18 Apr 202514:57
Project update
Crypto Events Recap, April 17-18

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.