1. Popular CEX currencies

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

• ETH: +0.42%
• BTC: -0.33%
• SOL: +1.35%
• DOGE: +0.6%
• ENA: +4.4%
• XRP: -0.35%
• WLFI: -3.93%
• BNB: +0.65%
• AVAX: +2.94%
• ARB: -0.35%

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

• PRCL: +27.78%
• IP: +19.96%
• PROMPT: +19.02%
• WLD: +14.13%
• ONDO: +10.99%
• AEVO: +8.25%
• SD: +7.44%
• ARKM: +7.41%
• SATS: +7.11%
• CORE: +6.44%

2. 24-hour hot search currencies

• Story (IP): Influenced by the IP strategy launched by Heritage Distilling Holding Company, IP saw a short-term surge, reaching a high of over 11 USDT. It is currently trading at 10.3 USDT.

Headlines

Trump's second son, Eric Trump, was removed from the board of directors of ALT 5 due to Nasdaq rules.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Trump's second son, Eric Trump, has been removed from the board of directors of WLFI treasury company ALT 5 Sigma due to Nasdaq rules. He will serve as a company observer, while Zak Folkman, COO and co-founder of World Liberty Financial, will be appointed as a director. Alt 5, World Liberty Financial, and Eric Trump have not yet responded to the matter. A Nasdaq spokesperson declined to comment. (Forbes)

Nasdaq plans to subscribe to $50 million of Gemini shares in a private placement to support its IPO

Odaily Planet Daily reports that two sources familiar with the matter revealed that crypto trading platform Gemini Space Station will go public in New York this week, with an expected IPO raising up to $317 million. Nasdaq will serve as a strategic investor, subscribing to $50 million in shares in a private placement. Sources said this move is part of a collaboration between the two parties. Nasdaq clients will have access to Gemini's custody and staking services, while Gemini institutional clients will also have access to Nasdaq's Calypso platform to manage and track collateral. Gemini is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker symbol "GEMI," but plans are subject to adjustment based on market conditions. (Reuters)

OKX Star: Boost is designed to discover high-quality projects and does not support any cheating behavior.

According to Odaily, OKX founder and CEO Star stated in a post on the X platform: "Boost was originally designed to discover high-quality projects and encourage real users and real transactions. We do not support any cheating. Due to the uncertainty of each reward amount, users are advised to participate rationally and pay attention to risk management."

Industry News

Metaplanet plans to raise approximately $1.4 billion to buy more Bitcoin

Odaily Planet Daily reported that Japanese listed company Metaplanet plans to raise approximately US$1.4 billion in additional funds, 90% of which will be used to purchase Bitcoin between September and October 2025.

Yunfeng Financial: Approved to provide virtual asset trading services

Yunfeng Financial announced that it has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to upgrade its existing Type 1 (securities trading) regulated activity license to provide virtual asset trading services under an arrangement that allows it to open an omnibus account on an SFC-licensed platform. (Jinshi)

Lion Group will gradually convert its SOL and SUI reserves into HYPE

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Nasdaq-listed Lion Group Holdings (LGHL) announced that it will convert approximately 6,629 SOL and approximately 1 million SUI tokens it holds into Hyperliquid tokens, HYPE, in batches. It currently holds approximately 128,900 HYPE tokens. The company stated that it will adopt a phased strategy to reduce volatility risk and optimize entry prices.

Christie's closes NFT digital art department, merges it into contemporary art category

According to Odaily Planet Daily, British auction house Christie's has announced the closure of its NFT digital art division, with the company set to continue selling digital art through a broader 20th/21st century art category. This restructuring includes the layoff of two employees, including the Vice President of Digital Art, but at least one digital art specialist will remain. Industry analysts believe this move is related to the global art market downturn, with global art sales expected to decline by 12% to $57 billion in 2024, and auction house sales, both public and private, to fall by 20% year-on-year to $23 billion. (Cointelegraph)

SwissBorg CEO: The company will fully cover the funding gap to ensure zero loss to the community

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the CEO of SwissBorg stated that they are conducting a comprehensive investigation into yesterday's incident, emphasizing that community users will not bear any losses, and any shortfall in fund recovery will be borne by the team. Officials clarified that this incident was not an attack on the SwissBorg platform, but rather the exploitation of an external counterparty's DeFi wallet. This wallet was only used for the SOL Earn strategy; other strategies were not affected, and user funds remain safe.

