Daily Report | Binance Alpha points reach 194 and consuming 15 will yield 294 XTER airdrop; Binance Alpha will launch on May 23
May 19 News OverviewOrganizer: Jerry, ChainCatcher
Important News:
- Shenzhen printer company Procolored's official driver contains malware, hackers have stolen 9.3 bitcoins
- Binance Alpha points reach 194 and consuming 15 will yield 294 XTER airdrop
- Wall Street Journal: Binance executives meet with U.S. Treasury officials to discuss easing government regulation on the company
- Binance Alpha will launch SOON, trading open date is May 23
- Upbit issues trading warnings for XEM and STMX
- Vitalik proposes a new "partial state node" solution to optimize the scalability roadmap
- TRUMP: The unique meme interaction lucky spot for the TRUMP dinner will be determined by tomorrow
"What important events happened in the past 24 hours"
According to Blue Dot Network, Shenzhen printer company Procolored has been found to provide an official driver that carries a backdoor program used to steal cryptocurrency, with data showing that the amount of bitcoin stolen by hackers reached 9.3.
The infection occurred because Procolored used USB drives to transfer these drivers, and after being infected with the backdoor program, Procolored uploaded it to a cloud drive for global users to download.
Binance Alpha points reach 194 and consuming 15 will yield 294 XTER airdrop
According to official news, Binance announced that Binance Alpha has launched Xterio (XTER).
Eligible Binance users (with at least 194 Binance Alpha points) can claim airdrop of 294 XTER tokens starting from May 19, 2025, at 8:00 (UTC) on the Alpha event page.
Claiming the XTER airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must complete the claim confirmation on the Alpha event page within 24 hours (i.e., before May 20, 2025, at 8:00 UTC), otherwise, it will be considered as an automatic waiver of the claim eligibility.
According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Trump and his family's enthusiasm for cryptocurrency has made the industry one of the biggest winners in his second term. Given Trump's vast business interests, critics have raised ethical concerns.
Representatives of the Trump family have discussed investing in Binance.US. This would allow the U.S. president to do business with a company that has acknowledged violations of anti-money laundering laws. Binance executives also met with U.S. Treasury officials to discuss easing government regulation on the company. Binance founder and major shareholder Zhao Changpeng recently stated that his lawyer has formally applied for a pardon. Last year, he was imprisoned for four months due to related charges.
The Trump family also owns a company called World Liberty Financial, which was established last September. Trump's sons Donald Jr., Eric, and Barron are all involved in this venture, with the Trump family controlling about 60% of the company's shares. Justin Sun invested $75 million in the project, further boosting this momentum. In February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested the court to suspend a lawsuit accusing Justin Sun and his company of fraud.
Trump's team is trying to push Congress to pass two cryptocurrency bills in the coming months: one to establish the first regulations for stablecoins, and another to specify which cryptocurrency products are regulated as securities by the SEC and which are regulated as commodities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Senate is expected to vote on its version of the stablecoin bill soon. Some Democrats oppose the bill, citing Trump's potential conflicts of interest and stablecoin activities.
Binance Alpha will launch SOON, trading open date is May 23
According to official reports, Binance Alpha will launch SOON, and eligible users need to use Binance Alpha points to claim the airdrop on the Alpha event page, which will be available on May 23 along with the details.
Upbit issues trading warnings for XEM and STMX
According to an official announcement, Upbit has issued trading warnings for XEM and STMX.
Upbit has confirmed that XEM and STMX have deficiencies in the practice of supporting virtual asset trading, including the availability and extent of significant disclosures related to virtual assets, the possibility of virtual asset holders participating in decision-making, the practicality and sustainability of the business, and the activity level of the virtual asset community, which may harm users.
Therefore, Upbit has designated XEM and STMX for the trading observation list to protect investors.
Vitalik proposes a new "partial state node" solution to optimize the scalability roadmap
Vitalik Buterin has released a proposal to adjust the Ethereum scalability roadmap, focusing on introducing the concept of "partial state nodes," aimed at balancing the conflict between network scalability and node decentralization. This solution allows users to run nodes that store only partial state data while maintaining trustless, censorship-resistant, and privacy-friendly local access capabilities.
The proposal also prioritizes the comprehensive deployment of EIP-4444, shortening the data storage period for nodes to about 36 days, significantly reducing disk space requirements, and suggests building a distributed historical storage solution, adjusting the gas pricing mechanism to increase storage costs while reducing execution costs.
TRUMP: The unique meme interaction lucky spot for the TRUMP dinner will be determined by tomorrow
The official TRUMP Meme coin stated that the unique meme interaction lucky spot for the TRUMP dinner will be determined by tomorrow.
In addition to inviting the top 220 wallet addresses, Trump allows for an additional spot, which will be selected from users who interact with the TRUMP Meme coin official using Trump memes. One lucky winner will be chosen to attend the dinner on May 22, and the most popular Trump funny meme will be showcased to the president.
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According to the meme token tracking and analysis platform GMGN, as of May 19, 19:50:
In the past 24 hours, the top five popular Ethereum tokens are: Hachi, GASS, ETHCHAN, RATO, LINK
In the past 24 hours, the top five popular Solana tokens are: PIPE, VIRAL, FoxMcCloud, Fartcoin, LAUNCHCOIN
In the past 24 hours, the top five popular Base tokens are: PEPPER, VIRTUAL, SATO, SKITTEN, BOBR
