunk", "One Piece" and so on.

![[The Sandbox](https://sandboxgame.medium.com/japans-leading-animations-company-toei-animation-is-entering-the-sandbox-c85896311d49)](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/220-6.png)

[The Sandbox](https://sandboxgame.medium.com/japans-leading-animations-company-toei-animation-is-entering-the-sandbox-c85896311d49)

# Tweets & Threads

[https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1625118442482278403](https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1625118442482278403)

[https://twitter.com/0xferg/status/1625257284602589184](https://twitter.com/0xferg/status/1625257284602589184)

[https://twitter.com/CozomoMedici/status/1625206526800703488](https://twitter.com/CozomoMedici/status/1625206526800703488)

[https://twitter.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1625542030872162305](https://twitter.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1625542030872162305)

[https://twitter.com/ljin18/status/1625881752815259653](https://twitter.com/ljin18/status/1625881752815259653)

[https://twitter.com/BunchuBets/status/1624827556741480448](https://twitter.com/BunchuBets/status/1624827556741480448)

[https://twitter.com/tomwanhh/status/1625167430640365568](https://twitter.com/tomwanhh/status/1625167430640365568)

[https://twitter.com/mindaoyang/status/1625675612622036992](https://twitter.com/mindaoyang/status/1625675612622036992)

[https://twitter.com/jacksage_NFT/status/1626964527970410497](https://twitter.com/jacksage_NFT/status/1626964527970410497)

# About Us

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Our strength is that we have over 10,000 people, including elite traders, sharing chart analysis and summarizing historical market trends and price behavior. In addition, we regularly host live streaming of market analysis and are committed to incubating and exploring Web 3 investment research.
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# Weekly Roundup

- Three Arrows Capital Founders Launch [**Exchange**](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/09/three-arrows-capital-founders-launch-exchange-where-you-can-trade-3ac-bankruptcy-claims/) Where You Can Trade 3AC Bankruptcy Claims
- [**Linkin Park’s New Music Video**](https://decrypt.co/120958/linkin-park-new-music-video-nft-pplpleasr-shibuya) Is Directed by NFT Artist Pplpleasr
- Sui Blockchain’s Developer [**‘Mysten Labs’ Announced Collaboration**](https://twitter.com/mysten_labs/status/1623729936912777218) with Cloud Service of Tencent
- [**Kraken to Shut US Crypto-Staking Service**](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/09/us-securities-and-exchange-commission-sues-kraken-over-crypto-staking-services/), Pay $30M Fine in SEC Settlement
- [**Affirm Crypto**](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/08/affirm-shuts-down-crypto-business/) is shutting down
- [**Algorand**](https://cointelegraph.com/news/algorand-to-drive-web3-adoption-in-india-through-key-partnerships) to drive Web3 adoption in India through key partnerships
- [**Fujitsu**](https://thefintechtimes.com/fujitsu-launches-platform-to-speed-up-web3-apps-and-services/) Launches Platform to Speed Up Web3 Apps and Services
- [**Chiliz**](https://cointelegraph.com/news/chiliz-launches-layer-1-blockchain-to-expand-fan-token-ecosystem) launches layer-1 blockchain to expand fan token ecosystem
- Fed Report Says [**Bitcoin Akin To Gold As 'Store Of Value'**](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/23/02/30827310/fed-report-says-bitcoin-akin-to-gold-as-store-of-value-even-as-staking-ban-rumors-sap-sent) Even As Staking-Ban Rumors Sap Sentiment
- **[Tokenize Europe 2025](https://www.paymentsjournal.com/tokenize-europe-2025-initiative-will-jumpstart-eu-payments-sector/)** Initiative Will Jumpstart EU Payments Sector
- **[OpenSea](https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1623033879304224768)** is now an aggregator to the Seaport ecosystem
- Lido presented [**Lido V2**](https://twitter.com/lidofinance/status/1622963224898330624?s=46&t=3BwC-sq8p_kn-Wtj7LVDFQ) - largest upgrade to further decentralization
- [**Dubai**](https://www.vara.ae/en/#varaGuidlinesDownloads_7) Introduces Virtual Assets Regulations
- Crypto firms ditch [**Super Bowl commercials**](https://nypost.com/2023/02/06/crypto-firms-ditch-super-bowl-commercials-this-year-after-ftx-meltdown/) this year after FTX meltdown
- Bank of England and Treasury think UK is 'likely' to need [**digital currency**](https://www.notion.so/a76cc92b429b4d0caf3f05a1b40ddb99)
- Yuga Labs Reaches [**Settlement**](https://www.notion.so/b0d16a5e726c44f8b0bc5b0aa4febad6) in Bored Ape NFTs Trademark Lawsuit
- [**Binance**](https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1622671404264226816) will temporarily suspend all USD bank transfers
- DCG and Genesis reached an [**agreement**](https://twitter.com/cameron/status/1622717966260506624?t=zuvEiFRFWuDpjI7vxFVCzw&s=19) that provides a path for Earn users to recover their assets
- Payments Giant [**VISA starts Testing Stablecoin**](https://coingape.com/payments-giant-visa-starts-testing-stablecoin-settlements-mass-adoption-ahead/) Settlements
- Elon Musk Says Twitter Will [**Share Ad Revenue**](https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/03/elon-musk-creator-revenue-share-ads-twitter/) With Creators
- Russia’s [**Sberbank**](https://www.notion.so/a3b2586ab0094dd58991d904d5fc901b) plans to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum

