Daily Report | BlackRock's Bitcoin spot ETF application is still under review; Cointelegraph clarifies: false news obtained from Telegram, published directly on X without verification
ChainCatcher will hold an online X Space event this Thursday themed "The Resurgence of GameFi: How Will We Seize the Opportunity?"; Bitmain has terminated three employees for leaking information about salary arrears.整理：bayemon.eth, ChainCatcher
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1. BlackRock's Bitcoin spot ETF application is still under review
Fox reporter Eleanor Terrett stated on social media, "BlackRock just confirmed to me that this is incorrect; their application is still under review." Previously, it was reported that BlackRock's ISHARES Bitcoin spot ETF had been approved, which was false. (Source link)
2. Cointelegraph has deleted the tweet "SEC approves ISHARES Bitcoin spot ETF"
Cointelegraph's official X account has now deleted the tweet stating that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin spot ETF. This news has been confirmed as false, and BlackRock's Bitcoin spot ETF application is still under review. (Source link)
3. Lido will gradually stop operating on Solana, no longer supporting SOL staking from today
After extensive discussions in DAO forums and community voting, Lido token holders approved the discontinuation of Lido on the Solana protocol. Over the next few months, Lido on Solana will effectively cease operations, with the process starting soon. On October 16, Lido will no longer support new SOL staking, and on November 17, node operators will begin to exit. Frontend support will end before February 4 of next year, and unstaking can only be done via the command line interface (CLI). (Source link)
4. Cointelegraph clarifies: received false news through Telegram channel and published corresponding tweet on X without editorial approval
Cointelegraph released the conclusion of an internal investigation, stating that the social media team initially received the false news through a Telegram channel. To quickly announce developments, an employee of the social media team published the news on X without confirming the authenticity of the source and without editorial approval. This violated Cointelegraph's social media processes, which require source confirmation and editorial approval before publication. Cointelegraph subsequently contacted BlackRock and Bloomberg Terminal and deleted the post.
Cointelegraph stated that to ensure similar incidents do not occur again, the team is thoroughly reviewing and auditing social media management processes, especially verifying breaking news before posting, and is engaging in discussions with all relevant staff to implement all necessary structural changes. (Source link)
5. Celestia's genesis airdrop claim period extended by 18 hours
The modular blockchain network Celestia announced that it has extended the claim period for its genesis airdrop by 18 hours, allowing eligible users to claim until October 18 at 16:00. (Source link)
6. Bitmain fires three employees for leaking "salary arrears" information
Bitmain officially released an internal disciplinary notice, deciding to fire three employees involved in posting company information about salary payments on online platforms such as Maimai, and they will never be re-employed. Additionally, the company has reported its disciplinary decision to the schools of the involved interns and reserves the right to pursue other legal responsibilities for all involved personnel.
Furthermore, Bitmain reiterated its "External Information Disclosure Management Regulations," emphasizing that employees are not allowed to disclose any company information without authorization.
Previous news, Bitmain had already distributed the previously delayed September salary on October 8.
7. ChainCatcher will hold an online X Space event themed "The resurgence of GameFi, how will we seize the opportunity?" this Thursday
ChainCatcher will co-host an online roundtable event on X Space this Thursday at 19:30 (UTC+8) with Saku, CEO of the well-known chain game project Matr1x, Yide, CTO of Age of Dino, and guest Elizabeth from Gameta, themed "The resurgence of GameFi, how will we seize the opportunity?"
This session will discuss how investors should seize the opportunity in chain games following the resurgence of GameFi after the explosion of BigTime. This event X Space link (click the original link below to jump). (Source link)
8. Blocknative halts MEV-boost service due to economic viability issues, raising concerns about Ethereum relay centralization
According to Blockworks, Ethereum infrastructure provider Blocknative will stop its MEV-boost relay service due to the business's inability to maintain economic viability. With Blocknative's decision to halt its MEV-boost relay service, concerns about increased centralization of the Ethereum network have intensified. Recent data shows that 93% of Ethereum blocks created in the past 14 days used MEV-boost, with five entities responsible for 98% of MEV-boosted transactions.
Currently, only four relays remain active on the network, which play a crucial role in transaction settlement on Ethereum. The remaining four relays do not charge service fees, making this core part of Ethereum infrastructure unprofitable for its operators. If the economic incentive issues are not resolved, the centralization of relays may further exacerbate. (Source link)
9. Ethereum Foundation: Vitalik's transfer of 14.93 million USDC comes from his charity multi-signature wallet, and the funds have never left Vitalik's personal wallet
According to Cointelegraph, in response to the October 16 transfer of 14.93 million USDC to the exchange Gemini by vitalik.eth, a spokesperson for the Ethereum Foundation stated that the transfer was signed from Vitalik Buterin's charity multi-signature wallet, and the funds have never left Vitalik Buterin's wallet.
Previous report, PeckShield monitoring showed that vitalik.eth transferred approximately 15 million USDC to the exchange Gemini. (Source link)
"What excellent articles are worth reading in the past 24 hours"
The third witness from SBF's inner circle, former FTX Engineering Director Nishad Singh, testified regarding FTX's involvement in illegal political donations, as well as explosive accusations of SBF's extravagant spending and reckless investments.
Returning to the Bitcoin ecosystem, traders and investors face a troublesome question: how to ensure smooth transactions between EVM-compatible chains like Ethereum and non-EVM heterogeneous chains?
In this context, ZetaChain, which has completed a $27 million equity financing, has entered the community's view. It is reported that ZetaChain can achieve compatibility between Ethereum smart contracts and the Bitcoin network. More importantly, ZetaChain does not wrap Bitcoin into another token but completes a "native BTC swap" based on omnichain, which can also avoid most current hacking incidents.
BlockBeats interviewed Brandon Truong, Chief Product Officer of ZetaChain, to deeply explore ZetaChain's development history, thoughts and views on cross-chain, and understanding of SocialFi as a former social application developer.
Uniswap Labs may be looking to charge a sustainable fee to maintain operations. However, as DEXs are lowering trading fees to capture market share, charging fees on the frontend may partially seize potential benefits that originally belonged to UNI holders. It is foreseeable that more free third-party Uniswap frontends will emerge in the future, even forcing users to choose other aggregators. How much revenue Uniswap Labs can gain from this remains uncertain.
Notable venture capitalists, including Garry Tan from Y Combinator and Ravi Gupta from Sequoia Capital, are withdrawing from major gatherings of tech leaders after CEO Paddy Cosgrave made comments that seemed to label Israel's retaliatory strikes in Hamas-controlled Gaza as "war crimes."
This boycott reflects the ongoing impact of the Hamas terrorist organization's October 7 attacks in southern Israel on the business community, which forced hundreds of Israeli tech workers to the front lines and prompted Wall Street financiers to publicly criticize the positions of the academic institutions they support regarding the war.
