GrapeCoin Raises 40,321.7 ETH in Launchblock Public Sale | Cryptocurrency Trends

1. Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• Bitget's new Launchpad promotion, TonUP (UP), opens for commitments. Within one hour, the number of participants exceeded 6700, and more than 17 million BGB was committed.
• Mainstream Exchange Listings (CEX: Token — Time of Listing in UTC)

2. Cryptocurrency Trends:

• In a social media post, the Injective (INJS) inscription project says that minting will resume at 10:00 PM (GMT+8), with valid block information to be published an hour before resumption (December 21, 9:00 PM).
• GrapeCoin's (GRAPE) Launchblock public sale officially ends, raising a total of 40,321.7 ETH (subject to partial refunds to losing tickets), equivalent to around $89,478,626.49.
• Claims for bankrupt crypto exchange FTX Group have risen significantly on the secondary market, currently trading at between $0.57 and $0.73.
• Bitcoin Cats, a Bitcoin GameFi project, says on social media that the Ethereum 1cat token will officially open for trading at 4:00 PM yesterday.
• Nostr Assets Protocol announces that Fair Mint Phase 2 for its NOSTR tokens has officially ended.
• According to Ark Invest Daily, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest continued to wind down its stake in Coinbase on December 19, selling a total of 34,261 shares valued at around $5.52 million.
• Access Protocol, a Solana ecosystem monetization protocol, announces that it has sent ACS token airdrop claims to Saga phone holders. Each user can claim 100,000 ACS, equivalent to around $259.
• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of market Regulation and Division of Trading and Markets met with BlackRock executives again on December 19 to discuss the details of its iShares Bitcoin spot ETF.
• Ethereum L2 network Frame announces that users who have traded NFTs and paid royalties on the Ethereum network within the past two years are eligible to claim the initial airdrop of FRAME tokens, which is now available.

3. Financing Trends:

• Tres Finance, a Web3 tax startup, raises $11 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed's new fund, Faction.
• web3mine, a Web3 infrastructure project, raises $6 million in seed round funding led by 1kx, with participation from PL Ventures and several angel investors.

4. Regulatory Trends:

• The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) cautions the public against entities operating under the names "LonShiX" and "Bitbank (Global) Financial Holding Group", which are suspected of engaging in fraudulent practices related to virtual assets.
• The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), in its reply to Proposal No. 02969 of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), says that in the next step, the MIIT will strengthen synergy with relevant departments to drive Web3 innovation and high-quality development.