# Macro

- President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York attended a seminar on February 10 and said that even with the strong employment data in January, the peak interest rate forecast made by Fed officials in December last year is still valid at 5% to 5.25%.
- Richmond Fed President Barkin said on Thursday that it is crucial to continue raising interest rates to ensure that inflation returns to the 2% target level.
- The latest survey by the American Association of Individual Investors shows that U.S. retail investors have turned bullish for the first time since April last year, and the proportion of investors who are pessimistic about the next six months has fallen to 25%, the lowest since November 2021 level.

### [US De-banking Crypto](https://www.piratewires.com/p/crypto-choke-point)

- The fall of Terra and FTX in 2022 has alarmed the US regulators. Three banks, Silvergate Capital, Signature, and Metropolitan Bank, handle the majority of U.S. dollar deposits to cryptocurrency platforms. Now, they are facing pressure from all sides to shrink related business. Since the beginning of the year, both the Biden administration and the Fed have issued statements warning banks of the risks posed by cryptocurrencies due to lack of regulation. In January, crypto friendly bank Custodia Bank's application for Federal Reserve membership has been denied. In a statement on the result of the application, the Fed stated that the company’s new business model and proposed focus on cryptocurrency assets pose significant risks. This week, the SEC ordered the Kraken to immediately end its crypto staking-as-a-service (staking-as-a-service) platform services to U.S. customers and pay a $30 million fine. The series of events all point to a change in attitude of the regulatory authorities towards the crypto industry.

![Photo by [engin akyurt](https://unsplash.com/@enginakyurt?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/ea7b54gX7xg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2161.jpeg)

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# Fundraising

- From February 4th to February 10th, there was a total of 30 fundraising activities in the market. The total disclosed amount raised is $293 million.
- Some of the biggest deals of the week are:
    - [**SPACE ID**](https://blog.space.id/space-id-closed-10m-strategic-round-led-by-polychain-capital-and-dao5-625f71af6e68) Closed $10M Strategic Round Led by Polychain Capital and dao5.
    - [**Carbonplace**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carbonplace-announces-new-ceo-secures-usd-45-million-in-funding-301741174.html), which connects buyers and sellers of carbon credits through their banks, secures USD 45 million in funding.
    - [**Fierce**](https://finovate.com/fierce-locks-in-10-million-to-fund-all-in-one-financial-app/) Launches Out of Stealth With $10M Seed to Fund All-In-One Financial App.
    - London-based digital asset protection firm [**Coincover**](https://cointelegraph.com/news/coincover-secures-30-million-in-funding-to-strengthen-digital-asset-security) has secured $30 million in a funding round.
    - [**Elementus**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elements-raises-10m-in-funding-to-continue-building-infrastructure-needed-to-make-blockchain-more-accessible-301739039.html), a web3 company whose blockchain data intelligence platform helps forward-thinking, data-driven organizations of all sizes to leverage the power of blockchain, announced a $10M Series A-2 funding.
    - [**Mino Games**](https://venturebeat.com/latest-games-reviews/mino-games-raises-15m-to-create-dimensionals-web3-game/) has raised $15 million to create its Dimensionals collectible character game with Web3 features.
    - Crypto Lender [**SALT**](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/07/crypto-lender-salt-raises-644m-to-resume-operations/) Raises $64.4M to Resume Operations. The company paused business after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
    - [**TDGA**](https://www.finsmes.com/2023/02/tdga-holdings-raises-20m-in-seed-funding.html), the UK-based owner of Space Hero, raised $20m in Seed funding. The Seed Round serves the purpose to further multi-launch agreement including global and first of its kind space marketing rights.
    - [**Matr1x**](https://www.coincarp.com/fundraising/matr1x-series-a/), mobile shooting gamefi, raised a $10M in a Series A Fundraising.

