Daily Report ｜Ethereum Core Developers: Goerli Fork Has Been Finalized; Ego Death Capital to Raise $100 Million to Invest in Bitcoin Ecosystem

Organizer: Luan Peng, ChainCatcher

"What Important Events Happened in the Last 24 Hours"

1. Ethereum Core Developer: Goerli Fork Has Been Finalized
According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum core developer parithosh stated on social media that the Goerli fork has been finalized. After the fix was patched, validators came back online, and the chain began finalizing again. The MEV breaker was automatically disabled, and MEV blocks also started operating.

Additionally, the number of blobs submitted to the network is normal. (Source link)

2. Binance Futures to Launch 1-75x USDC-Margined DOGE Perpetual Contract
According to ChainCatcher, Binance's futures platform will launch the DOGE USDC-margined perpetual contract on January 18, 2024, at 18:00 (UTC+8), with leverage up to 75x. (Source link)

3. Ego Death Capital to Raise $100 Million to Invest in Bitcoin Ecosystem
According to ChainCatcher, Ego Death Capital announced a new funding round "Fund II" aimed at raising $100 million to promote the growth of the Bitcoin ecosystem, as reported by Bitcoin Magazine. Founded in 2021 and led by Jeff Booth, Andi Pitt, and Nico Lechuga, Ego Death Capital has consulting support from Preston Pysh, Lyn Alden, and Pablo Fernandez.

Previously, Fund I raised a total of $25.2 million. (Source link)

4. Ripple CEO: Exploring IPOs Outside the US, Not Going Public Soon
According to ChainCatcher, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC that the company is exploring an IPO outside the US and criticized "hostile" regulators. However, the company has currently shelved any IPO plans.

Additionally, Reuters reported that Ripple repurchased shares from shareholders this month instead of going public. Garlinghouse confirmed this, stating that the company has repurchased $1 billion in shares to date. (Source link)

"What Exciting Articles Are Worth Reading in the Last 24 Hours"

1. “Nearly a Thousand Fundings, Over $10 Billion: A Look at the 2023 Web3 Primary Market Barometer”

2023 has been a year of transition from a bear market to a "bull market." In the first nine months of the bear market, funding in the Web3 industry continued to decline, but after October, it entered a "mini bull market," and funding began to show signs of recovery. According to incomplete statistics, the Web3 industry completed 954 funding rounds in 2023, with a total funding amount of $11.1 billion.

On December 20, Web3 tax startup Tres Finance completed a $11 million Series A funding; on December 21, Web3 fan platform Medallion announced it completed a $13.7 million Series A funding; on December 22, Australian Bitcoin miner Arkon Energy completed $110 million in funding…

At the end of 2023, amidst calls for a "bear to bull" transition, the global Web3 industry welcomed a new peak in funding.

2. “Coinbase: A Comprehensive Overview of the Zero-Knowledge Proof Track”

Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology has become a significant breakthrough in the field of cryptography. This article will delve into the core principles of zero-knowledge proof technology, its practical applications, and its impact on blockchain scalability, privacy-preserving applications, and trustless interoperability. With increasing investments in this technology in 2023, zero-knowledge proofs have not only developed theoretically but also demonstrated their vast application prospects in practice. We will conduct an in-depth analysis of the zero-knowledge proof ecosystem from the perspectives of infrastructure, networks, and applications, revealing how it opens the curtain on a new era of blockchain technology.

3. “Bankless: How to Participate in the Re-staking Track via ether.fi?”

Recently, liquid staking tokens (LST) have become all the rage around Ethereum.

You may have heard of major players here, such as Lido (stETH), Rocket Pool (rETH), and Coinbase (cbETH) -- these LSTs allow users to maintain liquidity while earning ETH staking rewards without running their own validator setups.

The general commitment? Deposit ETH to receive LSTs representing your deposit, then hold or use the LSTs as you wish, while it gradually accumulates ETH rewards over time.

Many platforms have risen by following this model, but currently, the re-staking technology in the LST field is generating significant excitement, as it is a method widely endorsed by EigenLayer. Re-staking utilizes LST deposits to provide validator services for projects seeking external security infrastructure.