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#RichardTeng On Nov. 21, 2023, #Blast , a new second-layer solution on Ethereum ($ETH ), caused unprecedented hype on social media. By press time, over $87 million in liquidity is injected into this on-chain bridge.
What is Blast, novel Ethereum staking L2: Highlights
Blast L2 protocol attempts to change the way Ether (ETH) is staked on-chain. It employs a number of eccentric mechanisms designed to offer more profitable and seamless staking for ETH holders.
Blast is promoted as a second-layer protocol on top of Ethereum (ETH), the largest programmable blockchain.
Per the statement of its team, Blast automatically stakes all injected crypto in #Lido and redistributes staking rewards between investors if its L2.
Also, users who bridge stablecoins, automatically get USDB, Blast's auto-rebasing stablecoin, to enjoy additional yield from MakerDAO's on-chain T-bill protocol.
Blast team will enable withdrawals on Feb. 24, 2024, while redemption of Blast Points is set to kick off in May.
The project siphoned over $87 million in Ether and stablecoins in less than 24 hours upon launch.
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By press time, its TVL metric demonstrates over 20,000% daily growth, which makes it arguably the fastest growing L2 in Ethereum (ETH) history.
Blast, most overhyped Ethereum L2 in Q4, 2023
Blast, a novel L2 on Ethereum, is attempting to make ETH staking more profitable via the concept of "native yield."
Blast L2: Basics
Blast is the second-layer solution on the top of the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Per its official statement, Blast is developed by contributors of Blur, a dominant NFT marketplace. Also, it is said to be funded by heavyweight VCs Paradigm, Standard Crypto and Primitive Ventures with the participation of top angel investors Andrew Kang and Santiago Santos.
Simply put, the protocol attempts to offer more inclusive and profitable staking for ETH and stablecoin holders than its competitors.
With Blast, ETH itself is natively rebasing on the L2. Ether-denominated yield from an L1 staking protocol (initially Lido) is automatically transferred to users via rebasing ETH on the L2.
Blast attempts to integrate real-world assets into the ETH staking process. All of its customers who inject stablecoins get USDB, Blast's native asset. The yield for USDB comes from MakerDAO protocol pegged to U.S. 10-year T-bills.
Blast L2: When will the token arrive?
Blast released a three-step timeline for its operations:
Early access (already live from Nov. 21): Bridge goes live, Blast Points distribution starts.
Mainnet launch (expected on Feb. 24, 2024): dApps go live, ETH withdrawals enabled by team.
Redemption (expected in May 24, 2024): Blast Points redemption activated.
Users will only be able to withdraw what they inject into Blast three months after the start of its early access campaign.
Blast Ethereum L2: Risks
Besides the high volatility of cryptocurrency and other "regular" considerations necessary for crypto investors, there are some extra risks associated with the project so far:
Nobody can predict the price of Ether and associated assets on the day of the unlocking; the stakes-USD-denominated valuation can either spike or shrink.
Airdrop of token is not guaranteed; its rules are also yet to be announced.
Interest in building dApps on this L2 cannot be predicted.
As such, users should be extra cautious when working with every early-stage cryptocurrency protocol.#hodl #WLD

#RichardTeng Heco tilts, kas tiek izmantots, lai pārvietotu līdzekļus starp HTX Heco ķēdi un #Ethereumnetwork , ir bijis apdraudēts. Drošības pārkāpums ir izraisījis aptuveni 83,4 miljonu USD vērtu kriptovalūtu zādzību.
Stolen assets ietvēra 42,11 miljonus USDT, 10 145 Ethereum ($ETH ), kas vērtēti 20,42 miljonu USD, 489 HBTC, kas vērti 15,63 miljonus USD, un šokējošus 346,87 miljardus Shiba Inu ($SHIB ) tokenus, kas ir vienādi ar 2,75 miljoniem USD.
Papildu zaudējumi ietvēra 173 200 UNI (932 000 USD), 610 000 USDC, 42 399 LINK (600 000 USD) un 347 000 $TUSD .

