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Due to the rebound in gasoline prices, the consumer price increase in the U.S. for August is expected to accelerate, reinforcing market expectations for a possible interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve next week.The U.S. Department of Labor will release the August CPI report on Friday. Economists point out that oil prices returning to over $100 per barrel will keep inflation high.

Latest data shows that the number of GasFree users has surpassed 450,000, reaching 450,392. This milestone marks the continued expansion of this transfer tool's influence within the TRON ecosystem. Starting with support for USDT transfers, GasFree has now added support for USDD, allowing users more ways to transfer assets on the TRON network without the need to hold TRX to pay on-chain fees, further lowering the operational threshold and cost burden of transfers. Product features continue to expand, with a core philosophy that remains simple: making on-chain transfers easier to use. As the user base steadily grows and supported assets continue to diversify, GasFree is becoming a convenient choice for an increasing number of users in their daily on-chain operations.

According to Gate market data, European natural gas prices have exceeded 80 euros per megawatt hour for the first time, reaching a new high in over three years. Benchmark futures rose by as much as 6.8%, reaching 80.98 euros, the highest point since January 2023. As winter demand is expected to rise, price pressures could evolve into broader economic issues.

According to CoinDesk, Ethereum core developers have included EIP-8141 (Frame Transactions) in the 2027 Hegotá upgrade plan. During the core developer call on August 27, the proposal was marked as "Scheduled for Inclusion," meaning it will become part of the network update rather than just a candidate proposal. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, one of the ten authors of the proposal, stated on X on Sunday night that Frames have made significant progress in the past few months.Frames aim to address the issue where users hold stablecoins but cannot transfer them due to a lack of ETH. It splits transactions into independent steps such as authorization verification, fee payment, and instruction execution, allowing the sender and payer accounts to no longer have to be the same. For example, payment applications can cover fees themselves or settle ETH bills on behalf of users after collecting stablecoins, while the Ethereum network still prices in ETH, and users do not need to purchase ETH. Unlike existing wallet solutions that rely on third-party services, Frames will achieve this capability through the standard Ethereum transaction process.Additionally, Frames will bundle operations that need to be executed simultaneously, such as authorization and submission in token transactions, with authorization being revoked if the transaction fails; it also allows accounts to customize transaction approval rules, enabling the replacement of private keys or the adoption of quantum-resistant keys without needing to migrate funds to a new address. Currently, the specification is still a draft, and details may be adjusted before the Hegotá upgrade, with users unable to use Frames yet.

The cryptocurrency exchange Gate has launched an on-chain trading product called "Gold Dog," covering multiple public chains such as Robinhood, SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BSC, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, and Berachain, supporting on-chain assets like Meme and small tokens.The buying and selling fees for this product are both 0.5%. Users trading Robinhood Chain on-chain assets can enjoy a limited-time exemption from network fees. Users can directly use their Gate account assets for on-chain trading without the need to create or connect a wallet, frequently transfer assets, or switch networks, and can check real-time market data and K-line charts through token names or contract addresses."Gold Dog" will also support features such as Callout rankings, KOL rankings, and active account displays.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tracked and seized over $560,000 in cryptocurrency originally intended for Hamas by combining blockchain analysis, human intelligence, and court orders. The investigation involved shared wallets, cross-chain bridges, exchanges, and stablecoin accounts. Three seizure operations occurred in March, June, and October 2025.Investigators found that multiple donation addresses associated with Hamas's military wing, Al Qassam Brigades, used the same Gas wallet to pay transaction fees, and visualized funds flowing from donation wallets to operational wallets and related infrastructure through Reactor. In the June 2025 case, funds circulated through new addresses, accounts, over-the-counter brokers, and suspected money mule accounts; in October, the network switched to one-time donation wallets and cross-chain bridges. Court orders required Tether to destroy USDT from specified addresses and to reissue equivalent assets to law enforcement wallets, while Binance was instructed to transfer the balances of three accounts.

BNB Chain Chief Growth Officer Nina Rong commented on "the debate between Arbitrum founder Steven Goldfeder and Solana co-founder Toly regarding the Robinhood Chain fee model": "Continuing to push Gas fees lower is no longer the highest priority for the blockchain industry. The real priority for all public chains today is to find sustainable business models and reinvest the profits into technology and growth. This business model can be based on Gas fees, revenue sharing, or other forms of business collaboration. Over the past five years, the impression of blockchain foundations has mostly been two things: one is issuing grants and making investments; the other is reducing Gas fees. If we want to continue for another five years, blockchain companies must have a solid business structure."

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko stated that the revenue share paid by Robinhood to Arbitrum is sufficient to cover about 4 times its trading fees on Solana, allowing Robinhood to provide users with a completely gas-free trading experience on Solana.

