Organization: Shan Oppa, Golden Finance
The years pass by, the seasons pass by, and 2023 is about to pass. Golden Finance has specially compiled the major events in 2023 to take you back to the past and relive those memories that travel through time and space.
July
Coin price: BTC fell back to US$17,000, and ETH exceeded US$2,000.
Ripple wins Ruling that XPR is not a security
On July 13, the blockchain company Ripple issued an article on its official website "XRP is not a security, Ripple "Achieving a Milestone Victory in the SEC Litigation", the article pointed out that this lawsuit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission only involves one thing: whether XRP can become an investment contract and thus be defined as a security. The court has made it clear that XRP, as a Digital tokens, by themselves, are not securities, and the SEC’s misleading theory that individual crypto tokens are securities has no legal support. In addition, the court held that as a legal matter: 1. XRP sold by Ripple on exchanges is not a security; 2. XRP sold by Ripple executives is not a security; 3. XRP distributed by Ripple to developers, charities and employees is not a security. In addition, Ripple also stated that multiple regulatory agencies, including Japan, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, have also determined that XRP is not a security.
Involved in various security incidents The total amount exceeded US$400 million
July is a veritable "troublesome month". Looking at the whole year, 7 There are quite a lot of hacker attacks in the Internet. Among them, more than 30 typical security incidents occurred, and the total amount involved in various security incidents reached US$415 million.
Worldcoin releases an open letter signed by SamAltman, WLD is officially launched
On July 24, Worldcoin released an open letter signed by Sam Altman, announcing that WLD was officially launched. Founded over three years ago, Worldcoin aims to create a new identity and financial network that is owned by everyone. If successful, it would significantly increase economic opportunity, provide reliable AI-human differentiation solutions while protecting privacy, advance global democratic processes, and could ultimately demonstrate a path to an AI-funded global basic income (AI-fundedUBI). potential paths. Worldcoin contains a privacy-preserving digital identity (WorldID) and a digital currency (WLD). Verified real users will receive WLD tokens. Hopefully, where the law allows, more people can benefit from it. Worldcoin promises to accelerate registrations by deploying Orbs in more than 35 cities in 20 countries around the world. WLD tokens will be distributed to more than 2 million participating test users around the world, and those verified by Orbs will initially receive 25 WLD tokens, as well as future regular grants.
August
Coin price: BTC correction 26,000 US dollars, ETH broke through 1,700 US dollars.
United States Federal The circuit court asked the US SEC to revoke its previous order and review Grayscale’s application to convert GBTC into an ETF
On August 29, according to Court documents show that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit requires the U.S. SEC to accept Grayscale’s review application to convert GBTC into ETFs and revoke the U.S. SEC’s previous order ( Grayscale and NYSE Arca applied to convert GBTC into ETFs in 2021, U.S. SEC The application was rejected in June 2022).
Paypal launches US dollar stable currency PYUSD
On August 7, Paypal (PYPL.O) launched the US dollar stable currency PayPalUSD (PYUSD) for transfer and payment. PayPalUSD is 100% backed by U.S. dollars, short-term U.S. Treasury securities and cash equivalents. PayPalUSD can be exchanged for US dollars at a rate of 1:1 and is issued by Paxos Trust Company. PYUSD will gradually become available to PayPal customers in the United States and will soon be available on Venmo. Eligible U.S. PayPal customers purchasing PYUSD will be able to: 1. Transfer PYUSD between PayPal and compatible external wallets; 2. Make person-to-person payments with PYUSD; 3. Select to use PYUSD at checkout; 4. Add PayPal support Convert any cryptocurrency to and from PYUSD.
Base mainnet is officially launched< /h3>
On August 10, the Base network powered by Coinbase is now officially open to the public, and the Base ecosystem has more than 100 dapps and service providers. Jesse Pollak, head of protocol at Coinbase, said users can explore these dapps and benefit from lower transaction fees and faster transaction speeds compared to Ethereum. Golden Finance once reported that Base launched a testnet in February, followed by a developer-focused version in July. Base has integrated with many crypto projects, including DeFi protocols, wallets, bridges, oracles, and analytics and infrastructure providers.
