Evening News ｜ Binance announces the launch of an airdrop portal; Coinbase's L2 network Base reveals nearly 60 ecosystem projects

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"What Important Events Happened in the Last 24 Hours"

1. Coinbase L2 Network Base Announces Nearly 60 Ecosystem Partners, Including Chainlink, Aave, Nansen, and Others
According to the official blog, Coinbase L2 Network Base has announced nearly 60 ecosystem partners including Chainlink, Blockdaemon, Infura, QuikNode, Blockscout, Etherscan, Dune Analytics, Hop Protocol, Nansen, 0x, Ondo, Panoptic, Aave, Gelato Network, Pyth Network, Rainbow Wallet, Ribbon Finance, Balancer, PoolTogether, Euler Labs, The Graph, Wormhole, SushiSwap, Covalent, and others.

Last night, Coinbase announced the launch of the Ethereum Layer 2 network Base testnet and released this year's decentralized roadmap. (source link)

2. Binance Announces Launch of Airdrop Portal

ChainCatcher reports that Binance has officially announced the launch of its new Airdrop Portal, which provides an overview of airdrops supported by Binance and other related information. Users can stay updated on ongoing airdrops through this one-stop portal. Binance will continue to regularly update the airdrop portal. (source link)

3. Web3 Social Protocol Towns Completes $25.5 Million Financing, Led by a16z

Web3 social protocol Towns has completed $25.5 million in financing, led by a16z, with participation from Benchmark and Framework Ventures.

Towns is a group chat protocol and application designed to create a better "home" for online communities and allows for free communication using end-to-end encryption. The project's vision is to create a digital town square where members can define boundaries, set rules, and build the world they desire. (source link)

4. ZigZag Announces Airdrop Information, Total Airdrop Amount of 35 Million ZZ, Airdropping to Approximately 110,000 Addresses

Ethereum Layer 2 ZK Rollup order book DEX ZigZag has announced airdrop information, with a total of 7 rounds of airdrops (the first round has been conducted), airdropping to approximately 110,000 addresses, with a total airdrop amount of 35 million ZZ (accounting for 35% of total supply). (source link)

5. HashKey Group Approved by Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to Conduct Virtual Asset OTC Trading Business

Digital asset financial service provider HashKey Group ("HashKey") announced that it has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") for its subsidiary Hash Blockchain Limited ("HBL") to conduct virtual asset over-the-counter (OTC) trading business.

This approval allows HashKey to conduct virtual asset trading business outside of trading platforms. When there is demand for trading tokens not listed on exchanges, HBL can act as an intermediary to facilitate trades between parties. This approval indicates HashKey's ongoing commitment to providing a secure and reliable trading environment for its clients, while the SFC will ensure that companies operating within its jurisdiction adhere to high standards of transparency, security, and integrity.

It is reported that HashKey Group had previously received SFC approval to operate a virtual asset trading platform for professional investors through its subsidiary HBL under Type 1 (Securities Trading) and Type 7 (Providing Automated Trading Services) licenses.

6. Privacy Tech Startup Beldex Completes $25 Million Financing, DWF Labs Invests

Privacy tech startup Beldex has completed $25 million in financing, with digital asset market maker and investment firm DWF Labs investing and forming a partnership. This funding will help drive the development of the Beldex ecosystem, while DWF will serve as an advisor and assist with marketing activities.

The Beldex ecosystem includes the private messaging application BChat, decentralized virtual private network (VPN) BelNet, Web3 browser Beldex, and cross-chain privacy protocol Beldex, which anonymizes cross-chain asset movement. (source link)

7. Web3 Game Worldwide Webb Completes $10 Million Series A Financing, Pantera Capital Invests

Web3 game Worldwide Webb has completed $10 million in Series A financing, with Pantera Capital as its sole investor. The funds will be used to enhance Worldwide Webb's influence, expand its team, and integrate other chains beyond Ethereum.

Thomas Webb, founder and CEO of Worldwide Webb, stated that fundraising began in the second quarter of last year and the deal was completed by the end of December. In the coming weeks, Worldwide Webb will also release a game called Blockbusterz, where NFT holders of CryptoPunks, BAYC, or Doodles can compete against each other in battle tournaments. (source link)

8. Magic Eden's Venture Capital Division Invests in 11 Web3 Game Studios

Magic Eden announced that its venture capital division, Magic Eden Ventures, has invested in 11 Web3 game studios. These 11 studios include both Web3 native developers and studios with traditional gaming backgrounds.

It is reported that Magic Eden recently hired Chief Gaming Officer Chris Akhavan and expanded its business to the Polygon blockchain platform. Supported partners include MatchDay, Blockstars, Epic League, Intella X, and others. (source link)

"What Exciting Articles Are Worth Reading in the Last 24 Hours"

1. “In-Depth Explanation of the 'Superchain' Concept: Base is Just a Small 'Ambition' of Optimism”

The strong collaboration between Optimism and Coinbase undoubtedly sets a good precedent for the development of the "superchain." In the short term, this collaborative effort will upgrade the Optimism mainnet, Base, and other L2s into an initial superchain structure, with shared bridging and ordering. In the future, more L2s will likely be included in the "superchain" ecosystem; in the long term, the "superchain" could evolve into a vast network that maximizes interoperability, shares decentralized protocols, and standardizes its core primitives.

2. “Folius Ventures: The 'Taxation' Business Model is More Suitable for Web3 Games”

Currently, most intersections of Web3 and gaming are not yet mature, with the only significant breakthrough being that game value carriers can exist abroad and circulate freely, while developers also gain the autonomy to price game value carriers based on global liquidity.

Folius Ventures believes that the taxation model is more suitable for Web3 games and provides ten suggestions for this new business model, along with designing a virtual Web3 game to demonstrate its feasibility.

3. “Interpreting the Optimism Ecosystem: Why Can We Be 'Optimistic' About the Future of OP?”

As one of the twin stars of Ethereum Layer 2 op-rollup, Optimism has recently become a hot topic due to the sharp rise in token prices and Quest activities. This article briefly analyzes the key projects in the Optimism ecosystem and provides a detailed introduction to the OP stack.