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On-chain lottery protocol Megapot announced that it will close the official application megapot.io and the Telegram application on December 1, shifting its focus to the enterprise-level lottery platform Prizerail, which operates independently of the protocol. Public information shows that the project has received support from Dragonfly and Coinbase Ventures. Megapot stated that the protocol itself will not change, remaining fully on-chain and permissionless, and applications or tokens built on this protocol can continue to operate. As of October 29, the official website and Telegram mini-program have stopped ticket sales; the liquidity supporter program, registration rewards, referral rewards, and guaranteed bonuses have all ended, and the points program is suspended. Bonuses that have been earned can still be claimed, and users can currently withdraw their balances without identity verification.Megapot explained that after December 1, on-chain lottery bonuses and referral fees can still be claimed through Basescan or third-party applications; guaranteed bonuses belong to off-chain projects and must be claimed before that date, with bonuses in the form of free lottery tickets available for claim in USDC. Accounts logged in with email, X, or Telegram must withdraw funds before December 1, after which the accounts will be unavailable; users who connect their wallets independently will still own their lottery tickets and bonuses. Liquidity providers can continue to provide liquidity or withdraw at any time, and the team stated that no new supporter programs will be launched. The data interface is currently considered deprecated, and the team will no longer maintain it, with services set to stop later.Regarding the reasons for the adjustment, Megapot stated that most applications use lotteries as rewards for deposits, transactions, and referrals, with the majority of the protocol's transaction volume coming from this usage. To serve larger-scale applications, the team launched the enterprise brand Prizerail, which generally requires compliance with U.S. regulations, provides legal memorandums to payment service providers, and does not wish to be associated with betting. The team stated that they have communicated with legal advisors and will provide the above capabilities independently of Megapot. Among the 20 potential clients generated after the introduction in Singapore, 19 chose Prizerail, and only 1 chose Megapot. There are already dozens of independent applications on the protocol, which have paid out over $1 million in bonuses, with ticket sales increasing threefold in the past three months, and the liquidity pool in the past month not relying on incentives for the first time.

According to TechCrunch, the AI meeting tool Otter.ai has secured $320 million in funding from Customer Value Fund (CVF) under General Catalyst. This funding will not dilute the company's equity, and CVF will earn returns through the performance generated by Otter.ai's marketing investments.Otter.ai plans to use the funds for business growth, market expansion, international expansion, and product innovation.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "LoL: CITA Kaizen vs The Otter Side - EMEA Masters Group B," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill a dragon" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "LoL: The Otter Side vs Team Aqua ASD - EMEA Masters Group B" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both teams kill a dragon" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $107,044.37 in the event "FC Barcelona vs. Feyenoord Rotterdam," specifically targeting "Feyenoord Rotterdam." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 97.2%.

The LayerZero research team, in collaboration with Oblivious Labs and researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, has published a paper proposing a new automated market maker mechanism called OTTER, aimed at enhancing resistance to Maximum Extractable Value (MEV).OTTER employs a batch clearing mechanism similar to VCG auctions, making it a dominant strategy for traders to report valuations and budgets truthfully, while weakening the ability of block builders to profit through transaction ordering, sandwich attacks, or injecting false bids.

Yushu Technology announced the preliminary offline allocation results of its initial public offering and the online lottery results for listing on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board.There are a total of 19,414 winning numbers, and each winning number can only subscribe for 500 shares of Yushu Technology A-shares.

According to Jinshi reports, Apple is opening a lottery registration for U.S. retail employees who wish to participate in the offline launch event, which is expected to take place in the first half of September. Internal memos indicate that participating employees will assist in organizing queues, registering visitors, welcoming attendees, and supporting the security team.Historically, Apple's iPhone launch events are usually scheduled for the second Tuesday or Wednesday of the month.

According to Changxin Technology's announcement, the preliminary offline allocation results and online winning results for the company's initial public offering and listing on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board have been announced. The issuance price is 8.66 yuan per share, with an initial number of shares issued of approximately 6.688 billion shares, and there are a total of 7,702,207 winning numbers. Each winning number can only purchase 500 shares of Changxin Technology A-shares.

