Magic Eden Launches Bitcoin Rune Platform | Cryptocurrency Trends

1. Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• Coinbase to list KARRAT.
• OKX to list SAFE. SAFE deposits will open at 03:00 PM (UTC).

2. Cryptocurrency Trends:

• Magic Eden launches a Bitcoin Rune platform that supports Rune trading.
• Coinbase International and Coinbase Advanced to launch PEPE perpetual futures trading.
• Ankr launches AI-focused Layer 1 project Neura on public testnet.
• DODO announces the launch of DODOChain, which is supported by Arbitrum Orbit, EigenLayer, and AltLayer.
• Bitcoin L2 network BOB postpones its mainnet launch time to May 1.
• io.net and Aethir announce a strategic partnership to enhance decentralized computing and GPU infrastructure. To kick off the collaboration, io.net and Aethir will airdrop each other's tokens to their respective communities.
• Owlto Finance, a cross-chain interoperability protocol, has users in 206 countries and regions.
• Galxe initiates a vote to change its token symbol from GAL to G and migrate the contract at a 1:60 conversion.

3. Financing Trends:

• PairedWorld, a Web3 social protocol, raises $1.5 million in a funding round, with BlackRock Venture Partners joining its advisory board.
• Othentic, a shared security project, raises $4 million in seed round funding co-led by Finality Capital Partners and Breyer Capital.
• Midas, a Turkish crypto trading platform, raises $45 million in Series A funding led by Portage Ventures.
• Scallop, a Sui ecosystem lending protocol, receives a strategic investment from DWF Labs.
• The SHIB team raises $12 million in a funding round with participation from Polygon Ventures and others.

4. Regulatory Trends:

• Swiss Bitcoin advocates initiate a referendum to include Bitcoin in the national reserves.
• Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla's wife denies reports that she was arrested in Kenya and extradited to Nigeria.
• Thai authorities will block access to "unauthorized" crypto platforms.