CFTC Submits Crypto Market Rule Proposal to White House Review

The CFTC has moved a proposed rule covering crypto asset transactions and markets into White House regulatory review, a federal filing dated September 17 shows.

Binance Launches Foreign Exchange Perpetual Futures

Binance is adding its first foreign-exchange perpetual, a USDT-settled USDBRL contract that tracks the US dollar against the Brazilian real and launches September 21.

Bastion Wins Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Charter

Bastion, the stablecoin infrastructure provider, received conditional OCC approval to operate as a national trust bank for enterprise stablecoin custody and issuance.

21Shares Files Amended S-1 for Spot Injective ETF on Nasdaq

The asset manager's amended registration updates a spot Injective fund that would hold INJ and trade on Nasdaq under the proposed ticker TINJ.

Coinbase Derivatives Files to List Stock and ETF Perpetual Futures in the US

The CFTC filing marks Coinbase's latest step to bring 24/7 equity perpetual futures to U.S. traders, covering individual stocks and ETF shares.

Grayscale's Zcash ETF Announces 3-for-1 Share Split

The Zcash ETF (ZCSH) plans a 3-for-1 forward split, handing holders two additional shares per share owned while cutting the per-share net asset value without changing total value.

Upbit to End ICON (ICX) Trading Support on Oct. 19

South Korea's largest exchange is ending ICON (ICX) trading support on October 19, cancelling open orders while keeping withdrawals open until November 18.

Hong Kong Bank Manager Jailed Four Years for $470K USDT Bribery Scheme

A Hong Kong court jailed former CCB (Asia) manager Lam Chun-yin for four years for accepting over US$470,000 in Tether bribes to authenticate bank guarantees.

a16z-Backed Layer-1 Project Linera Shuts Down After Token Sale Falls Short

The a16z-backed Layer-1 project is winding down its app and Discord community after a token sale fell short and emergency financing failed to bridge the gap.

CleanSpark Prices $2.276 Billion in Senior Secured Notes

The bitcoin miner and data center developer priced $2.276 billion of notes due 2031 to finish its Sandersville Facility and repay prior equity contributions.

SlowMist CISO Warns of Full-Chain iOS Exploit Stealing Crypto Wallet Keys

The security researcher flagged a kernel-level iOS attack chain that drains wallet keys and recovery phrases, urging users to update immediately.

Binance Adds New Stocks to Its Recurring Buy Feature

Binance has expanded its stock recurring buy feature with new additions, giving users more tokenized equities to schedule into automatic purchases.

Binance Futures to Launch Multiple USDT-Margined Perpetual Contracts

Binance Futures is adding multiple USDT-margined perpetual contracts, broadening the leveraged trading lineup for crypto traders.

ZetaChain Vote to Migrate ZETA to Solana Nears Approval With 99.4% Support

ZetaChain is voting on Proposal 68 to move its ZETA token and private AI app Anuma to Solana while winding down the project's own Layer 1 network.

Zcash Sets NU7 Upgrade Timeline With November 5 Mainnet Target

Zcash has finalized its NU7 upgrade schedule: testnet activation on October 6 and a mainnet target of November 5 with three-times-faster blocks.

Binance Wallet Launches Pre-Access Campaigns for Pre-IPO Tokenized Exposure

The Binance Wallet team introduced Pre-Access campaigns with PancakeSwap, letting users gain tokenized exposure to companies before they list publicly.

Polygon to Permanently Burn 100 Million POL Tokens

Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal announced the network will permanently burn 100 million POL tokens, with a recurring quarterly burn mechanism to follow.

Hong Kong to Pilot Tokenized Exchange Fund Bills and Regulated Stablecoin Trading

Hong Kong will pilot tokenized Exchange Fund Bills by the end of 2026 and allow regulated stablecoins to trade on licensed platforms, officials said.

Aave Proposes Custodied Collateral Lending for Institutions

Aave has submitted a governance proposal for Custodied Collateral Lending on V4, letting institutions borrow against Anchorage-custodied assets.

REX Shares Launches 2X Leveraged ETF on Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strive

REX Shares and Tuttle Capital have launched the T-REX 2X Long ASST Daily Target ETF, delivering 2x daily exposure to Strive, a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company.

Morph Payments Expands to Solana and TRON, Making Stablecoin Payments Easier from Exchanges 

Morph Payments expands to Solana and TRON, enabling easier USDC and USDT stablecoin payments directly from exchanges and wallets.