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Blockdaemon Bulletin || April 2024
Apr 30, 2024
By:
Conor
Keville
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Welcome to the April edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.
In this Fireside Chat hosted by ARK Invest’s Director of Research for Next Generation Internet, Frank Downing, interviews Blockdaemon CEO Konstantin Richter and CTO Chris Sharp. They discuss their personal backgrounds, the founding of Blockdaemon, and the evolution of Blockdaemon’s wallet services.
Stay ahead of market volatility with Chain Watch! Stream on-chain events, monitor comprehensive data, and receive reliable event delivery to stay on top of big moves as they unfold. Don’t just watch the crypto market—be proactive with Chain Watch. Read more in the blog.
Dive into the complete transaction lifecycle journey with Wallet Transact! In this detailed video demo, we walk you through the pivotal steps including, accurately predicting your fee, creating/entering a transaction, sending it, and finally, checking your balance. With Wallet Transact, unlock core operational functionality for any digital wallet effortlessly and with absolute confidence.
It is crucial that issuers and investors alike receive a thorough and transparent education into what staking is, why token holders partake, and what the key operational and risk considerations are. Check out our new comprehensive guide today.
Congratulations to Eigen Labs for completing their Stage 2 Mainnet Launch! Another significant milestone for the entire restaking ecosystem! Delegations to Blockdaemon are now enabled. Blockdaemon also continues to actively seek LRT & AVS to support. We also offer white-label B2B2C restaking services for wallets and custodians. Contact us to learn more about our EigenLayer Mainnet validator (currently supporting EigenDA AVS) and how you can get started with restaking today.
Blockdaemon is now running a DYDX validator node in Tokyo, Japan. What does that mean? It means our node delivers reduced latency, higher performance, and as always, institutional-grade security. In addition, the dYdX Foundation has approved a delegation of new DYDX tokens to Blockdaemon’s validators! We are very grateful to the foundation and excited to support the dYdX Chain Validator Network. Click here to learn how to delegate to our DYDX validator.
It occurs every four years. This schedule was set by Satoshi Nakamoto at Bitcoin’s origin. From 2020 to April 2024, 900 BTC were mined daily. On 19 April 2024, this number was reduced to 450, constraining supply for potential buyers. Learn about Bitcoin's 2024 halving event, the role of ETFs, and how Bitcoin L2s are shaping DeFi on the world's largest blockchain here.
Events & More!
Here’s a recap from a busy April full of amazing global events.
TOKEN2049 Dubai - Let It Rain!
Blockdaemon CEO & Founder, Konstantin Richter, took the stage at TOKEN2049 to discuss “The Rise of the Sovereign L2 - Why Institutions Need Interoperability”. Opening the week right before the storm, our GM & VP of Sales, EMEA & US - Luke Dorney, discussed the DeFi landscape overview at Blockchain Life with Jason Jiang - CBO at CertiK , Balal Khan - Co-Founder at ZKEX, and Oleg Ivanov - Co-Founder of SecondLane.io & Berezka DAO.
Unlocking Web3
Blockdaemon x XDC Network Masterclass in Dubai with partners - Crypto Oasis and Prime Numbers Labs, our Solutions Consultant, Gregory May, dived into MPC wallet in the technical workshop.
Money 20/20 Asia and SEABW2024 in Bangkok
Blockdaemon Marketing Director, APAC, Hanna Tantoco, moderated a panel at SEABW2024 “SEA Deep-dive: Different Web3 User Landscapes of SEA-6 Countries” with Daniel Kim - CEO & Founder of Tiger Research, Saad Ahmed - Head of APAC of Gemini, Lennix Lai - CCO of OKX, and Paul Kim - CEO of XPLA.
In The News
"Institutional adoption in blockchain and crypto at its highest point"
Blockdaemon's Senior Manager of Growth Strategy, Barnaby Hodgkins, discusses the rise of institutional adoption in blockchain and crypto in a recent interview with Cointelegraph at TOKEN2049 Dubai. Check out the article!
Discover how Blockdaemon's introduction of dedicated RPC Archival Nodes for zkSync's Mainnet and Testnet enhances blockchain infrastructure with robust, scalable, and secure services.
Our latest in a series of blogs on Tokenization reviews Tokenization Infrastructure & Design Considerations starting with the assets that will be tokenized and covering the primary functional system elements with a spotlight on the critical role and considerations for wallets in tokenization.
Our latest blog on Blockdaemon's Simplified Cold Wallet Signing Ceremonies highlights the dramatic operational improvements available with cold storage operations using Institutional Wallet.
Unveil the potential of indexed data with Blockdaemon. Explore how we overcome RPC limitations to provide scalable and efficient access to blockchain data. Discover how our API enhances development simplicity and performance for developers and institutions alike.
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