Evening News | Aptos will airdrop over 20 million APT tokens to early users; Stephen Chow is publicly recruiting Web3 talent

Organizer: Demian, Chain Catcher

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

1. Aptos will airdrop over 20 million APT tokens to early users

Aptos announced that it will airdrop 20,076,150 APT tokens to early users. Users who completed the Aptos incentive testnet application or minted the APTOS: ZERO testnet NFT are eligible to claim APT, and only the original users who minted the NFT are eligible, not the current owners.

It is reported that eligible users will receive an email from airdrop@aptosfoundation.org in the coming hours. The Aptos Foundation stated that this is the first airdrop based on existing community data, and further evaluations will continue. (Source link)

2. Bloomberg: Japan plans to simplify the token listing review process on trading platforms and further relax crypto regulations

According to Bloomberg, Japan plans to further relax cryptocurrency regulatory rules by simplifying the token listing review process for cryptocurrency trading platforms. Documents show that the agency managing cryptocurrency trading platforms plans to allow them to list tokens without a lengthy review process, unless these tokens are new products in the Japanese market.

This rule may take effect as early as December, helping startups compete with established companies by simplifying the token listing process and lowering market entry barriers. By March 2024, the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association may also eliminate the pre-review of tokens newly entering the country and tokens issued through ICOs and IEOs. (Source link)

3. Stephen Chow publicly recruits Web3 talent, requiring project management experience and a kind heart

Stephen Chow opened a social media account on Instagram and issued a talent recruitment notice, "Looking for outstanding Web3 talent in the dark to help me build a creative future." Specific requirements include familiarity with Web3, project management experience, intelligence, and a kind heart. Stephen Chow also stated that he would personally select candidates. (Source link)

4. A16z does not support the plan to split MakerDAO

According to CoinDesk, A16z disagrees with MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen's plan to split MakerDAO into smaller units and refutes his arguments about making Maker more decentralized.

It is reported that Rune Christensen announced an ambitious roadmap called the Endgame plan for MakerDAO in May, aiming to make the protocol truly decentralized and resist any potential government overreach and censorship. (Source link)

5. Automated digital risk protection company Bolster completes $15 million financing, led by Cervin and others

According to a press release, automated digital risk protection company Bolster has completed $15 million in financing, led by Cervin, Liberty Global Ventures, and Cheyenne Ventures, with participation from Thomvest Ventures and Crosslink Capital.

Bolster can automatically detect and remediate threats in digital media and Web3 networks, monitoring and combating fraudsters on the internet, providing effective protection across networks, social media, and app stores. (Source link)

6. a16z crypto launches accelerator program CSS, participants will receive $500,000 investment

a16z crypto announced the launch of a new accelerator program called "Crypto Startup School" (CSS), aimed at helping Web3 startups tackle the entrepreneurial challenges they face. CSS lasts for 12 weeks, and a16z crypto will invest $500,000 in each participating company in exchange for 7% equity and some other rights.

It is reported that the CSS Spring 2023 cohort will take place from March 6 to May 26, 2023, in Los Angeles, USA, with approximately 30 spots available. The application period is from October 18 to November 30, 2022, and the list will be finalized in early January 2023. (Source link)

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

1. "Dialogue with Orbiter Finance: May issue native tokens and open Maker system beta at the end of October"

Ethereum is the origin and central hub of DeFi, but with the explosive growth of DeFi protocols, Ethereum is becoming increasingly congested, and the development of emerging protocols in the future is likely to occur on Ethereum's Layer 2 scaling networks. Therefore, the demand for users to transfer funds between different L2 platforms is growing. In less than a year since its launch, Orbiter Finance has become one of the most mainstream cross-chain bridges by focusing on cross-chain assets on Rollup networks.

Recently, ChainCatcher spoke with Russell, a partner at Orbiter Finance, about cross-chain bridges, including why Orbiter chose to focus on Layer 2 cross-chain and discussing Orbiter Finance's business logic and future token plans.

2. "Delphi Digital: Web3 Gaming Guilds at a Turning Point"

For crypto investors, holding gaming guild tokens in 2022 has been a painful experience. Each token compared in this report has dropped over 80% this year. Of course, many crypto subfields have been heavily impacted recently, but gaming-related tokens have felt the full wrath of the relentless bear market. This raises the question: do crypto gaming guilds have product-market fit in the absence of super-growth P2E games?

In this report, we cover six gaming guilds, highlighting their market performance this year, financial status, and how they are adapting to the evolving crypto gaming environment.

3. "The 'Empty City' of Xirang Reflects the Anxiety of Big Tech"

A recent internal letter from Meta exposed the dilemma that its metaverse product Horizon Worlds is not even used by its own employees. If overseas giants' products are failing, what about domestic big tech? Baidu's heavily invested Xirang metaverse platform is also lacking popularity, with its vast virtual district resembling an "empty city."

The giants chasing the metaverse are hitting walls one after another, reflecting the collective anxiety of the internet industry eager to find new growth points. After mobile internet, technologies that can transform human lifestyles are entering a bottleneck period of upward breakthroughs, and the internet companies' golden age has passed, with the metaverse trend emerging at this juncture. However, neither overseas Meta nor domestic BAT leader Baidu has delivered satisfactory products a year later.