The EIGEN Token Reveal ($)
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Sponsor: Celo — Celo is returning to Ethereum with OP Stack and celebrating four years of mainnet!
- 📱 friend.tech preps for V2. The onchain social app postponed its V2 launch to Thursday, May 2nd, to build out a functionality for sharing the FRIEND airdrop with users' keyholders.
- 😡 Huge new ZachXBT report. The onchain investigator extraordinaire published a sweeping new analysis indicating that North Korea's Lazarus Group has stolen $200M in crypto hacks since 2020.
- 🔃 The SEC's ETH reversal. In a new court complaint filed today, Consensys alleges the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission changed course and issued an order to investigate Ethereum as a potential security in March 2023.
🌗 Buzz and discontent. In today's flat market, EigenLayer's announcement of their new EIGEN token has certainly stirred the pot, though not entirely in the way many might have hoped. What's the fuss about, and will it subside?
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Crypto $2.32t | ↘ 2.3% | ↘ 4.9% |
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BTC $62,998.94 | ↘ 1.0% | ↘ 5.4% |
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ETH $3,186.70 | ↘ 3.9% | ↘ 0.1% |
The most-anticipated airdrop of all time is just around the corner.
Today, Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer introduced its EIGEN token, and its mechanics and "stakedrop" distribution approach are unlike anything we've seen before. The release will usher in Restaking Summer and new frontiers for the Ethereum ecosystem, so get ready!
Here's everything you need to know to prepare for EIGEN 👇
After Celo’s community unanimously voted to migrate the mobile-first, EVM-compatible L1 to an Ethereum L2 (#CEL2), core contributors cLabs spent months evaluating and testing leading tech stacks. On Celo mainnet’s 4-year anniversary, cLabs is excited to announce its proposal to leverage Optimism’s OP Stack.
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Looking ahead to 2030, how much will stablecoins be worth? In terms of the internet's timeline, where does crypto stand? And why isn’t there a Venmo equivalent for crypto? We have plenty of questions, and Allaire has the answers!
Bankless Citizens get an exclusive Debrief of the episode 👇