Ethereum zk L2 Network Taiko Announces Cycle 2 of its Grant Program | Cryptocurrency Trends

1.Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• Binance lists Anchored Coins EUR (AEUR), with spot trading pairs and zero-fee promotions.
• Crypto.com becomes licensed as an electronic money institution (EMI) by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
• Mainstream Exchange Listings (CEX: Token — Time of Listing in UTC)

2.Cryptocurrency Trends:

• El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, says on social media that his country's Bitcoin investments have already generated US$3.6 million in profits and that they will continue to hold for the long term. El Salvador's purchases of Bitcoin have cost an average of US$40,498, totaling over US$126 million.
• Ethereum Layer 2 network Mantle launches a liquid staking protocol on the Ethereum mainnet that allows users to stake ETH to receive mETH as a token that represents their stake.
• According to Blockwords, a record of 8.34 million Ordinals transactions took place in November, generating around US$38.7 million in revenue for Bitcoin miners.
• BlackRock and Bitwise file amendments to their spot Bitcoin ETF prospectuses, indicating multiple rounds of dialogue between the SEC and potential issuers.
• Ethereum zk L2 network Taiko announces Cycle 2 of its grant program, with a total of US$30 million. The grant program covers three different tracks — Community, Partner, and RFP. Applications are open until January 15, 2024.

3.Financing Trends:

• Riot, a crypto miner, announces that it has spent US$290.5 million on procuring a new generation of MicroBT Bitcoin miners through its manufacturing subsidiary. All miners will be manufactured in the U.S. and exclusively use immersion cooling technology.

4.Regulatory Trends:

• The Victory EMC BTC Cycle Fund , a compliant Bitcoin fund launched by Victory Securities (stock code: 8540.HK) and EMC Labs, has been officially approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The fund is open to qualified professional investors and accepts investments for U.S. Dollar-based stablecoins (such as USDC or USDT).