Evening News | Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as legal tender; China's Li Ning launches Bored Ape BAYC#4102 merchandise
Alipay has partnered with "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" to launch digital collectibles, which will be available for redemption tomorrow at 10 AM.Organizer: Linqi, Chain Catcher
"What important events happened in the past 24 hours?"
1. Forbes: Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as legal tender
According to Forbes (Monaco), the National Assembly of the Central African Republic has unanimously passed a bill to become the first country in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as a payment currency. It is reported that the bill was initiated and submitted by the Minister of Digital Economy, Postal Services and Telecommunications, Gourna Zacko, and the Minister of Finance and Budget, Calixte Nganongo. It establishes a legal framework for cryptocurrency regulation and designates Bitcoin as one of the official currencies of the country. (Source link)
2. Li Ning in China launches Bored Ape BAYC#4102 merchandise and holds offline pop-up event
Li Ning in China announced on social media that it has launched the "Li Ning Bored Ape Trend Sports Club" clothing series, themed around Bored Ape Yacht Club #4102, incorporating trendy elements such as pixel art and street style. Additionally, Li Ning will launch a Bored Ape pop-up store offline from April 23 to May 4. (Source link)
3. Alipay collaborates with "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" to launch digital collectibles, redemption starts tomorrow at 10 AM
Alipay has collaborated with "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" to launch digital collectibles, which will be available for redemption starting at 10 AM on April 26, divided into four time slots with a limited sale of 5,000 pieces per slot. These digital collectibles can be applied in three scenarios: payment code skins, red envelope covers, and desktop plugins. (Source link)
4. French President Macron: Europe needs to master technologies related to Web3 and the Metaverse, and European cultural institutions should formulate NFT policies
In an interview with the French crypto website The Big Whale, French President Macron expressed concerns that Europeans are falling behind in the development of Web3 and the Metaverse. He wants to ensure that European players master technologies related to Web3 and the Metaverse to avoid reliance on giants from the US or China. He believes that European cultural institutions should formulate NFT policies and should act more quickly on the topic of the digital euro. (Source link)
"What are some interesting articles worth reading in the past 24 hours?"
Following the UK's statement to become a global crypto asset technology center, French President Macron recently made it clear that he will focus on Web3, Crypto, and the Metaverse, playing a core role. Key points include: I want to ensure European players master the technological components related to Web3 and the Metaverse to avoid reliance on US or Chinese giants; I do not believe in self-regulating financial sectors, as it is neither sustainable nor democratic; I hope our major cultural institutions will formulate NFT policies, for example, by promoting, disseminating, and protecting digital twins or their physical collections.
With the pursuit of various capital and a massive user base, Ethereum has become the core of the entire Web3 narrative due to its first-mover advantage. However, inefficiencies have severely limited the development of this public chain. According to the latest report from CatcherVC researchers, the new version of Metis will attempt to achieve the decentralization of Sequencer first, maintaining reliable security and data availability through the introduction of new mechanisms… In the future, under sufficiently strong system fault tolerance, Metis will shorten the challenge period at its discretion, becoming the most convenient Layer2 for cross-chain operations.
Dragonfly Capital is a crypto asset investment company with over $2 billion in assets under management, and its managing partner Haseeb wears multiple hats. In a recent interview, Haseeb shared his views on the current state of investment and DAOs, as well as his thoughts on the so-called "pirate founders," stating that "when anything in cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, the fidelity becomes very low."