According to the announcement disclosed by Changxin Technology, the issuer and the joint lead underwriters will hold the online subscription lottery ceremony for this issuance on July 17 (T+1 day) morning, and the results of the online lottery will be announced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange website on July 20 (T+2 day). Changxin Technology reminds investors to pay special attention to the payment process of this issuance and to fulfill their payment obligations in a timely manner on July 20 (T+2 day).Offline investors should refer to the "Announcement of the Preliminary Offline Allocation Results and Online Lottery Results" on July 20 (T+2 day) and pay the new share purchase funds in full and on time according to the final determined issuance price of 8.66 yuan/share and the allocated quantity. The purchase funds should be received by 16:00 on July 20 (T+2 day).

According to BBX data, the largest IPO in history officially opened yesterday, with retail allocation unprecedentedly conducted in an equitable manner. The core dynamics are as follows:SpaceX, Inc. (NASDAQ: $SPCX) officially began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market today, with an offering price of $135 per share (pricing confirmed on June 11), issuing 555,555,555 shares of Class A common stock, raising approximately $75 billion, with a total market capitalization of about $1.77 trillion, breaking the record for the largest IPO in history previously held by Saudi Aramco at $29.4 billion in 2019; underwriters have an additional 30-day over-allotment option to purchase 8.33 million shares, with IPO settlement expected to be completed on June 15. Investor demand exceeded the IPO size by 3.3 to 4 times, with total subscription intentions exceeding $200 billion; 30% of the shares are reserved for retail investors (far higher than the traditional IPO allocation of 5 to 10%), with participating brokers including Charles Schwab, Fidelity (minimum account $2,000), Robinhood, SoFi, and E*TRADE. Key financial data (from the S-1 prospectus): full-year revenue for 2025 is projected at $18.7 billion (with Starlink contributing about 61%, over 9 million users), net loss of $4.9 billion (mainly due to AI capital expenditures of $12.7 billion); Q1 2026 revenue is $4.69 billion, net loss of $4.27 billion (mainly due to xAI merger integration expenses); average analyst target price is $165.Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: $HOOD) is explicitly listed as one of the retail allocation brokers in the SpaceX S-1 prospectus, using a random lottery method to allocate SPCX shares (no minimum account balance requirement, but due to 3 to 4 times oversubscription, the actual allocation probability is very low); differentiated positioning compared to Fidelity (asset threshold stratification) and Schwab (account qualification requirements) ------ Robinhood is the only mainstream broker that unconditionally opens the subscription entry to all accounts, aligning with its "democratization of IPOs" positioning; the 30% retail reservation ratio by SpaceX is viewed by analysts as an important signal in Robinhood's narrative of transforming from "trading platform to capital market entry."

According to The Block, Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer announced that Chief Financial Officer Jianchun Liu will resign at the end of June for personal reasons and will transition to Chief Advisor, with former Corsair Gaming CFO Michael Potter taking over.Michael Potter served as CFO of Corsair Gaming from 2019 to 2025 and was involved in the company's 2020 IPO; he previously held senior positions at technology and semiconductor companies such as Lattice Semiconductor, Honeywell, NeoPhotonics, and STATS ChipPAC. Bitdeer is currently expanding from Bitcoin mining into AI and cloud computing infrastructure, with its annualized AI cloud revenue recently approaching $70 million.

According to the official announcement, the second phase of the Gate contract points lottery has officially started, with two major prize pools set up.Among them, users holding Gate contract points ≥50 can consume 20 points to participate in the 20 GUSD lottery, with a total of 5,000 winning spots; users holding points ≥40 can consume 20 points to receive a 100 USDT position experience voucher, with a total of 3,000 spots available.In addition, participants must upgrade the Gate App to version 8.18.0 or above to participate, and the web version is also open. The GUSD lottery time is from May 15, 18:00 to May 18, 18:00 (UTC+8), and the voucher prize pool redemption time is from May 18, 18:00 to 23:59 (UTC+8). Rewards are expected to be distributed to user accounts within 1 hour after the event ends.