# NFT

- The total market cap of the NFT market decreased by 2.9% in the past 7 days, and the overall increase in trading volume was 18.12%. Although the NFT market decreased compared to last week's total market cap, the overall increase in trading volume was more, and as the cryptocurrency pulled back, the NFT market cooled down.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2162.png)

- Over the past thirty days, the total market capitalization of the NFT trading market decreased by 1.55% and the trading volume increased by 1.91%.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2163.png)

### [Decline In Floor Price of Top Collections Could Be A Side Effect of BLUR Airdrop](https://twitter.com/waleswoosh/status/1624000319968477184)

- Several blue chip and top collections have suffered a sell-off and floor prices have continued to drop over the past week. Some speculate that it is because the last round of BLUR airdrop which will take place on 2/14, and since more trades and bids means more airdrops, some users, especially whales, have engaged in more trades and bids during this past period to cater to this rule. But as the airdrop date approaches, they will slowly get rid of the NFTs they don’t want to keep if it weren’t for this airdrop, and this trend might continue until some time after the airdrop.

![Key metrics of top collections in the past 7 days](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2164.png)

Key metrics of top collections in the past 7 days

### [Bitcoin NFT Hype Continues, But Not For Long](https://dune.com/dataalways/ordinals)

- The Bitcoin NFT hype continues this week, as does the controversy. the Ordinals protocol is consuming half of bitcoin block space, and spending for inscriptions continues to climb, causing the worst bitcoin memory pool congestion since FTX and 3AC went bankrupt. As of February 10th, more than 47,000 Bitcoin NFTs have been minted, with a single-day high of 21,000+ minted on February 9th. The hottest project this week was Bitcoin Punks, the first project to successfully cloned an ETH collection to the Bitcoin network using Ordinals. However, the continued worsening network congestion will be a stumbling block to the growth of the Bitcoin NFT ecosystem.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2165.png)

### [Liquidity flows to Canto NFT as Canto Rallies](https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/a-beginners-guide-to-canto)

- Launched in August 2022, Canto is a Cosmos-based chain. Canto's innovation lies in two areas.
    - DeFi, including decentralized exchanges, decentralized lending, etc., was developed as a free infrastructure feature on the chain. The concept is to provide the core DeFi components as free public infrastructure to users.
    - Contract Shared Revenue Mechanism (CSR). It allows contract developers to earn revenue by taking a percentage of the transaction fees paid to the network when a user interacts with a contract.
- These two infrastructural innovations have attracted Defi and NFT builders to join the Canto ecosystem, resulting in higher recent TVL growth, and because the ecosystem is relatively new, more liquidity is flowing into the NFT space. the top NFT trading platforms on Canto are Alto, Providence, and Canto Moon. Alto has a daily trading volume of over $1 million.

