Must-watch next week | Trump and Harris will have a presidential debate; Fractal Bitcoin mainnet is about to go online (9.9-9.16)
Next weeks highlights
Fractal Bitcoin: The mainnet is scheduled to be launched on September 9, and 80% of the tokens will be allocated to the community ;
Ethena Season 2 airdrop activity has officially ended and will be open for inquiry on September 9 ;
Trump will have a US presidential debate with Harris on September 10 ;
August CPI data will be released on September 11 ;
The ECB will announce its interest rate decision on September 12 ;
TON Ecosystem The Open League Season 6 will officially begin on September 12 ;
ether.fi Season 3 will end on September 14 ;
Synthetixs new chain Snaxchain has a target launch date of September 15th .
From September 9 to September 15, more noteworthy events in the industry are previewed below.
September 9
Tidal and Quantify Chaos Advisors jointly applied for a Bitcoin and gold hybrid ETF that may be launched on September 9 this year
Odaily Planet Daily News: Tidal Investments and Quantify Chaos Advisors jointly submitted the prospectus for the Bitcoin and gold hybrid exchange-traded fund STKD BitcoinGold ETF, which aims to provide investment opportunities in the price performance of Bitcoin and gold through Bitcoin futures and ETFs as well as gold futures and ETFs.
According to the prospectus, the strategy is based on the idea that combining investment strategies in Bitcoin and gold may bring complementary benefits. It aims to reduce the impact of short-term market fluctuations on overall investment results, thereby potentially providing a more stable investment trajectory. The document specifies the effective date of the ETF as September 9, 2024, but does not include a stock code or any related fees. (The Block)
Binance will update its spot market maker program on September 9
According to the official announcement, Binance will update the spot market maker plan at 08:00 (Eastern Time) on September 9, 2024. The specific adjustments are as follows:
1. The weekly pending order volume percentage requirement for Level 4 will be updated from 2.0% to 1.0%;
2. The program will introduce a new qualification review method. Market makers can obtain Level 1 qualification by reaching a weekly pending order volume of US$25,000,000 or a weekly pending order volume percentage of 0.05%;
3. The commission rate (rebate) for level 4 orders will be adjusted from -0.01% to -0.008%;
4. The trial period for new market maker accounts that apply manually will be extended from three weeks to four weeks;
5. The new eligibility requirements will take effect at 08:00 (GMT+8) on September 9, 2024;
6. The new order handling fee (rebate) ratio will change on September 17, 2024.
Fractal Bitcoin: Mainnet is scheduled to be launched on September 9, 80% of tokens will be allocated to the community
Odaily Planet Daily News Fractal Bitcoin posted on the X platform:
The mainnet is scheduled to go live on September 9;
80% of all tokens are allocated to the community, and 20% of tokens with a lock-up period are allocated to the team and contributors;
BRC-20 on Fractal will be activated at block height 21,000 on the Fractal mainnet;
PizzaSwap on Fractal (formerly known as Fractal Swap) will be launched on testnet this week;
Once PizzaSwap goes live, officials will begin testing an embedded mini-asset bridge, allowing users to transfer BTC and other assets between Bitcoin and Fractal.
Starknet will enable voting on activating STRK staking on September 9
Odaily Planet Daily News Starknets test voting period for enabling the STRK staking function is from September 2 to September 4, and the voting period is from September 9 to September 13, 2024. Starknet said that the STRK staking function will be introduced into the Starknet ecosystem, and STRK holders will have the opportunity to comment on the proposed minting mechanism and its parameter modification conditions. Although the exact deployment schedule of the function has not yet been determined, the staking function is expected to be launched in October.
Ethena Season 2 airdrop event officially ends, open for inquiry on September 9
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Ethena officially announced that the second season airdrop activity has officially ended. This season will distribute 5% of the total supply of ENA. Users will be able to check their airdrop shares on September 9 and claim tokens from September 30.
At the same time, Ethena will launch the third season of airdrop activities, and the new season of activities will last until March 23, 2025.
GammaSwap will open airdrop GS claims on September 9, with the total allocation increased to 48 million
Odaily Planet Daily News Arbitrum Ecosystem DeFi structured product GammaSwap released the GS airdrop plan on X, with the total allocation increased from the initial 32 million (2% of the total supply) to 48 million (3% of the total supply), which will be open for claiming from Monday, September 9, without vesting, and will be distributed in batches during the 8 weeks from September 9 to November 4. Users can claim GS airdrops weekly, or claim all airdrops at the end of 8 weeks.
Currently, nearly 1,200 wallets have interacted with the GammaSwap Beta mainnet and obtained airdrop qualifications. The airdrop is evenly distributed using a curve, with a minimum allocation of 3,000 tokens, and the average allocation for all wallets is about 42,000 tokens.
In addition, this plan will allocate 0.2% of the token supply as airdrops to pufETH holders, and 0.8% for liquidity mining.
Enjin Relaychain v1.3/Enjin Matrixchain v1.1 will be launched on the mainnet on September 9
Odaily Planet Daily News Enjin announced on the X platform that Enjin Relaychain v1.3/Enjin Matrixchain v1.1 is scheduled to be launched on September 9. This upgrade is called Kampong Glam and will bring important updates that the community has been looking forward to, including providing token deposits.
