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The whale "First set 10 big goals" posted on social media, stating, "I mentioned at the beginning of the month that if BTC stabilizes at 80,000 USD, it will aim for 100,000 USD, the last opportunity to board."

According to an analysis by Cointelegraph of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) MiCA registration data, the number of banks on the EU MiCA crypto service provider list has doubled from about 40 on June 26 to about 80 on September 16, with the proportion rising from about 17% to nearly 23%, approaching one-quarter. During the same period, the total number of registered Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP) increased from 243 to 349, but the proportion of non-bank service providers decreased from about 84% to 77%, reflecting a relative shrinkage.Germany is the main driving force behind this round of bank expansion, with several cooperative banks and commercial banks recently appearing on ESMA's MiCA registration list, including Volksbank, Raiffeisenbank, and VR Bank. Germany's largest bank, Deutsche Bank, also announced on Wednesday plans to launch digital asset custody services for institutional and corporate clients in Europe. A spokesperson for the bank told Cointelegraph that regulatory approval under MiCA is expected in October.Unlike crypto companies that need to apply for CASP authorization, banks can provide crypto asset services through the notification procedure stipulated in Article 60 of MiCA, allowing them to bypass the standard CASP authorization process by simply submitting the required information to their national regulatory authority at least 40 working days before offering the service for the first time.

Chainalysis released the "Cryptocurrency Tax Report: Data from Specific Countries," estimating that the scale of global cryptocurrency-related taxable activities is approximately $457 billion, covering transaction gains, on-chain income, and digital payments. The report states that it uses on-chain data to map these activities by region and country, providing tax authorities with a geographic view of potential taxable activities within their jurisdiction.Among them, stablecoin payment flows are the largest and most widely distributed category globally. The report also analyzes cross-border channels and their impact on direct and indirect tax obligations, demonstrating how on-chain intelligence can help tax authorities identify high-value, high-risk wallets to determine enforcement priorities.

According to The Block, Charley Cooper, President of Ava Labs, stated that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has been testing Avalanche technology over the past year and is collaborating with Ava Labs to explore how it can be integrated with the exchange's existing systems.Cooper mentioned that a close working relationship has been established between the two parties, but it has not yet been confirmed whether the NYSE will ultimately choose Avalanche as the blockchain for its tokenized securities platform. The NYSE announced in January this year that it is developing a platform for the tokenization of U.S. stocks and ETF trading and on-chain settlement.

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is fulfilling its earlier commitment to rapidly advance cryptocurrency regulatory rules. Previously, a landmark digital asset bill failed to progress in the U.S. Senate this week.As the futures and swaps regulatory agency that was originally set to become the main regulatory body for the cryptocurrency market under the CLARITY Act, the CFTC has submitted a new proposal aimed at regulating cryptocurrency asset trading and markets for White House review. Information released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday indicates that the proposal was accepted on Thursday.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Coinbase has applied for regulatory approval to launch perpetual contracts linked to major U.S. stocks on its regulated derivatives platform in the U.S., targeting about 50 to 60 stocks, including Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and Nvidia, with plans to launch within the year after approval. The product is intended to be listed by Coinbase Derivatives and traded by Coinbase Financial Markets for clients, requiring approval from the SEC and CFTC.The report states that Coinbase is already offering cryptocurrency perpetual contracts and thematic stock index perpetual contracts in the U.S., and has launched individual stock perpetual contracts for non-U.S. users in March this year. At the end of May, the CFTC approved the listing of perpetual contracts on registered platforms in the U.S. Individual stock perpetual contracts are currently mainly traded on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid and have not yet landed on regulated platforms in the U.S. The prediction market platform Kalshi has also applied to launch regulated individual stock perpetual contracts.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Zcash ETF (ticker: ZCSH) launched by Grayscale announced a 3-for-1 forward share split for the fund. This split will not change the total value of shareholders' investments.

According to official news, the Gate perpetual contract area for stocks was launched on September 18 at 18:00 (UTC+8) with contract trading for PATH (UiPath), CYPH (Cypherpunk Holdings), HUT (Hut 8), APLD (Applied Digital Corporation), AGPU (ExaWatt), QLD (ProShares Ultra QQQ), and CONL (Coin Daily Double Long ETF), as well as trading bots and Order Tracking features, supporting 1-20 times leverage.

a16z and DeFi Education Fund (DEF) submitted a proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 14, suggesting a "safe harbor" from exchange registration requirements for eligible decentralized exchanges (DEX) and their front-end applications (DEX Apps).The proposal suggests that eligible DEX should possess four characteristics: non-custodial, automated, permissionless, and trustlessly neutral; DEX Apps should maintain non-custodial status, present market data based on objective and verifiable parameters, not exercise discretion over trade execution, and limit developer activities to specific technical functionalities.

According to Bitcoin News, Flipper's upcoming LoRa module can send messages through a radio relay network without relying on the internet. In tests conducted in London, messages were transmitted over 150 kilometers via the MeshCore network.This technology can be used to send Bitcoin transactions: signed Bitcoin transaction data can be transmitted via LoRa radio and relayed to a gateway connected to Bitcoin nodes, which then broadcasts it to the network. When local internet connections are interrupted, users can send transactions in this way.

