Evening News | Multicoin Capital partner Mable Jiang joins StepN; Google Cloud is forming a Web3 team

Organizer: Linqi, Chain Catcher

"What important events have occurred in the past 24 hours"

1. Multicoin Capital partner Mable Jiang announces departure to join StepN as Chief Revenue Officer

Multicoin Capital partner Mable Jiang announced her departure to join the Move to Earn game StepN as Chief Revenue Officer, aiming to drive external economic value into the StepN system through ecosystem partnerships and strategic investments.

At the same time, Mable Jiang stated that she would end the podcast "Wu Shi Yi Shuo" and launch a new podcast called "Post-Wave," expanding the target interviewees to a broader Web3 ecosystem. (Source link)

2. Google Cloud is forming a Web3 team to become the preferred platform for developers building Web3 applications

According to CNBC, Google Cloud is forming a Web3 team that will build services to help developers create Web3 applications, including better management of blockchain nodes. Google Cloud Vice President Amit Zavery told employees in an email last Friday that the goal is to make Google Cloud Platform the preferred choice for developers in this field.

"We're not trying to be part of the cryptocurrency wave directly," Zavery said in an interview with CNBC. "We're providing technology for companies to use and leverage the distributed characteristics of Web3 in their current businesses and enterprises."

Zavery indicated that looking ahead, Google could design a system that other companies could use to make it easier for people to explore blockchain data while simplifying the process of building and running blockchain nodes to verify and record transactions. (Source link)

3. Messari report: Optimism token's market cap expected to be $9 billion after launch

Blockchain analytics firm Messari recently released a research report on the valuation of Optimism, stating that the Optimism airdrop will usher in a new era for Ethereum's scaling solutions and trigger direct competition among L2s.

Additionally, based on the valuation model provided in the report, the market cap of the Optimism token after its launch is expected to be around $9 billion. (Source link)

4. McLaren to launch its first limited edition NFT product on May 11

McLaren will launch its first limited edition NFT product, the Genesis Collection, on the Ethereum blockchain on May 11. The Genesis Collection consists of NFTs of the McLaren P1™ and P1™ GTR supercars, with a total issuance of 2012, featuring 5 tiers and 8 unique characteristics. Each McLaren NFT is priced at 0.5 ETH.

McLaren's official Twitter stated that owners of the Genesis Collection NFT will also unlock membership in the MSO LAB community, and the Genesis Collection requires an invitation to mint. Each tier of the Genesis Collection NFT has special handling by MSO LAB: LAB Studio (1000), LAB Studio+ (893), LAB Works (100), LAB Icons (5), and LAB Honorary (14 to be given to honorary members of the MSOLAB community). Features include body color, paint finish, racing livery, and more.

Previously, it was reported that McLaren established a metaverse studio, MSO LAB, which will launch its first limited edition Genesis NFT series. (Source link)

5. adidas Originals to snapshot ITM NFT holders, may airdrop virtual goods

adidas Originals announced on Discord that it will snapshot ITM NFT holders after the Phase 2 NFT claim channel closes. According to a previous community announcement, this snapshot may airdrop virtual goods to holders.

According to earlier reports, on April 29, adidas Originals announced that it had opened the channel for holders of adidas Originals Into the Metaverse NFT (Phase 1) to claim physical products, while destroying Phase 1 NFTs to obtain Phase 2 NFTs, with the process requiring gas fees, and the channel open until May 11. (Source link)

"What are the exciting articles worth reading in the past 24 hours"

1. "Interview with Helium CEO: Detailed explanation of Helium's operating mechanism and current development status"

Helium is an economic system that allows individuals to participate in a global telecommunications network, currently focusing on powering IoT devices and evolving towards 5G. Despite being discussed for over a decade, the Internet of Things still resembles a blank slate, with no perfect solution for connecting to the Internet in an IoT manner, but the introduction of cryptocurrency makes this approach feasible.

2. "a16z: The 7 essential elements of the metaverse"

Since the term "metaverse" was coined in the 1990s, there has been much discussion about it. a16z states that achieving a "true" metaverse—open versus closed—requires seven essential elements inherent to this popular state: decentralization, property rights, self-sovereign identity, composability, openness/open-source, community ownership, and social immersion.

While many companies have begun to build different parts of the whole, a16z believes that if the virtual world lacks any of the aforementioned elements, it cannot be considered a fully formed metaverse.