Today marks our 1 Year Anniversary of making friends onchain 🎂!
Thank you to everyone who has made the first year of Lens Protocol so special and groundbreaking. Lens has brought together builders, creators, communities, and friends, all while in beta.
There's so much planned for the second year ahead, and we can't wait to continue to grow with all of you.
Who did you become frens with on Lens?
🎨 by @nftsushi.lens and all collect proceeds go directly to the artist.
On this day :
In 2018, the New York Attorney General's office launched the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative, which was aimed at improving transparency and accountability among cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the state. The initiative involved sending detailed questionnaires to 13 major exchanges, requesting information on their operations, policies, and procedures.
In 2019, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) launched a new cryptocurrency trading platform called Bakkt. Bakkt was designed to offer physically settled bitcoin futures contracts, which would be settled in actual bitcoin rather than cash. The launch of Bakkt was seen as a major step toward the institutionalization of cryptocurrency trading.
In 2020, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it had acquired the popular cryptocurrency data website CoinMarketCap. The acquisition was reportedly worth $400 million and was seen as a significant move by Binance to expand its influence within the cryptocurrency industry.
On this day :
In 2018, the crypto wallet and exchange Coinbase announced that it was launching a venture capital fund to support early-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. The fund, named Coinbase Ventures, was intended to help build the crypto ecosystem and advance the adoption of blockchain technology.
In 2020, the popular cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX accidentally leaked thousands of users' email addresses. The incident was caused by a software bug and the exchange later apologized for the mistake.