Next week's highlights
September 30
CME Group plans to launch a new Bitcoin futures product, Bitcoin Friday futures, on September 30;
Ethena: The second season airdrop claim will be open on September 30;
October 1
(1:00) Powell will speak at the National Association for Business Economics;
(8:00) Grass Foundation: Users need to connect to the Solana wallet before October 1 to receive the airdrop;
(13:00) EIGEN transfer restrictions will be removed on October 1, and pledged users will have a 7-day withdrawal period;
October 2
(9:00) The Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates will hold a vice presidential debate on October 2;
October 4
(20:30) The United States will release the unemployment rate and seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls data for September;
From September 30 to October 6, more noteworthy events in the industry are previewed below.
September 30
CME Group plans to launch new Bitcoin futures product on September 30th
Odaily Planet Daily News: CME Group (CME) announced that it plans to launch Bitcoin Friday futures (BFF) on September 30, 2024, providing a precise and flexible way to trade Bitcoin. Each BFF contract represents 1/50 of a Bitcoin, ensuring capital efficiency and accessibility.
It is reported that these shorter-term Bitcoin futures contracts will expire every Friday at 4 pm (Eastern Time) and will be settled based on the New York variant of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Price, which may be closer to the spot price of Bitcoin.
Cyprus regulator extends suspension of FTX EU license until September 30
Odaily Planet Daily News: The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has once again extended the suspension of the license of FTX (EU) Ltd, the local subsidiary of the now defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX in Cyprus. The latest suspension will last until September 30, 2024. It is reported that the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission initially suspended the FTX EU license in November 2022 and has since extended the suspension several times. Although FTX EU has entered bankruptcy proceedings, the Cypriot regulator emphasized that as long as the license is suspended, the exchange cannot "provide/conduct investment services/activities, conduct any commercial transactions with anyone and accept any new transactions."
Ethena: Season 2 airdrop claims will open on September 30
Odaily Planet Daily reported that members of the Ethena team stated in their official Discord channel that the second season airdrop claim will begin on September 30.
Polygon Labs: Eggfruit upgrade will be launched on the mainnet beta on September 30
Odaily Planet Daily News According to official news, the Polygon zkEVM testnet is about to usher in a new, higher-performance and more stable sequencer. This important technological breakthrough will not only benefit Polygon zkEVM developers and dApps, but will also have a profound impact on chains built with Polygon CDK. The upgrade named "Eggfruit" has been launched on the testnet today (September 20, 2024) and will be officially pushed to the mainnet beta version after a 10-day lock-up period, that is, on September 30.
The Eggfruit upgrade will be launched on the mainnet test version on September 30 (18:30 Beijing time). There will be about two hours of maintenance during the upgrade, during which the Polygon zkEVM test version will suspend service.
ZK Nation: Free commissioned transactions from now until September 30
Odaily Planet Daily News ZK Nation published an article on X stating that thanks to ZKsync's native account abstraction, delegated transactions are free from now until September 30, 2024.
Token holders with at least 50 ZK can now delegate (or re-delegate) their ZK to their preferred representatives for free on the ZKsync governance portal powered by tally.
Chromia will end the MVP phase on September 30 and then officially enter the mainnet phase
Odaily Planet Daily News Blockchain platform Chromia officially announced that it will end the "MVP" mainnet stage on September 30, after which the network will be officially called the "Chromia Mainnet". At the same time, the Chromia native staking function will be launched on September 24. After the native staking is launched, users can stake CHR tokens on Chromia, Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain. Stakers need to select a service provider on the Chromia mainnet for delegation, and rewards will be automatically issued in the form of native CHR every day. The old EVM staking system will stop issuing rewards on September 28, 2024, and users have 6 months (until April 1, 2025) to claim unclaimed EVM rewards.
UniSat: PizzaSwap will be launched on Fractal mainnet on September 30
According to the official announcement, UniSat said PizzaSwap will be launched on Fractal on September 30, and will support assets bridged by Bool Bridge and SimpleBridge. On September 25, UniSat will open source the index implementation of brc-20 on Fractal.
Additionally, the team said it has evaluated UniSat Wallet for CAT 20 support and will announce the integration as soon as it finalizes the engineering implementation of the protocol next week.
Settlement Agreement Kima Network: Season 2 airdrop event will end on September 30, with more than 400,000 users participating
Odaily Planet Daily News Settlement agreement Kima Network posted on X that more than 400,000 users have participated in Kima's Season 2 airdrop event, which will end on September 30.
Port 3 airdrop second season snapshot will be conducted on September 30
Odaily Planet Daily News Decentralized AI data network Port 3 Network announced that the airdrop second season snapshot will be conducted on September 30. The team will then conduct a thorough anti-fraud check to detect Bot and Sybil attacks. After completion, users will be able to view the airdrop distribution on the official website.
OneKey Card will gradually stop service, and the registration and recharge functions will be offline on September 30
Odaily Planet Daily News: OneKey announced the OneKey Card offline service to users. The specific offline arrangements are as follows:
Phase 1 (September 30, 2024): Users can consume and withdraw money normally, and the registration and recharge functions will be offline.
Phase 2 (October 31, 2024): All cards will be automatically deleted by the system, and the card balance will be transferred to the user's OneKey Card wallet account and can be withdrawn to an exchange account or Web3 address at any time.
Phase Three (January 31, 2025): OneKey Card service will be discontinued.
