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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom, in conjunction with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Metropolitan Police Service, conducted raids at multiple locations in London targeting three suspected illegal peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading venues, issuing cessation notices to the relevant operators, demanding an immediate halt to unregistered cryptocurrency activities.The FCA emphasized that any business engaging in peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading activities in the UK must complete anti-money laundering registration, and currently, there are no peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading businesses registered with the FCA within the UK.

CoinGlass data shows that due to the overnight announcement of the interest rate hike decision by the Federal Reserve, the prices of gold and silver once plunged about 3% from their intraday highs and are currently still in a downward trend. Tether Gold (XAUT) is currently priced at $4,281.15, with a 24-hour decline of 0.77%; silver (XAG) is currently priced at $63.41, with a 24-hour decline of 1.78%. During the period of significant market fluctuations, the trading volume of Gate precious metal contracts surged: the trading volume of Gate silver contracts reached $253 million in 24 hours, ranking second in the industry; the holding amount of Gate XAUT gold is approximately $127 million, also ranking second in the industry.

On September 14, 2026, Judge Arun Subramanian of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order denying the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction. The case number is 1:26-cv-05474-AS, with the plaintiffs being market makers Susquehanna Securities, LLC and Susquehanna Investment Group, and the intervenor being market maker Citadel Securities LLC, while the defendants are John Does 1 through 100. The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit on June 29, 2026, claiming violations under Section 20A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and unjust enrichment claims.The plaintiffs allege that the defendants traded on significant non-public information, specifically an announcement on May 22, 2026, regarding "the Chinese government's crackdown on cross-border trading platforms," which led to a collapse of the relevant securities. The plaintiffs sought a preliminary injunction to restrict the 40 defendants, as reduced, from transferring, encumbering, removing, or otherwise disposing of the profits obtained through the alleged insider trading activities in their accounts at third-party brokerage firms, or sought a seizure order. The court found that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate the elements necessary to prove that they may suffer irreparable harm, and the motion was denied.

According to Gate market data, Synergy's U.S. stock plummeted 62% in pre-market trading due to Nasdaq issuing a delisting notice over bankruptcy concerns.

According to Gate market data, Generac's stock rose 33.1% in pre-market trading, as the company signed an $8 billion data center supply agreement with Amazon.

OKX will launch the xMETA/USDC trading pair on the spot trading market on September 17 at 18:00, with the pre-order time from 17:00 to 18:00.

UPBIT will support PayPal USD (PYUSD) and JPY Coin (JPYC) trading pairs with KRW, BTC, and USDT at 12:00 on September 17. Users should note that only deposits and withdrawals on the Ethereum network are supported.

Coinbase announced that it will launch BLUE CHIP (BLUECHIP) spot trading today.If liquidity conditions are met, the BLUECHIP-USD trading pair will open later today in supported trading regions.

According to the official announcement, the Gate contract Meme section has launched the ALLINU perpetual contract real trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10 times leverage. Gate has also added the ALLINU trading bot and Order Tracking function.ALLINU is a representative Stock-Paired Meme that appeared after StonkFun opened the DraftKings stock Token $DKNG pairing.

According to Gate market data, Meta Platforms surged in pre-market trading after Citigroup placed Meta on its list of upward catalysts to watch for the next 90 days.

The prediction market platform Kalshi is seeking to raise at least $750 million at a valuation of $40 billion, doubling its valuation of $22 billion six months ago. The platform was approved by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a designated contract market in 2021.As of September 4, Kalshi's trading volume over the past 30 days reached $14.1 billion, while Polymarket's was $3.1 billion, with Kalshi accounting for approximately 82% of the combined trading volume. Over 80% of Kalshi's trading volume comes from sporting events.

OKX announced the launch of tokenized stock trading pairs. xGOOGL/USDC will open at 18:00 on September 16, and xHOOD/USDC will open at 18:30 on September 16. Users can place orders in advance; please check the announcement for specific times.

According to the official announcement, Gate has launched PAID perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10x leverage. Gate has also simultaneously added PAID trading bots and copy trading features.PAID is the value capture token of the Solana Meme Creator Fee payment protocol Paid, and it is a token on the SOL chain.

