Today's Headlines:
- ZKsync to Airdrop ZK Tokens Next Week, Distributing 17.5% of Total Supply to Users
- Binance Labs Announces Investment in Zircuit
- Star Xu: Recent User Fund Loss Cases Unrelated to Switching from GA to SMS
- Apple Officially Announces New AI System "Apple Intelligence," Siri to Integrate ChatGPT
- Musk: If OpenAI is Integrated into Apple's Operating System, Apple Devices Will Be Banned at My Company
- US SEC Considers ProShares' Ethereum Spot ETF Application
- LayerZero CEO: Less than 5 Transactions for 3 Million Wallets, Transactions Below $1 Will Have 80% Reduced Weight
- Bitcoin Spot ETF Sees Net Outflow for the First Time After 19 Consecutive Days of Net Inflow, with Net Outflow of Approximately $65 Million Yesterday
Regulatory News
US SEC Considers ProShares' Ethereum Spot ETF Application
According to Cointelegraph, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated in a document on June 10 that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca has proposed a rule change to allow the listing and trading of ProShares' Ethereum ETF shares. The SEC stated that it will solicit public opinion on the ETF application within 21 days after its publication in the Federal Register, and the SEC will have 45 days to approve, reject, or extend its decision. Earlier, ProShares submitted a 19b-4 form to the SEC, planning to list and trade an Ethereum spot ETF on the NYSE. On May 23, the SEC formally approved 19b-4 forms for Ethereum spot ETFs submitted by eight asset management companies. However, they will not begin trading on US exchanges until the SEC approves the S-1 registration statement.
AI & Metaverse
OpenAI Appoints New CFO and CPO
According to Bloomberg, OpenAI has hired former CEO of social networking service Nextdoor Holdings Inc., Sarah Friar, as the company's new CFO. At the same time, the company has appointed Kevin Weil as the new CPO. Weil previously held executive positions at Instagram and Twitter, responsible for product development. Friar will help OpenAI continue to invest in AI research and develop its global business, while Weil will lead a product team dedicated to serving the company's consumers and enterprise users with OpenAI's research achievements.
Apple Officially Announces New AI System "Apple Intelligence," Siri to Integrate ChatGPT
Apple announced a new personalized AI system called "Apple Intelligence" at its WWDC developer conference. Apple Intelligence will prioritize handling notifications on iPhones and use writing tools to summarize text. It is mainly supported by a large language model (LLM) on devices running A17 Pro and M-series chips.
In addition, Apple announced a partnership with OpenAI to integrate its ChatGPT. Apple announced that users can directly call ChatGPT in the system, with consent and without creating an account. Through the collaboration with OpenAI, Siri now supports the AI capabilities of GPT-4o. When users ask Siri questions, Siri can directly display answers using ChatGPT's AI capabilities. Apple also confirmed plans to "integrate the Google Gemini model" in the future.
It is worth noting that the new Apple AI technology will only support the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models on mobile devices, M1 chip and above models on iPads, and M1 chip and above models on Mac and iMac.
Musk tweeted, "If Apple integrates OpenAI at the operating system level, Apple devices will be banned from my company. This is an unacceptable security violation."
According to Apple's official website, Apple announced today that its latest product, Apple Vision Pro, will expand to more countries and regions. Users in mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore can start pre-ordering at 9 a.m. local time this Friday (June 14) and will be available for sale starting on Friday, June 28.
Official Website Announcement:
The Vision Pro's official website shows that the domestic price is 1250 yuan/month (installment) or starting at 29999 yuan, with storage capacities of 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. Additionally, Apple also announced the release of VisionOS 2 at the 2024 WWDC conference, which uses machine learning to create spatial and 3D images.
Furthermore, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that the global user base for Apple applications has surpassed 1 billion.