#RichardTeng Cardano's lightweight wallet Lace has just received a quick upgrade. In a new tweet, Lace announces the release of version 1.7.1, which represents a quick update before the next full release.
Exactly a week ago, on Nov. 15, Lace version 1.7 was released. The immediate release of a quick update after this release, according to the Lace team, arises from user feedback.
The Lace team acknowledged receiving feedback about a couple of bugs from users, which it sought to fix straight away and thus necessitated the release of version 1.7.1. The new version 1.7.1 also brings about improved interaction with $ADA handles.
The full release, Lace version 1.7, brought about remarkable improvements, expanding the portfolio pool limits.
Users can now stake their #Ada in up to ten stake pools, up from an initial five. The update also brought on more multistaking beta improvements and bug fixes.
Since its mainnet launch in April 2023, the Lace light wallet platform has iterated through different upgrades, consistently adding new features.
Multidelegation, or multistaking, a feature that will enable Lace users to delegate their ADA to multiple stake pools without partitioning funds across multiple accounts, was introduced in the Lace v. 1.5 release.
#cardano celebrates Voltaire
On Nov. 21, the #CardanoCommunity celebrated the birthday of François-Marie Arouet, widely known as Voltaire, whose visionary beliefs inspired Cardano's fifth development era, called Voltaire.
The Voltaire era represents the implementation of an on-chain governance structure, which represents the culmination of efforts that began with the introduction of CIP-1694. This critical phase promises to deliver the last ingredients required to develop the Cardano network into a self-sustaining, self-governing, open and decentralized ecosystem, which is now underway.
In line with this drive, the Cardano Foundation stated it will actively engage in the upcoming Cardano Ballot event by voting yes with one wallet of 11,429,000 ADA.#Blast

The Layer-2 platform Blast has finally announced the community airdrop on June 26, 2024. It's considerably later than originally anticipated!
On Twitter, the Blast project (a layer-2 solution for the Ethereum blockchain) has officially announced the postponement of the BLAST token airdrop to June 26th, later than the previously anticipated date of May 24th.
Notably, Blast will hold two additional rounds of distributing “Blast Gold” points before the official token airdrop. Blast Gold points are airdrop rewards specifically for decentralized applications (dApps) deployed on the Blast network. These dApps will then redistribute the points to their users.
Among them is Fantasy Top, a DEX trading card platform that just launched its mainnet earlier this month but quickly rose to the top 10 leading crypto protocols in terms of fees and revenue generated.
Half of the BLAST airdrop will be allocated through Blast Gold, while the remaining half will be for early users—those who deposited funds into Blast before its mainnet launch at the end of February.
Introduction to #Blast
Blast is a layer-2 blockchain project built on #Optimistic Rollups technology, fully compatible with Ethereum’s EVM environment. Blast’s differentiating factor is its goal to provide high interest rates for users depositing ETH and #Stablecoins on the platform—a feature no other layer-2 has achieved before.
The project made a splash by successfully raising over $20 million from top investment funds such as Paradigm, Standard Crypto, eGirl Capital, and even the famous figure Pacman—the founder of the NFT platform Blur.
Despite its recent launch, Blast has quickly become one of the most vibrant layer-2 solutions on Ethereum with a Total Value Locked (#tvl ) of up to $1.5 billion, trailing only behind Arbitrum and Base. This impressive figure is largely due to the enticing yield expectations promised by Blast.
The initial success of Blast is hoped to be further amplified after the upcoming token airdrop, solidifying its position in the increasingly competitive layer-2 market.
#GME

#BinanceTournament The cryptocurrency market is mainly trading sideways today.
#BTC chart by CoinStats
BTC/USD
Unlike other coins, the rate of Bitcoin ($BTC ) has risen by 0.51%.
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On the hourly chart, one should pay attention to the resistance level of $37,272. If its breakout happens, the price #Blast may lead to the test of the $37,500 zone soon.
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On the daily time frame, the price of BTC needs more time to accumulate energy for a further move. The falling volume confirms such a statement.
In this regard, consolidation in the narrow range of $37,000-$37,500 is the more likely scenario until the end of the week.
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On the weekly time frame, a further midterm rise is possible only if the rate gets back to the $38,000 zone and fixes above it. If that happens, there is a possibility to see a test of the vital zone of $40,000.
Bitcoin is trading at $37,248 at press time.#link