October 1
Powell to speak at National Association for Business Economics
Odaily Planet Daily News: Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will deliver a speech at the National Association for Business Economics at 1:00 Beijing time next Tuesday.
Coinbase International plans to suspend MATIC-PERP trading on October 1
Odaily Planet Daily News: Coinbase International Station announced on the X platform that it plans to suspend MATIC-PERP trading on Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced at around 10:30 am UCT time on October 1 (18:30 Beijing time). Coinbase reminds that any remaining open positions will be automatically settled at the time of suspension, and Coinbase reserves the right to suspend trading at any time and adjust the final settlement price to a reasonable level.
EIGEN transfer restrictions will be removed on September 30 (October 1, Beijing time), and pledged users will have a 7-day withdrawal period
Odaily Planet Daily News: The Eigen Foundation published a statement on X stating that the transfer restrictions on EIGEN tokens are expected to be removed at 21:00 PST on September 30, 2024 (13:00 Beijing time on October 1).
Please note that if a user has currently staked EIGEN, there is a 7-day withdrawal period to unstake EIGEN.
Grass Foundation: Please connect your Solana wallet on the Grass dashboard before 8am on October 1st to claim the airdrop
Odaily Planet Daily News Grass Foundation issued a reminder on X: "Please connect your Solana wallet on the Grass dashboard before 8 pm EST on Monday, September 30 (8 am Beijing time on October 1). If you miss the deadline, you will not be able to receive rewards from the first airdrop."
Uniswap Labs: Uniswap v4 security competition will end on October 1st
Odaily Planet Daily News Uniswap Labs announced on the X platform that the Uniswap v4 security competition will end at 20:00 on October 1, Beijing time. Security researchers need to submit vulnerability reports before the deadline to share a prize pool of $2.35 million.
According to the Uniswap Labs announcement, the bonus will be allocated based on the severity of the vulnerability, with a maximum bonus of $2.25 million. Researchers can get rewards by submitting vulnerability reports for smart contracts, and the earlier they submit, the more they will receive an additional 20% bonus incentive.
Lisk launches a vote to "keep or burn 100 million LSK tokens", voting will end on October 7
Odaily Planet Daily News: The blockchain application platform Lisk has initiated a vote to "retain or destroy 100 million LSK tokens" (accounting for 25% of the total upper limit supply of 400 million). The vote is scheduled to take place on the new Lisk DAO on September 24 and will last for 7 days until October 1. If the community chooses to allocate to the DAO fund, 100 million LSK tokens will be allocated to the Lisk DAO Fund. These tokens will belong to the fund from 2027 to 2033, with 15 million LSK tokens distributed each year for six years and 10 million in the seventh year. If the community chooses to destroy, 100 million LSK tokens will be permanently removed from the total supply.
Social protocol The Arena reschedules ARENA launch to between October 1 and 14
Odaily Planet Daily News Avalanche Ecosystem Social Protocol The Arena posted on X: “We are processing multiple transactions that have appeared recently. One of the transactions is expected to become the largest user acquisition and new user introduction event in Arena’s history.
We will confirm the token launch date once we are able to announce everything publicly. For these reasons, we have rescheduled the launch of ARENA to between October 1st and 14th. Arena Uprising will begin 7 days prior to the token launch.
Stay tuned for updates on the launch date, which will be announced on the Arena main channel.”
October 2
The Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates will hold a vice presidential debate on October 2
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the Republican vice presidential candidate and Ohio Senator JD Vance have both accepted the invitation of the Columbia Broadcasting Corporation and agreed to participate in the vice presidential debate to be held at 21:00 Eastern Time on October 1 (9:00 Beijing Time on October 2).
Blockchain Association to Host Capitol Hill Event on October 2 to Educate Lawmakers on DePIN Technology
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the Blockchain Association of the United States will host a Capitol Hill event on October 2, when CESS will demonstrate DePIN technology to members of Congress and discuss the future of decentralized networks with DePIN projects such as Helium and Filecoin, and their potential role in key industries such as data storage, energy, and telecommunications.
Bitstamp: Plans to stop ANT withdrawals on October 2
Odaily Planet Daily News: Bitstamp announced on the X platform that due to the upcoming dissolution of the Aragon project, your ANT needs to be exchanged for ETH before November 2024. Bitstamp will stop withdrawals on October 2, and you need to take immediate action to manage related assets.
Pichi Finance will take a snapshot of the second season airdrop on October 2
Odaily Planet Daily News: The second season airdrop snapshot of the points trading protocol Pichi Finance will be taken at 7:59 on October 2.
October 3
Sky passed a proposal to divest $200 million of WBTC collateral exposure, which will be implemented on October 3 (there is a possibility of shelving)
Odaily Planet Daily News: Sky (MakerDAO) passed a proposal to divest $200 million of WBTC collateral asset exposure, which is divided into five stages. The first step will be implemented on October 3 and the last stage will end on November 28.
Odaily Note: The latest news is that Sky may be ready to suspend its original plan to strip WBTC as collateral under the latest advice of its consultant BA Labs.
October 4
The U.S. will release the unemployment rate and seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls data for September
Odaily Planet Daily News: At 20:30 Beijing time on October 4, the United States will release the September unemployment rate data and the September seasonally adjusted non-farm employment data.
Applications for the AI Accelerator jointly launched by NEAR and Delphi Labs will close on October 4
Odaily Planet Daily News: NEAR and Delphi Labs jointly launched an AI accelerator. The application deadline is October 4 and the accelerator will start on October 14.
October 5
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October 6
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