5.14 Highlights of Crypto News 1⃣: Alkane Protocol $METHANE Shows Outstanding Price Performance The community-leading token $METHANE (Methane) on the Alkane Protocol has undergone nearly half a month of price consolidation at 8 sats per unit. Today, its price surged to 17 sats per unit, marking a +112.50% increase from the bottom. Its market cap has reached a staggering $17.6 million. (After the recent shakeout of new protocols, Alkane Protocol remains the strongest contender.) 2⃣: Lifofifo Launches Alkane Smart Contract Invocation Tool @lifofifo's new tool enables easy invocation of Alkane smart contracts, integrating broadcasts from @RebarLabs and @MARAHoldings to optimize Bitcoin transaction processing. The tool is free for holders of @TheWizardsOfOrd. 3⃣: Arch Updates Website UI @ArchNtwrk, which raised $13 million in funding, announced a complete UI upgrade for its website, signaling the imminent launch of its mainnet. Reportedly, the underlying protocol allows developers to execute smart contracts directly on Bitcoin's base layer without bridging or wrapping assets, thanks to its innovative execution environment, ArchVM. 4⃣: Proposal to Build Ordinals and Runes Data Center @shin_raton proposed establishing a comprehensive data center focused on Ordinals and Runes, covering data analysis and information services. The center may expand to include minting and trading tools in the future, aiming to fill the market gap left by @GeniiData's closure. 5⃣: "FUN!" Collection by Inscription/Runes Founder Begins Auction @heyparkerday announced the auction of the first inscription in the "FUN!" series. The inscription features @rodarmor, the founder of inscriptions/runes, as the main character. The auction is jointly presented by @InscribAtlantis and @TheBitcoinConf and will run until June 4 at 8:00 AM (Beijing Time). 6⃣: NodeMonkes Denies CryptoPunks Acquisition Rumors @nodemonkes issued a statement denying rumors of acquiring @cryptopunksnfts. Previously, Infinite Node Foundation announced the acquisition of CryptoPunks intellectual property from @yugalabs, leading to confusion due to the similarity in names. 7⃣: UniSat Releases UTXO Management Guide @unisat_wallet published a tutorial on managing UTXOs. It advises caution when unlocking UTXOs to avoid burning BRC20, Ordinals NFTs, or Runes assets. It recommends merging UTXOs when network fees are below 3 sats/vB to save costs, with the best rate being under 2 sats/vB to recover over 60% of value. UniSat also warns that if an asset-containing UTXO is mistakenly unlocked, it should be immediately locked again, and mixing different Runes assets during merging should be avoided. 8⃣: $DOG Featured on OpenSea Homepage @LeonidasNFT shared a screenshot showing Bitcoin Rune $DOG featured on @opensea's homepage as one of this week's highlighted currencies. ---------------- ▣▣▣ Today's Top Rune Tokens Compared to Yesterday's Market ❯ $DOG decreased by -0.78%, market cap $383 million ❯ $MIM increased by +4.10%, market cap $61 million ❯ $PUPS decreased by -2.23%, market cap $39.5 million ❯ $BILLY increased by +4.82%, market cap $23.9 million ❯ $RSIC increased by +9.77%, market cap $14.6 million ❯ $GIZMO increased by +15.09%, market cap $6.1 million ❯ $MORI decreased by -10.00%, market cap $2.7 million ▣ Total Rune Market Cap: Increased by +1.02%, $695 million ---------------- ◉◉◉ Today's Top BRC20 Tokens Compared to Yesterday's Market ❯ $ORDI increased by +9.83%, market cap $234 million ❯ $SATS increased by +22.73%, market cap $135 million ❯ $RATS decreased by -3.81%, market cap $30.3 million ❯ $PIZZA increased by +27.71%, market cap $10.6 million ---------------- That's all for now~ The ecosystem is booming, great news! #Bitcoin #Ordinals #Runes #BRC20