Highlights for Next Week
December 23
December 24
December 25
Binance will delist AKRO, BLZ, WRX;
December 27
LayerZero's vote on activating the "fee switch" will end at 8:00 on December 27;
December 28
Sophon releases mining migration timeline, will open mainnet mining on December 28.
From December 23 to December 29, there are more industry events worth noting.
December 23
South Korean crypto exchange Aprobit announces closure, last withdrawal day is December 23
Odaily: South Korean crypto exchange Aprobit has announced its closure, with trading to be suspended on September 23 and withdrawals available until December 23. Aprobit stated: "Due to changes in the business environment, we have decided to terminate trading support, and we will make our best efforts to ensure that all users do not encounter any inconvenience in retrieving their assets deposited in the exchange even after the trading support ends."
It is reported that only half of the 22 registered virtual asset operators in South Korea are currently operating.
Solana's first global online AI hackathon will end on December 23
The first global online AI hackathon hosted by Solana is being held from December 10 to 23, with a prize pool of $185,000. It includes 6 tracks related to AI agents, with the main track "AI Agent Product" supported by a16z and the Solana Foundation. The other tracks are: building infrastructure or frameworks for AI agents, constructing DeFi agents that can interact with Solana DeFi protocols and manage positions, creating tools for AI agents to launch and manage token liquidity, building AI agents for spot trading, establishing chat-based agents, and developing public-facing agents.
Odaily: The Aligned Foundation has officially announced that it will airdrop 26% of the ALIGN token to 891,322 addresses. The airdrop recipients are holders of tokens such as STRK, MINA, ZK, POL, SCR, TAIKO, and EIGEN, who must have held the respective tokens during their historical low prices, though the minimum holding requirement was not disclosed. Eligible addresses need to register before December 23.
Previously, the Aligned Foundation had announced the economic model of the ALIGN token. ALIGN has a total supply of 10 billion, with an initial circulating supply of 3 billion (30%), most of which will go to the community.
Telegram's gamified ecosystem reward platform Timon will launch its mining function next Monday
Odaily: Timon, the Telegram-based gamified ecosystem reward platform, will launch its mining function next Monday. The first batch of whitelist will be distributed within the Timon app next Monday, and users can earn up to 20% annualized yield by completing tasks. The early access whitelist for this feature will also be distributed within the Timon app.
December 24
Odaily: Pump Science recently released its roadmap on X, which includes the following key points:
Announce partnership on December 24, prepare for mouse experiments and protocol development;
Launch URO and RIF mouse experiments on January 25, 2025;
Collaborate with VitaDAO to launch a new compound on February 25;
Release a supplement pre-order and marketplace on March 25;
Conduct decentralized human trials and launch decentralized compounds on April 25;
Perform additional related experiments on May 25.
December 25
Binance will delist AKRO, BLZ, WRX on December 25
Odaily: According to the official announcement, Binance will delist and cease all spot trading pairs of AKRO, BLZ, and WRX at 03:00 (UTC) on December 25, 2024. The specific trading pairs to be delisted are AKRO/USDT, BLZ/BTC, BLZ/USDT, and WRX/USDT. All related trading orders will be automatically removed after the trading suspension. Deposits of these tokens will no longer be credited to accounts after 03:00 (UTC) on December 26, 2024. Binance will no longer support withdrawals of these tokens after 03:00 (UTC) on February 25, 2025. (This news flash was generated with AI assistance)
December 26
Scallop's 1 million SCA airdrop will be distributed on December 26
Odaily: According to official information, the Sui-based lending protocol Scallop will launch an airdrop event from December 14 to 26, Christmas. Users only need to borrow at least $1,000 in assets or hold 1,000 veSCA to be eligible for the airdrop. The total airdrop amount is 1 million SCA, and the airdrop distribution date is December 26. Currently, Scallop's TVL has reached a high of $195 million, and the total borrowing amount has reached $90 million.
December 27
LayerZero's vote on activating the "fee switch" will end at 8:00 on December 27
Odaily: LayerZero's vote on activating the "fee switch" will end at 8:00 on December 27. This vote will determine whether LayerZero will start charging a protocol fee for each message. The collected protocol fees will be used to buy back and burn ZRO, reducing its circulating supply.
December 28
Sophon releases mining migration timeline, will open mainnet mining on December 28
Odaily: The modular blockchain Sophon, built on ZKsync, has released its mining migration timeline. On December 27 at 7:59, the L1 mining withdrawal window will be closed; on December 27, all remaining assets will be automatically cross-chained to the Sophon mainnet, and the first phase of SP credit accumulation will end; on December 28, mainnet mining will be opened.
December 29
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