![Alto Market volume](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2166.png)

Alto Market volume

# Other Web3

### [Data Shows Stablecoins Going Mainstream](https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen/status/1622191297686827009)

*Please note that after this article was edited, Paxo announced that it would stop issuing BUSD due to SEC charges.*

- The total market cap of stablecoins is approximately US$125 billion, and the [**latest ICI report**](https://www.ici.org/research/stats/mmf) in February 2023 lists US$4,821.4 billion in money market funds. In other words, stablecoins are 2.6% of the money market cap. In 2022, the total volume of stablecoins settled has reached about 7.4 trillion US dollars and is ever increasing. Over the same period, MasterCard, American Express, and Visa had online transaction volumes of $2.2 trillion, $1 trillion, and $12 trillion, respectively.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2167.png)

- In the Defi ecosystem, stablecoins play a vital role, and about 45% of the liquidity in decentralized exchanges is provided by stablecoins. Although the crypto industry entered winter in 2022, the market cap of stablecoins shows relative risilience compared with other crypto assets, and it accounts for an increasing proportion in the Ethereum ecosystem.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2168.png)

- In many countries in turmoil, stablecoins have gradually entered people's daily life. Taking Latin America as an example, due to severe inflation, many crypto payment platforms witnessed the growth from retail and institutional customers in 2022. According to a MasterCard survey, more than one-third of Latin Americans have used stablecoins for daily usage, while globally, only 11% of respondents use stablecoins. These emerging markets provide a scenario for the use of stablecoins away from speculative purposes.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/2169.png)

- More and more financial institutions and companies are considering integrating stablecoins into the ecosystem. And most Web3 start-up companies are used to paying wages in stable currency.
- In addition, when the crypto regulation clarifies, many governments prioritize the planning of stablecoin-related regulationsl, such as the recent Hong Kong government's regulatory conclusions on stablecoins, and the Japanese government's lifting of limitation on domestic circulation for overseas stablecoins, etc.

### [Chiliz Chain 2.0](https://decrypt.co/120848/chiliz-launches-native-blockchain-shift-away-from-just-being-token-ceo)

- On February 8, Chiliz, a public chain focusing on sports and entertainment solutions, announced that its EVM-compatible chain has produced a genesis block. As a result, Chiliz has officially entered the era of Chiliz Chain 2.0 (CC 2.0), marking that Chiliz will start from the BSC fork chain, and finally fully connect with the EVM ecology.
- Chiliz was founded in Malta by Alexandre Dreyfus in 2018. It started from establishing in-depth cooperation with many football clubs and issuing fan tokens. In the era of CC 1.0 (Chiliz Chain 1.0), Chiliz's operating model is highly centralized, and everything from IP authorization to platform governance is highly controlled by the project party, demonstrating its PoA (Proof of Authority) consensus mechanism. The focus of this CC 2.0 (Chiliz Chain 2.0) update will shift from the PoA model to the PoSA (Proof-Of-Staked Authority) mechanism, and Chiliz ecosystem will be open to developers, verifiers, and customers.

# Japan Spotlight

- Fujitsu announced on February 6 that it will provide the ["Fujitsu Web3 Acceleration Platform"](https://www.notion.so/8d10f3543c634614b51d3acc8a2a49d6) which provides various web3-related services free of charge in Japan and globally.
- [**FTX Japan**](https://blog.liquid.com/ja/%E5%BD%93%E7%A4%BE%E3%81%AB%E3%81%8A%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8A%E5%AE%A2%E6%A7%98%E3%81%AE%E8%B3%87%E7%94%A3%E3%81%AE%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E7%8A%B6%E6%B3%81%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A62%E6%9C%887%E6%97%A5%E6%99%82%E7%82%B9) disclosed the client’s entrusted assets and the platform’s own assets as of February 7. Among them, the company’s net assets are about ￥10 billion (about $76 million, as of the end of September 2022), and the company’s cash and deposits are about ￥17.8 billion yen (approximately $135 million, as of November 21, 2022).
- Points rebate website [**Moppy cooperates with Cointrade**](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000076.000021504.html) to launch points exchange cryptocurrency service, which can be exchanged for BTC, ETH, DOT, XTZ, etc. Moppy is one of the largest point sites in Japan with over 9 million users. Users earn points for using content such as ads, games, surveys, and watching videos.
- [**Japan Airlines and Hakuhodo**](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000790.000030684.html) jointly develop "Experiential NFT" to develop innovative travel experiences based on NFT and emerging technologies to activate local vitality.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/21610.png)

# Tweets & Threads

[https://twitter.com/davincithreads/status/1622067334734123008](https://twitter.com/davincithreads/status/1622067334734123008)

