🌶️ Base to launch a token

The day everyone was secretly waiting, the day that was always denied by the chain’s creators. Yes, it’s Base, and its token, and it means airdrop. No dates or other in-depth details so far, but the news made the crypto community talk, discuss, and expect a juicy airdrop. The time will show.

Here is what you’ll find in today’s edition as well:

• Base and Solana to have a new advanced bridge

• Gold ATH again

• $ZKC claim & stake is opened

• Institutions are buying SOL at an insane pace

• and more…

📰 Crypto & Finance News

• France, Austria, and Italy ask for stricter regulations for non-EU platforms in order to protect local investors and companies.

• The Ethereum Foundation has launched a new AI research team, led by Davide Crapis, to integrate blockchain and artificial intelligence, aiming to develop decentralized AI tools and expand Ethereum’s role as a settlement layer.

• Gold hits an all-time high, trading above $3,682. Hitting records one after another in September.

• MetaMask has launched its own stablecoin - MetaMask USD or $mUSD.

🪂 Airdrops & Opportunities

• Base is beginning to explore a network token - and it means only one thing. Airdrop of Base chain is going to be launched sometime in the future, finally.

• Boundless token $ZKC is available to claim and stake. Also, it’s already available to trade on the most popular CEXs and DEXs.

🤡 Degen Section

• With the new creators’ reward program and booming live stream on Pump Fun, it surpassed $1 billion in daily volume today.

• Pumpfun’s $PUMP token surged 40% over the weekend, driven by record user activity, increased creator fees, and a new live streaming push, making it a top crypto mover and boosting creator earnings.

🔒 Security

• Three accomplices in South Korea’s $1.4 billion global crypto scam, which defrauded 50,000 people, received suspended prison sentences and fines, allowing them to avoid jail if they do not reoffend.

🦁 Alpha & Insights

• Base to launch a new bridge between Base and Solana chains, allowing for the movement of tokens between those blockchains.

• Japan cuts Bitcoin taxes from 55% to 20%. Also, crypto gains are going to be treated the same as stock gains.

• Bitcoin's hash rate and mining difficulty have reached record highs, while miner reserves have increased. Experts say these trends often precede price surges, with investors expecting further gains.

📈 Other Metrics & Numbers

• Strategy, co-founded by Michael Saylor, now holds 638,985 BTC worth over $73 billion after purchasing 525 more Bitcoins.

• Multicoin buys more than $6 million $SOL, valued at $1.58 billion. Huge.

• Galaxy Digital acquired about $300 million worth of Solana from exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, and Bybit, moving much of it to Fireblocks custody wallets.

😶‍🌫️ To Cheer You Up

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