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 DuckChain, powered by TONScale Labs and Arbitrum, is excited to announce that it has secured $5 million in funding. The round was led by top investors, including Dao5, Tandem by Offchain Labs, Kenetic Capital, DWF Ventures, Oak Grove Ventures, Skyland Ventures, Geekcartel, Gate Labs, Presto and others. Additionally, the funding saw participation from angels from Camelot, Quantstamp, and other strategic backers.

Alongside this exciting funding milestone, DuckChain is thrilled to unveil the Yellow Duck Mission—a global Web3 hackathon designed to bring together developers, creators, and innovators to build the next-generation decentralized applications. Co-hosted by OKX Wallet, Arbitrum, and OnePieceLab, this event will gather Web3 pioneers to drive blockchain innovation. With a staggering $1,000,000 prize pool in DuckChain Tokens, the hackathon promises to be a transformative moment for the Web3 ecosystem.

What Is the Yellow Duck Mission?

The Yellow Duck Mission is more than a hackathon—it's a launchpad for the next wave of Web3 innovation. From December 15, 2024, to January 15, 2025, participants will have the opportunity to build creative solutions that push the boundaries of blockchain technology, from DeFi protocols to AI-powered applications, meme-centric platforms, and more. The winners will be announced on January 23, 2025.

DuckChain’s mission is to bridge billions of Telegram users from off-chain to on-chain by creating groundbreaking dApps and integrating DuckChain’s "Duck" brand identity. Whether you’re crafting the next viral meme launchpad or a decentralized finance solution, the sky’s the limit!

Why Join?

• Massive Rewards: A total of $1,000,000 in DuckChain Tokens will be distributed after the DuckChain Token Generation Event (TGE), including:
  • Golden Duck Prizes: $500,000 for top-performing projects.
  • Quack-tastic Mentions: $200,000 for outstanding creativity.
  • Duckling Star Award: $50,000 for the most community-engaged project.
• Unparalleled Opportunities: Gain visibility, attract investors, and showcase your work to a global Web3 audience.
  

Hackathon Tracks

1. Meme: Create meme-centric dApps that combine humor, creativity, and blockchain technology.
2. DeFi: Build decentralized finance applications with innovative use cases for stablecoins.
3. Telegram-Powered dApps: Leverage Telegram's ecosystem to develop bots, mini-apps, or games.
4. AI: Explore AI-powered blockchain solutions, from DAO, Agent, NFTs to applications.
5. Infrastructure: Innovate with tools for decentralized social networks, bioinformatics, and more.
   

How to Join?

Submissions open on December 15, 2024. Register now at DuckChain Hackathon Portal and take the first step toward shaping the future of Web3.

About DuckChain

DuckChain is the first TON Consumer Layer, committed to bridging billions of Telegram users into the blockchain space. With over 50 ecosystem partners, 10 million total transactions, and 2.6 million on-chain users, DuckChain is leading the charge to redefine Web3.

Shameik Moore, who provides the voice of Miles Morales in the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movies, recently made headlines after sharing a social media post that a lot of people viewed as a response to Hailee Steinfeld (Spider-Gwen) announcing her engagement.

"There’s still more people to meet. More opportunities to come. And more chances to try. Live, learn, apply," the actor Tweeted.

Moore later denied that his post had anything to do with Steinfeld's news: "Had no idea Hailee is engaged! That's amazing, I'm here reflecting on my 2024 goals that are rolling over into 2025. Gods timing."

This might well have simply been an ill-timed post taken out of context, but this isn't the first time Moore has been accused of "creeping" on his co-star, and a compilation video of the actor supposedly making Steinfeld uncomfortable during interviews soon followed.

Some feel that Moore has been treated unfairly by the internet, but it might be a little more difficult to defend his latest actions.

Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home actress Laura Harrier (Liz Allen/Toomes) shared a video to social media, calling out Moore for posting a year-old photo of the two of them together at a party with the caption "Coming Soon."

Harrier says she texted Moore and asked him to remove it at the time because she's engaged and didn't want people to think something was going on between them, and decided to respond when she realized that the picture was still up.

“I texted him, ‘Hey can you take this down? I don’t know why you would post that, I’m getting married, I don’t like this insinuation.’ It’s still up… You’re a f*cking weirdo.”

Again, not nearly as easy to pass this off as coincidence or Moore's comments/posts being misconstrued. Moore has now deleted the photo and shared the following response.

"After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He must soon redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

 This could be your lucky day. You could be the next Mega Millions lottery jackpot winner.

This jackpot was an estimated $862 million for Friday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website.

The last jackpot was won on September 10, a single winner from Texas won an $800 million jackpot.

The numbers will be listed below when they're drawn. The numbers are in.

Mega Millions winning numbers for December 20, 2024

The winning numbers for December 20, 2024 are 2-20-51-56-67. Mega Ball 19. Megaplier 2x.

Did anyone win the Mega Millions jackpot?

This will be determined later.

To view the list of past winners, visit the Mega Millions website.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

After tonight's drawing the next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, December 24. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday.

How late can you buy a Mega Millions ticket in New York?

In New York, in-store and online ticket sales are available until 10 p.m. on the night of the draw. Mega Millions costs $2 to play. In New Jersey and Connecticut you can purchase a ticket until 10:45 p.m. the night of the draw.

What is the Megaplier?

The Megaplier feature increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four or five times. It costs an extra $1 per play. The Megaplier is drawn on Tuesday and Friday before the Mega Millions drawing. The pool includes 15 balls. Five are marked with 2X, six with 3X, three with 4X and one with 5X.

What are the Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots of all-time?

1. $1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023: Won in Florida
2. $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina
3. $1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023: Won in Maine
4. $1.337 billion: July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois
5. $1.1 billion, March 23, 2024: Won in New Jersey
6. $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021: Won in Michigan
7. $800 million, Sept. 10, 2024: Won in Texas
8. $656 million, March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland 
9. $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013: Two winners in California, Georgia
10. $560 million, June 4, 2024: Won in Illinois