Project News

Ethena Labs publishes proposal to bid for Hyperliquid's USDH stablecoin issuance rights

According to Odaily, Ethena Labs has released a proposal, requesting the community and validator groups to consider the USDH token identifier. The proposal proposes the launch of a stablecoin based on the Hyperliquid platform. This stablecoin will leverage the expertise and resources accumulated by Ethena and its partners in the field, with an emphasis on security, community engagement, and regulatory compliance.

Binance Alpha: The threshold for claiming the AVNT airdrop is 220 points, and claiming will cost 15 points.

Binance Alpha announced that it will launch trading of Avantis (AVNT) at 13:00 (UTC) on September 9, 2025, with Binance Futures opening at 15:00 (UTC) on the same day. After trading begins, users with at least 220 Alpha Points can claim an airdrop of 180 AVNT on the Alpha event page. The airdrop will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until the airdrop pool is exhausted or the event expires. This claim will cost 15 Alpha Points, and users must confirm their claim within 24 hours; otherwise, the claim will be forfeited.

SWTCH airdrop is now open for inquiry and will be available for claiming at 20:00 today.

Odaily Planet Daily News: The Switchboard Foundation announced that the SWTCH airdrop is now open for inquiry. Applications will start at 20:00 today and will end in 30 days.

Ethena Labs: USDe’s reward mechanism on Binance will start at the end of September

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Ethena Labs announced on the X platform that users holding USDe on the Binance platform will receive weekly rewards, with USDe rewards beginning at the end of September. Furthermore, USDe will serve as collateral for portfolio margin, meaning users can trade assets in their portfolio margin and use USDe as collateral for their portfolios.

Andre Cronje is looking for a co-founder with a trading or market making background for Flying Tulip

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Andre Cronje (AC) posted on the X platform that he is looking for a co-founder (or full-time consultant) for a trader or market maker for his new contract exchange Flying Tulip, preferably with some scripting experience and cross-exchange hedging experience.

Switchboard announces token economics, total supply 1 billion

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the oracle protocol Switchboard has announced its token economics model, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens. Of this, 26% will go to ecosystem growth, 25% to initial contributors, 23% to the core team, 16% to protocol rewards, and 10% to the community and startup combined.

Resolv: Season 2 airdrops will be available from September 19th to October 19th

Odaily Planet Daily News: DeFi protocol Resolv announced that the second season airdrop snapshot was taken at 07:59 UTC on September 9th, Beijing time. Points will be calculated retroactively and users do not need to take any action. Claims will be open on September 19th and will last until October 19th. Rewards are issued in the form of stRESOLV, a transferable staking token that accumulates value and increases across the ecosystem. The second season has ended, and the next season will automatically begin with updated terms. Duration: September 9th to December 9th, 2025; the distribution accounts for 3% of the total token supply.

Bless Token Airdrop Claim is now live

Odaily Planet Daily News: Solana's ecological shared computing protocol Bless officially announced on the X platform that the TIME token airdrop application is now open.

LiveArt online airdrop query page

LiveArt, a digital art and asset trading platform, has launched an airdrop query page. This airdrop is targeted at early community members, platform contributors, and ecosystem participants. ART tokens acquired through dividends, digital art purchases, or platform sales will not be displayed in the query tool.

Investment and Financing

Stablecoin issuer Figure will raise approximately $693 million, up from $526 million previously.