Project Updates
OP Mainnet Launches "Fraud Proof" to Strengthen Rollup Decentralization
According to The Block, OP Labs has launched a fraud proof system on the L2 blockchain OP Mainnet. The fraud proof system allows the extraction of Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens from OP Mainnet without the need for a trusted third party. Fraud proof is a mechanism in the Ethereum L2 network that allows users to dispute potential fraud or incorrect transactions. Previously, OP Mainnet did not have fraud proof, requiring users to trust operators to submit accurate state roots to the mainnet. In the future, fraud proof will be extended to other L2s built on the OP Stack, including Base, Metal, Mode, and Zora.
According to DLNews, the UK cryptocurrency exchange Lykke closed trading on June 6, citing "unauthorized access" to its platform. Network researcher SomaXBT stated that the exchange was shut down two days after a hacker attack. MetaMask developer and cryptocurrency defense expert Taylor Monahan stated that $22 million of suspicious funds flowed out of the exchange. On-chain data shows that half of the funds were in Bitcoin, with the remainder in Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash, among others. Additionally, the Ethereum withdrawn from the exchange was immediately converted to the stablecoin DAI. Lykke users are currently unable to withdraw assets from the platform, with some users reporting that their account balances have been emptied.
DeFi platform Aperture Finance, based on the Intent Architecture, announced the launch of staking services for the APTR token. Users staking the APTR token can earn up to a 50% annualized interest rate (APR), with 20% coming from the APTR token and 30% from USDC. Users can not only earn substantial returns but also unlock an additional NFT for every 1000 APTR tokens staked.
ZKsync to Airdrop ZK Tokens Next Week, Distributing 17.5% of Total Supply to Users
Matter Labs announced that its Layer-2 network ZKsync will airdrop ZK tokens next week, distributing 17.5% of the total supply (21 billion tokens), which amounts to 3.675 billion tokens. This will be the largest token distribution in a major Layer-2 network.
According to Matter Labs' token distribution plan released on Tuesday, 89% of the ZK token airdrop will be allocated to ZKsync users, who must meet certain transaction activity criteria (specific criteria have not been disclosed). The remaining 11% will be allocated to ecosystem contributors, including ZKsync native projects (5.8%), on-chain communities (2.8%), and developers (2.4%). Additionally, to prevent excessive benefits for large holders ("whales"), a single address can receive a maximum of 100,000 tokens.
Matter Labs further stated that the number of tokens distributed in the airdrop will exceed the total amount allocated to the Matter Labs team and investors, which account for 16.1% and 17.2% respectively. These tokens will be locked for one year and then gradually unlocked over the next three years. The remaining tokens will be allocated to the new "Token Assembly" of ZKsync (29.3%) and various ecosystem plans (19.9%).
This airdrop will give community members the most circulating tokens in the upcoming ZKsync governance system, providing them with greater influence in protocol governance upgrades. Based on the pre-market price, the fully diluted valuation (FDV) of ZK tokens is estimated to be around $25 billion, nearly three times the total locked value (TVL) of the ZKsync Era, which is currently $815 million.
LayerZero co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino shared their extensive considerations for user eligibility on Twitter. Pellegrino stated that their goal is to ensure that genuine users receive the most fair and broad distribution, with a focus on high alignment and persistent user groups.
According to Pellegrino's tweets, there are currently 6 million initial wallets, with 3 million wallets having less than 5 transactions, which are the wallets being considered. All transactions valued below $1 will have their weight reduced by 80%, but will still count as one-fifth of a normal transaction. All "worthless NFT" transactions will also have their weight reduced by 80%, but will still count as one-fifth of a normal transaction (in this case, "worthless" is defined as having a value listed on the market of less than 0.00001 ETH or minimal transaction volume). These measures address the majority of inorganic network spam, which largely disappears after the snapshot.
Additionally, Pellegrino mentioned that Gas-Drop counts as a valid transaction and regulates transactions based on specific protocol fees (rather than the fees of the underlying blockchain where the transaction occurs). The lowest and highest values will serve as eligibility criteria, with early adopters, persistent users, liquidity providers, etc., receiving rewards, aiming to achieve the most fair and optimal protocol distribution.
