Weekly Project Updates: Linea Co-Founder Resigns, FriendTech Relinquishes Smart Contract Control, Binance Unveils New Launchpool Project: HMSTR、CATI, etc
1. Linea Co-Founder Marco Monaco Announces Departure link Marco Monaco, co-founder and former head of growth at Linea, resigned from ConsenSys in mid-June and officially left the Linea project after EthCC in mid-July. Marco shared that over the past two years, he had fully dedicated himself to driving Linea’s business development. However, due to differing views with ConsenSys leadership regarding future visions, he decided to step away from the project. During the transition period, Marco supported the Linea team to minimize the impact and ensure a smooth handover to the ConsenSys team. Despite his departure, he remains a strong supporter of Linea and is now focused on new challenges. 2. Starknet Approves Governance Proposal for STRK Staking Activation link The Starknet community has voted in favor of the governance proposal to activate STRK staking, with a support rate of 98.94%. Starting in Q4 of this year, users holding over 20,000 STRK tokens will be able to stake on the network. ...