Important information last night this morning (April 23-April 24)

MilkyWay launches MILK token airdrop, allocating 10% of the total amount to early users

Celestia Ecological Liquidity Staking Agreement announced that it will airdrop 100 million MILK tokens (accounting for 10% of the total supply) to mPoint holders, Moolitia NFT holders and milkINIT testers. Users can check the airdrop quota through the official website link and select on the chain or through CEX claiming such as MEXC, Gate.io, KuCoin, etc., and the pre-deposit is until 20:00 on April 26 (Beijing time).

Infrared launches points plan to pave the way for Q3 token issuance

According to official Infrared tweets, Infrared, a liquid staking protocol on Berachain, has launched the Infrared Points Points Program, which automatically records user engagement and traces back to key pool liquidity provisioning behaviors by March 21. Users can get points by pledging PoL vaults, iBGT or iBERA, and some vaults have points doubled. In the future, points will be used to exchange for the upcoming native tokens, and the specific ratio will be announced before TGE.

Russia will pilot the establishment of cryptocurrency exchanges, only for high-net-worth investors

According to Interfax, the Russian Ministry of Finance and the central bank will set up a cryptocurrency exchange for high-net-worth investors as one of the compliance mechanisms under the "experimental legal system". Participants must have more than 120 million rubles of assets or annual revenue exceeding 50 million rubles. The plan aims to legalize crypto transactions and improve market transparency, but it is only used for foreign trade settlement and is not applicable to domestic payments. The pilot program will be launched in 6 months.

DeFi Development Corporation increases its holdings of approximately $9.9 million Solana

According to Globe Newswire, DeFi Development Corporation (Nasdaq: JNVR) announced an increase in its holdings of about 65,305 Solana (SOL) on April 23, with a total holdings increasing to 317,273, with a market value of about US$48.2 million. This purchase has acquired locked SOL through BitGo OTC channel, and plans to hold it for a long time and participate in pledge to obtain profits. The corresponding SOL volume per share increased by 40%, reaching 0.22 pieces, with a value of US$32.88 per share. The company has made SOL its main reserve asset.

Trump to hold "Trump Dinner" for TRUMP token holders

According to market news, Trump will hold a "Trump Dinner" for TRUMP token holders, only for the top 220 TRUMP token holders.

Reddio announces RDO token economics: Community distribution accounts for 8%

Ethereum Layer2 network Reddio officially announced RDO token economics, with the total supply of tokens of 10 billion, of which: community allocation accounts for 8.00%; security and network incentive allocation accounts for 25.00%; ecosystem growth allocation accounts for 22.76%, of which 70.1% were unlocked in TGE; treasury allocation accounts for 6.96%; contributor allocation accounts for 21.80%; strategic investor allocation accounts for 15.48%.

Twenty One announces to launch with more than 42,000 BTC holdings

According to Businesswire, the newly established Bitcoin company Twenty One Capital, Inc. announced today that it has signed a final agreement with Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEP). At the time of the completion of the business merger, Twenty One will be controlled by Tether and Bitfinex, and SoftBank Group will hold a large minority stake. Twenty One and CEP also signed subscription agreements with investors to raise an additional $585 million in total capital upon completion of the transaction. Twenty One and CEP also entered into subscription agreements with investors to raise an additional $585 million in total capital upon completion of the transaction, including (i) $385 million raised through convertible senior secured notes, and (ii) $200 million raised through common equity private equity investment (PIPE) financing (“PIPE financing”). The net proceeds from PIPE financing will be completed simultaneously with the business merger for additional Bitcoin purchases as well as general corporate purposes. Twenty One is expected to launch with holdings of more than 42,000 bitcoins, which will make it the third largest Bitcoin reserve holder in the world so far. Twenty One aims to accumulate Bitcoin and increase holdings per share, not just tracking the price of Bitcoin.

CANARY STAKED SEI ETF Registered in Delaware

According to market news, the CANARY STAKED SEI ETF is registered in Delaware.

SOL Strategies receives up to $500 million in convertible notes financing to buy more SOLs

Canadian Stock Exchange-listed SOL Strategies has received a convertible notes financing of up to $500 million from ATW Partners, the largest of its kind in the Solana ecosystem, according to SolanaFloor. The funds will be used specifically to purchase SOL and stake on the validator nodes operated by the company. The first US$20 million payment is scheduled to be completed on May 1, and the pledge proceeds will be shared by both parties.

Binance Alpha adds Zora (ZORA)

According to official news, Binance Alpha has added Zora (ZORA). In addition, Binance stated on X platform that due to the slight delay of the project, Zora (ZORA) transactions and airdrops will be delayed to 21:20 (UTC+8), and airdrops will be arranged within 10 minutes after the transaction starts, and the participation qualification standards will remain unchanged.

Symbiotic completes $29 million Series A funding, led by Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures

According to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency pledge agreement Symbiotic completed a US$29 million Series A financing, led by Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures, with more than 100 institutions including Aave, Polygon and StarkWare and angel investors participating. Financing will be used to launch a "universal pledge framework" for blockchain security coordination layer. This framework allows any combination of cryptocurrencies (including L1/L2 chain assets) to participate in network verification. It has been adopted by 14 networks including Hyperlane, and is expected to be connected to 20 ecological projects.

15 cryptocurrency and fintech companies are applying for bank licenses from the U.S. Currency Complaint

According to Crypto America, about 15 cryptocurrency and fintech companies are applying for banking licenses from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), some of which are looking for easier ways to obtain federal main accounts.

PayPal plans to promote the use of stablecoin PYUSD by providing 3.7% balance interest

According to Bloomberg, PayPal announced that it will launch a stablecoin PYUSD holding reward program this summer. US users can receive an annualized return of 3.7% (accumulative daily and monthly payment) through PayPal and Venmo wallets. The proceeds are paid in PYUSD and can be exchanged for fiat currency, sent to other users, used for international transfers or when shopping at PayPal Checkout. The head of PayPal's blockchain business said the move aims to increase PYUSD's usage rate in its payment network, and the company regards stablecoins as the core component of the "next generation payment infrastructure."

Strategy's Bitcoin holdings are currently floating profits of approximately US$14.1 billion

According to the current price of Bitcoin of $94,026.1, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) Bitcoin holdings have a floating profit of about $14.13 billion. As of April 21, 2025, Strategy held a total of 538,200 Bitcoins, with a total purchase cost of approximately US$36.47 billion and an average price of approximately US$67,766. Previously, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings (at the time of 439,000 BTC) had a floating profit of more than $19.6 billion, when the price of Bitcoin was about $106,000.