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Football club Barcelona, an official partner of the cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBit, has divested some of its shares in Bridgeburg Invest.The aim? Raise funds for a new Web3 endeavor named Barca Vision. This project is designed to become a hub for all club-related digital wonders, be it NFTs or metaverse explorations.

Aptos Labs is set to work with Microsoft to infuse its blockchain products, including fresh developments, with artificial intelligence. Aptos Assistant, a chatbot, is one such innovation that educates users about the Aptos ecosystem and assists developers in crafting smart contracts and decentralized apps. A 15% rise in the APT token's value followed the announcement of the collaboration.

Get ready, crypto fans, because in just two days, WhiteBIT is about to make a major announcement regarding the release of their mainnet, WB Network! The blockchain explorer is already up and running, allowing you to keep track of the countdown to the launch. Also, good news for participants in the testing phase — the developers have confirmed a retroactive airdrop for you! Once the release is live, you'll be eligible to receive the airdrop.

The TVL of Coinbase's blockchain has surged to $146 million following its mainnet launch, surpassing StarkNet's TVL of $112 million. What's particularly striking is that roughly 87% of Base's TVL is held in ETH. However, the network's throughput still has room for improvement, with its TPS standing at roughly 5.81. For comparison, here are the TPS figures of other L2 solutions: Optimism — 6.88 Arbitrum One — 7.26 zkSync Er — 10.72

The study also revealed that 1 in 3 New York residents views cryptocurrencies as a potential contributor to a more equitable financial system and a valuable investment for the future. The report highlighted the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies within New York, making the state a hub for diverse blockchain initiatives. It pointed out the existence of 692 blockchain organizations and over 800 founders located in the state of New York.

A Twitter debate has erupted, speculating that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) might be involved with the BALD memcoin rugpull. Blockchain analysts delved into the developer’s on-chain history and discovered a connection between the wallet address deploying the BALD token and ETH funding from wallets linked to FTX and Alameda Research. An anonymous DeFi commentator suggested that this link might indicate SBF’s attempt to recover some losses. Data editors found that the same wallet address had made numerous transfers (400) to blacklisted USDT addresses and appeared to have strong connections with Alameda Research.

The team behind the largest token on the Base blockchain, Bald, has withdrawn a substantial amount of liquidity from LeetSwap, removing 7,000 ETH and 142 million BALD tokens in a significant transaction. The price of BALD has plummeted to as low as $0.015, experiencing a decline of over 84%. In the past few days, BALD had seen a gain of over 30,000%, even without having an official website or active presence on social media.