Star Xu: Recent User Fund Loss Cases Unrelated to Switching from GA to SMS
In response to recent security incidents, OKX CEO Star Xu stated on the X platform that the recent user fund loss cases were unrelated to the switch from Google Authenticator (GA) to SMS completion. No user fund losses were caused by this method. Whitelisted addresses are primarily designed to meet the automated withdrawal needs of API users. Setting limits for such addresses is impractical, and it is recommended to introduce a "silent expiration of whitelisted addresses" mechanism to enhance security. GA has a slightly higher security level than SMS, but it is emphasized that GA is not absolutely secure. Each authentication method has its advantages and disadvantages, and users should choose the appropriate security verification method based on their own situation.
Hackers can steal a user's GA through two main methods: a) implanting a Trojan on the user's device; b) if the user has enabled GA cloud sync, hackers can obtain GA information by stealing the user's Google account. Methods for stealing a user's SMS include device Trojan implantation, SIM card cloning, fake base stations, and theft through SMS service providers. Xu Mingxing stated that OKX has full confidence in the security of its products and pledged to continue fully compensating users for fund losses caused by OKX itself.
Blast On-Chain Bazaar Protocol Attacked, Losses Approximately $1.4 Million
According to MetaTrust Alert, the Bazaar protocol on the Blast network was attacked, resulting in the theft of 392 Ethereum (ETH), with a value loss of approximately $1.4 million. The attack was due to the lack of permission verification mechanism in the Bazaar protocol. Attacker's address: 0x3cf5B87726Af770c94494E886d2A69c42A203884.
YOLO GAMES: LBP Sale Event Ends Early, Users Who Purchased rYOLO to Receive Refunds in ETH
The Blast gaming platform YOLO GAMES announced that due to a security vulnerability in the Bazaar LBP smart contract, the YOLO LBP (Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool) sale event ended early. Users will no longer be able to participate in this LBP sale. Users who purchased rYOLO during this sale will receive refunds based on the amount of ETH they spent during the event. The YOLO GAMES team will aggregate data and process refunds in the coming days. Refunds will be issued in the form of ETH. YOLO GAMES is closely collaborating with the Bazaar and Blast teams to investigate the specific details of this security issue.
Celestia Announces Launch of its Data Proof Bridge Blobstream on Ethereum Mainnet
Modular blockchain network Celestia announced on the X platform that Blobstream has been launched on the Ethereum mainnet. Developed by Succinct Labs, Blobstream streams the commitment of Celestia data roots to the Ethereum light client on-chain, providing permissionless high-throughput data availability (DA) for Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) with cryptographic economic guarantees rather than reputation or hidden trust assumptions. Blobstream can also be used on celenium.io, allowing anyone to track the on-chain commitments of Celestia data roots.
Uniswap Labs Acquires Blockchain-Based Survival Game "Crypto: The Game"
According to Decrypt, Uniswap Labs has acquired "Crypto: The Game" in preparation for the next season. "Crypto: The Game" is a blockchain-based survival game inspired by the "Survivor" TV show. In the game, players compete for ETH rewards through a series of challenges. Uniswap Labs stated that the founding team will join Uniswap to continue advancing the game's development and help Uniswap build its decentralized finance information dissemination.
Gnosis DAO Votes on "Implementing $30 Million GNO Buyback Plan" Proposal on Snapshot
The Snapshot page shows that the Gnosis DAO community has voted in favor of the "Implementing $30 Million GNO Buyback Plan" proposal with a support rate of 81.9%. The proposal suggests allocating approximately 5% of Gnosis DAO assets (mainly SAFE, ETH, and stablecoins) to fund a $30 million buyback plan, aiming to raise the price of GNO above book value. The proposal suggests splitting the $30 million into two equal parts, each allocated to specific strategies: 1. $15 million for CoW-TWAP orders to be executed at any price below the dynamically calculated book value within six months. 2. $15 million to be fully controlled by Karpatkey to enable them to take advantage of the most favorable opportunities. The proposal states that the specific details of asset composition, trading venues, and financing buyback methods (e.g., converting altcoins to ETH through market makers, OTC trading, or on-chain trading for this plan) will be managed by Karpatkey.