[https://twitter.com/venturetwins/status/1622990531088498688](https://twitter.com/venturetwins/status/1622990531088498688)

[https://twitter.com/milesjennings/status/1623850926338629632](https://twitter.com/milesjennings/status/1623850926338629632)

[https://twitter.com/LBRYcom/status/1623772755765170177](https://twitter.com/LBRYcom/status/1623772755765170177)

[https://twitter.com/apes_prologue/status/1623630706885951488](https://twitter.com/apes_prologue/status/1623630706885951488)

[https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1619392128693714944](https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1619392128693714944)

[https://twitter.com/milesdeutscher/status/1622840617113120770](https://twitter.com/milesdeutscher/status/1622840617113120770)

[https://twitter.com/febtea/status/1622702045961781248?s=46&t=1dUa5gr2bJF4X_WGFkNB2w](https://twitter.com/febtea/status/1622702045961781248?s=46&t=1dUa5gr2bJF4X_WGFkNB2w)

[https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1623459203150131201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1623459203150131201%7Ctwgr%5E117fda3caee8356b496eaf5294a0fa746cf80f0f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coindeskjapan.com%2F174136%2F](https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1623459203150131201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1623459203150131201%7Ctwgr%5E117fda3caee8356b496eaf5294a0fa746cf80f0f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coindeskjapan.com%2F174136%2F)

[https://twitter.com/1kxnetwork/status/1623362988693499904](https://twitter.com/1kxnetwork/status/1623362988693499904)

# About Us

**- UneMeta -**

UneMeta is a curated social and NFT market space for quality and established IPs and Icons, aiming to create higher quality experience with NFT to everyone. UneMeta offers launchpad and marketplace service, linking web2 and web3 for IPs and Icons.

**- HZGB -**

HZGB is committed to become the largest charting community in Chinese, with the popularization and promotion of traditional charting technical analysis as the cornerstone, and the industry investment research and building community DAO as the goal to attract and cultivate talents.
Our strength is that we have over 10,000 people, including elite traders, sharing chart analysis and summarizing historical market trends and price behavior. In addition, we regularly host live streaming of market analysis, and are committed to incubating and exploring Web 3 investment research.
We aim to become the largest aggregator community in the Web 3 world, so that more people can enjoy the benefits of the industry's development.

![](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en.png)

# Macro

- As expected by the market, the Federal Reserve announced the first interest rate resolution of the new year, deciding to raise the target range of the federal funds rate by 25 BPs to 4.50%~4.75%. This is also the bank's eighth consecutive interest rate hike since March last year, with a total rate hike of up to 450 BPs.
- Powell sounded a dual message. He frequently acknowledged signs that high inflation is slowing.In terms of inflation, he mentioned "disinflation” for the first time, not only acknowledging the progress in curbing inflation, but also repeatedly mentioning the possibility of future inflation exceeding expectations. On the economic front, it does not expect employment and the economy to cool down sharply, and is confident of a "soft landing". In addition, the Federal Reserve is relatively indifferent to the recent relaxation of financial market conditions, which has also given the market "reassurance".
- This week, the United States announced that the January Nonfarm Payrolls was 26, forecast 18.5, and announced 51.7. The actual published data differs greatly from the expected data. The detailed data shows that the number of workers in the service industry and catering service industry has been greatly improved.
- [**Hong Kong Monetary Authority(HKMA) published ‘Conclusion of Discussion Paper on
Crypto-assets and Stablecoins’**](https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/news-and-media/press-releases/2023/01/20230131-9/)
    - Stablecoins should guarantee price support, reserve assets should have high liquidity, and stablecoins that gain value based on arbitrage or algorithms will not be accepted.
    - Holders of stablecoins should be able to convert their stablecoins at face value into the reference fiat currency within a reasonable period of time.
    - Regulated entities must not diverge from their main business, for example, wallet operators should not engage in lending activities.

