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Hyperliquid plans to lower the minimum order notional amount for Outcome contracts from $10 to $1 in its next network upgrade, while introducing a deployer remaining quota query feature. The specific upgrade time has not yet been announced.
Odaily News: According to three sources familiar with the matter, the White House has reviewed potential candidates for four vacant commissioner seats at the CFTC, though it remains uncertain when or whether formal nominations will be made. Currently, the CFTC has only one commissioner, Chairman Michael Selig, whereas the agency is typically composed of five bipartisan commissioners.The vacant commissioner seats have become a point of contention in CLARITY Act negotiations. Democratic lawmakers argue that at a time when the bill seeks to expand and delineate the regulatory authority of the SEC and CFTC over digital assets, both agencies are facing significant vacancies. The Senate is expected to hold a key procedural vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15. Sources familiar with the matter stated that a White House commitment to fill CFTC vacancies could serve as one of the conditions to secure Democratic support. Even if the bill advances in the Senate, due to the fall congressional session and midterm election schedule, the legislation could still be delayed until the lame-duck session following the November elections.
: The G7 cybersecurity working group stated in its latest report that quantum computing poses both a security threat and an economic threat to public and private institutions, and related organizations should immediately begin migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC).The working group noted that the migration process could take several years, as attackers can already collect and store encrypted data today and decrypt it once sufficiently powerful quantum computers emerge. Quantum computing could also break digital signatures, leading to identity theft and exposing companies and their supply chains.The report did not mention cryptocurrencies, but similar public-key cryptography is used for blockchain wallets and transaction authorization. Current quantum computers are not yet capable of breaking Bitcoin's cryptography, but developers are considering post-quantum solutions such as BIP-360.Ethereum researchers plan to replace multiple cryptographic components used by accounts, validators, and applications. The Solana Foundation has tested post-quantum signatures on its testnet and launched an optional hash-based vault. The G7 working group also urged governments to support related research, public-private cooperation, and national PQC strategies. (Decrypt)
Odaily News - Prediction market platform Polymarket launched its perpetual contract product, Polymarket Perps, on September 3. The initial offering covers 10 contracts including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, HYPE, Gold, Silver, WTI Crude Oil, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and a contract tracking SpaceX stock, expanding to 67 markets within hours.The product has no expiration date, with contract prices continuously tracking the underlying assets. It maintains anchoring to spot prices through funding rates settled hourly, with funding rate caps at 4% per hour in both directions. Cryptocurrencies, the S&P 500, crude oil, gold, and silver support up to 20x leverage, while individual stocks and other real-world assets support up to 10x.U.S. traders are unable to place Perps orders and will be directed to Polymarket US, which is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This arrangement stems from Polymarket's 2022 settlement with the CFTC, in which the company was fined $1.4 million for operating an unregistered swap execution facility and was required to cease related non-compliant contracts. (Decrypt)
Odaily News – Coinbase Derivatives and Coinbase Financial Markets, subsidiaries of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, respectively submitted Form 1-N and Form BD-N to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 1, with plans to launch single-stock perpetual contracts in the United States.Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad stated that the relevant products still require approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the next step. The two filings pertain to registration as a security futures exchange and a limited-purpose security futures broker, respectively.Since March 20, Coinbase has offered non-U.S. users 10x perpetual contracts on stocks such as Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla, settled in USDC and supporting 24-hour round-the-clock trading. U.S. users were previously explicitly excluded from this product. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Mortgage lender Pineapple Financial has migrated over $1 billion in residential mortgage records to Injective, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on financial applications. The company plans to eventually migrate more than 29,000 issued mortgages totaling over $10 billion on-chain, with each loan corresponding to an on-chain record, without repackaging them into new mortgage-backed securities.These records contain more than 500 data points, including loan-level information, used to support verification, audit trails, and risk analysis. According to Pineapple Financial's dashboard, the current migration count stands at 2,079 records, up from 1,259 when the project launched in December 2025; the PAPL0 asset has a market value of approximately $1.1 billion, with tokens representing mortgage records rather than ownership of the underlying loans.Pineapple Financial's partnership with Injective also includes a $100 million Injective (INJ) digital asset treasury. Pineapple Financial stakes INJ from this treasury, with Kraken serving as the primary validator for the related holdings. (Cointelegraph)
The US FinCEN has released a report exposing Southeast Asian transnational criminal organizations conducting large-scale fraud using cryptocurrencies, involving over $12.7 billion. Major scams include pig-butchering schemes and online dating fraud.
QuFi Network has launched a quantum-resistant verification platform and completed a proof of concept on the Bitcoin testnet. By separating verification from settlement, the platform aims to address security threats to crypto assets posed by quantum computing at a low cost.
