This Week's News Preview | Binance Launches 0G; Plasma Conducts TGE
Highlights of the week from September 22 to September 28.整理：Jerry，ChainCatcher
Key News:
- Binance will launch 0G on September 22
- Coinbase plans to launch the first index futures in the U.S. covering stocks and cryptocurrencies, starting trading on September 22
- Binance Aspecta BuildKey model TGE first phase will launch River (RIVER), and TGE and BuildKey redemption will start on September 22
- Robinhood will officially be included in the S&P 500 index on September 22
- Binance Alpha and Binance Futures will launch Bless (BLESS) on September 23
- Plasma will have its TGE on September 25
September 22 (Monday)
Binance will launch 0G on September 22
According to the official announcement, Binance HODLer airdrop will launch 0G (0G), a decentralized AI L1 chain that can coordinate hardware resources and software assets to process AI workloads on a large scale.
From September 15, 2025, 00:00 (UTC) to September 17, 2025, 23:59 (UTC), users who subscribe to BNB's simple earnings (flexible earnings and/or locked earnings) and/or on-chain earnings products will receive the airdrop. HODLer airdrop information is expected to be released within 24 hours, and the new tokens will be distributed to users' spot accounts at least 1 hour before trading begins.
Binance will launch 0G on September 22, 2025, at 10:00 (UTC) and will open trading pairs for USDT, USDC, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY. 0G will be added with a seed label. Users can start depositing 0G on September 21, 2025, at 11:00 (UTC).
Coinbase announced that its derivatives trading platform continues to expand its product matrix, planning to launch the innovative Mag7 + crypto asset stock index futures, which will be the first listed derivative futures contract in the U.S. covering both stocks and cryptocurrencies.
The index composition includes: U.S. stocks "Seven Giants": Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta (META), Tesla (TSLA); Coinbase stock (COIN); cryptocurrency ETFs: BlackRock Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), Ethereum Trust (ETHA). The index uses an equal-weight calculation method, with each of the 10 components accounting for 10% weight, and will be rebalanced quarterly to reflect market changes. MarketVector serves as the official index provider. The contracts will adopt a monthly cash settlement model, with each contract representing 1 times the index value, and the product trading is expected to be opened to retail users in the coming months.
Binance wallet Aspecta BuildKey model TGE Phase 1 will launch RiverdotInc (RIVER), and eligible users must participate using Alpha points, with details to be announced soon.
- BuildKey subscription time: September 19, 2025, 15:00 -- 17:00 (UTC+8);
- BuildKey trading time: September 19, 2025, 17:00 -- September 22, 2025, 17:00 (UTC+8);
- TGE & BuildKey redemption time: September 22, 2025, 17:00 (UTC+8).
Note that the token price will fluctuate during the Bonding Curve-based TGE, and the Bonding Curve liquidity pool will be maintained for a period after the TGE, but liquidity may decrease over time.
Robinhood will officially be included in the S&P 500 index on September 22
According to Jin10, Robinhood's U.S. stock price rose over 7% in after-hours trading after the company announced it would be included in the S&P 500 index.
DeAgentAI Genesis Airdrop has started distribution, main staking activity will begin on September 22
According to official news, Sui ecosystem's leading AI project DeAgentAI announced that its Genesis Airdrop has officially started distribution today, expected to be completed within 48 hours.
At the same time, with the end of the "early staking" activity, its main staking system will officially launch at 15:00 UTC on September 22 (23:00 Beijing time). The system is designed with three major modules for different users: a "flexible multi-reward pool" with various gamified features, a "fixed-term golden shovel pool" providing up to 15 times yield multipliers for early users, and a "community-exclusive arena" based on Discord identity.
The project team has published detailed staking tutorials on Medium for users to refer to.
Optimism: Superchain 16a upgrade plan will be deployed to Superchain Sepolia on September 22
Optimism stated on the X platform that after governance approval, the Superchain 16a upgrade proposal will soon be submitted for execution: it will be deployed to Superchain Sepolia on September 22 and to the Superchain mainnet on October 2. This is a maintenance upgrade that will replace U16 in a more secure and flexible manner.
September 23 (Tuesday)
Binance Futures will delist ALPHAUSDT U-based perpetual contract on September 23
Binance Futures will automatically liquidate the ALPHAUSDT U-based perpetual contract at 17:00 on September 23, 2025, and will delist the trading pair after the liquidation is completed. Starting from 16:30 on September 23, 2025, users will not be able to open new positions in this contract. Users are advised to close their positions before trading stops to avoid automatic liquidation.
Binance Alpha and Binance Futures will launch Bless (BLESS) on September 23
According to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will be the first platform to launch Bless (BLESS):
- Alpha trading opens: September 23, 2025, 17:00 (UTC+8)
- Futures trading opens: September 23, 2025, 17:30 (UTC+8).
Eligible users can go to the Alpha event page to use Alpha points to claim airdrops after Alpha trading opens. Specific details will be announced separately.
Hyperscale Data: plans to invest $5 million to increase BTC holdings before September 23
According to a press release, Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE: GPUS) announced that it has allocated $5 million through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sentinum to purchase Bitcoin on the open market and plans to acquire at least $5 million worth of Bitcoin before next Tuesday.
Previously, Hyperscale Data announced a $100 million Bitcoin reserve strategy.
September 25 (Thursday)
Plasma will have its TGE on September 25
Plasma officially announced that its mainnet Beta version will officially launch at 8:00 AM (Eastern Time) on September 25, 2025, along with the release of its native token XPL.
According to official news, Curve DAO has released proposal #1206 to establish a maximum credit line of 60 million crvUSD for the Yield Basis project. The proposal was initiated by address 0x7a16…5428 and plans to adjust the relevant debt ceiling through the setdebtceiling function.
Voting will start on September 18 and end on September 25.
September 28 (Sunday)
Monad launches incentive program Momentum, first round of applications will end on September 28
Monad announced on the X platform the launch of the ecosystem incentive program Monad Momentum, with the first round of applications ending on September 28. The Monad Momentum program adopts an incentive-driven matching model, meaning project recipients participate, and the team first invests its own resources, with Monad Momentum serving as a supplement.
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