According to a person familiar with the matter, stablecoin issuer Figure Technologies will expand the size and price of its IPO as retail investors drive up prices of crypto-related stocks. The person said the company is considering raising the IPO price range from $18-20 per share to $20-22 per share and increasing the number of shares offered from approximately 26 million to 31.5 million. Based on the new pricing, the company will raise approximately $693 million, up from the previous $526 million. (Jinshi)

Solana treasury company Artelo Biosciences completes $3 million rights offering

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company Artelo Biosciences announced the issuance of 640,924 shares of common stock to the public at $4.40 per share, raising approximately $3 million in total. Artelo Biosciences, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, previously announced the official launch of its Solana-based digital asset treasury strategy and will invest a portion of its capital in the purchase of SOL tokens. As of now, Artelo holds 45,883 SOL tokens. (uk.investing)

Institutional staking marketplace Gyld Finance completes $1.5 million pre-seed funding round led by Lightshift

Odaily Planet Daily News: Institutional staking market Gyld Finance announced the completion of a $1.5 million pre-seed round of financing, led by Lightshift. It is reported that Gyld Finance was founded by Abbas Ali (former product director of JPMorgan Kinexys) and Ruchir Gupta (former head of treasury and options trading at GSR). It is developing regulated financial market infrastructure to transform staking rewards into a tradable institutional asset class. Gyld has begun a pilot with Figment as its first staking provider and is now recruiting selected early adopters - including asset management companies, trading companies and digital asset vaults. (Investing)

Decentralized exchange KaleidoSwap completes Pre-Seed round of financing, with participation from Bitfinex Ventures and others

KaleidoSwap, a decentralized exchange based on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, announced the completion of its Pre-Seed round of funding, with participation from Bitfinex Ventures and Fulgur Ventures. The specific investment amount has not yet been disclosed. The new funds will be used to support KaleidoSwap's development of a DEX based on the RGB protocol on the Lightning Network, enabling trustless BTC-USDT transactions and expanding Bitcoin's DeFi capabilities. (cryptobriefing)

Blockchain data analysis company Recoveries completes CHF 1 million strategic round of financing, led by VerifyVASP

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Recoveries, a blockchain data analysis and digital asset recovery service provider, has announced the completion of a CHF 1 million strategic round of funding, led by VerifyVASP and participated by a group of angel investors. The new funds will be used to accelerate the development of its AI-enhanced blockchain investigation management system that supports cross-chain investigations, thereby streamlining the digital asset recovery process for global exchanges, banks, insurance companies, and law firms. (startupticker)

Regulatory policies

The US Congress is promoting Bitcoin reserve research and requiring the Treasury Department to submit a feasibility report within 90 days.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, U.S. Congressman David P. Joyce has introduced an appropriations bill requiring the Treasury Department to submit a report on the feasibility and technical considerations of establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset reserve within 90 days of the bill's enactment. The report should cover custody methods, legal authorizations, cybersecurity measures, interdepartmental transfers, presentation of assets on the Treasury's balance sheet, and third-party custodians. The report should also assess implementation barriers and the impact on the Treasury's forfeiture fund. In March of this year, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset reserve.

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Arthur Hayes: DeFi may see capital inflows after interest rate cuts, and ENA prices will exceed $1.5

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Arthur Hayes wrote on the X platform that the trend in 2-year US Treasury bond yields suggests that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell may announce a 50 basis point rate cut following weak employment data. He noted that with sUSDe yielding 7%, he expects trillions of dollars in money market funds to seek higher returns, with some of this capital likely flowing into DeFi. He also predicted that the price of ENA will exceed $1.50, and the supply of USDe will exceed $20 billion, challenging Circle.

Ledger CTO: NPM supply chain attack has been controlled and few users were affected

Ledger's Chief Technology Officer stated that the recent NPM supply chain attack targeting the crypto industry has been contained, impacting a very small number of users. The attack, carried out through the NPM open-source package management system, directly targeted crypto industry users.