1. Popular CEX currencies

Top 10 CEX trading volume and 24-hour price changes:

• BTC: +0.75%
• ETH: +4%
• SOL: +1.73%
• XRP: +0.32%
• BNB: +0.68%
• DOGE: +3.06%
• WLFI: -3.94%
• ADA: +1.08%
• SUI: +2.03%
• LINK: +2.31%

24-hour price increase list (data source: OKX):

• ZENT: +28.08%
• ICE: +17.45%
• FXS: +9.73%
• IP: +9.15%
• PROMPT: +7.98%
• RESOLV: +7.49%
• OKB: +7.2%
• PUMP: +7.12%
• ZRX: +6.18%
• LQTY: +5.7%

2. Top 5 popular memes on the chain (data source: GMGN ):

• LBRETT
• CR 7
• LILPEPE
• CARDS
• REMITTIX

3. 24-hour hot search currencies

Linea: Ethereum L2 Linea announced the opening of airdrop inquiries on September 3rd, and will hold a TGE on September 10th. (Related reading: Linea airdrop inquiries are now open, a few things you must know before the TGE )

Headlines

The probability of a September rate cut rose to 98% after the release of US employment data.

After the release of the US employment data, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in September rose to 98%.

American Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency associated with the Trump family, was listed on the Nasdaq and hit the daily limit three times on its first day.

American Bitcoin, a company associated with the Trump family, was listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "ABTC." Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are shareholders. According to US stock market data, American Bitcoin triggered three temporary trading halts on its first day of trading, with its share price reaching a high of around $14 during the session.

Linea is now open for airdrop inquiries, and tokens can be claimed on September 10th

Linea is now open for airdrop inquiries and has announced a Time-to-Energy (TGE) on September 10th. Furthermore, the claim window will open on September 10th and last until December 9th (90 days). All airdropped tokens are fully unlocked, with no vesting period. Unclaimed tokens will be returned to the ecosystem fund after December 9th.

Linea also announced the launch of Linea Ignition, a liquidity incentive program. The program plans to distribute 1 billion LINEA tokens as incentives to attract an additional $1 billion in TVL to Linea. The program will run until October 26, 2025. Eligible partners during the initial phase include Ethereum, Aave, and Euler, with Turtle Club expected to be added later. 40% of the token incentive will be unlocked on October 27, with the remaining 60% vesting linearly over 45 days.

Industry News

Trump hints that U.S. tariffs may replace income tax in the future, potentially changing tax policy

Market news: US President Trump hinted that tariffs may replace income tax in the future, which may change tax policies, and said that tariffs are "vital" to the success of the United States.

SEC Meets with Robinhood to Discuss Tokenized Securities and RWA Compliance

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cryptocurrency Working Group revealed that it met with Robinhood on September 2nd to discuss crypto asset regulation. Topics included trading of tokenized securities and non-securities crypto assets, as well as compliance considerations for tokenizing traditional securities within the existing regulatory framework.

The Federal Reserve will hold a payment innovation conference on October 21 to discuss stablecoins, artificial intelligence, and tokenization.

According to market news: The Federal Reserve will hold a payment innovation conference on October 21, which will discuss stablecoins, artificial intelligence and tokenization.

Project News

Prediction market Polymarket receives CFTC approval to return to US markets

Following the closure of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigation, the crypto prediction market platform Polymarket received a joint "no action" letter from the CFTC's Division of Market Regulation and Division of Clearing and Risk, allowing it to re-enter the U.S. market under certain conditions. CEO Shayne Coplan stated at X that the approval process was completed in record time.

Investment and Financing

Etherealize Completes $40 Million in Funding, Led by Electric Capital and Paradigm

Etherealize, an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency infrastructure company, announced that it has completed a $40 million financing round, led by Electric Capital and Paradigm, with participation from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing the protocol.

Stablecoin infrastructure company Utila completes $22 million financing, led by Red Dot Capital Partners

Utila, a stablecoin infrastructure company, has raised $22 million in funding led by Red Dot Capital Partners, with participation from Nyca, Wing VC, DCG, and Cerca Partners. Utila provides a digital asset operations platform for businesses, with clients including payment providers and neobanks.

AlphaTON Capital plans to raise $100 million to launch TON digital asset treasury strategy

Nasdaq-listed AlphaTON Capital (formerly Portage Biotech) announced plans to raise $100 million to support the launch of the TON digital asset treasury strategy. The company will be committed to purchasing TON tokens to build a strategic TON reserve and provide public market access to Telegram's rapidly expanding ecosystem.

Pineapple Financial, a NYSE-listed company, plans to raise $100 million to establish an INJ digital asset treasury.

Pineapple Financial, a New York Stock Exchange-listed company, plans to raise $100 million in a private placement. FalconX, Monarq, Abraxas, Kraken, Blockchain.com, Canary Capital, and the Injective Foundation will participate in the investment. The funds raised will support the launch of its digital asset treasury strategy for Injective’s native asset, INJ.

Aria Completes $15 Million in Seed and Strategic Rounds, Led by Polychain Capital and Others

According to official news, Aria, an asset chain platform based on the Story Protocol, announced the completion of US$15 million in seed and strategic rounds of financing. Polychain Capital and Neoclassic Capital jointly led the investment, and Story Protocol Foundation and others participated in the investment. It is reported that this financing adopted a combination of equity and token warrants, bringing Aria's equity valuation to US$50 million.

Crypto-native game studio GLHF completes $2.3 million in funding, led by 1confirmation

Crypto-native game studio GLHF announced that it has completed a $2.3 million financing round, led by 1confirmation and participated by some angel investors from the cryptocurrency field. The new funds are intended to be used to expand the scale of its flagship crypto game Gigaverse and develop new game features.

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Bridgewater Associates founder: The dollar's distressed debt situation indirectly drives up gold and cryptocurrency prices

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, published an article today about stablecoins and cryptocurrencies. He does not believe that relaxing the regulation of cryptocurrencies will threaten the US dollar's status as a reserve currency, but the poor debt situation of the US dollar and other reserve currency governments affects their attractiveness as reserve currencies and means of storing wealth, which has always been one of the factors driving up the prices of gold and cryptocurrencies.

Trump's eldest son: American Bitcoin will build the largest Bitcoin reserve in the United States

Donald Trump Jr. posted on the X platform that he was honored to see American Bitcoins go public. The company will build the largest Bitcoin reserve in the United States and restore transparency, accountability, and trust to the U.S. financial system. Donald Trump Jr. added: "A new era for Bitcoin in the United States begins now."