Daily Report ｜Binance Launchpad will launch Arkham; Vitalik says Bitcoin needs to try ZK Rollup and other scaling solutions

Organizer: flowie, ChainCatcher

1. Binance Launchpad New Project Arkham Launches On-Chain Intelligence Trading Platform
Arkham has launched the on-chain intelligence trading platform Arkham Intel Exchange, allowing users to anonymously buy and sell information about wallet address owners. Buyers can post information requests through bounties, while sellers can earn rewards by submitting the requested intelligence. Additionally, users with valuable information about a wallet or its owner can sell the information directly or through auctions to other users. Arkham Intel Exchange will officially launch on July 18 (Tuesday).

Earlier today, Binance Launchpad announced the upcoming launch of Arkham (ARKM) (source link).

2. Vitalik: Bitcoin Needs to Explore Scaling Solutions Like Plasma or ZK Rollup for Further Development
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated this week on Twitter Space, "If we want Bitcoin to be more than just a payment method, it needs scaling solutions like Plasma or ZK Rollup. Both of these solutions have already been tested on Ethereum."

He also mentioned that Optimism and Arbitrum are two successful Rollups that can serve as case studies for Bitcoin. Vitalik attempted to identify commonalities between the Ethereum and Bitcoin ecosystems, noting that both blockchains have immutability and face L1 privacy issues. (source link)

3. UniSat Wallet to Launch NFT Marketplace Next Week, Supporting Over 1500 NFT Collections
According to official news, the Bitcoin inscription wallet UniSat Wallet will launch the NFT series UniSat Marketplace next week, supporting over 1500 NFT collections. To celebrate the launch of NFT series trading, UniSat plans to lower the service fees across the entire marketplace.

Additionally, UniSat Wallet announced that the first UniSat Collections NFT series, in collaboration with the interactive art collectible project Recursive Playground, will be launched in the coming days, with more details to be announced soon. (source link)

4. Starknet: Starknet 0.12.1 to be Released This Month, Allowing Inclusion of Failed Transactions in Blocks
Starknet tweeted that as part of Starknet Quantum Leap's first phase, Starknet alpha v0.12.0 has been deployed on the Goerli public testnet and is currently in the final testing phase before the mainnet boost this week. Later this month, Starknet will begin implementing and testing the release of Starknet 0.12.1, which is the second phase of Starknet's mainnet Quantum Leap.

This version will introduce another significant improvement: the inclusion of failed transactions in blocks. So far, failed transactions have not been included in blocks, preventing sequencers from collecting fees and providing random numbers in advance, leading to user experience issues for developers. This change will also protect sequencers from being spammed by users sending failed transactions without payment. The upgrade aims to enhance user experience by simplifying the confirmation process by removing the "pending" status of transactions. (source link)

5. China Mobile Hong Kong Leads the Establishment of Hong Kong Web3.0 Association, Aiming to Gradually Implement Virtual Asset On-Chain and Trading Services
According to the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, China Mobile Hong Kong has announced the establishment of the Hong Kong Web3.0 Association, which will collaborate with partners to build Web3.0 blockchain standards and gradually implement on-chain and trading services for virtual assets for individuals and enterprises, striving to become a new type of information infrastructure industry standard in digital Hong Kong.

Li Feng, Chairman of China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) and China Mobile International, stated in an interview that CMHK is fully committed to promoting the development of Hong Kong's digital economy by supporting the digital transformation of Hong Kong's economy and society through five key initiatives. (source link)

6. Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute Developing Examination and Training Programs Related to Virtual Asset Practitioners
According to BeInCrypto, Colin Shaftesley, Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSII), revealed that the institute will hold a series of training programs and seminars related to virtual assets in the coming months. Additionally, two webinars titled "How Digital Assets Coexist in Traditional Financial IT Architecture" and "Digital Assets for Portfolio Management" have been scheduled in the HKSII calendar.

It is reported that on June 1, the new licensing system for Hong Kong Virtual Asset Trading Platforms (VATP) came into effect. On the same day, HKSII announced on its website that it is closely collaborating with the Examination Committee and the Education and Development Committee. Furthermore, a virtual asset working group has been established to help develop corresponding CPT plans and examinations to support the new licensing system for market practitioners. Detailed information about the upcoming examination and training programs will be announced soon. Many applicants interested in the new projects under the HKSII program are keen on careers as cryptocurrency traders.

HKSII is a major licensing body in Hong Kong's financial services industry, closely linked with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC), responsible for providing training and licensing examinations for brokers and asset managers in Hong Kong. (source link)

7. Decentralized Storage Network Crust Network Receives Multi-Million Dollar Investment from DWF Labs
The decentralized storage project Crust Network has received a multi-million dollar investment from DWF Labs, which will be used to further enhance its infrastructure and expand its business in the decentralized storage field.
Crust Network announced that it will launch EVM storage services on July 17, providing decentralized storage solutions for EVM-based blockchains. (source link)

8. Aave Founder: Focus on Payment Use Cases in DeFi for the Second Half of the Year
Aave founder Stani Kulechov tweeted that the DeFi industry should focus on suitable payment use cases for the second half of 2023. Transparent and decentralized stablecoins are well-suited for payment settlements, and we just need to create a better experience than the existing ones.

Previously, the Aave community conducted a temperature check vote on the proposal regarding the "Aave Native Stablecoin GHO Liquidity Pool." (source link)

"What Are the Noteworthy Articles to Read in the Past 24 Hours"

1. “Understanding Binance Launchpad's New Project Arkham: What is intel to earn?”
   Binance is about to launch its 32nd Launchpad project Arkham (ARKM) and open a BNB special session. What is Arkham? Who does Arkham serve? What is intel to earn? This article provides a brief analysis.

2. “MakerDao's Concerns: Not Just RWA Exposure”
Regarding the recently popular RWA leader and DeFi blue-chip project MakerDao, this article attempts to analyze the internal and external factors driving the rise of MKR and assess its advantages, challenges, and long-term risks based on Maker's business.

3. “Deep Participant Review: What Pitfalls Has Mirror Encountered in the Past Two Years?”**
Over the past two years, the content publishing platform Mirror has been constantly wavering in its strategic direction: curation direction disputes, product vs. protocol, mass adoption pitfalls. With the departure of Mirror co-founder Graeme Boy in November 2022 and Rafa (DAO leader) officially leaving in January 2023, the internal product direction disputes within the Mirror core team have come to an end. As a participant, this article reviews the pitfalls Mirror has encountered.