This Week’s Noteworthy Events(May 13,2024-May 19.2024)

OpenAI plans to announce its AI search product next Monday, intensifying its competition with the search giant Google. The announcement date has not been reported before and may be subject to change.

Earlier reports from the media suggested that OpenAI is developing a search product that could compete with Google and well-funded AI search startup Perplexity.

• Binance's Megadrop project, BounceBit (BB) trading, will go live today



According to the official announcement, Binance has launched its first Megadrop project - BounceBit (BB), a BTC re-staking public chain. Users can participate in the BounceBit Megadrop starting from April 26th, 08:00:00 (UTC+8).

Binance will list BounceBit (BB) on May 13th, 18:00 (UTC+8), and open BB/BTC, BB/USDT, BB/BNB, BB/FDUSD, and BB/TRY trading markets, applying seed label trading rules.

• MixMob: Racer 1 game will be released on May 14th on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store



The Solana ecosystem gaming project MixMob has announced that its Race-to-Earn game MixMob: Racer 1 will be released on May 14th on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

This free game supports the use of MixMob's MXM token, allowing players to stake tokens in “Turbo Arenas” to participate in governance and earn rewards.

MixMob has released a trailer for the mobile version of the game. MixMob will also open the in-game leaderboard before the first “World Clash” competition on May 30th.

The iPhone and iPad versions of MixMob: Racer 1 are now available for “pre-order” globally and will automatically download on May 14th.

• FTX Digital customers and non-customers creditors must submit claims or proof of claim by May 15th



FTX Digital Markets Ltd (FTX Digital) Joint Official Liquidator (JOL) has notified both clients and non-client creditors to submit their claims or proof of claim through the FTX Digital Claims Portal for the liquidation process. The FTX Digital Claims Portal website has been activated, and eligible clients and non-client creditors are required to submit their claims promptly. Users can check their balances in their FTX accounts (based on the records of the Joint Official Liquidator) on the website and submit electronic claims for the FTX Digital liquidation by the deadline on May 15, 2024.

It is reported that FTX Digital Markets Ltd. will hold its first creditors' meeting in Nassau, Bahamas, on March 15, 2024, at 22:30. The purpose of this meeting is to establish a Liquidation Committee for FTX Digital's formal liquidation in accordance with Article 8 of the 2012 Company Liquidation Rules.

• The Nigerian court has postponed the tax evasion lawsuit against Binance executives to May 17th



Judge Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, has ruled to adjourn the tax evasion lawsuit hearing involving Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan to May 17th. A definitive judgment will be made at that time.

• LayerZero will release official witch checks results on May 18th



LayerZero has posted on X platform stating that distributing tokens to persistent users (rather than witch users) aligns with the best interests of the protocol. For witch users, there are now two options: either self-report the witch address before May 17th, retaining a 15% allocation of the airdrop; or if the address is reported internally by LayerZero or marked by bounty hunters, subsequent reporting will be ineffective, and no tokens will be received.

According to LayerZero's official disclosure, the witch hunt will be conducted in three rounds.

The first round is the “self-reporting” stage, which will last for 14 days. Users who suspect themselves to be witches can “self-report” through the window provided by LayerZero during this stage to retain a 15% allocation of the airdrop.

The second stage is the “official inquiry” stage, during which LayerZero will conduct witch screenings according to specific rules. The screening results will be announced on May 18th, and addresses identified during this stage will not receive any airdrop allocation.

The third stage is the “mutual reporting” stage, which will continue from May 18th to May 31st. LayerZero encourages community users to report witch behavior to each other. Successful reporters will receive a 10% allocation of the airdrop for the reported addresses.

• The application deadline for a16z Speedrun accelerator is May 19th



The application deadline for the a16z Speedrun accelerator, created by the industry-leading investment firm A16Z, is May 19th. Each startup joining the Speedrun accelerator program will receive $750,000.