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13th March- Crypto & Coffee at 8 

🟢 Ethereum ‘Dencun’ upgrade 🚨 CoinShares Completes Acquisition of Valkyrie Funds ⚡MakerDAO new tokens ❗Binance to delist several TrueUSD pairs

🟢 Scheduled for Wednesday, at around 13:55 UTC (9:55 a.m. ET)Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade combines Deneb and Cancun, aiming to reduce fees for layer-2 networks like rollups. This significant code change, activating EIP-4844 (proto-danksharding), enhances data handling. Originally slated for late 2023, it was delayed due to engineering concerns but underwent successful testing. Enthusiasts plan watch parties to mark the occasion, with communities like EthStaker and infrastructure teams like Nethermind hosting livestreams. Info via Cointelegraph here https://tinyurl.com/mr42t2u9

🟢 What is the Dencun upgrade? Check out Blockchain DXB’s podcast we explain the following .

- What is Dencun?

- How does it work?

- What is “proto-danksharding”?

- What about data availability layers (DA)?

- & more

Decrypt article states Ethereum L2s Arbitrum, Optimism and Polygon See Gains Ahead of Dencun Upgrade Info here https://tinyurl.com/5cb6w65y

🔴 CoinShares, a European fund manager specializing in digital assets, has completed its acquisition of Valkyrie Funds LLC. This move gives CoinShares sponsor rights to Valkyrie’s new Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and is part of their growth strategy, with a focus on the U.S. market. CoinShares now controls several funds, including the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, and is set to gain around $530 million in assets under management. Info here https://tinyurl.com/ycy95t9n & via Valkyrie’s Twitter here https://tinyurl.com/yj8jakkn

❗ With the move, CoinShares is set to gain around $530 million of assets under management across four funds.

🟢 NewStable and NewGovToken

- MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen has announced the launch of the first phase of Endgame, set for the summer of 2024. This phase will unveil two new tokens, NewStable and NewGovToken, while the current stablecoin Dai and governance token MKR will remain unchanged. Users will be given the choice to transition to these new tokens, which will provide additional staking and yield farming capabilities. Info via The Block here https://tinyurl.com/43us4m78

❗ Binance will remove and cease trading on the following spot trading pairs:

RPA/BNB, COMP/TUSD, EDU/BNB, EDU/TUSD, PENDLE/TUSD Notice of removal was given to users here https://tinyurl.com/5hbzp8nc