# Fundraising

- From January 28th to February 3rd, there was a total of 21 fundraising activities in the market. The total disclosed amount raised is $171 million.
- Some of the biggest deals of the week are:
    - [**BlockJoy**](https://www.finsmes.com/2023/02/blockjoy-secures-nearly-11m-in-seed-series-a-funding.html), a Boston-based provider of a whitelabel blockchain nodes-as-a-service for node hosting enterprises, raised nearly $11M in Seed + Series A funding.
    - [**TeraWulf**](https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/TeraWulf+%28WULF%29+Announces+Beneficial+Debt+Modifications+and+Approximately+%2432M+of+New+Equity+Proceeds/21152044.html), which owns and operates vertically integrated, domestic Bitcoin mining facilities powered by more than 91% zero-carbon energy, announces beneficial debt modifications and approximately $32M of new equity proceeds.
    - Canadian crypto mining firm [**Pow.re**](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/02/crypto-miner-powre-raises-92m-series-a-at-150m-valuation/) had closed a $9.2 million Series A round as well as a $18 million strategic investment. The Series A valued the company at $150 million.
    - [**Hypernative**](https://www.finsmes.com/2023/01/hypernative-raises-9m-in-seed-funding.html), an Israel-based startup that focuses on crypto security for asset managers, hedge funds, traders, and market makers, raised $9m in seed funding.
    - [**Sec3**](https://www.theblock.co/post/207043/blockchain-security-firm-sec3-raises-10-million-in-seed-funding), a blockchain security firm that audits smart contracts among other services, raised $10 million in a seed funding round.
    - Indiana-based blockchain firm [**Simba Chain**](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/01/blockchain-company-simba-chain-received-30m-funding-increase-from-us-air-force/), which has worked with the U.S. military on various projects in recent years, has received a $30 million increase in funding.

# NFT

- The total market capitalization of the NFT market was essentially flat over the past 7 days, with an overall decrease in trading volume of 8.35%.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en1.png)

- Over the past 30 days, the total market capitalization of the NFT trading market increased by 5.71% and the trading volume increased by 10.07%. Overall market volatility was up and the market was relatively buoyant.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en2.png)

- This week, the blue-chip index is in a range, still at a relatively high level in the past three months.

![Untitled](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en3.png)

> *Blue Chip Index is calculated by weighting the market cap (ETH/USD) of Blue Chip collections to reflect their performance. Source: NFTGO*
> 
- [**Bitcoin NFT**](https://decrypt.co/120250/ordinals-launches-nfts-on-bitcoin-triggers-controversy)
    - Before [**Ordinals**](https://ordinals.com/), not many people would associate the Bitcoin network with NFT. The Ordinals protocol, created by former Bitcoin Core contributor Casey Rodarmor, implements the native Bitcoin NFT which does not require a sidechain or additional tokens. Ordinals allows for the transmission of individual satoshis, the smallest unit of Bitcoin, across the Bitcoin network and give each satoshis a sequence number. The Ordinals protocol enables users to explore, transmit, and receive personal satoshis, which may include unique inscription data, such as video and image data. The process of adding assets to individual satoshis is called inscription. These NFTs are stored completely on-chain and do not rely on storage services such as IPFS.
    - The crypto community is disputing whether Ordinals is beneficial to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Some believe it will provide more use cases for Bitcoin, while others believe it deviates from the vision of a peer-to-peer cash system. Many also say that it makes the Bitcoin network more crowded and will push up transaction fees, to the detriment of the ecosystem. However, others understand that it will increase bitcoin miner fee revenue, which in turn increases the security of the network.

![Photo by [Shubham's Web3](https://unsplash.com/@shubzweb3?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/pzlN1oeLpwI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en4.jpeg)

Photo by [Shubham's Web3](https://unsplash.com/@shubzweb3?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/pzlN1oeLpwI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)

- [**“Homage” to NFT**](https://twitter.com/cminxi/status/1613584542916546561)
    - [**Homage**](http://homage.xyz) is a tool that focuses on the remint function. With the NFT owners’ consent, others can remint a rare and high value NFT without transferring the ownership. From such function, the original owner can earn remint royalty.
    - Remint is similar to taking a picture of the Mona Lisa, or buying a replica in an art gallery, where both the creator and holder benefits from more exposure, and the person taking the picture gets to save a moment to cherish. Homage is quite clever in that it suggests that the more people want to remint an NFT, the more popular it is, and therefore the reminter should pay a higher price. Theoretically, it also eliminates unlimited supply by doing so.
    - There are still some controversies in this new protocol, some suggests the original holder is suspected of infringement of copyright if it is not CC0.

