ZKsync Officially Launches On-Chain Governance System | Cryptocurrency Trends

1. Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) is set to be listed on Binance Launchpool and Super Earn. The website is expected to be available within 24 hours before the Launchpool promotion goes live, and users will be able to lock BNB and FDUSD to receive the HMSTR airdrop within seven days, with mining starting at 12:00 AM (UTC) on September 19, 2024.
• Coinbase officially lists the Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC), a wrapped Bitcoin token. It operates on the Ethereum network and is backed by Bitcoin at a ratio of 1:1, with plans to support more blockchains.
• OKX to list EURC (Euro-pegged stablecoin) on the spot trading market, with USDC/EURC spot trading opening on September 13, 8:00 AM (UTC).
• Binance announces the launch of BNSOL, a liquid staking token representing users' staked assets, which allows users to securely stake their SOL tokens to receive BNSOL in return.

2. Cryptocurrency Trends:

• On September 13, former US President Donald Trump announces the launch of his family's cryptocurrency platform, World Liberty Financial, positioning it as an alternative to traditional banks. He encourages users to join the live event on X next Monday. "We are embracing the future with crypto and leaving the slow and outdated big banks behind," Trump said.
• A new study by Visa, Brevan Howard, and Castle Island Ventures finds that stablecoins are increasingly being used for practical purposes in addition to speculative cryptocurrency trading.
• According to official sources, ZKsync has officially launched its on-chain governance system, designed based on the principles of separation of powers, checks and balances.
• The management fee for the Grayscale XRP Trust is set at 2.5%. The CoinDesk Ripple Price Index (XRX) provides a USD-denominated reference rate for the spot price of Ripple (XRP). As of September 11, net asset value per share is tentatively reported at $10.73, with an asset management scale of $247,921.68.

3. Financing Trends:

• INFINIT, a DeFi abstraction layer, raises $6 million in a funding round, with participation from Electric Capital, Mirana Ventures, Hashed, Maelstrom (the family office of Arthur Hayes), Lightspeed Faction, Nomad Capital, Robot Ventures, Tangent, Presto Labs, and others.
• Binance Labs invests in OpenEden, a RWA tokenization investment platform building bridges to the new financial system.

4. Regulatory Trends:

• According to Fox News reporter Eleanor Terrett, Tennessee Republican Congressman John Rose, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, is introducing a new bill called the "BRIDGE Digital Asset Act". This bill aims to establish a joint advisory committee on digital assets between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
• The SEC announces that eToro USA LLC has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle charges of operating as an unregistered broker and clearing agency in connection with its crypto asset trading platform. As a condition of the settlement, eToro has committed to ceasing violations of federal securities laws and will limit the crypto assets available for trading on its platform.