[Link to FM] CoinDCX completed a financing of 135 million US dollars at a valuation of 2.15 billion US dollars, and Redemption suffered a flash loan attack

【Data Intelligence】

Nansen: The 11 major mainstream networks have a total of 11.38 million active addresses in the past 7 days, and Solana tops the list

The multi-chain data analysis platform Nansen released the latest statistics on the 7-day active addresses of the network in a week. According to the statistics, as of April 18, the network with the most 7-day active addresses is Solana, with about 3.72 million active addresses. Nansen platform Solana chain analysis section It is a new sector, and there is no comparative data yet; the network with the fewest active addresses on the 7th is Optimism, with about 15,000 active addresses, an increase of 29.31% month-on-month. The complete ranking is as follows: Solana: 3.72 million BNB Chain: 3.64 million, a decrease of 6.19% from the previous month Ethereum: 1.73 million, an increase of 4.85% from the previous month Polygon: 943,000, a decrease of 3.68% from the previous month Ronin: 694,000, a decrease of 34.53% from the previous month Avalanche: 249,000, Increased by 2.89% month-on-month Fantom: 155,000, increased by 1.97% month-on-month Terra: 143,000, decreased by 3.38% month-on-month Arbitrum: 50,700, increased by 15.23% month-on-month Celo: 49,700, decreased by 7.46% month-on-month Optimism: 15,000, increased by 29.31% month-on-month.

Ethereum Whale Transfers Over $80 Million in ETH from Bitfinex

The Ethereum whale transferred $80,656,629 worth of Ethereum from Bitfinex to the transaction address: 0x4862733b5fddfd35f35ea8ccf08f5045e57388b3.

【 Regulatory News 】

Russia's Lower House Submits Bill to Change Digital Currency Tax Rules

On April 19th, the Russian lower house of parliament submitted a bill to modify the tax rules for digital currencies.

【Industry Trends】

Tornado Cash Has Banned Lazarus From Its Ethereum Mixing Service

Tornado Cash has banned Lazarus from using its ethereum mixing service, and the FBI says the group was behind last month's $600 million hack of Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge. The state-sponsored hacking group, which the U.S. government also holds responsible for the 2017 WannaCry ransomware campaign, was one of 24 addresses banned by the service for obscuring the origin of ethereum transactions. The mixing service announced on April 15 that it would block addresses approved by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Tornado Cash accesses the sanctions list through an oracle created last month by blockchain tracking firm Chainalysis.

a16z launches "a16z START" program, which can provide startups with up to US$1 million in funding and resource network support

On April 19th, a16z launched the "a16z START" program, which is supported by a16z's seed fund, and together with partners investing in "American Dynamism", consumer, enterprise and fintech fields, it will be the founding partner in the initial stage of company construction. People provide motivation, including honing the product vision and identifying the target audience, building and launching the MVP, expanding the product launched, and investing up to $1 million, and providing resources and support networks. Since the launch of the START beta program in fall 2021, more than 1,000 applications have been received and 11 START entrepreneurs have joined, including Rappi, the head of Ethos, and more.

Solana ecological wallet Phantom officially launched the Android version

On April 19th, the Solana ecological wallet Phantom announced that its Android version was officially launched, and users can now log in to the Google Play store to download it. It is reported that the Android version will simultaneously launch the “Recent Events” page and the push notification function, and plans to launch new functions around NFT in the next few months.

Celer's cross-chain payment network cBridge announces support for NFTY Labs (NFTY)

On April 19, cBridge, a cross-chain payment network launched by Celer Network, announced its support for NFTYLabs. Users can now perform high-speed and low-cost cross-chain transfers of NFTY between Ethereum and Astar Network through cBridge. The two parties will also achieve multi-chain expansion by establishing an "open native asset standard". Celer previously issued a document proposing and calling for the establishment of an "open native asset cross-chain bridge standard" to enable multi-party minter (multi-minter) asset contracts for the same native asset cross-chain, so that each protocol and chain can use multiple cross-chains at the same time Solution, deny vendor lock-in.

Fantom-Based Revenue Optimizer Redemption Suffers Flash Loan Attack

Fantom-based income optimizer Redemption stated on its official Twitter that it is suffering from an organized flash loan attack. The team says it is working on the situation and will update when more details become available.

【Elite Viewpoint】

SBF: Many of the same ideas that work for traditional asset classes like commodities or stocks can be translated to cryptocurrencies

In an interview with Block Avenue, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, analyzed three areas of crypto that he believes regulation will revise. SBF believes that many of the same ideas that have worked for traditional asset classes such as commodities or stocks can be transferred to cryptocurrencies. It's just a matter of tweaking digital asset specific items. For example, as an alternative to a corporate board of directors, you will be interested in on-chain governance of tokens. He added that the CFTC has done a good job overseeing cryptocurrency futures and that expanding it to identify markets is probably perfectly acceptable. As for security tokens, his expectation is that the SEC will be their primary regulator. The core factor is simple readability so customers are protected, regulators know who to turn to, and exchanges are ready to move their full volume and liquidity.

VanEck CEO: Spot Bitcoin ETF won't be approved anytime soon

Approval of a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is unlikely in the near future, Jan van Eck, chief executive of investment management giant VanEck, said on Bloomberg TV on Monday. In March last year, VanEck applied to launch a spot ETF that could directly track the price of bitcoin. However, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected the proposal in November of the same year, citing concerns about regulatory uncertainty and market manipulation.

【What to watch today】

CoinDCX completes USD 135 million in Series D financing at a valuation of USD 2.15 billion, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and others

According to news on April 19, the Indian encryption trading platform CoinDCX completed a US$135 million Series D financing at a valuation of US$2.15 billion. Steadview and Pantera led the investment, and Coinbase Ventures, Kingsway, DraperDragon, Republic and Kindred participated in the investment. CoinDCX hopes to aggressively expand its product offering and talent base, as well as strengthen compliance.

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