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ChainCatcher message, regarding the feedback from crypto KOL AB Kuai.Dong that the premium internal page launched by Four.Meme and Binance Wallet has been flooded with cow-related memes in the past 24 hours. Binance Wallet responded that they are addressing the issue.It is reported that this afternoon, the official blocked keywords such as "cow" and "Cowboy," but the new coin page still displayed a full screen of token icons featuring "Cowboy" himself and meme screenshots from Twitter every minute. This phenomenon has persisted for an entire day, making the entire new coin page impossible to browse normally.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Charity announced that it will airdrop up to $1.2 million (approximately NT$35 million) in BNB to users in the areas of southern Taiwan affected by flooding, to provide timely support. Eligible users must verify their residence in severely affected areas through Proof of Address (POA), including Changhua County and City, Yunlin County, Chiayi County and City, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City.Existing users who complete POA verification before August 7, 2025, will receive BNB worth $80; additionally, the first 15,000 users who complete POA verification between August 7, 2025, and August 20, 2025, will receive BNB worth $30.Funds are expected to be distributed to users' accounts starting from August 14, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, as the number of applications for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) surges, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering implementing a faster approval framework.This change could pave the way for the approval of cryptocurrency ETFs, allowing more of these financial products to enter the market. The SEC is weighing this new framework to address the growing demand for cryptocurrency ETFs in the market.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, decentralized exchange infrastructure company 0x announced the acquisition of competitor Flood. This acquisition is 0x's first since its establishment in 2017. A spokesperson for 0x declined to disclose the specific amount of the acquisition of Flood due to contractual obligations.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. House of Representatives will address Congressman Mike Flood's recent statement: "Despite widespread opposition, SAB 121 continues to operate as a regulation, even though it has never gone through the normal Administrative Procedure Act process."Flood stated: "I look forward to working with the next SEC Chair to rescind SAB 121. Whether Chair Gary Gensler resigns on his own or President Trump fulfills his (promise to fire Gensler), the new administration has a tremendous opportunity to usher in a new era post-Gensler."He added: "Gensler's opposition to the bipartisan digital asset regulatory framework passed by the House earlier this year should come as no surprise. 71 Democrats joined House Republicans in passing this commonsense framework. Although the Democrat-led Senate refused to accept it, it represents a breakthrough moment for cryptocurrency and could inform the work of a unified Republican government when the next Congress begins in January."

ChainCatcher news, Binance Charity announced that it will airdrop up to $1.5 million in BNB to users in Central Europe affected by the storm Boris disaster. Eligible users include Binance users residing in the most severely affected areas of Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic who complete address verification (POA) by September 18, 2024, each will directly receive $50 worth of BNB.In addition, for existing users who complete POA between September 18 and October 11, 2024, Binance will donate an additional $25 in BNB. The first batch of funds is expected to be distributed starting October 1, 2024.

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ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Ethereum network DEX aggregation platform Flood has completed a $5.2 million seed round financing, led by Bain Capital Crypto and Archetype, with participation from Robot Ventures. Francesco, co-founder and CEO of Flood, stated that the financing round ended in the summer of 2023, structured as equity financing with token warrants, but declined to comment on the valuation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, CME's cryptocurrency business head Gio Viciioso stated that the company is "well prepared" for the Bitcoin rebound this Tuesday. He noted that the market has high expectations for the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF, and it's not just retail investors; a diverse range of participants, including macro hedge funds and banks, are also flooding into this space. There is a "new interest" and "appetite" for cryptocurrencies (mainly Bitcoin). Although it is still too early to say that the spring of cryptocurrency has arrived, the market momentum indicates that investors are preparing for the potential approval of a Bitcoin ETF.

ChainCatcher news, Binance announced that it will airdrop $100 worth of BNB to all Binance users who complete the Proof of Address (POA) in Libya by September 11, 2023. For existing users who complete the POA after September 11, 2023, and before September 30, 2023, Binance will directly donate $25 worth of BNB to the users' Binance accounts. Additionally, all users actively trading in Libya will receive $10 worth of BNB. The donated funds will be sent to users starting from September 13, 2023.Binance commits to donating up to $500,000 worth of BNB, and it is expected to directly support approximately 13,000 users through these efforts. Binance Charity has launched a public donation address for everyone to contribute. Recently, Binance has also provided corresponding support for users in Ukraine, Turkey, and Morocco.

ChainCatcher news, Paradigm has launched the RPC node load testing tool flood. Paradigm stated that the initial purpose of developing flood was to optimize Reth and understand its latency and throughput under various loads. Currently, flood can perform load testing on RPC nodes and automatically generate reports that include various charts, tables, and summary results. (source link)