Justin Sun ate a $6.2 million banana from Maurizio Cattelan’s *Comedian* artwork at a live-streamed event in Hong Kong. The controversial act, following Sun's auction purchase, highlighted the intersection of art, cryptocurrency, and personal branding.

Seeing the huge profits behind MicroStrategy's bond issuance and cryptocurrency purchase, some companies followed suit. Most of these companies' main businesses are not on the blockchain, and thanks to the purchase of Bitcoin, their stock prices also rose with the rise in Bitcoin prices.

Technical analysis shows that Ethereum has broken out of a key chart pattern, predicting that prices could rise by more than 10% in December.

Financing, Venture Capital, Meme, Meme Magic or VC Tragedy? Decoding Tokenomics and the Future of Financing Golden Finance, Web3 financing is at an inflection point.

Currently, MicroStrategy's only liquidation risk is the convertible bonds it issued.

Canada's Competition Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of abusing its dominant position in the online advertising market to stifle competition. The Bureau seeks remedies, including selling two of Google's ad tech tools and imposing financial penalties to address these alleged anti-competitive practices.

Solana’s memecoin ecosystem is both dynamic and unpredictable, characterized by endless creativity, rampant speculation, and the ever-present risk of exploitation. Platforms such as Pump dot Fun and Raydium have become the epicenter of this thriving ecosystem.

Hong Kong is proposing tax exemptions on profits from cryptocurrencies and other alternative assets to attract wealthy investors and boost its status as a global wealth management hub. The policy aims to expand exemptions to various investment funds, including family offices, pension funds, and private equity, while fostering blockchain innovation.

Ethereum may not be an ecosystem that rewards the brave, but anything truly valuable will eventually pay off.

Toei Animation has teamed up with Wemade to create DenDenGarden, a blockchain-based game featuring NFTs from the DenDekaDen series. The game aims to expand into global markets, including Japan, Southeast Asia, and North America, with hopes of tapping into the growing blockchain gaming trend.

It seems like the drama between Binance and the Nigerian government just took a turn into the courtroom. When two top dogs from the world’s biggest crypto playground landed in Nigeria this February, they weren’t expecting a VIP tour of the local legal system. Yet, here we are, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, two high-fliers […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/binance-executives-sue-nigeria/

According to official news, chain game Illuvium announced the completion of a $12 million Series A financing, led by King River Capital, Animoca Brands, Arrington Capital, and Spartan Capital, and GoldenChain, Arca, Selini Capital, Laser Digital, Polygon Ventures, 32-Bit Ventures, Yield Guild Games, N8.Capital, First.VIP, etc. participated in the investment. The new financing will be used to develop new game projects within the Illuvium ecosystem.

The cross-chain gaming platform Portal has opened the staking function. PORTAL stakers can get VIP access to token pre-sales, NFT mints, and popular game drops.

더블록이 미국 최대 음악 축제 '코첼라 밸리 뮤직 앤드 아츠 페스티벌'(The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festiva, 이하 코첼라)의 페스티발 NFT 티켓 발행량이 3%에 불과하다고 보도했다. 미디어는 "2주가 지났음에도 불구하고 지금까지 NFT 약 36개만 발행됐다. 보유자는 7명 뿐"이라며 "NFT 티켓 가격은 약 1,269 달러로, VIP 티켓의 두 배다. 코첼라 홈페이지에 따르면 페스티발 첫 주말(4월 12-14일)의 일반 입장권 및 VIP 티켓은 이미 매진된 상태"라고 설명했다. 앞서 코첼라는 오픈씨와 파트너십을 체결, 캘리포니아 주 인디오에서 열리는 페스티발을 위해 NFT를 출시한다고 발표했다. 구매자가 NFT를 통해 VIP 구역 및 독점상품에 액세스할 수 있도록 지원한다는 설명이다.

콘텐토스(COS)는 엔비디아 개발자 프로그램에 참여한다고 밝혔다. COS.TV, COS.SPACE, Channel.VIP에 AI를 적용한다. ※ 엔비디아 개발자 프로그램은 누구나 참여 가능한 커뮤니티 지원 서비스로, 기업 간의 파트너십은 아님을 알려드립니다.

According to official news, the crypto platform BitMart’s sixth anniversary event series has officially started, with a total prize pool of up to 500,000 USDT, including limited edition NFTs. During the event, purchase cryptocurrencies through Simplex to enjoy a 30% fee discount and an exclusive VIP gift of 5,000 USDT. In addition, the offline celebration will invite well-known Web3 project developers and industry experts to share their views and experiences. The themed X-Space AMA will also be officially held on the Twitter account BitMart Exchange at 16:00 (EDT) on March 15, 2024. Since its official operation in 2018, BitMart has taken the spirit of innovation as its core to provide users with safe and convenient digital asset trading services. It has won wide recognition from the industry and users, and the rapid expansion of the BMX (BitMart native token) ecosystem. BitMart now has more than 1,700 spot trading pairs and more than 150 contract trading pairs, and has launched innovative products including contract tracking, financial management, and NFT markets. With the continuously enriched product matrix and gradually expanding ecosystem, BitMart has gradually transformed into a comprehensive digital asset trading platform with diversified products.

어드벤처골드(AGLD) DAO가 커뮤니티 성장 런치패드 어드벤처러 포지(Adventurer’s Forge) 토큰을 출시할 계획이라고 밝혔다. 토큰 보유 시 추가 보상과 VIP 액세스가 제공되고, 추가로 스테이킹할 시 토큰 얼로케이션(배분)을 위한 지분을 확보할 수 있다. 이어 AGLD를 보유하고 스테이킹할 경우 다양한 사용사례를 제공할 계획이며, 어드벤처러 포지 런치패드를 통해 시작되는 각 프로젝트에서 AGLD의 추가 유틸리티를 찾을 수 있도록 노력할 것이라고 덧붙였다.

According to the official announcement, starting from 20:30 on March 14th (Eastern Eighth District time), Binance will merge the existing coin-earning periodic products and the dual-currency investment VIP investor program into a unified project and upgrade the program. Houzhuanbi current products and ETH pledge subscription amounts will be included in the statistics. This upgrade allows users who hold multiple financial product assets to more easily obtain VIP level 1-4 qualifications and unlock more Binance VIP rewards. If the user meets the 30-day average financial product subscription amount and BNB daily average holding requirements specified in the table below, and is eligible to obtain a higher VIP level than the current level, the account will be opened from 09:00 to 14:00 (Eastern Time) the next day. (eight zone time) will be automatically upgraded to the corresponding VIP level.

OpenSea has partnered with the Coachella music festival to launch a collection of three NFTs, offering virtual and tangible real-life VIP experiences and merchandise. This NFT series will be released based on the Avalanche chain. The first series, VIP Pass + Oasis Lounge Keepsake, was released on Tuesday, priced at $1,499 each, capped at 1,000 NFTs, and benefits include access to the 2024 VIP Festival Pass and its new lounge. The remaining two series will be released in late March and mid-April. (TechCrunch)

Coachella, one of the world’s largest music festivals, revealed a new partnership with OpenSea that will turn NFTs into real-life VIP experiences, exclusive merchandise and digital collectibles. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/coachella-open-sea-nfts-music-festival-utility