Andrey Grachev: Although many are grumbling about the market, this might be the final chance to make affordable purchases this season. Do your own research.

The CEO of DBS Hong Kong said that Hong Kong’s regulations on stablecoins, especially concerning anti-money laundering and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, will significantly limit their use in on-chain derivatives trading. More details can be found here.

Aster has completed compensation payments to traders affected by a malfunction in its unlimited Plasma (XPL) market that temporarily caused prices to surpass typical market levels.

Cipher Mining increases private bond offering to $1.1 billion from initial $800 million.

UK Finance launches pilot for tokenized sterling deposits in partnership with six leading banks. cointelegraph

A wallet associated with Galaxy Digital transferred 200,000 SOL, valued at approximately $39.1 million, to Coinbase earlier today. View details here.

A new airdrop event for Mira (MIRA) has been announced. Details are available at feed.bithumb.com. #Bithumb #Listing

Bithumb Launches Airdrop Event to Mark Mira Inclusion in Korean Won Market

Bithumb has announced an airdrop event to commemorate the listing of Mira (#mira) on its platform’s Korean Won market. Details are available at feed.bithumb.com.

Options expiring this Friday total approximately $22.3 billion, with Bitcoin options comprising $17.06 billion at a put/call ratio of 0.76 and a maximum pain point of $110,000. Ethereum options account for $5.20 billion, with a put/call ratio of 0.80 and a maximum pain point of $3,800.

Vanguard is evaluating the possibility of offering access to a cryptocurrency ETF.

Kraken secures $500 million in funding, boosting its valuation to $15 billion, according to Fortune.

U.S. August PCE Price Index rose 0.3% month-on-month, matching forecasts and up from 0.2% in July. The year-over-year rate increased to 2.7%, in line with estimates and up from 2.6%. Core PCE inflation held steady at 2.9% year-over-year, meeting expectations and up from 2.8%.

German authorities conducted an unannounced inspection of Northern Data, one of Europe's largest cryptocurrency miners backed by Tether, Bloomberg reports.

UK’s largest banks to pilot tokenized deposits in British pounds, marking a significant step in digital currency integration.

The Central Bank of Russia has urged the Ministry of Internal Affairs to consider establishing a rehabilitation mechanism for individuals flagged for suspicious activity related to cryptocurrency sales used to pay scammers. interfax

SOL Telemetry has integrated streams with PumpFun, enabling streaming data to be directly fed into the Telemetry interface. More information is available on Twitter.

Justin Sun controls 64% of the total TRX proposal volume.

Linea Swift partners with Linea to launch a new stablecoin.

SoftBank and Ark are leading investments in Tether Investments.

The UN has integrated blockchain technology into its global pension program to improve identification processes. The organization expressed confidence in the technology's effectiveness and aims to expand its use across all operations and share the advancements with other international agencies.

Kraken is engaged in detailed negotiations to raise new funding, potentially valuing the cryptocurrency exchange at $20 billion. bloomberg