Important news:
- Binance Alpha to List Multiple Network (MTP) and Alttown (TOWN)
- Bitcoin Asia will open on August 28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, with Eric Trump in attendance.
- WebX, the Japanese crypto summit, will be held in Tokyo on August 25-26.
- The annual rate of the core PCE price index in the United States in July was released
- Jupiter (JUP) will unlock approximately 53.47 million tokens at 10:00 PM Beijing time on August 28, accounting for 1.78% of the current circulating supply and worth approximately $27.1 million.
- Kamino (KMNO) will unlock approximately 229 million tokens at 8:00 PM Beijing time on August 30th, accounting for 6.81% of the current circulating supply and worth approximately $13.3 million.
August 25
Special attention:
Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will meet in Washington on August 25.
White House official: US President Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will meet in Washington on August 25.
Exchange:
Binance Alpha to List Multiple Network (MTP) on August 25th
Binance Alpha will list Multiple Network (MTP) on August 25th. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha event page after Alpha trading opens. Detailed details will be announced separately.
Token unlocking:
Venom (VENOM) will unlock approximately 59.26 million tokens at 4:00 PM Beijing time on August 25th, accounting for 2.34% of the current circulating supply and worth approximately $8.9 million.
AltLayer (ALT) will unlock approximately 240 million tokens at 6:00 PM Beijing time on August 25th, accounting for 6.01% of the current circulating supply and worth approximately $8.5 million.
Conferences and Events:
WebX, the Japanese crypto summit, will be held in Tokyo on August 25-26.
August 26
Exchange:
Binance Alpha to List Alttown (TOWN) on August 26
Binance Alpha will list Alttown (TOWN) on August 26th. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha event page after trading opens. Detailed details will be announced separately.
Bybit will launch Centrifuge ($CFG) spot trading on August 26th
Centrifuge ($CFG) will be officially listed on the Bybit spot trading platform at 18:00 Beijing time on August 26.
Project News:
Mitosis Foundation: $MITO Genesis Airdrop Registration Open Until August 26th
The Mitosis Foundation, a modular liquidity protocol, announced that registration for the $MITO Genesis airdrop will open at 00:00 UTC on August 20th and run until August 26th. The airdrop represents 10% of the total supply of 1 billion $MITO. Participants can choose to claim all $MITO immediately or lock up $tMITO, redeeming it for 2.5x the $MITO and additional rewards after 180 days. Eligibility includes protocol testers, community contributors, NFT holders, and others. Failure to claim within the specified timeframe will result in disqualification. Official reminder: $MITO has not yet launched, so be wary of scams.
CAMP airdrop eligibility check tool is online, users must register before August 26
According to the Camp Foundation, CAMP Season 1 airdrop eligibility is now open. Registration must be completed by 11:59 AM Beijing Time on August 26th. Additionally, the Camp Foundation will waive the airdrop registration fee. All users who paid the 0.0025 ETH registration fee will receive a full refund.
Lombard will launch a community token sale on Buildpad on August 26th, with a valuation of $450 million.
Lombard, a Bitcoin DeFi protocol, will hold a public sale of its community token (BARD) on Buildpad from August 26th to September 4th, with a valuation of $450 million. The public sale will total $6.75 million and will allocate 1.5% of the total supply. Tokens will be fully vested and unlocked at the TGE. Supported deposits range from $50 to $5,000. Payment tokens include USD1, LBTC, and BNB.
Token unlocking:
Huma Finance (HUMA) will unlock approximately 378 million tokens at 9:00 PM Beijing time on August 26, accounting for 23.38% of the current circulating supply and worth approximately $10 million.
Sahara AI (SAHARA) will unlock approximately 84.27 million tokens at 8:00 PM Beijing time on August 26, accounting for 3.97% of the current circulation and worth approximately US$7.3 million.
August 27
Exchange:
OKX will delist CATI, NMR and other leveraged currency pairs on August 27 and 28.
OKX announced the delisting of several leveraged cryptocurrency pairs: CATI/USDT, NMR/USDT, ICX/USDT, DGB/USDT, MEME/USDT, JST/USDT, and RVN/USDT. OKX suspended margin trading and demand lending services for these pairs at 6:00 PM on August 21st, and delisted the tokens between August 27th and 28th.
Project News:
Gryphon shareholders will vote on merger with Bitcoin mining firm American Bitcoin on August 27.
American Bitcoin Corp (ABC), a Bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, is nearing completion of its confidential merger with Gryphon Digital Mining and listing on the Nasdaq. On July 31st, Gryphon filed a proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), formalizing the August 27th date for a shareholder vote on the proposed merger. The SEC also declared the Form S-4 registration statement outlining the transaction effective, a key regulatory approval that clears the way for the transaction to proceed.
The merger, first announced in May, will see ABC merge with Gryphon, a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company under the ticker symbol "GRYP." To prepare for the transaction, ABC raised $220 million in private equity last month.
Conferences and Events:
Mr. Chan Ho-lim, Justice of the Peace and Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, has confirmed his attendance at the "Hong Kong Blockchain Summit Forum - and Xinhuo Technology Strategy Conference" jointly organized by Xinhuo Technology (1611.HK) and the Greater Bay Area Financiers Association. The forum will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on August 27. The forum has invited representatives from well-known companies including UBS, CMB International, Tiger Brokers, AWS, OSL, Alibaba Cloud, Fangde Securities, Tencent Cloud, etc. to participate in core topic discussions and jointly explore the digital financial narrative under the new economic cycle.
