Mantra CEO Pledges to Burn $OM Tokens— but Is This Heroism or Just Hot Air?

Once upon a not-so-distant April, there dwelled a treasure of 300 million OM tokens—nearly 17% of Mantra’s kingdom—locked away like winter potatoes, never to see daylight before April 2027. The plan, however, has now been tossed aside like a Dostoevskian plot twist: the tokens, it seems, are to be vanished, as if by magic, not with a bang but a whimper, or possibly a whimper with some blockchain paperwork.

Elon Musk’s Dogecoin Takeover: The Twitter Logo That Barked!

Now, let’s talk about Musk’s love affair with Dogecoin. This guy has been waving the DOGE flag long before he dropped $44 billion on Twitter. Naturally, when the Doge took over the logo, the crypto community lost their minds. DOGE shot up by 8% and then skyrocketed by 30% because, apparently, they thought Musk was finally going to make DOGE the official currency of Twitter. Spoiler alert: it’s not. 🤑

Metal Gear in Concert Makes Its Way to London This Year

For the very first time, Metal Gear in Concert is set to take place in the United Kingdom. The esteemed Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra has been chosen to perform this unique event. The show will be led by Nicholas Buc and features performances by Donna Burke and Stephanie Joosten.

ETH Doomed? 😱 L2s Threaten Crypto King!

It seems these L2 blockchain networks, intended to ease the burden on the Ethereum mainnet and reduce the cost of transactions, might instead be feasting upon their parent, like a brood of hungry chicks devouring their mother. The very success of these L2s, it is argued, could negatively impact the price of Ether (ETH). A grim prospect indeed! One is reminded of the peasant who starves himself to feed his landlord. 🌾

1inch Co-Founder Drops Bombshell: DeFi’s Future or Just Hype? 🤔

Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregators are the new rockstars of DeFi, strumming the chords of liquidity from multiple DEXs to orchestrate a symphony of optimized trading conditions. 🎸 According to Defidotapp, the total trading value of DEX aggregators hit a crescendo of $2.03 billion by February 2025. 🚀 Amidst this, 1inch, the virtuoso of DEX aggregators, shared its vision at Paris Blockchain Week, navigating the turbulent waters of the current crypto cycle. 🌊