According to DeFiLlama data, the daily Gas fees of Robinhood's Ethereum Layer 2 network, Robinhood Chain, surged approximately 82 times within 11 days, surpassing all other blockchain networks to become the chain with the highest daily Gas fees. This network is built on the Arbitrum Orbit technology stack and has been live for only about two months.Data shows that the average daily Gas fees of Robinhood Chain climbed from about $56,000 on August 23 to approximately $3.75 million on September 1, continuously breaking historical records for several days. The fee surge is primarily driven by speculative trading of Meme coins, with the weekly trading volume on the on-chain DEX exceeding $1 billion at one point, where the token issuance platform Pons contributed the majority of the trading volume. As of September 1, the average transaction fee on this chain rose to $0.33, while Base was only about $0.0026 and Solana was about $0.013 during the same period.The high fees have also brought considerable revenue to Robinhood Chain. According to the protocol agreement, 10% of its net revenue must be allocated to the Arbitrum ecosystem, with 80% going to the Arbitrum DAO and 20% to the developer fund; in comparison, Arbitrum One's Gas fees on the same day were less than $15,000. The official Robinhood wallet still offers Gas subsidies for eligible transactions, which will continue until September 29.

The Ethereum Foundation issued a reminder that the Glamsterdam upgrade will include adjustments to Gas fees (EIP-8037 and EIP-8038), involving changes to the costs of state creation and access. Most contracts will not be affected, but some contracts that rely on hard-coded Gas values and other old assumptions may need to be updated; otherwise, they may fail or experience performance degradation.

According to The Block, Las Vegas businessman Brent Kovar was convicted by a jury for his involvement in a $24 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme and faces a maximum of 280 years in prison.The U.S. Department of Justice stated that Kovar used investor funds to operate Profit Connect and repaid old investors with new funds under the guise of mining profits.

According to official news, GasFree has officially integrated USDD as a payment method for on-chain transfer fees (Gas Fee). Starting today, when users initiate a USDD transfer through GasFree, there is no need to hold TRX, energy, or bandwidth in advance; the system will automatically deduct the fees in USDD, achieving a "single balance, completing transfers and payments" streamlined process.This upgrade effectively lowers the usage threshold of USDD, directly addressing pain points such as the cumbersome preparation of Gas and transaction failures due to insufficient balance in traditional on-chain transfers, significantly enhancing transaction convenience and success rates. At the same time, this integration further expands the practical application of USDD in the field of on-chain payments, providing a more friendly and efficient solution for the widespread adoption of stablecoins in daily transfers and circulation.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) warns that changes to the Gas model in the Glamsterdam upgrade may cause some wallets, indexers, and Gas estimation tools to become ineffective. The EF Protocol DevOps team stated that tools relying on hard-coded maximum Gas limits will fail, and developers need to update relevant systems and test on the Plataberget public testnet.Plataberget went live on August 13 and is planned to run for several months. The Glamsterdam fork is scheduled to activate on the Ethereum network on Thursday, followed by deployment to the Sepolia and Hoodi testnets. EIP-8037 will introduce an independent state Gas dimension for operations that create new states. Transferring ETH to existing accounts will still require 21,000 Gas, while transferring to new accounts will incur additional state Gas; developers should also re-evaluate software that considers 21,000 Gas as the total cost for all ETH transfers or only uses a single Gas dimension to estimate transaction fees.

According to Cointelegraph, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has submitted an application to list a 3x leveraged ETF for Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, crude oil, and natural gas.The aforementioned products cover both crypto assets and traditional commodities. If approved, they will provide investors with higher leveraged trading tools, further enriching the ETF product line in the relevant markets.

JUST released the GasFree July data report. As a tool to simplify the transfer experience in the TRON ecosystem, GasFree allows users to pay transaction fees directly with USDT in their wallets, enjoying smooth on-chain transfer services without any extra steps.In July, the platform completed 784,000 GasFree transactions, with a total monthly transfer amount reaching 13.42 billion USD, and the cumulative number of users has surpassed 399,000. The continuous growth in real usage scenarios confirms the value of GasFree in lowering the threshold for on-chain operations. In the future, GasFree will continue to focus on convenient transfer services, allowing more users to enjoy a seamless experience.

Robinhood announced on the X platform that it has lowered the gas fee subsidy threshold for Robinhood Wallet on the Robinhood Chain from $5 to $0.50, a reduction of 90%.Robinhood stated that after the adjustment, more users will be able to enjoy gas fee subsidies when conducting swap transactions, and this subsidy policy will last until September 29.Previously, Robinhood Wallet had already covered part of the on-chain transaction fees for users through the gas sponsorship mechanism. This reduction in the subsidy threshold aims to further lower the entry costs for users into the Robinhood Chain ecosystem and enhance the activity of on-chain transactions.

SpaceX plans to build its own power facilities for the large semiconductor manufacturing plant Terafab being developed in Texas. Riley Trettel, who is responsible for energy and data center development, stated that a gas power plant and a large battery array will be constructed to store energy to meet the surging power demand. Elon Musk's companies have long favored vertical integration, and Tesla is also participating in the energy market in Texas.