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Ethereum Layer2 Network Metis Launches Alpha Version of its Decentralized Sequencer | Cryptocurrency Trends

Jarseed, Bitget Research
2024/03/15
Ethereum Layer2 Network Metis Launches Alpha Version of its Decentralized Sequencer | Cryptocurrency Trends

1. Mainstream Exchange Trends:

  • Bybit to open zkLend (ZEND) spot trading on March 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM (UTC).

2. Cryptocurrency Trends:

  • Metis, an Ethereum Layer2 network, launches the alpha version of its decentralized sequencer, with sequencer nodes to be rewarded with METIS incentives to participate in the network's block generation and transaction processing.
  • Arbitrum posts that ArbOS Atlas is live and blobs are in effect to reduce data distribution costs. Additional gas reductions for Arbitrum One will go live on March 18.
  • Monad, a parallel EVM network, posts that the devnet testnet is live and has achieved 10,000 real TPS on EVMs.
  • The swaps market suggests a Fed rate cut of less than 75 basis points in 2024.
  • Tether's market capitalization ($103.15 billion) surpasses Starbucks ($102.66 billion) and now ranks 164th in global asset market capitalization.
  • The Avalanche Foundation discloses its first five community token holdings and plans to make these holdings public on a regular basis to maintain transparency. The holdings include Coq Inu, Gecko, Kimbo, NoChill, and Tech.
  • According to data from BTC.com, Bitcoin network difficulty increased at by 5.79% to 83.95T, a new all-time high, at block height 834624 (2024-03-14 14:28:09).

3. Financing Trends:

  • Eyris, a provider of blockchain cybersecurity technology, announces that it has raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round with full participation from Red Cell Partners, an investment incubator, with the specific valuation undisclosed at this time.
  • Sei ecosystem NFT marketplace Pallet Exchange raises $2.5 million in a private placement round with participation from Spartan Group, Symbolic Capital, Cypher Capital, and angel investors from Coinbase, MoonPay, and others.
  • Clique, an infrastructure company, raises $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital.
  • Polyhedra Network raises $20 million at a $1 billion valuation in a strategic funding round led by PolychainCapital.

4. Regulatory Trends:

  • Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto or the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper, British Judge James Mellor says at the end of his closing arguments at the Crypto Open Patent Alliance trial on Thursday, March 14.
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