According to the latest market analysis released by CoinGecko, based on order book data from August 25 to September 7, 2026, Gate ranks among the top platforms in the mainstream spot TOP30 trading pairs Top-of-Book (L1) depth share, and holds the first position in several mainstream assets.Among the 30 trading pairs tracked, Gate maintains a lead in 7, including BTC (27.3%), ETH (37.5%), XRP (39.2%), BNB (40.4%), DOGE (35.6%), NEAR (42.19%), and USD1 (38.07%). Under the 1% depth metric, Gate ranks first in 15 of the 30 trading pairs; in terms of coverage, Gate ranks in the top two for 28 trading pairs, demonstrating the broadest liquidity coverage.From a liquidity metric closer to market prices, Gate also shows strong order acceptance capability. The spot L1 depth for BTC, ETH, XRP, and DOGE remained leading during the observation period; in the contract market, Gate's BTC perpetual and ETH perpetual L1 depth maintained a leading position throughout the observation period, with SOL and DOGE perpetual contracts also ranking high.In terms of tokenized assets, Gate's SKHYNIX perpetual contract L1 depth ranked first throughout the observation period and significantly ahead. CoinGecko points out that compared to trading volume, order book depth better reflects actual trading execution capability and potential slippage. As market participants' attention to trading execution quality continues to rise, Gate continues to strengthen liquidity construction in both the spot and contract markets, maintaining strong market depth in core assets such as BTC, ETH, DOGE, and SOL, providing ample liquidity support for trades of various sizes.

AI predicts derivatives center Fortune Protocol officially launched the AI Lightning Prediction feature in its Agent section.This update further enriches the dimensions of AI predictions and market data. Each prediction round will display UP/DOWN probabilities, AI confidence levels, market price spreads, key influencing factors, and risk information, helping users to better understand AI's judgment on current market trends.At the same time, Fortune has optimized the bi-weekly profit-sharing and refund mechanism, adding bi-weekly profit estimates, profit reconciliation, and refund details, further enhancing the transparency of profit data and fund processing, making it easier for users to understand the profit and refund situation for each cycle in a timely manner.Fortune stated that it will continue to improve the AI analysis, market data, and profit management system in the future, further enhancing the transparency, efficiency, and user experience of trading prediction derivatives.

Market news reports that Saudi Arabia has informed European refiners that they will not be able to obtain crude oil supplies next month.

The Non-Fungible Token Alliance AMIKO is hosting the Non-Fungible Token × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. The forum will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on core topics such as stock tokenization, Web3, and AI.AMIKO as a co-organizer will express around AI Agent, digital identity, and Web3 social networking. AMIKO is an AI-native infrastructure platform, centered on human-centric AI identity and social networks, allowing users to create AI digital avatars to continuously connect, communicate, and act in the online world. During this conference, AMIKO project guest Haru, who is the co-founder of Ryze Labs, will also give a speech sharing insights on topics related to AI Agent and digital identity.This GWDC event in Korea will gather representatives and institutions such as Sun Yuchen, Microsoft, Bithumb, Animoca Brands, MetaMask, and BNB Chain. AMIKO's presence at this event will help transition the discussion of AI Agents from tools to the industrial context of identity, social, and collaborative relationships.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the whale entity Garrett Jin (0x92ea...050e) withdrew 35,000 ETH from Binance last night and sold all of it 10 minutes ago at a price of $2,500, totaling $87.5 million.After selling ETH, the entity increased its margin for the ZEC short position, raising the liquidation price from $2,631 to $4,738; this short position currently has an unrealized loss of $30 million.

American billionaire Kevin O'Leary stated that the adoption of blockchain by large stock exchanges will be a "watershed moment" for the industry.O'Leary mentioned that he is buying new cryptocurrency positions while observing which chains companies across various industries choose, as Ethereum has failed to achieve significant adoption in the past year.

On September 18, WEEX Exchange announced the launch of the second phase of "Daily Egg Opening," continuing the gameplay from the first phase. Users can trade stocks, gold, silver, crude oil, and other TradFi contracts to have a chance to open eggs, with a 100% winning rate and a maximum prize of 10,000 USDT in position airdrops. Activity period: 9/18 00:00 - 10/5 23:59 (UTC+8).Users whose daily TradFi contract trading volume ≥10,000 U will be considered successful check-ins and will receive a chance to open eggs; as the cumulative trading volume of TradFi contracts increases, up to 22 lottery chances can be unlocked. Rewards include position airdrop vouchers ranging from 20 to 10,000 USDT, as well as VIP3 and VIP5 experience cards.

According to Ledger Insights, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to launch a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) for interbank settlement by the end of this year, as part of Project EnsembleTX, for 24-hour settlement of tokenized deposit transactions.The project is set to enter the real transaction pilot phase by the end of 2025, but currently, interbank settlements still rely on the RTGS system that operates only during working hours. The wCBDC will be used to address this limitation. In addition, the wCBDC is also planned to be used for the settlement of over-the-counter derivatives trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), with the goal of implementing related real fund transactions within this year.

The Non-Small Number Joint AIX Incubator is hosting the Non-Small Number × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. This forum will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, with the theme "From US Stocks to On-Chain: Stock Tokenization × Web3 × AI Leadership Summit."AIX Incubator, as a co-organizer, will bring AI, RWA, global payments, and physical business innovation to the on-site event in Seoul. The project focuses on AI × RWA digital business incubation, covering areas such as Web3, global payments, and physical business innovation. During the conference, AIX Incubator project guest Wu Jusheng will also give a speech, in his capacity as the Director of the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and the Head of AIX Incubator for the Asia-Pacific region.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of South Korea, Sun Yuchen, founder of TRON, as well as representatives from Microsoft, Bithumb, Animoca Brands, MetaMask, BNB Chain, and other political, business, technology, and Web3 sectors. AIX Incubator has the opportunity to share the path of connecting AI with real business to more industry participants through this high-density communication scenario.