It is reported that the forum topics will revolve around many hot topics such as the integration of RWA and the real economy, the prospects of stablecoins and PayFi, the compliance development of the digital asset industry, and future investment in the digital asset industry.
Governance Voting:
Solana will launch Alpenglow voting on August 27 , and DeFi Dev said he will vote in favor
Solana will launch its Alpenglow vote next week. If passed, Solana's finality time will be reduced to approximately 100-150 milliseconds. This speed is comparable to centralized systems like Visa and significantly improves upon other blockchain networks. DeFi Dev Corp has stated that it will vote in favor of the proposal, which will be voted on from August 27, 2025, to September 2, 2025.
August 28
Macroeconomics:
At 20:30 on Thursday, the revised annualized quarterly rate of real GDP in the second quarter of the United States
Exchange:
South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit and Bithumb announced that members of the Korea Digital Asset Exchange Association (DAXA) plan to terminate trading support for Pundi AI (PUNDIAI), citing concerns that the "explanatory materials provided by the foundation regarding the designation of the project as a Trading Alert Project are insufficient to address the project's concerns. Following a comprehensive review of the project's legality, sustainability, and security, it was determined that the project did not meet the criteria for maintaining trading support, resulting in the decision to terminate trading support." Both Upbit and Bithumb will terminate trading support for PUNDIAI on August 28th.
Project News:
Anthropic will introduce new weekly use limits for Claude Pro and Max starting August 28
Conferences and Events:
Bitcoin Asia will open on August 28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with Eric Trump in attendance.
Bitcoin Asia will be held in Hong Kong in August 2025. Organizing committee members have announced that American entrepreneur Eric Trump will attend as a special guest and deliver a speech. Eric Trump will share his observations and reflections on international business, focusing on topics such as global fintech trends, digital infrastructure development, and emerging innovation models.
Bitcoin Asia is dedicated to building a professional, open, and globally accessible platform for knowledge exchange and promoting the development of the Bitcoin industry in Asia. The conference will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from August 28-29, 2025. It will bring together developers, businesses, research institutions, and policymakers from across the Asia-Pacific region and globally to discuss the evolving trends of digital assets and the underlying infrastructure. The agenda will cover application scenarios, enterprise solutions, responsible innovation, and global collaboration, fostering cross-sector exchange and industry adoption.
Token unlocking:
Jupiter (JUP) will unlock approximately 53.47 million tokens at 10:00 PM Beijing time on August 28, accounting for 1.78% of the current circulating supply and worth approximately $27.1 million.
Sophon (SOPH) will unlock approximately 267 million tokens at 9:00 PM Beijing time on August 28, accounting for 12.94% of the current circulating supply and worth approximately $8.9 million.
August 29
Macroeconomics:
06:00, Federal Reserve Board Governor Waller delivers a speech on monetary policy;
20:30, U.S. core PCE price index annual rate in July, U.S. personal spending monthly rate in July, U.S. core PCE price index monthly rate in July.
Policy supervision:
Hong Kong's Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have jointly launched a public consultation on a regulatory regime for virtual asset trading and custody service providers. The proposed regime would empower the SFC to license and supervise virtual asset trading and custody service providers, and enforce relevant regulations. The SFC would also be responsible for setting compliance standards for these two important service providers, ensuring robust investor protections and maintaining market integrity based on the principle of "same business, same risks, same rules." The deadline for public comment is August 29, 2025.
August 30
Project News:
Zulu Network, a Bitcoin Layer 2 network, announced its transition to the AI sector, focusing on decentralized AI models, AI-driven smart contracts, and the integration of blockchain and AI. Former OpenAI expert Ishant Singh has joined the team as Director of Strategic AI to drive protocol development. Zulu plans to leverage BNB chain liquidity support. The mainnet and related services will shut down on July 30, 2025, with operations suspended on August 30. Future restarts will be determined based on demand.
Token unlocking:
Kamino (KMNO) will unlock approximately 229 million tokens at 8:00 PM Beijing time on August 30th, accounting for 6.81% of the current circulating supply and worth approximately $13.3 million.
Renzo (REZ) will unlock approximately 448 million tokens at 7:00 PM Beijing time on August 30th, representing 11.36% of the current circulating supply and valued at approximately $6.2 million.
August 31
Governance Voting:
Sonic Labs releases "US Expansion and TradFi Adoption" proposal: Proposes to issue $150 million worth of S tokens, voting will end on August 31st
Sonic Labs has released its "US Expansion and TradFi Adoption" proposal. This governance proposal outlines plans to establish Sonic USA, an entity dedicated to managing the protocol's entry into the US financial system. Sonic Labs seeks community approval to pursue several strategic initiatives. These include: establishing regulated exchange-traded products (ETPs/ETFs) to bring mainstream investors into the Sonic Labs ecosystem; integrating BitGo's custody solutions to ensure compliance and security standards consistent with US institutional requirements; and exploring Nasdaq PIPEs and potential IPOs to facilitate Sonic Labs' access to traditional stock markets.
The proposal authorizes the issuance of $150 million worth of S-Tokens, comprised of a $50 million ETF allocation, a $100 million Nasdaq PIPE, and the issuance of 150 million S-Tokens, to bolster Sonic USA's capital base. This allocation will support infrastructure development, regulatory filings, and the resources necessary to scale operations in the most regulated financial environment. The proposal will be voted on until August 31st.
