Trump to Launch "World Liberty Financial" on Monday & India to Recover $345M in Taxes!

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In today’s Alpha Bytes👇

Trump announced that his World Liberty Financial crypto project would launch on September 16. A new bill proposes a joint SEC-CFTC committee to shape US crypto regulations. eToro US to cease nearly all crypto trading following SEC settlement. India to recover $345M in taxes from Kraken, Huobi, and other offshore exchanges. Kraken seeks a jury trial in an SEC lawsuit and presents defense arguments.

BTC $57,828 (-0.20%), ETH $2,343(-0.55%), SOL $134.19 (-0.39%)

Crypto News 📰

• ParaFi Capital to tokenize $1.2B fund on Securitize

• US diplomats pressure Nigeria to release detained Binance exec

• Treasure DAO proposal seeks migration from Arbitrum to ZKsync

• Mango Markets founder collaborates on CKS Systems's Solana-based unlimited orderbook Manifest

• Cypherpunk Holdings goes all in on Solana, rebrands as SOL Strategies

• Sky proposes dropping Wrapped Bitcoin over claimed Justin Sun ties

• Consumer watchdogs call for EU action on in-game digital money

• UK court rules Tether is property in first English law post-trial crypto ruling

• Consumer protection watchdog warns about Tether's reserves

• Eve Frontier’s in-game economy will let players create real cryptos

• Judge questions if ex-FTX exec perjured himself in guilty plea

• Uniswap CEO denies allegations of charging for protocol deployments

• Anchorage Digital Bank, BitGo join Coinbase to custody 21Shares crypto ETFs

• Hawaii emerging as crypto hub following new crypto regulations

• Hong Kong’s licensed crypto platform OSL set for brand overhaul

• CoinFlip deploys Crypto ATMs in Yesway and Allsup’s stores across the US

• The European Central Bank Governor predicts inflation target achievement by the end of next year

• Ride-hailing platform TADA launches Telegram mini app, enabling bookings in TON or USDT

Project Updates 🔥 

• USDC issuer Circle adds Arbitrum to Web3 platform

• Vega Protocol retires chain and token after near unanimous vote

• Northern Trust introduces digital carbon credit trading platform

• Nomic introduces Ethereum support for decentralized Bitcoin custody

• 1inch Network releases cross-chain innovation white paper

• CEX.IO resumes UK operations, backs stricter crypto rules

• Binance invests in OpenEden to expand tokenized RWAs

• Crypto payments platform MoonPay secures Australian registration

• ZKsync activates decentralized governance system with onchain contracts

Threads 🧵 

• Weekly newsletter from SynFutures

• Hyperliquid: Don't miss the forest for the trees

• Modular EVM layer for cross-chain applications

• Fractal Bitcoin security issues

• Research on the state of Ethereum L2s

Launches 🚀

• Coinbase launches 'cbBTC' wrapped Bitcoin digital asset

• 3DOS launches decentralized global 3D-printing service on Sui

• Eigenlayer launches Babylon re-staking protocol Bedrock asset uniBTC

• MakerDAO to launch its new Sky function on September 18

• Zilliqa launch of the Jasper prototype testnet for Zilliqa 2.0

• Fasset launches Ethereum Layer 2 IOWN focused on real-world assets

• Chaos Labs launches decentralized Oracle protocol edge for the Solana ecosystem

Fundraise 💰

• Wingbits raises $3.5M in seed funding for the Flight-Tracking Network.

• Reforge plans to raise $80M for a crypto venture fund

• GasHawk secures $1.6M in pre-seed funding to expand services

• Accolade raises over $135M through blockchain tools.

• Infinit secures $6M in funding to enhance DeFi infrastructure

That's a wrap for today!

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