The blockchain lottery platform Megapot announced the completion of a $5 million financing round, led by Dragonfly, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Bankless Ventures, and angel investors.The project operates on the Base network and uses stablecoins to achieve global fund settlement. Megapot plans to use this round of financing to further expand into more national markets and develop a mobile on-chain lottery platform for global users.

Gate Square recently launched the community event "Growth Value Lottery Issue 17." Users can accumulate growth values by completing interactive tasks in the community such as posting, liking, commenting, and participating in hot discussions. Every 300 growth values allows for one lottery entry, and both new and old users can participate, with a 100% chance of winning.This issue's prizes include a 10g gold bar, a Gate × RedBull building block racing car gift box, large position experience vouchers, transaction fee cashback vouchers, VIP exclusive experience cards, and other generous rewards.

According to official news, Gate Alpha officially launched the "Peak Trading Competition" event on March 24, open for trading in all currencies in the Alpha Zone. Users can register and trade to participate in sharing a prize pool of up to $50,000 USDT. The event uses a total trading volume mechanism to unlock the prize pool; the higher the number of participants and trading volume, the more rewards can be unlocked, with a maximum individual reward of $2,100 USDT for leaderboard rankings.At the same time, users will receive 1 lottery chance for every 500 USDT traded, with a 100% winning rate. Prizes include fee rebate vouchers, gold bars, and the chance to win an iPhone 17 Pro Max valued at $1,399. New users can also draw extra on their first order. All participating users can receive rewards, and those who trade a total of 100 USDT can directly receive a 10 USDT fee rebate voucher.The top 4 cryptocurrencies by increase today on Gate Alpha are: Dragon (740.86%), ESOTERIC (688.38%), ABSTRAKT (459.43%), and Dog bot (364.69%).Gate Alpha now supports popular public chains such as SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BSC, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, and Berachain, and enables seamless trading of tokens across all chains through the contract address search function, facilitating cross-chain trading and achieving one-click access to on-chain tokens.

According to official news from OneBullEx, the "Points Big Wheel" feature was launched on January 8 and the first batch of rewards has been distributed. The official stated that OBE points serve as a record of user behavior value, and the opening of this big wheel marks the official start of the points usage scenario. This event attracted a large number of users, with a total of rewards exceeding $50,000 in equivalent value.The current points big wheel is open from January 8 to January 31. During the event, users only need 10 points to participate in the lottery, with a chance to win a 2026 Tesla Y, an iPhone 17 Pro (1TB), AirPods Pro 3, and more. Additionally, OneBullEx will launch a 1:1 points to USDT exchange event on January 11, and subsequent points usage scenarios will be gradually opened.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a "2025 Annual Awards Ceremony" live event today at 19:00. While reviewing the platform's annual highlights, the event will honor users and partners who have made outstanding contributions to the platform's growth and ecological prosperity over the past year with various annual awards such as Annual Influential Creator, Annual Popular Streamer, Annual Community Excellence Partner, HTX New User Superhero, and HTX Super Trader. There will also be a lottery segment during the event, where one lucky user will be selected to receive a reward of 500 million HTX, and two users will receive lucky rewards of 50 million HTX each. Participants in the lottery will have the chance to share a prize pool of 600 million $HTX. This event will be broadcast live on Huobi Live and the official X Space simultaneously.

Zhao Changpeng CZ cited the news of 20-year-old lottery winner Brenda from Quebec, USA, who rejected a one-time payment of $1 million and chose a lifetime annuity of $1,000 per week, suggesting that she cash out and invest in Bitcoin or BNB for higher returns.Assuming Brenda lives for 100 years, the total annuity would amount to approximately $5,200,000 (not accounting for inflation), while the returns from investing the $1 million in BTC (currently $90,000 per coin) or BNB ($865 per coin) would far exceed this. "Let's wait and see."