Morning Post - September 12

headlines

▌Dogechain has been shut down for 8 hours, far exceeding the official maintenance time

Dogechain announced today that it will carry out mainnet maintenance. It is expected that the network will be shut down for 2-3 hours. It also stated that this maintenance will undergo key upgrades and user funds are safe. However, according to the data on Dogechain's official website, the network has been shut down for 8 hours at present, and there is no update statement on the official social media.

▌There are 20,000 blocks left until the Ethereum merger

The latest data shows that there are currently 20,000 blocks left before the merger of Ethereum, and the remaining time is expected to be 3 days, 7 hours and 46 minutes.

▌Data: The total market capitalization of encryption rebounded above $1.1 trillion

At present, the total market capitalization of encryption has risen again above USD 1.1 trillion, reaching USD 1,102,166,647,841 at the time of writing this article, an increase of 0.4% in the past 24 hours, among which the market capitalization of Bitcoin has temporarily risen to USD 413,136,490,006, and the market capitalization of Ethereum has risen to USD 211,909,249,292.

policy

▌The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China will publish a series of reports this month, clearly pointing out the risks of cryptocurrency

The U.S. Treasury Department will set out in a series of reports this month the risks it believes cryptocurrencies pose to consumers and the financial system, people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Treasury report will focus on analysis of the cryptocurrency market, but will not offer many specific policy recommendations. Each report will focus on one of four themes, including payment systems, consumer protection, illicit financing and financial stability.

▌Florida FDACS reminds residents to be vigilant against phone scams involving cryptocurrency payment methods

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has issued an alert sharing ways to identify scams that use automated phone bots to promote auto warranty-related scams, including scammers asking victims to pay for services via gift cards and cryptocurrency. Scammers are increasingly using pre-recorded phone calls to market and sell fraudulent services. In addition to asking Florida residents not to make cryptocurrency payments, the FDACS reiterated that no government official will ask for personal information, such as their social security or credit card numbers, adding, “Only scammers need this form of payment, and once you send If you pay, you may not get it back.”

cryptocurrency

▌The total locked position of the Ethereum L2 network rebounded to 5.55 billion US dollars

According to L2BEAT data, as of now, the total locked position on Ethereum Layer 2 is 5.55 billion US dollars. In the past 7 days, it has increased by 7.01%. Among them, Arbitrum, the expansion plan with the highest amount of locked positions, is about 2.89 billion US dollars, accounting for 52.09%. Followed by Optimism, the lock-up volume is 1.61 billion US dollars, accounting for 29.05%. dYdX occupies the third place, with a lock-up volume of USD 468 million, accounting for 8.43%.