SpaceX: "Starship" ignites and takes off
According to PANews, the SpaceX "Starship" ignited and took off.
Token Unlocks data shows that the tokens ARB, AXS, EIGEN will see major unlocks next week:
Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock about 92.65 million tokens on October 16th at 9 PM Beijing time, accounting for 2.56% of the current circulating supply, worth about $49.4 million;
Axie Infinity (AXS) will unlock about 9.25 million tokens on October 14th at 9:10 PM Beijing time, accounting for 6.08% of the current circulating supply, worth about $43.1 million;
Eigenlayer (EIGEN) will unlock about 11.22 million tokens on October 16th at 3 AM Beijing time, accounting for 6.01% of the current circulating supply, worth about $43.9 million;
Starknet (STRK) will unlock about 64 million tokens on October 15th at 8 AM Beijing time, accounting for 3.30% of the current circulating supply, worth about $26 million;
Taiko (TAIKO) will unlock about 12 million tokens on October 14th at 8 AM Beijing time, accounting for 14.99% of the current circulating supply, worth about $18.7 million;
ApeCoin (APE) will unlock about 15.6 million tokens on October 17th at 8:30 PM Beijing time, accounting for 2.31% of the current circulating supply, worth about $11.2 million;
Pixels (PIXEL) will unlock about 54.38 million tokens on October 19th at 6 PM Beijing time, accounting for 7.05% of the current circulating supply, worth about $7.2 million;
Cardano (ADA) will unlock about 18.53 million tokens on October 17th at 8 AM Beijing time, accounting for 0.05% of the current circulating supply, worth about $6.5 million;
Echelon Prime (PRIME) will unlock 750,000 tokens on October 17th at 8 AM Beijing time, accounting for 1.57% of the current circulating supply, worth about $6.1 million;
Ethena (ENA) will unlock about 12.86 million tokens on October 16th at 3 PM Beijing time, accounting for 0.47% of the current circulating supply, worth about $4.4 million;
Render (RENDER) will unlock about 49,000 tokens on October 14th at 8 AM Beijing time, accounting for 0.13% of the current circulating supply, worth about $2.7 million;
CYBER (CYBER) will unlock about 890,000 tokens on October 14th at 4 PM Beijing time, accounting for 3.81% of the current circulating supply, worth about $2.6 million;
Astar (ASTR) will unlock about 9.72 million tokens on October 17th at 8 AM Beijing time, accounting for 0.13% of the current circulating supply, worth about $580,000;
Nym (NYM) will unlock about 2.73 million tokens on October 15th at 8 AM Beijing time, accounting for 0.34% of the current circulating supply, worth about $200,000.
Crypto exchange Fairdesk to shut down all services by November 30
According to Cointelegraph, the Singapore-based crypto currency exchange Fairdesk has announced that it will officially shut down all services on November 30, 2024, citing policy and regulatory issues. Fairdesk has provided high-quality trading services to users in the US and Canada since its establishment in 2021, but with changes in the regulatory environment, the platform has decided to permanently close. Users need to settle (futures, spot positions) their accounts by October 17, after which the platform will only maintain withdrawal function until November 30.
According to Socialcapitalmarkets, the ranking of the most crypto-friendly countries/regions in the world in 2024 is as follows: Dubai, Switzerland, South Korea, Singapore, the US, Estonia, Italy, Russia, Germany, Brazil.
It is reported that Dubai scores the highest in terms of regulatory clarity, no capital gains tax, favorable corporate tax (9%) and affordable licensing fees, making it a top crypto destination; Switzerland has over 900 registered crypto companies and offers a 7.8% preferential capital gains tax for long-term investors, playing a key role in the global crypto field.
"Bitcoin" Google search volume hits yearly low, while "memecoin" search volume surges
According to Cointelegraph, the Google search volume for "Bitcoin" reached its lowest point of the year in the week of October 12, 2024. On a scale of 100, the global interest in the search term dropped to only 33 by the end of the week. Meanwhile, the search volume for "memecoins" was 77% in the same period, but has not yet broken the historical high of 100 set in late October 2023. However, Ki Young Ju, CEO and founder of CryptoQuant, believes that as the market's interest in these digital assets remains high, the search volume for memecoins will recover to its previous historical high by the end of October 2024.
According to News.bitcoin, the NFT trading volume declined last week, reaching $77.46 million, down 8.78% year-over-year, with the number of buyers (down 64.47%) and sellers (down 66.40%) both declining significantly. Ethereum NFTs topped the list with a trading volume of $27 million, up 4.95% year-over-year. Bitcoin NFTs followed with a trading volume of $16.78 million, up 29.36% year-over-year, while Solana NFTs ranked third with a trading volume of $11.38 million, up 1.95% year-over-year.
NFT artist DeeKay stated regarding the incident of his wallet being hacked and all assets except the NFTs being stolen, that he has identified the thief's identity and will be able to recover the funds. DeeKay pointed out that the person is someone very close to him, who had access to the handwritten seed phrase, so this does not involve a hacker attack through Google Drive, malware or similar. However, he cannot disclose all the details.
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Zulu Network's official X account hacked and phishing tweet posted
According to Scam Sniffer monitoring, the X account of the Bitcoin L2 protocol Zulu Network has been hacked and a phishing tweet has been posted.
An armed man was arrested near the venue of Trump's campaign rally
According to PANews, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office in California said that a man was arrested near the venue of former US President Trump's campaign rally in Coachella Valley, California. The man was carrying a weapon and a fake pass. The local police said the man may have planned to assassinate Trump. The man's name is Wim Miller, and around 5 PM Pacific Time on the 12th, he presented a forged pass at a security checkpoint and was found to be illegally carrying a hunting rifle, a loaded handgun and a high-capacity magazine.