The Daily: Hamster Kombat's token goes live, Ethena plans new stablecoin, Kamala Harris says US should become 'dominant' in blockchain and more

Happy Thursday! In today's newsletter, Hamster Kombat's token goes live, Ethena plans a new stablecoin backed by BlackRock's BUIDL fund, Kamala Harris says the U.S. should become 'dominant' in blockchain and more. Meanwhile, former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles talks about his comeback in the latest episode of The Crypto Beat podcast. Telegram clicker game Hamster Kombat's $HMSTR token went live for trading on major exchanges at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, including Binance, OKX, Bitfinex and Bitget. Ethena is set to launch a new stablecoin called UStb in collaboration with the real-world asset tokenization platform Securitize, backed by BlackRock's Ethereum-based tokenized U.S. Treasuries fund, BUIDL. In a speech addressing The Economic Club of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Kamala Harris said that under her leadership, the U.S. will 'recommit' to global leadership in blockchain, AI and other emerging technologies. South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission fined the Worldcoin Foundation and developer Tools For Humanity a combined 1.1 billion Korean won ($830,000) for privacy law violations. SEC Chair Gary Gensler warned that the crypto industry will not survive without investor protections, pointing to the collapse of firms like FTX and Celsius as examples of market turmoil on CNBC's Squawk Box. Never miss a beat with The Block's daily digest of the most influential events happening across the digital asset ecosystem.