Evening News | Tiger Global lowers OpenSea's valuation to $3 billion; Ethereum interoperability protocol Omni Network completes $18 million financing
Voyager has sold over 120 million VGX since February, cashing out 51 million dollars; Solana launches ChatGPT plugin.Organizer: Xiangxiang Xi, ChainCatcher
"What Important Events Happened in the Last 24 Hours"
1. Foreign Media: Tiger Global Lowers OpenSea Valuation to $3 Billion
According to DL News, Tiger Global has reduced its equity value in OpenSea from $126.8 million to $30.2 million, a decrease of 76%. Based on this, DL News estimates that Tiger Global has lowered OpenSea's valuation to $3 billion.
According to the crypto data platform RootData, OpenSea announced a $300 million Series C funding round in January 2022, achieving a post-money valuation of $13.3 billion, led by Paradigm and Coatue, with participation from Tiger Global and others. (Source link)
2. Ethereum Interoperability Protocol Omni Network Announces $18 Million Funding
The Ethereum interoperability protocol Omni Network announced the completion of an $18 million funding round, with participation from Pantera Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Jump Crypto, Hashed, The Spartan Group, and others.
According to data platform Rootdata, Omni serves as the interoperability layer for Ethereum, providing core infrastructure support for all modular applications on Ethereum. Omni stated that its core technology partners include the Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer, as well as Ethereum Layer 2 scaling networks Arbitrum, Polygon, StarkWare, Scroll, and Linea. (Source link)
3. 0xScope: Voyager Has Sold Over 124.5 Million VGX Since February, Cashing Out $51 Million
According to monitoring by 0xScope, Voyager has sold 124.5 million VGX since February at an average price of $0.41, totaling $51 million.
Previously, Binance US announced the termination of its acquisition of Voyager, causing the price of the VGX token to drop by 24%. (Source link)
4. Vitalik: The Core of Blockchain is "Coordination and Interaction" Among People
The reState Foundation recently held an online dialogue where Ethereum co-founder Vitalik and Sadhguru, founder of the Isha Foundation and Indian mystic, discussed the intersection of technology and human consciousness.
Vitalik believes that the core of blockchain technology is "coordination and interaction" among people. He stated, "(Blockchain) aims to help different groups of people come together, enabling them to trust each other more and collaborate over greater distances on many different types of projects." In his view, the gap between the speed of technological development and the speed of human moral and consciousness development is widening, with the latter being left behind.
Vitalik believes that emerging technologies actually make it easier for people to identify complex identities and connect with each other on a common basis. While emerging technologies will not solve all user problems, the protocols and disagreements in this field have the potential to lead to "realizing cooperation" and learning opportunities. He expressed, "I think these are ideas that many people I know in the Ethereum and related communities genuinely care about." (Source link)
5. Solana Launches ChatGPT Plugin
Solana Labs announced in a new tweet the launch of a ChatGPT plugin and has built the related open-source code. This plugin will allow ChatGPT users to interact directly with the Solana network, enabling users to check wallet balances, transfer tokens, and purchase NFTs from ChatGPT. (Source link)
6. Apple Mac System Has Removed Hidden Bitcoin Whitepaper
According to 9to5mac, following Apple's release of macOS Ventura 13.4 beta 3 to developers on Tuesday, Apple has removed the Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its system files.
Previously reported, on April 6, a tech community blogger, Andy Baio, discovered that the Bitcoin whitepaper could be found on any Mac running the latest version of macOS. It could be discovered through simple terminal commands or by navigating Finder. (Source link)
7. Sui Ecosystem Social Protocol Suia Announces SUIA Token Issuance, Total Supply and Distribution Method Revealed
The Sui ecosystem social protocol Suia announced the issuance of the SUIA Token, with a total supply of 100 million tokens. 7% will be allocated to community access programs and unlocked immediately; 13% will be allocated to early contributors and unlocked linearly over 20 months; 20% will be allocated to the team and unlocked linearly over 40 months; 60% will be allocated to the community and unlocked linearly over 50 months. SUIA will be used for governance and user incentives.
Previously, Suia won an award in the Sui Builder Hero, with products including a decentralized recommendation system, Feed system, brand clubs, and personal space SuiBox. (Source link)
8. Deloitte Plans to Hire Hundreds of Crypto-Related Employees
According to Blockworks, Deloitte, one of the Big Four accounting firms, is hiring hundreds of crypto-related employees. A search for crypto positions in the U.S. on LinkedIn revealed that Deloitte has posted 331 crypto positions, almost all of which were posted a week ago, including blockchain and digital asset managers, blockchain and cryptocurrency tax managers, and NFT-related tax managers. Additionally, there are several overlapping positions listed on Deloitte's website.
Reports indicate that searching for crypto-related positions at other "Big Four" accounting firms (EY, KPMG, and PwC) on LinkedIn returned zero results.
Previously, Blockworks reported in January 2023 that Circle hired Deloitte to audit its reserve proof. (Source link)
"What Excellent Articles Are Worth Reading in the Last 24 Hours"
1. "MEV 2023 Outlook: Crossing the Dark Forest"
Most reports and articles on the topic of MEV focus on issues including but not limited to the fairness of the MEV market, the negative externalities brought by MEV, and the centralization risks or censorship issues related to mechanism design. Additionally, mainstream financial institutions are beginning to pay attention to the MEV field, including the regulation of the MEV market.
The author of this article believes that MEV trading means that liquidity data has unprecedented opportunities and challenges. The transparency of liquidity data can also help crypto financial institutions establish real-time risk control mechanisms based on liquidity, allowing for earlier awareness of crises. Based on this, the article aims to prompt users to pay attention to the value and risks of existing liquidity data in order to better protect assets or design better protocols to protect users.
2. "Dialogue with Web3 Security Super Unicorn CertiK: Renowned and Defamed"
As Web3 falls into a bear market and loses attention to the AI wave represented by ChatGPT—there is one track that remains hot, and that is Web3 security. Since the bear market began in mid-2022, over a dozen startups have emerged in the Web3 security field, raising tens of millions of dollars. As a company that emerged during the last Web3 bear market, CertiK is undoubtedly a star. This article features an in-depth dialogue between Geek Park and CertiK co-founder Gu Ronghui, as the title suggests, renowned and defamed.
The NFT market continues to languish, with three key indicators—trading volume, number of transactions, and number of trading users—at their lowest levels in over a year. In the midst of a bleak environment, NFT marketplaces are struggling, and related trading platform tokens are also in decline. However, as of now, no mainstream platform has declared surrender; most are still developing according to their own strategies, with occasional highlights. This article is the first in a series on the survival status of NFT trading platforms, focusing on Blur and OpenSea in the post-royalty era.
