CoinMarketCap officially launched the launch platform CMC Launch, with the first project being the decentralized perpetual trading platform Aster ($AST)

U.S. prosecutors will continue to press charges against Tornado Cash co-founder, dropping some charges

CoinMarketCap officially launched the launch platform CMC Launch, with the first project being the decentralized perpetual trading platform Aster ($AST). The platform aims to provide a trusted and transparent launchpad for promising blockchain projects to connect with a wider audience.

U.S. prosecutors will continue to press charges against Tornado Cash co-founder, dropping some charges. The move comes as part of efforts to dismantle the cryptocurrency mixer, which had been used to launder illicit funds.

Coinbase faces a double blow from 'SEC investigation' + 'user data theft', sending stock prices down 7.2%. The cryptocurrency exchange is dealing with multiple setbacks, including regulatory scrutiny and cybersecurity issues.

In the past 24 hours, the entire network saw NXPC liquidations of 19.347 million USD, second only to BTC and ETH. The liquidations were triggered by a sharp price drop in NXPC, leading to losses for leveraged traders.

Movement Labs was reported to have allocated up to 10% of tokens to two 'shadow advisors'. The revelation sparked controversy, with some questioning the fairness of the token distribution.

Games & Gaming

The crypto adventure of MapleStory: NXPC creates wealth effect, will the spring of blockchain games return?

Do you remember that game (MapleStory) where you teamed up, fought monsters, and changed outfits? Younger players may not have experienced it, but this 20-year-old gaming masterpiece holds the internet café memories of many people born in the 80s and 90s. It is also one of the milestones of online gaming entering China after the millennium. Now, it has transformed into a new darling of blockchain gaming. The English name of MapleStory is MapleStory, and on May 15, the governance token NXPC of the blockchain version MapleStory Universe was launched on trading platforms such as Binance, Upbit, Bithumb, Gate.io, Bybit, Deepcoin, Bitget, Weex, and MEXC. The project token NXPC directly broke through 3 USD, with FDV soaring to 3 billion USD. Among the 19.347 million USD in liquidated positions across the entire network in the past 24 hours, NXPC ranked second, second only to BTC and ETH. It seems that the spring of blockchain games has brought not only opportunities but also risks.

The token issuance platform is rolling, but have you made money?

Faced with the dominance of Pump.fun, market participants quickly took action, leading to intense competition in the entire Meme Launchpad sector. Within the Solana ecosystem, the established decentralized exchange Raydium launched LaunchLab to compete with Pump.fun; the popular meme coin BONK opened a launchpad at LetsBonk.fun; the on-chain aggregator Jupiter also attempted to offer similar services. This article will provide a brief analysis of the top LaunchPads on the market.