U.S. SEC Rejects Cboe's 19b-4 Application for Solana Spot ETF | Cryptocurrency Trends

1. Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• Binance to support Simon's Cat (CAT) airdrop for FLOKI holders.
• HTX launches a futures trading promotion, offering participants a chance to win prizes like Black Myth: Wukong and PS5.
• Bitget now supports the purchase of cryptocurrencies with Apple Pay and Google Pay.

2. Cryptocurrency Trends:

• U.S. SEC rejects Cboe's 19b-4 application for Solana spot ETF.
• Grass token airdrop requires users to link their wallets to Grass accounts by August 23.
• Linea launches Surge Volt 4, allowing users to earn LXP-L gains on their stablecoin deposits.
• The cryptocurrency fear and greed index stands at 30 today, indicating a similar level of fear as yesterday.
• Harris may nominate Gary Gensler as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury if she wins the general election.
• Moody's partners with Elliptic to enhance digital asset risk management.

3. Financing Trends:

• ARC, an NFT community, raises $4.5 million in a funding round led by Arcane Group.
• Binance Labs announces an investment in Corn to simplify Bitcoin's use in decentralized finance.
• zkMe, a ZK identity verification solution, raises $4 million in a seed round led by Multicoin Capital.
• YeagerAI raises $7.5 million in a funding round led by North Island Ventures.

4. Regulatory Trends:

• Bitcoin miner Greenidge Generation files a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to secure a renewal of their permit.
• Nigeria's SEC plans to issue its first licenses for digital services and tokenized assets this month.