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The developers at Zerion have rolled out the mainnet for their L2 blockchain, ZERO, enabling wallet users to issue, trade, and transfer tokens without gas fees, powered by zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology.

Estimates suggest that 15-19 million Iranians, or around 15-20% of the population, use cryptocurrencies. They trade digital assets on various local platforms. There are approximately 90 such platforms in the country, though only ten are centralized.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) criticized several social media companies, including Meta, Google, and ByteDance, for collecting and processing user data without sufficient oversight or transparency. The collected data often includes age, gender, language, income, and other information of interest to advertisers.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) won a legal battle against Bit Trade Pty, the local operator of the Kraken exchange. The court found that the company violated regulations by offering margin trading services to Australian clients without the necessary registration since 2021.

Linda Jeng, CEO of Digital Self Labs, a Web3 venture, praised the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) prohibition of non-compete agreements that limit employees from moving to rival companies. Linda shared how this issue had personally affected her career.

Donald Trump's venture into social media with Truth Social is gearing up for a stock market debut, thanks to a merger deal with Digital World Acquisition getting the green light from investors. The stock could potentially trade under Trump's initials, DJT.

Ichigo, a company based in Japan, is set to introduce the first-ever trade of tokenized securities on the Osaka Digital Exchange (ODX), with assets backed by real estate and valued at $20 million. Similarly, Kenedix, another company specializing in real estate, is planning to launch comparable initiatives.

Donald Trump’s post-return agenda to the White House includes measures such as significant import tariff hikes, escalating trade conflicts with China, and aggressive deficit reduction. His determination to weaken the US dollar stands out as particularly significant.

American investment bank Jefferies reports a downturn in mining profitability as BTC continues to trade below $60,000, while the hash rate keeps rising. Analysts indicate that in August 2024, daily mining revenues decreased by 11.8% compared to the previous month.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Microsoft for potentially trying to circumvent antitrust regulations in its $650 million acquisition of AI startup Inflection AI. The agency has requested pertinent documents and is conducting a preliminary review.

The 7-day moving average for daily crypto trade volume has hit $97.4 billion. This figure significantly exceeds the metrics seen in the summer of 2023 and closely matches the average trading volumes of 2021. The analysis covers a comprehensive range of popular trading platforms across the globe.

Despite restrictions, Chinese cryptocurrency enthusiasts are keeping the trade alive. Users are covertly meeting in public places like cafes, parks, and even laundromats to swap wallet addresses, trade assets, and exchange bank information for converting their crypto into fiat currency.