# Web3

- [**Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023**](https://ark-invest.com/home-thank-you-big-ideas-2023/)
    - The report dives into five technological convergence: public chain, AI, energy storage, robotics, and multiomic sequencing. 14 subcategories are discussed: artificial intelligence, digital consumers, digital wallet, public blockchains, bitcoin, smart contract networks, precision medicine, precision therapies, molecular diagnostics, electric vehicle, electric ride-hall, autonomous Logistics, robotics and 3D printing, orbital aerospace.
    - We extract some key predictions related to Web3:
        - Immersive virtual experiences will inspire the next wave of gaming. As the gaming industry transitions to full-service virtual worlds, more social activities and entertainment take place in the virtual game world. The convergence between gaming and social media should boost the growth in gaming
        revenue from 7% at a compound annual rate during the past five years to 10% during the next five years.
        
        ![Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 36](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en5.png)
        
        Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 36
        
        - NFT is moving away from speculation with more attention paid to intrinsic value and utilities. Digital assets are likely to increase online spending per capita due to decentralized proof of ownership. ARK forecasts that global NFT transaction volume will grow more than five-fold from $22 billion today to $120 billion by 2027. Demand for digital consumption is expected to exceed demand for physically-facilitated consumption demand in 2029, and NFT will exist as an important part.
        
        ![Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 39](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en6.png)
        
        Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 39
        
        - Despite a severe crypto downturn in 2022, public blockchains continue to foster the development of multiple revolutions: monetary, financial and internet revolution. Cryptocurrencies and smart contracts could gain market value of $20 trillion and $5 trillion respectively, within the next ten years.
        
        ![Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 50](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en7.png)
        
        Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 50
        
        - The Bitcoin network fundamentals are still strong, and Bitcoin is gaining market share as a global settlement network. Confident about the long-term development of Bitcoin, ARK forecasts the market cap of Bitcoin may expand by more than 25 times in the next ten years.
        
        ![Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 65](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en8.png)
        
        Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 65
        
        - If financial assets were to migrate to blockchain infrastructure at a rate similar to the adoption of the early internet, and decentralized financial services charged a third of
        traditional financial services fees, smart contracts could generate $450 billion in annual fees and create $5.3 trillion in market value by 2030.
        
        ![Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 74](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en9.png)
        
        Ark Invest: Big Ideas 2023, Page 74
        

# Infrastructure

- [**Walk through LayerZero from first principles**](https://medium.com/@PrimordialAA/layerzero-from-first-principles-c2393eb1718d)
    - LayerZero Labs co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino introduces LayerZero from first principles. In its view, LayerZero is a trustless full-chain interoperability protocol, which enables messages to be sent between blockchains, connects assets, messages, data, and contracts on different blockchains, breaking the isolated states.
    - In summary, LayerZero is the first system to trustlessly enable direct transactions across all chains, allowing transactions to flow freely between chains, providing users the opportunity to integrate decentralized liquidity, while taking full advantage of applications on independent chains.

# Japan Spotlight

- [**YGG Japan**](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000027.000091160.html), a subsidiary of Yield Guild Games DAO, has completed a private round of fundraising worth approximately $2.95 million with participation from 18 companies including SQUARE ENIX, SEGA, Gate Labs, and Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC). With this round of funding, YGG Japan has raised a cumulative total of approximately $5.75 million.
- [**Toyota is sponsoring a Web3 hackathon**](https://www.notion.so/English-81a8d049834c4a5b87b149e0128d2000) on multi-chain smart contract network Astar Network, which could potentially yield management tools for Toyota's employees.
- Mitsubishi and SBI announced that they will set up a [**"Sake Token Working Group"**](https://www.coindeskjapan.com/172764/) aiming to use NFT technology to track the sake production supply chain and as a new way to raise funds for sake breweries.
- [**Toei Animation collaborates with strata to launch their first NFT-based new IP project "DenDekaDen"**](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000177.000059287.html). The project has been in operation since 2022, but was only recently announced as a project planned by Toei Animation. Founded in 1948, Toei Animation is a animation studio where many famous artists, such as Hayao Miyazaki and Takahata Isao, have worked.

