
Crypto Events Recap, April 17-18
EigenLayer
EigenLayer's Protocol Council has completed executing the Slashing upgrade on Mainnet.
Base
Base launched "Base is for everyone" token, which crashed 95% and then recovered nearly all of its lost value.
Galaxy Ventures
Galaxy Ventures Fund surpassed its goal of raising $150 million to build a portfolio of about 30 investments.
Project Eleven
Quantum computing research firm Project Eleven is offering 1 BTC to anyone who can break Bitcoin’s cryptography.
Lorenzo Protocol
Lorenzo Protocol completed TGE on Binance Wallet and was initially listed on selected exchanges.
eXch
Non-KYC exchange eXch to close down under money laundering scrutiny tied to the Lazarus Group.
Binance
Binance Alpha launches DARK, an experimental network for trusted execution environments.
Galaxy
Galaxy proposes a new ‘market-driven’ voting system for Solana emissions following SIMD-228 rejection.
Hyperliquid
Hyperliquid grabs 70% market share in on-chain perps, signaling a shift from centralized derivatives.
Synthetix
Synthetix USD (sUSD) has fallen below $0.70, down 31% from its $1 peg.
Bitcoin
Spar supermarket now accepts Bitcoin payments in Switzerland.
Nakamoto Games
Nakamoto Games joined Binance in the global CyberWish campaign.