Bitget launched the "VIP Summit" program on its 8th anniversary, opening a direct channel to VIP 7 for professional traders. Eligible historical high-level VIPs and newly promoted VIPs can apply for a 30-day VIP 7 experience card without needing to upgrade step by step. During the event, completing trading challenges can also extend the VIP 7 experience period to 4 months, with opportunities to receive limited gifts and exclusive dinner invitations.The VIP Summit program is centered around "Ultimate Rates, Ultimate Trading," targeting different types of professional traders such as newly promoted VIPs, other VIPs, and historical VIPs. It establishes three main channels: VIP upgrades, TradFi challenges, and peak privileges, further expanding trading rights and exclusive benefits. VIP benefits include discounts on trading fees, borrowing rates, advanced APIs, unified trading account (UTA) infrastructure, and exclusive VIP services, addressing the core needs of professional traders regarding cost, efficiency, and service.This program is based on research from over 300 VIP users, with trading costs and execution efficiency identified as the most important factors for professional traders, forming the core basis for the event's design. As a key initiative for the next phase of Bitget UEX, this program further focuses on professional and high-net-worth traders, continuously improving the platform's system in terms of trading rights, capital efficiency, and exclusive services. The participation period for the event ends on October 31, and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.

Binance will delist the BREV/USDC, COOKIE/USDC, LA/USDC, and QNT/USDC spot trading pairs on September 18 at 11:00. Users need to disable the related trading bot services before this to avoid potential losses.

Binance will launch trading pairs GPROB/USDT and RDDTB/USDT for bStocks tokenized securities GoPro (GPROB) and Reddit (RDDTB) on September 16, 2026, at 20:00, and will enable spot algorithm trading bots and smart position bot services. Users can exchange bStocks for BTC, USDT, or other supported tokens within one hour after the launch, with no exchange fees.

Virtuals Protocol announced the launch of Occupy, a product that serves as a launch platform deployed on Base. Each token on Occupy is paired with a tokenized stock, and all tokens corresponding to the same stock are collectively injected into the same treasury, which is managed by a ten-seat AI Senate elected by the holders.40% of each fee is used to purchase the paired stock and inject it into the treasury. The Senate can decide to hold the stock, allocate stock to holders, or repurchase tokens, and operate the community X account. Candidates must publish their ideas and declarations, and holders vote to decide the seats. Creators can receive 30% of each fee.

Kraken's official listing account announced that TREAD will be launched soon, with trading starting on September 16.TREAD is a token used in algorithmic trading terminals and the agency trading ecosystem, which is aimed at the digital asset market.

On September 15, local time, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced that two Robinhood engineers, Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang (also known as Jerry Xiang), have been charged with commodity fraud and wire fraud for allegedly trading Hyperliquid perpetual contracts using non-public information from the company.SDNY stated that during their tenure at Robinhood, the two had access to confidential information regarding the launch of new tokens and their launch timelines from Robinhood Crypto. Between 2025 and 2026, they are accused of repeatedly purchasing Hyperliquid perpetual contracts for the corresponding tokens before the company publicly announced the launch of those tokens, profiting after the news broke, with each allegedly earning over $50,000. Prosecutors emphasized that although perpetual contracts are traded on blockchain derivative platforms, they still fall under accountable financial instruments.U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald stated that corporate insiders cannot evade relevant securities and commodities market laws by trading perpetual contracts, tokenized securities, or other similar financial products. The 36-year-old Chai will appear in court in the Northern District of California, while the 30-year-old Xiang will appear in federal court in the Southern District of New York. The maximum penalty for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act they face is 10 years in prison, and for wire fraud, up to 20 years in prison. SDNY emphasized that the contents of the indictment at this stage are merely allegations, and both defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

According to the latest data from Bitget, the cumulative trading volume of the platform's TradFi contracts has exceeded 530 billion USD, with a single-day trading volume peak reaching 7.39 billion USD. So far, Bitget supports a total of 309 stock perpetual contract underlying assets.