Odaily Planet Daily News: Mastercard's European Crypto Head Christian Rau said in an interview recently that Mastercard is paying close attention to crypto assets, but will not deviate from the established direction.

“Our strategy has not changed in 50 years: to enable people to make payments securely and compliantly, and businesses to receive payments, and cryptocurrency is part of this logic. We are not trying to completely transform the system, but to enrich it. We prioritize interoperability with existing solutions. However, if no solution meets our needs, we may consider developing our own.”

According to an official announcement from Odaily Planet Daily, Gate launched Quack AI (Q) perpetual contract trading at 15:10 (UTC+8) on September 2, supporting 1-20x leverage.

Margin lending trading will open at 16:10 (UTC+8) on September 2nd. Additionally, trading robots, copy trading, flash swaps, and fixed investment features will be available one hour after spot trading opens.

Odaily Planet Daily reported that the UK's 30-year government bond yield hit a 27-year high on Tuesday as market concerns about massive government debt and US President Trump's attempt to fire a Federal Reserve governor pushed up global government borrowing costs. Data from the London Stock Exchange showed that the 30-year UK government bond yield hit a high of 5.680%, up about 4 basis points on the day, the highest level since May 1998. Germany's 30-year government bond yield also rose to a 14-year high, following the rise in US Treasury yields. The UK's 30-year borrowing costs are the highest among the G7 countries, reflecting concerns about the country's inflation rate, heavy borrowing levels and slow economic growth. British Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves is expected to raise taxes in the autumn budget to continue to achieve his fiscal goals, which may increase the challenge of accelerating economic growth. (Jinshi)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has acquired Aplo, a French digital asset broker regulated by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). Coincheck Group stated that the acquisition will support its expansion into the European market. The transaction is expected to close in October 2025, with all outstanding Aplo shares converting into newly issued common shares of Coincheck Group.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tokyo, Coincheck's holding company, Coincheck Group NV, went public on the Nasdaq last year through a merger with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV (THCP), a SPAC. Aplo is currently registered as a digital asset service provider in France and is applying for a full cryptoasset service provider license under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Directive (MiCA). Coincheck previously launched "Coincheck Prime," a service for institutional and corporate clients. (CoinDesk)

According to Odaily, Bitget is launching a special WLFI CandyBomb event, offering a chance to share 460,000 WLFI through deposits or trades. New and existing users can participate in the corresponding prize pool, with each user earning up to 500 WLFI by completing spot trading tasks. The total prize pool for new users is 290,000 WLFI, while the total prize pool for existing users is 170,000 WLFI. The event ends at 23:00 (UTC+8) on September 8th.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, AndreIsBack (0 x 9 cb...c 06 ce), the top-ranked address on the Ethena leaderboard, participated in the first public offering of WLFI. Eight months ago, this address invested 170 ETH (equivalent to approximately $580,000 at the time) and received 38.71 million WLFI tokens at a cost of $0.015. Yesterday, the address received 7.74 million unlocked tokens, currently valued at approximately $1.85 million, and has yet to sell them. Its 3x hedged short position in Hyperliquid has generated a profit of $585,000.

In addition, the address holds over $41.69 million in assets, participates in 21 DeFi projects, and ranks first in the Ethena Season 3 standings, with a point reward of 1.28 trillion points, accounting for 3.57% of the total prize pool.

According to official news from Odaily Planet Daily, Binance Alpha will be listed on Union (U) on September 4th. Eligible users can use Binance Alpha Points to claim the airdrop after Alpha trading opens. Specific details will be announced separately.

Please stay tuned to Binance’s official channels for the latest updates on this event.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, lxuan.eth spent $8.51 million on a circular long position of 77.21 cbBTC in the past hour at an average price of $110,230, resulting in a current floating profit of $18,000. Currently, 5.318 million USDC have been lent out using 77.21 cbBTC as collateral, with a health rating of 1.25.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Matrixport released a chart today showing that Ethereum transaction volume plummeted from $122 billion to $57 billion, leading to a concentrated liquidation of speculative long positions. Despite several technical supports remaining below, the funding rate has fallen back below 10%, indicating a slowdown in ETF inflows.

Ethereum is currently in a post-overbought digestion phase, with implied volatility remaining elevated. For aggressive investors, selling call options can capture the volatility premium, but the likelihood of a short-term return to $5,000 is limited. Overall, risk management remains paramount, and we remain cautious after the price broke below key support levels.

According to the official announcement, Binance Wallet's new exclusive Pre-TGE event HOLO will be held from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC) on September 2, 2025.

Users with 240 Alpha Points can participate in the Pre-TGE event by clicking the Pre-TGE event banner in their wallet. Participation in this event costs 10 points.

According to official news from Odaily Planet Daily, Gate Alpha will launch a Q Points airdrop at 3:00 PM (UTC+8) on September 2nd. Users holding 155 or more Gate Alpha Points will receive 3,500 Q tokens. Quantity is limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. This event will consume 15 Gate Alpha Points.

It is reported that Gate Alpha already supports the SUI public chain, and users can now participate in the transaction of SUI chain assets in the Alpha trading area.

Gate Alpha now supports popular public chains such as SOL, ETH, BNB Chain, Base and World Chain, and can realize seamless transactions of all-chain tokens through the contract address search function, open up cross-chain transaction links, and realize one-click access to all on-chain tokens.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin holding company Nakamoto, stated that Bitcoin's price could only reach $150,000 after two major Bitcoin whales have completed their sell-offs. Bailey posted on the X platform on Tuesday: "The reason Bitcoin hasn't reached $150,000 yet is because of these two major whales. Once they've sold (one has already sold more than half, and the other is still in the process of selling)... the price will only continue to rise."

Recently, multiple whale transactions have caused volatility in the Bitcoin market. On August 24, a Bitcoin whale dumped 24,000 BTC (approximately $2.7 billion), triggering a flash crash in the Bitcoin market.

Johnny Woo, an analyst at Odaily Planet Daily, said: "ETH may be bearish at first, but if the trend develops as expected, this may be the biggest bear trap I have ever seen."

He added that the chart shows that ETH may form a "head and shoulders" pattern in September and then be broken out of it during the "October rally." In this scenario, ETH may fall back to the support level of about $3,350 in September before rebounding in October and hitting a new all-time high in November.

A similar situation occurred in September 2021, when ETH fell 30% from $3,950 to $2,750, before rebounding to a record high in November. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily Planet Daily News: Yei Finance, the leading protocol of Sei Ecosystem, announced that its full-chain clearing and execution layer product Clovis has officially launched. The first batch of pre-deposit quotas were sold out within 90 minutes, and the second round of quotas opened on September 1 was sold out within 30 minutes, and more than 1,000 people have deposited money.

According to official news, the third wave of pre-deposit quotas is expected to open again next week.

As the largest lending, DEX and cross-chain integrated protocol on Sei by TVL, the core of Clovis launched by Yei Finance is to build a full-chain clearing and execution layer in the DeFi field, aiming to break through inter-chain barriers and integrate full-chain liquidity, thereby significantly improving capital efficiency.

Binance Alpha will open its Quack AI (Q) airdrop at 3:00 PM today. Users with at least 220 Alpha Points can claim 6,000 Quack AI (Q) tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. If the reward is not fully distributed, the score threshold will automatically decrease by 15 points every hour. Claiming the airdrop will cost 15 Binance Alpha Points.

Binance Alpha trading will open at 3:00 PM on September 2, 2025.

Binance Futures trading will open at 3:30 PM on September 2, 2025.