Author: Felix, PANews
Among the many catalysts of this round of the crypto bull market, ETFs, especially spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, as a revolutionary financial tool, have significantly lowered the barrier to investing in cryptocurrencies, playing a key role as a "funding bridge." Since the approval of the spot Bitcoin ETF in early 2024, the entire industry has attracted over a hundred billion dollars in institutional capital inflows, propelling the price of Bitcoin from 60,000 dollars to the current approximately 113,500 dollars.
As of now, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has 92 cryptocurrency spot ETFs (including single-asset and index-based) pending approval. Among them, approximately 69 are single-asset ETFs covering 24 different cryptocurrencies. These applications mainly come from institutions such as Grayscale and VanEck, with a final decision deadline.

Author: Frank, PANews
MrBeast, known as 野兽先生 in Chinese, is a top internet celebrity in the global online world. With over 440 million subscribers on YouTube, he has built a content channel centered around generosity, extreme challenges, and huge prizes. From recreating Squid Game to paying for cataract surgeries for thousands of blind people, MrBeast's public image is seen by countless fans as an embodiment of generosity and kindness.
However, beyond the glamorous video content, a parallel world is quietly operating - the high-risk, high-reward cryptocurrency realm. Here, MrBeast's reputation presents a starkly different picture. Reports from on-chain detectives and the crypto community depict MrBeast as a shrewd investor, accused of leveraging his unparalleled influence to engage in a series of token operations suspected of "pump and dump" schemes, from his followers.

Original title: "Loopscale: Order book lending on Solana"
Author: Castle Labs
Compiled by: Luiza, ChainCatcher
Although the total value locked (TVL) in Ethereum's DeFi is still far from the peak in 2021, Solana's TVL has seen significant growth and has now reached an all-time high.
The characteristics of the Solana ecosystem make it an ideal choice for lending protocols. Protocols like Solend are a testament to this—by 2021, the deposit scale of this protocol was close to $1 billion. Although the collapse of FTX had a severe impact on the development of the Solana lending ecosystem in the following years, lending protocols on Solana have demonstrated strong resilience and have given rise to a new wave of growth.
2024