![**DenDekaDen**](https://storage.unemeta.cn/file/en10.png)

**DenDekaDen**

# More Weekly Roundup

- [**Twitter**](https://twitter.com/TwitterDev/status/1621026986784337922) to end free access to its API
- Ethereum’s [**Shanghai Upgrade**](https://news.coincu.com/164358-ethereums-shanghai-upgrade-launch-zhejiang/) Will Launch On Zhejiang Testnet On February 7
- Berkshire Hathaway's [**Charlie Munger Calls for Crypto Ban in the US**](https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-america-should-ban-crypto-regulation-economy-finance-china-england-trading-currency-securities-commodity-gamble-11675287477?st=hw6epglbijkvas0&reflink=share_mobilewebshare)
- [**Lithuania**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-02/lithuania-reins-in-crypto-registrations-after-boom-exposed-risks) Reins In Crypto Registrations After Boom Exposed Risks
- [**Coinbase NFT**](https://twitter.com/jyatrofsky/status/1620838411690209280) disclosed that it is pausing creator drops on its NFT marketplace, but clarified that it is not shutting down the NFT marketplace
- [**Meta**](https://decrypt.co/120396/zuckerbergs-metaverse-division-reality-labs-lost-13-billion-in-2022) lost $13.7 billion on Reality Labs in 2022
- BNB Chain announced the release of the [**BNB Greenfield whitepaper**](https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1620755281163735040)
- [**Decentralized Twitter**](https://cointelegraph.com/news/decentralized-twitter-alternative-goes-live-on-apple-s-app-store) alternative goes live on App Store
- [**Yuga Labs**](https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1620572878688370688) has IP lawyer Jeremy Goldman help to clarify that Yuga Labs DOES own copyright & that holders have exclusive IP rights over their BAYC NFTs
- Hamilton Lane’s [**$2.1 Billion Fund**](https://polygon.technology/blog/hamilton-lanes-2-1-billion-fund-opens-to-individual-investors-on-polygon-via-securitize) Opens to Individual Investors On Polygon Via Securitize
- SudoSwap released [**$SUDO**](https://twitter.com/sudoswap/status/1620188369291743233) lockdrop and airdrop
- Pfizer Ventures backs [**decentralized science startup**](https://www.theblock.co/post/206552/pfizer-ventures-backs-decentralized-science-startup-in-4-1-million-round) in $4.1 million round
- Yuga Labs co-founder to take [**leave of absence**](https://twitter.com/GordonGoner/status/1619372809352007682?s=20&t=XY3MuthliHU4-XwUonR9NA) due to health reasons

# Tweets & Threads

[https://twitter.com/remusofmars/status/1620067318046035968](https://twitter.com/remusofmars/status/1620067318046035968)

[https://twitter.com/harry_forj/status/1620582016747212800](https://twitter.com/harry_forj/status/1620582016747212800)

[https://twitter.com/sugarspicysauce/status/1621242773956345858](https://twitter.com/sugarspicysauce/status/1621242773956345858)

[https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1620215166473478145](https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1620215166473478145)

[https://twitter.com/pandajackson42/status/1620081518575235073](https://twitter.com/pandajackson42/status/1620081518575235073)

[https://twitter.com/naval/status/1619867277410865152](https://twitter.com/naval/status/1619867277410865152)

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# About Us

## UneMeta

UneMeta is a curated social and NFT market space for quality and established IPs and Icons, aiming to create higher quality experience with NFT to everyone. UneMeta offers launchpad and marketplace service, linking web2 and web3 for IPs and Icons.

## HZGB

HZGB is committed to become the largest charting community in Chinese, with the popularization and promotion of traditional charting technical analysis as the cornerstone, and the industry investment research and building community DAO as the goal to attract and cultivate talents.
Our strength is that we have over 10,000 people, including elite traders, sharing chart analysis and summarizing historical market trends and price behavior. In addition, we regularly host live streaming of market analysis, and are committed to incubating and exploring Web 3 investment research.
We aim to become the largest aggregator community in the Web 3 world, so that more people can enjoy the benefits of the industry's development.