Grayscale Files for New Ethereum Futures ETF | Cryptocurrency Industry Highlights

1.Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• CZ pointed out that amidst talk of several high-ranking officials leaving Binance, the company has also experienced significant growth, adding over six hundred new employees recently.
• Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has denied claims that Binance's U.S. division used the custody software Ceffu or Binance Custody.
• Bitget Wallet launches ActScan, an airdrop interaction query tool.
• OKX has completed distributing compensation to users who experienced unusual fluctuations on September 13th.
• Bybit’s co-founder, stated the exchange’s commitment to regulatory compliance and that negotiations with the UK authorities on the “best solution” for all parties are ongoing. Bybit intends to stay in the UK for the long term.
• Mainstream Exchange Listings (CEX: Token — Time of Listing in UTC)

2.Cryptocurrency Trends:

• WSJ: Grayscale files for new Ethereu m futures ETF.
• Judge has rejected a request from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to inspect Binance.US.
• The Ninth Global Blockchain Summit hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs returns will commence at 9:00 am.
• Optimism has issued its third community airdrop, with users receiving a total of 19,411,313 OP tokens. Over 31,000 unique addresses received the airdrop.
• Cosmos-based Canto to migrate to a zero-knowledge L2 powered by Polygon Chain development Development Kit (CDK).
• Tether authorizes an additional 1 billion USDT, to be used for ongoing TRON issuance requests and chain swaps.
• Polygon's zkEVM Mainnet Beta is set to launch a major upgrade on September 20. The upgrade aims to align the network with the latest version of Solidity.
• Nomura's subsidiary launches Bitcoin Fund for institutional investors.

3.Financing Trends:

• Oak Grove Ventures launches US$60 million fund focusing on Web3, AI, and Biotech.
• Healthcare data exchange platform Briya has completed a Series A round of financing, raising US$11.5 million. Team8 led the round.
• Blockchain technology company Jiritsu closes a US$10.2M funding round led by gumi Cryptos Capital.
• Aquanow has announced the launch of the AQN Digital Ventures Fund, which raised US$5 million to date.

4.Regulatory Trends:

• John Lee: the Police and SFC have been asked to hold media briefing in the afternoon to address JPEX case; Hong Kong Police: eight people have been arrested so far in connection with the case.
• Thailand’s Revenue Department plans to impose personal income tax on foreign revenues, including those from crypto trading.