Web3 Social Media App Friend.tech Launches Web Version｜Cryptocurrency Trends

1.Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• Around 75% of Bitget users have completed or submitted their identity verification.
• OKX's NFT marketplace now supports creation on zkSync Era, Arbitrum One, and Optimism.
• HashKey Exchange will start to offer BTC/HKD and ETH/HKD trading pairs tomorrow.
• Mainstream Exchange Listings (CEX: Token — Time of Listing in UTC+8)

2.Cryptocurrency Trends:

• Web3 social media app Friend.tech launched its web version.
• Hong Kong actor and singer Julian Cheung Chi-lam visited the police headquarters to provide assistance in the JPEX case investigation.
• The TON Foundation announced a partnership with Chainbase and Tencent Cloud to promote blockchain development in the Asia-Pacific region.
• dYdX has integrated Squid, a solution built on Axelar's cross-chain interoperability infrastructure.
• PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now available on Venmo to selected users and will be rolled out to more customers in the coming weeks.
• Mt. Gox trustee extended repayment deadline by one year to October 31, 2024.
• OpenAI unveiled Dall-E 3, latest version of its text-to-image tool, which will be available to ChatGPT Plus and enterprise customers.
• Messari unveiled a new integrated crypto data API product called Messari API, designed to meet users' data needs concerning their on-chain assets.

3.Financing Trends:

• Freatic, a decentralized information marketplace protocol, has secured US$3.6 million in a seed round led by a16z Crypto.
• EJF Ventures Fund LP under EJF Capital LLC, a global alternative asset management firm, successfully raised US$104 million in capital commitments which will be allocated to various areas, including blockchain infrastructure.
• On-chain game studio Proof of Play completed a US$33 million seed round co-led by Greenoaks and a16z.
• CoinScan, a crypto analytics platform, secured US$6.3 million in funding.
• Essential, an intent-based crypto infrastructure company, closed a US$5.15 million seed round led by Maven11.

4.Regulatory Trends:

• Three members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council jointly requested that the Hong Kong Finance Committee include the discussion of the JPEX incident in the agenda for October 9. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee stated: "This incident highlights the importance that when investors want to invest in virtual assets, then they must invest on platforms that are licensed."
• The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sued Bit Trade, the provider for Kraken in Australia, for causing a total loss of approximately US$8.35 million.
• Taiwan legislators plan to propose a special law on virtual assets containing 12 items.
• Alchemy Pay acquired the Money Transmitter License in the state of Arkansas, United States.
• The socia l trading and investing platform eToro has been granted Crypto Asset Service Provider registration by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).