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On September 8, according to Bloomberg, South African listed company Altvest Capital Ltd. plans to raise $210 million to purchase bitcoin and establish a crypto vault reserve. The company's founder and CEO Warren Wheatley stated in an interview that the company will also be renamed "Africa Bitcoin Corp." and is raising funds from both overseas and local investors, while seeking an international listing. Altvest Bitcoin Strategies Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of the company, will provide crypto services on behalf of CAEP Asset Managers Pty Ltd., which is authorized by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority. Altvest has a market capitalization of 52.8 million rand ($3 million), and it will treat cryptocurrency as a core reserve asset on its balance sheet, similar to how companies traditionally hold cash or gold.

BlockBeats News, on September 8, decentralized trading platform Aster updated its tokenomics information, stating that the maximum token supply is 8 billion. 8.8% (704 million ASTER) tokens will be unlocked immediately on the TGE day and distributed to users who earned Rh or Au points during the points campaign. In addition, APX holders can convert their APX assets (including staked positions) into ASTER within a designated redemption period, but the conversion rate will decrease over time. At the same time, the team stated that part of the protocol revenue will be used for foundation allocation and governance reward buybacks. The future utilities of ASTER include spot/perpetual contract trading fee discounts, governance, and more.