Modular zkEVM Layer 2 network Prom will launch testnet V2 on September 9
Odaily Planet Daily News: The modular zkEVM Layer 2 network Prom announced that its testnet V2 will be launched at 18:00 on September 9. V2 will have the same logic and mechanism as V1, and users can continue to complete the task list to increase points.
September 10
Trump to debate with Harris on September 10
Odaily Planet Daily reported that on August 27 local time, Republican presidential candidate and former US President Trump announced on his social platform that he had reached an agreement with the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to participate in the presidential debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 10, where he will debate with Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Harris.
Trump said the rules of the debate will be the same as the last debate held by CNN. The microphones of the two candidates will be muted throughout the debate, unless it is the candidates turn to speak. There will be no studio audience for this debate.
Harris team has not yet responded to the above statement. (CCTV News)
Coinbase plans to suspend Polygon PoS trading and sending and receiving services from August 26 to September 10
According to Coinbase Assets, in order to complete the code upgrade, Coinbase plans to suspend Polygon PoS transactions and sending and receiving services from August 26 to September 10. Coinbase reminds users not to deposit Polygon MATIC, VOXEL, USDC, CBETH and WETH into Coinbase during this upgrade period. MATIC and POL on Ethereum are not affected. Updates will be provided after the service is restored.
Crypto.com: Supports the upgrade of MATIC to POL, and related functions will be suspended from September 10
Odaily Planet Daily News Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency trading platform, announced on the X platform that it will support the upgrade of MATIC tokens to POL tokens. MATIC trading, deposits and withdrawals will be suspended from September 10, 2024. MATIC-related contracts will be delisted from the exchange on September 4, 2024. POL deposits, withdrawals and transactions have been listed on the App and Exchange before and will not be affected.
September 11
August CPI data will be released on September 11
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the U.S. Department of Labor will release the August CPI data at 20:30 on September 11. This is also the last inflation report before the Federal Reserve’s September decision.
September 12
The ECB will announce its interest rate decision on September 12
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the European Central Bank will announce its interest rate decision at 20:15 on September 12, and ECB President Lagarde will hold a monetary policy press conference at 20:30.
TON Ecosystem The Open League Season 6 will officially start on September 12
Odaily Planet Daily News: The Open League posted in the official Telegram channel that Season 6 of The Open League will start on September 12. Some major changes will be introduced next week to improve the user experience. The community can look forward to new activities built around airdrops, loyalty and activities will reward you! Normies and Degens are invited to the feast. Applications, DeFi protocols and NFTs will no longer compete, but cooperate to bring everyone closer to the mission of bringing cryptocurrency to more people. Prizes will be awarded to the best performers.
Seedify plans to conduct the NOTAI project IDO on September 12, with an initial market value of approximately US$884,700
Odaily Planet Daily News Blockchain incubation platform Seedify announced NOTAI as its next IDO project. The total supply of NOTAI tokens (BEP-20) is 100 billion, with an initial market value of approximately US$884,700.
The IDO public round will be held on September 12-13, 2024, with a token price of $0.00009 and an allocation of $450,000.
September 13
Binance will remove MATIC spot trading pairs and replace them with POL spot trading pairs on September 13
Odaily Planet Daily News Binance announced a plan to support the swap of Polygon (MATIC) tokens to Polygon (POL). Binance will stop trading and delist all existing MATIC spot trading pairs (MATIC/BNB, MATIC/BRL, MATIC/BTC, MATIC/ETH, MATIC/EUR, MATIC/FDUSD, MATIC/JPY, MATIC/TRY, MATIC/USDC and MATIC/USDT) at 11:00 on September 10, 2024 (Eastern Time 8), and will automatically remove all pending orders. Binance will open POL/BNB, POL/BRL, POL/BTC, POL/ETH, POL/EUR, POL/FDUSD, POL/JPY, POL/TRY, POL/USDC and POL/USDT spot trading at 18:00 on September 13, 2024 (Eastern Time 8).
September 14
Optimism’s fifth retroactive public goods funding round will be open for voting on September 14
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the fifth round of Optimism retroactive public goods fundraising review process will be carried out from August 30 to September 13, voting will be carried out from September 14 to September 28, and the results will be announced and the grant delivery date is October 3.
ether.fi Season 3 will end on September 14
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the ether.fi Season 3 of the re-staking agreement will last from July 1 to September 14. Season 3 points have begun to accumulate, and a total of 25 million ETHFI will be distributed.
September 15
Synthetixs new chain Snaxchain targets a September 15 launch date
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to market news, Synthetix is preparing to launch a new chain Snaxchain, with a target release date of September 15.
Others (specific time undetermined)
Jupiter founders propose to use the unclaimed 230 million JUP to fund the next few ASRs, and the proposal will be voted on next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: Jupiter founder meow posted on the X platform that he proposed to use the unclaimed 230 million JUP in the first Jupuary to extend and fund the next few ASRs. If there is no major objection, a formal proposal will be made and voted on next week.
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