Upbit lists Cluster Protocol, Hemi and Useless tokens across multiple markets

Upbit, the dominant crypto exchange in South Korea, moved fast on September 8, 2026, adding three new tokens to its platform in a single day: Cluster Protocol’s CP, the Hemi network’s HEMI, and meme token USELESS. CP trading kicked off first, going live around 8:30 AM KST with three pairs: CP/KRW, CP/BTC, and CP/USDT. Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest exchange, added its own CP/KRW support later the same day. HEMI and USELESS followed in the evening, with BTC and USDT pairs for both going live at 9:30 PM KST. What each token actually does Cluster Protocol sits squarely in the AI-infrastructure corner of crypto. Its CP token has a fixed maximum supply of 5 billion, with roughly 1.37 billion tokens, about 27.38% of the total, in circulation at launch. The token is designed to settle payments for AI inference calls and GPU compute jobs, functioning as the billing layer for a decentralized AI compute network. HEMI is the native token of the Hemi network, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 that launched its mainnet in March 2025. With a maximum supply of 10 billion tokens, HEMI handles transaction fees and governance on the network. Hemi was co-founded by notable figures including forme...