September
Coin price: BTC exceeded US$27,000, and ETH traded sideways at US$1,700.
None in Hong Kong Brand virtual asset trading platform JPEX was involved in a conspiracy to commit fraud, becoming the largest financial fraud case in Hong Kong in recent years.
Hong Kong police have launched a large-scale law enforcement operation against JPEX since September 18. As of 5:00 pm on September 20, 11 people were arrested on suspicion of "conspiracy to commit fraud", and a total of 2,086 victims reported for help, involving an amount of approximately HK$1.3 billion.
Singapore TOKEN2049 Conference
The Singapore TOKEN2049 Conference was officially held from September 13th to September 14th. Token 2049 has always been considered the top event in the industry. It has a decisive influence in Asia and even the world. Token 2049 focuses on current popular topics and hot events, including changes in the global regulatory landscape, the integration of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, the expansion of blockchain, multi-chain networks and protocol interoperability, etc. TOKEN2049 is one of the important events in the encryption industry. Guests attending the event come from the founders, investors, developers and media of the world's leading Web3 companies. This year's TOKEN2049 attracted more than 10,000 participants from around the world and more than 200 speakers. Topics include the regulatory landscape, artificial intelligence, Web3 games, NFT and the rise of the metaverse, scalability, interoperability, etc.
October
Coin price: BTC exceeded US$35,000, and ETH pulled back by US$1,600.
SBF first Trial session begins, details of the FTX case
On October 4, the SBF case officially opened in the Federal Court in Manhattan, New York. The one-day trial and the thunderstorm of FTX made the former currency circle boss SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried) fall from the altar, and he had to face a trial that decided his fate. During this court session, many details about the FTX case were made public.
BlackRock files with SEC Bitcoin Spot ETF Application
On October 24, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas wrote that BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin The ETF - iSharesBitcoinTrust - is listed on the DTCC (Depository Depository and Clearing Corporation) website and the ticker will be IBTC. It is reported that DTCC is the world's largest financial transaction back-end service organization and is responsible for processing Nasdaq transactions. Eric Balchunas commented that IBTC is the first proposed spot Bitcoin ETF listed on the DTCC (there are currently no other ETFs), and BlackRock has moved quickly on these preparations (capital injection, ticker, DTCC) because they collected It's obvious when approval is a sure/imminent sign.
November
Coin price: BTC exceeded US$38,000, and ETH exceeded US$2,000.
OpenAI Removal Sam Altman CEO and board of directors positions
On November 17, according to an official announcement, OpenAI announced a change of leadership. Sam Altman will resign as CEO and leave the board of directors, and Mira Murati, the company's chief technology officer, will serve as interim CEO, effective immediately. Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI and former chairman of the board, will also resign from the board of directors and will remain president of OpenAI.
The U.S. Department of Justice and Binance settles, Binance needs to pay a huge fine of US$4.338 billion
On November 27, the U.S. Department of Justice and Binance Reconciliation, Changpeng Zhao resigned as CEO of Binance and will face imprisonment, while Binance will have to pay a huge fine of US$4.368 billion
December
Coin price: BTC exceeded $44,000, ETH exceeded 2,300 Dollar.
Solana It broke through 100 dollars again the next year, pointing to Ethererum
On December 25, the market showed that SOL exceeded 120 US dollars, with an intraday increase of 4.98%,
BRC-20 Inscription tokens generally rose, and ORDI hit a record high
On November 26, according to Coingecko market data, the BRC-20 Inscription sector generally rose. : ORDI quoted $71.17, an intraday increase of 30.17%; SATS quoted $0.000000747894, an intraday increase of 15.7%; RATS quoted $0.00042832, an intraday increase of 30.15%; TURT quoted $0.073, an intraday increase of 17.89%;
Binance launches BRC 20 project Sats
Binance will launch the BRC-20 project Sats (1000SATS) at 20:00 on December 12 (East Eighth District time). And open spot trading pairs: 1000SATS/USDT, 1000SATS/FDUSD, 1000SATS/TRY
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