- Bitcoin validates its highest monthly close ever recorded by closing above 70k at $71,300 and setting the 7th monthly green candle in a row.
- The Ethereum network reaches 1 million validators: more than 32 million ETH in staking and more than 26% of the circulating supply in staking. Vitalik Buterin is preparing a new way to decentralize staking on Ethereum.
- ConsenSys, the company behind MetaMask, submitted a letter to the SEC advocating for approval of an Ethereum spot ETF.
- Tether purchased an additional 8,888 Bitcoins in the first quarter of 2024.
- BNB Chain is offering a reward of up to $1 million to attract memecoin developers to their network.
- COINBASE partners with Lightspark to integrate Bitcoin Lightning Network.
- It is now possible to bridge and swap tokens directly from OpenSea.
- The average crypto wallet has increased by $2,804 since the start of 2024, according to a study by CoinLedger.
- Memecoins currently in full euphoria! The memecoin market is now worth $58 billion, according to CoinGecko.
- PayPal now allows its US users to use its cryptocurrency, $PYUSD, to fund fee-free international transfers via Xoom.
- Ripple is preparing to launch its own dollar-pegged stablecoin this year through the Ethereum and XRP LEDGER blockchains.
- Bitkub, Thailand's largest cryptocurrency exchange, plans to list in Thailand in 2025.
- Argentina introduces mandatory registry for companies participating in crypto activities.
Regarding , I realized that certain underestimated projects largely remunerated early users unlike very widely publicized projects, so I will add here every week some projects which seem interesting without of course any certainty of result on a potential airdrop. This week focus on opportunities still ongoing chain by chain (with ref.) :
- MANTLE : Let's fish $MNT with BUTTER , swap several $MNT (earn points to get some $BUTTER later)
and go to "Reward" , "Go fish" to try to fish $MNT https://butter.xyz/ (several time a day if you are lucky and stack)
- MODE is received 2 million OP grant from the Optimism Foundation (could be an eligibilty criteria fot OP next airdrop ?) Mode is powered by Optimism and a member of the Superchain alongside OP Mainnet, Base and Zora. https://ref.mode.network/ CODE : uekkVm
- STARKNET : Starkdefi (early) : swap, add liquidity https://app.starkdefi.com/ & Nostra : lend ( borrow) , swap , add liquidity... and earn points https://app.nostra.finance/
- BNB Chain : Kinza Finance lend, borrow tokens on the platform to earn points which will then be converted into $KZA tokens https://app.kinza.finance/
- SOLANA : Parcl : Stake your USDC for 30 days, https://app.parcl.co (Enter code BEFORE invest to receive 5% boost : codeparcl)
- LINEA : If you stake on BLAST or BLUR then you qualify for the DegamexCom AirDrop, check eligibility here : http://degamex.com/
- zkSync : add liquidity ( lens /borrow) and earn points https://airdrop.zerolend.xyz/ and do the https://guild.xyz/zerolend and earn your mystery box https://grvt.io/exchange/sign-up
- LAYER X is a Layer 2 with multiple protocols ( tip : earn points with Daily Check-In ) X.ink/8JCNGF
- ORBITER bridge adds some quests to earn O-Points https://www.orbiter.finance/ and according to X : "$ORB will be launched within this year. The O-Points Program will play a crucial role in shaping the airdrop rules."
- Track your progress in your favorite projects on RubyScore , for instance have a look to Proof of Humanity Attestation for Linea : https://rubyscore.io/profile
- And , check your points on RABBY wallet , even if you use MetaMask, by installing Rabby you can easily switch from one wallet to another with the Flip function on Rabby : use my referral code 'CLAIMPTS' for an extra bonus, https://rabby.io/rabby-points