Golden Web3.0 Daily | Ethereum Foundation reorganizes its core R&D team

DeFi data

1. Total market value of DeFi tokens: US$117.093 billion

DeFi total market value data source: coingecko

2. The trading volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours was US$5.958 billion

Source of transaction volume data from decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours: coingecko

3. Locked assets in DeFi: US$113.231 billion

DeFi project locked assets ranking and locked positions data source: defilama

NFT data

1.NFT total market value: US$20.054 billion

The top ten NFT projects ranked in total market value and market value data source: Coinmarketcap

2.24-hour NFT trading volume: US$ 1.977 billion

The top ten NFT projects ranked in total market value and market value data source: Coinmarketcap

Top NFTs within 3.24 hours

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Headlines

The Ethereum Foundation reorganizes its core R &D team, focusing on three strategic goals and renames it "Protocol"

According to Golden Finance, the Ethereum Foundation announced on June 2 that it would reorganize its core agreement R&D team and officially launch the new name "Protocol". The organization will work around three strategic goals: expanding the mainnet (L1), improving data scalability (Blob expansion) and improving user experience (UX). The restructuring involves team structure adjustments, clear leadership responsibilities, and it is said that some members will leave the foundation. The foundation stressed that the move aims to accelerate the development of zkEVM and Layer 2 and make Ethereum more scalable to achieve the global "world computer" vision.

MEME hot spots

1.a16z Partner: No tokens have been released

According to Golden Finance, a16z partner Marc Andrusko responded to the community this morning that he and a16z have nothing to do with tokens a16ze or b16z. In addition, Believe founder Ben Pasternak clarified that he has no connection with a16z. Affected by the above news, the token A16ZE released through the Believe platform rose to above $12 million last night, and fell rapidly. As of press time, the token market value was only $332,000.

DeFi hotspots

1.Tether announces strategic investment in Orionx

According to Golden Finance, Tether announced an investment in Orionx. Orionx is one of Chile's leading digital asset trading platforms and a financial infrastructure company focusing on cross-border payments.

2. Morph Cecilia Hsueh announced that he has stepped down as CEO

On June 3, Cecilia Hsueh, co-founder of consumer-grade public chain Morph, said on social media, "After careful consideration, I decided to officially step down as CEO of Morph and start a new stage of my personal career. Morph started the leadership handover three months ago. The new CEO Goltra has more than ten years of Web3 experience and has served as Chief Operating Officer of Yield Guild Games and Binance executive. He will lead Morph to the next stage of development. I will continue to support the Morph team as an advisor."

3. The interoperability protocol Polymer releases a trailer, which is suspected to be TGE on the 10th

Golden Finance reported that the interoperability L2 project focused on the IBC protocol, Polymer Labs, released a picture with a specific time (June 10), with the caption "Something is about to happen", and the community speculated that it may conduct TGE. In January last year, IBC Infrastructure PolymerLabs completed a US$23 million Series A financing round. This round was led by Blockchain Capital, Maven 11 and Distributed Global, with Coinbase Ventures, Placeholder, Digital Money Group, NorthIsland Ventures and Figment Capital participating.

4.Sonic: Airdrop will be launched this month, with a total of 190.5 million S tokens, and the first batch can receive 25%

According to official reports, Sonic ($S) airdrops in the first quarter will airdrop a total of 190.5 million S tokens to users to inspire users and developers to participate in their ecosystem. Airdrops will also reward Opera Historical Event Participants, Sonic Arcade users and Shard NFT casters. The first batch of airdrops will be opened for collection six months after Sonic starts (about June 2025). Users can immediately receive 25% of the distribution, and the remaining 75% will be released linearly in the form of NFT, with a period of 270 days. If you collect the locked portion in advance, a certain proportion of token burning needs to be paid as a fine, and the combustion ratio will decrease over time.

5.Aptos Labs CEO Avery Ching will testify in the U.S. Congress tomorrow

Golden Finance reported that Aptos Labs CEO Avery Ching will testify at a House hearing on June 4, U.S. time to share his unique perspective on the construction of blockchain infrastructure. The theme of the hearing was “The Future of Innovation and Digital Assets in the United States: From the Blueprint to the Practical Framework”, aiming to promote the formulation of a clear and practical legislative framework for the market structure of digital assets. As the founder and CEO of Layer 1 blockchain technology who was invited to speak out in Congress, Avery will explain the core role of tokens in open networks, actual use cases on Aptos, and the importance of clear regulation to US technological innovation from the perspective of engineers and builders. The hearing was led by the Agricultural Committee responsible for overseeing the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission), and had a substantial impact on the legislation on the digital asset market structure. Avery's testimony will be included in the official record and may provide a key reference for future policy development.

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