Odaily News: Blockchain-native fintech startup OpenReserve received preliminary conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on September 2 to establish a full-service national bank in Salt Lake City, Utah. The approval process took less than five months, with OpenReserve submitting its application on April 13.OpenReserve must raise at least $210 million in initial paid-in capital within 12 months and maintain a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 12% for three years after opening. It must also commence operations within 18 months, or the approval will lapse. The relevant deadlines are September 2027 and March 2028, respectively.OpenReserve plans to offer tokenized deposits, treasury management, foreign correspondent banking, and Banking-as-a-Service for institutional clients. The full-service national bank charter, upon final approval, would allow it to accept deposits and conduct lending activities.OpenReserve previously completed a $25 million seed funding round led by a16z crypto, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Jump Capital, and Wintermute Ventures, among others. The company plans to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary to issue and redeem dollar-denominated, reserve-backed stablecoins, but that subsidiary has not yet filed an application with the OCC. (Decrypt)
Odaily News: predict.fun announced on the X platform that it has launched a new market themed around the fully diluted valuation (FDV) that MEME will reach before November 2026.
According to the first Annual Assessment Report on Fraud Reporting (fiscal year 2025/26) released by the City of London Police, AI-related fraud reports surged from 193 to 956, marking a 395 percent increase, while related losses skyrocketed from £1.2 million to £9.6 million. The report indicates that criminals are extensively leveraging AI-generated videos, voice cloning, and spoofed websites to carry out investment fraud, and are using cryptocurrency to transfer illicit proceeds. Between January and June 2026, over 180,000 victims received case outcome notifications, with the average review time compressed from 37 days to 5 days. The City of London Police has urged all victims to actively report incidents via the Report Fraud platform to assist law enforcement in identifying emerging threats and safeguarding more potential victims.
According to The Block, the University of Florida has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Ripple. Starting with the 2026 football season, the XRP brand will officially enter the university's athletic programs, including featuring a prominent logo on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, alongside branding for digital assets and event promotions. Additionally, Ripple will provide financial and technology education support to student-athletes and the campus community.
Google announced that its personal agent, Gemini Spark, can now manage your Google Photos library. The new feature supports editing images, curating albums, automatically creating shared albums, converting concert poster photos into calendar events, and running workflows. This feature will roll out to US subscribers of Gemini AI Pro and Ultra in English over the coming weeks. To use it, you need to connect Google Photos to Gemini and enable Spark in the app.
Balancer (@Balancer) officially announced that the Balancer team sent an on-chain message to known addresses involved in the Balancer V1 vulnerability incident on September 4. Following industry best practices, the message provides a contact channel for the hackers and requests the return of the stolen funds. The team stated that affected users are waiting for further updates, the investigation is ongoing, and related progress will continue to be disclosed.
According to CoinDesk, Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK's largest retail investment platform managing over $200 billion in assets, announced it will make nine Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded note (ETN) products available to its two million customers. Providers include BlackRock iShares, CoinShares, WisdomTree, 21Shares, Invesco, and Bitwise, with annual fees ranging from 0% to 0.35%. This move comes less than a year after the platform previously warned customers against investing in cryptocurrencies, reflecting a policy adjustment following the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifting its retail ban on crypto ETPs in October 2025. The platform requires new buyers to complete a suitability assessment and wait 24 hours before trading.
Odaily News: Robinhood CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev posted on X, expressing full support for stock tokens.Robinhood Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher also posted to fire back at AMC CEO: We know a thing or two about U.S. securities laws, and we will not "stop." Send us your lawyers, and we'll educate them.
Odaily News: The University of Florida has announced a multi-year sponsorship partnership with Ripple, with the XRP brand logo set to debut at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium starting this Saturday's game against Florida Atlantic University. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the partnership brings in approximately $5 million in annual revenue to the university, though neither party has disclosed specific financial terms. In addition to stadium branding rights, Ripple will also receive digital media and in-game presentation rights, while supporting financial literacy and digital asset education programs for student-athletes and the campus community. (Apnews)
Odaily News: Bitcoin treasury company Strategy announced the launch of new Bitcoin-themed Air Jordan sneakers, inspired by the classic AJ1 and featuring custom branding elements and colorways to create a Bitcoin-inspired style.According to reports, these sneakers are now available on the Strategy Store, priced at $250.
Global leading digital asset trading platform CoinW has listed the perpetual contract for USELESS, a Meme token on the Solana ecosystem. The token openly satirizes the crypto industry's overemphasis on "utility," with a market capitalization exceeding $260 million.
According to BIS Working Paper 1374 released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the BIS, together with several researchers, has proposed a verifiable framework that binds official statistical data to the blockchain. The solution computes cryptographic fingerprints for SDMX datasets and anchors the digest values to the XRP Ledger, enabling independent verification of data provenance and integrity while leaving existing data publication workflows unaffected. Prototype tests show a data publication latency of approximately 3–5 seconds and a verification latency of approximately 1–2 seconds, meeting the requirements for real-time interactions and automated systems. Since only fingerprints, rather than raw data, are stored on-chain, data confidentiality is preserved. Cost modeling indicates that on-chain fees become negligible after batch processing, with a single ledger record capable of covering thousands of datasets. The study also provides an open-source reference implementation and reserves capacity for future integration of zero-knowledge proofs and AI-driven automated verification.