Ripple Completes Acquisition of New York Crypto Custody Company Standard Custody & Trust Company
According to the official blog, Ripple announced that it has completed the acquisition of the New York crypto custody company Standard Custody & Trust Company, adding a limited purpose trust company regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services to its licensing portfolio. Additionally, Ripple announced the appointment of Jack McDonald as Senior Vice President of Stablecoins, while he continues to serve as the current CEO of Standard Custody. Previously, Ripple stated that once approved, the acquisition would enable Ripple to engage in cryptocurrency custody and settlement operations.
Investment and Financing
Binance Labs Announces Investment in Zircuit
Binance Labs announced an investment in Ethereum Layer 2 network developer Zircuit, with the specific amount undisclosed. Since its establishment in mid-2022, Zircuit has also received support from Pantera Capital and Dragonfly. Zircuit plans to launch its mainnet in the coming months.
Reportedly, Zircuit is a zero-knowledge (ZK) Rollup technology compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), emphasizing its "AI-enhanced sequencer-level security." Zircuit currently has approximately 30 employees and is expanding its engineering team, particularly with application cryptographers skilled in Rust.
Mining News
According to Reuters, Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms has approved the adoption of a "poison pill" plan to prevent a potential hostile takeover attempt by Riot Platforms. The shareholder rights plan, also known as a "poison pill plan," is used by the company's board of directors to prevent hostile takeovers. Bitfarms stated that the rights plan must receive shareholder approval within six months of adoption, or the plan will terminate. Under Bitfarms' plan, if an entity accumulates more than 15% of Bitfarms' shares between June 20 and September 10, the company will issue new shares to dilute the entity's holdings.
Important Data
According to Arkham data, at 4:54 AM Beijing time today, an address labeled as Alameda Research transferred $5.24 million worth of WXRP to Binance Deposit on the Ethereum chain and $900,000 worth of CPOOL to KuCoin Deposit. At 5:13 AM, the same address transferred $7 million worth of VBTC to Wintermute on the BNB Chain.
5 hours ago, 10 wallet addresses deposited a total of 4.29 trillion $SHIB (approximately $97.33 million) into Coinbase. These wallets have the same transaction pattern: the $SHIB was accumulated twice, in September 2021 and March 2024. The average purchase price was $0.00001309. If sold at the current price, it is estimated that they would make a profit of $41.22 million.
Multi-signature address of Friend.tech transferred 2809 ETH to Coinbase 3 hours ago
Blockchain analyst Yu Jin tweeted that the multi-signature address of Friend.tech transferred 2,809 ETH to Coinbase 3 hours ago, worth approximately $10.11 million. Since January 10th this year, Friend.tech has transferred a total of 11,655 ETH to Coinbase within 5 months, equivalent to $35.54 million. These ETH all come from protocol fee income of Friend.tech.
Japanese listed company Metaplanet purchases 23.35 more bitcoins
Metaplanet, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced on its official Twitter account that it has once again increased its holdings by 23.35 bitcoins (BTC). As of now, it holds a total of 141.07 bitcoins, with a current market value of approximately $9.6 million.
According to SoSoValue data, the total net outflow of Bitcoin Spot ETF yesterday (June 10th, US Eastern Time) was $64.93 million. The Grayscale (GBTC) ETF had a net outflow of $39.536 million yesterday, bringing the historical net outflow of GBTC to $17.972 billion.
The Bitcoin Spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was Bitwise ETF BITB, with a net inflow of $7.591 million, bringing the total historical net inflow of BITB to $2.055 billion. This was followed by the BlackRock ETF IBIT, with a net inflow of $6.343 million yesterday, bringing the total historical net inflow of IBIT to $17.606 billion. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of the Bitcoin Spot ETF is $61.447 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (percentage of market value to total market value of Bitcoin) of 4.48%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $15.621 billion.
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