Raj, co-founder of Solana, said in a tweet that meme coins are scaring away serious builders. But he reminds these serious builders that if you are so fragile that you are afraid of young people using permissionless systems to have fun, then you cannot succeed.

VeChain announced that they were aware of some users experiencing balance issues with X Node rewards after a infrastructure upgrade last Friday. The VeChain team stated that their engineers are investigating the issue and working on a fix. Once the issue is confirmed and resolved, they will update the community in a timely manner.

According to Coin98 Analytics, in the past 30 days, Solana has become the blockchain network with the most NFTs created, with a quantity of 44 million.

On April 27th, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange issued three notices, announcing the inclusion of Bo Shi HashKey Bitcoin ETF shares and Bo Shi HashKey Ethereum ETF shares, Huaxia Bitcoin ETF shares and Huaxia Ethereum ETF shares, and Jia Shi Bitcoin Spot ETF shares and Jia Shi Ethereum Spot ETF shares as Central Clearing System multi-counterparty eligible securities. It is reported that:

1. The trading unit of Bo Shi HashKey Bitcoin ETF shares and Bo Shi HashKey Ethereum ETF shares is 10 shares, and the trading currency is Hong Kong dollars and US dollars;

2. The trading unit of Jia Shi Bitcoin Spot ETF shares and Jia Shi Ethereum Spot ETF shares is 100 shares, and the trading currency is Hong Kong dollars and US dollars;

3. The trading unit of Huaxia Bitcoin ETF shares and Huaxia Ethereum ETF shares is 100 shares, and the trading currency is Hong Kong dollars, US dollars, and RMB.

The above-mentioned ETFs are expected to be listed and traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange from April 30, 2024, and will be included as Central Clearing System multi-counterparty eligible securities on the same day (as defined by the general rules of Hong Kong Settlement).

The Jupiter-related meme project Wen has announced that they have been collaborating with a top company for the past two months to bring Wen's intellectual property (IP) into reality. They will first launch Wen's plush toys, and then gradually introduce a whole set of cute cat product lines.The company that produces plush toys has previously made physical products for well-known brands such as Adidas, Netflix, J BALVIN, and Goat lord. They are excited to collaborate with award-winning companies such as TOYMAK3RS to make Wen a recognized character.

Decentralized credit market Clearpool announced on X platform that the weekly MNT token rewards have been distributed, with a total of 9,352.13 MNT tokens being airdropped to wallet addresses providing liquidity to Clearpool's borrower pool through @0xMantle. During the increased yield promotion, all lenders will receive an additional 15% bonus paid in MNT tokens.

Financial services giant DTCC stated that it will not allocate any collateral to exchanges trading Bitcoin or cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), nor will it provide loans to them.

According to reports, since 2023, Russia has been trying to track cryptocurrency transactions and their sources. The Russian Central Bank and the Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) revealed that there is currently a system that allows private banks to track the connection between fiat-based transactions and cryptocurrency business.

The announcement was made at the "Current Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing Issues" forum organized by Rosfinmonitoring. The forum also disclosed that the pilot project started in 2023, and five large credit institutions are cooperating with Rosfinmonitoring. It is expected to continue until April next year, but it can also be extended.

Ilya Bushmelev, the portfolio management director of Rosfinmonitoring's partner Innotech, said that the pilot project may help banks establish "know your crypto customer" and "know your crypto transaction" procedures, and pointed out that the system may be useful for compliance and regulatory purposes. (Bitcoin.com)

According to official sources, Eigenpie, a liquidity re-collateralization platform, has announced the launch of its latest innovative product, Eigenpie Enterprise, designed to meet the specific needs of institutional clients worldwide. As interest in DeFi continues to grow among institutions, Eigenpie has developed a security-oriented framework that allows global companies and fund managers to access EigenLayer's native reinvestment and LRT ecosystem without increasing risk.

Omni Network officials posted on social media that the OMNI Genesis Staking Reward will end on May 1st, and users can check their eligibility through the corresponding official application portal. It should be noted that staking will continue indefinitely, and May 1st is only the deadline for special Genesis rewards.