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According to the UK's The Independent, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, after winning the Clacton by-election and returning to Parliament, commented on an investigation by the Commons Standards Committee into his failure to disclose a £5 million donation from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne, questioning the committee's composition for alleged partisan bias. Farage stated that the donation was personal in nature, intended to cover his private security costs, and therefore did not require prior disclosure. Foresight News previously reported that in July, Farage stated he would resign his seat and seek re-election once it was confirmed that Parliament would launch an investigation into cryptocurrency-related donations. The probe concerns contributions from Christopher Harborne and George Cottrell, with Farage personally denying any wrongdoing.
Odaily News: The Salvadoran government added 1 Bitcoin to its national Bitcoin reserve this week, bringing total holdings to 7,762 BTC. At a Bitcoin price of approximately $77,000, these holdings are valued at around $598 million.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) previously required El Salvador to halt public sector Bitcoin purchases as part of its $1.4 billion financing agreement, and to make merchant acceptance of Bitcoin voluntary. Related legal amendments revoked Bitcoin's status as legal tender but did not end the policy of accumulating reserves.El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021 and has continued its policy of purchasing 1 Bitcoin daily. Between January and April this year, the government added more than 1,600 Bitcoin to its reserves. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to The Block, the Wyoming Stable Token Committee announced the adoption of Chainlink Proof of Reserve to provide near-real-time on-chain reserve validation for its official stablecoin, Frontier Stable Token (FRNT). The Network Firm will audit FRNT reserves in accordance with AICPA standards, while Chainlink will post verification data on-chain in real time to bridge information gaps between reporting cycles. Previously, Wyoming fully migrated FRNT from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP last month as its sole cross-chain infrastructure. The committee is also advancing the Chainlink Proof of Reserve Secure Mint feature, which requires verifying that reserves do not fall below FRNT's total supply before minting new tokens to prevent infinite minting attacks. FRNT launched in January this year and is the United States' first government-issued stable token, backed by U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasuries.
According to an official Coinbase blog post, Coinbase has officially launched regulated derivative contracts through its subsidiary Coinbase Financial Markets (CFM) for qualified Canadian traders, becoming the first major cryptocurrency platform to offer native crypto futures in Canada. The product lineup includes 23 perpetual and term futures covering assets such as Bitcoin, ETH, and SOL; five commodity futures such as gold, silver, and crude oil; and COIN50 index futures, with leverage of up to 10x. All contracts are provided by CFM, a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant, with limited-time fees as low as 0.02% per trade plus $0.11 per contract. Previously, Canadian investors lacked access to regulated cryptocurrency derivatives channels and had long relied on offshore or unregulated platforms.
According to Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine), Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas has publicly voiced his support for Bitcoin, stating, "Bitcoin changes a fundamental rule: no one can simply print more money just because they want to," and described fiat currency inflation as an "invisible tax." He urged the public to educate themselves, buy and hold Bitcoin to protect their savings and defend freedom. Notably, Salinas is currently under investigation for tax fraud in both Mexico and the United States.
Odaily News: CrowdStrike, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice, announced the dismantling of the Sality peer-to-peer botnet, isolating over 15,000 infected devices worldwide. The network has been active since 2003, and over the past eight years has primarily deployed a clipboard hijacking tool known as EggJagger to steal funds from Bitcoin and ETH transfers. EggJagger monitors cryptocurrency wallet addresses copied by victims and replaces them with addresses controlled by the attackers, redirecting transfer funds to the attackers. CrowdStrike estimates that this tool alone has stolen at least $150,000 in crypto assets; since most of the funds were not moved, the value of the associated holdings rose to approximately $1.35 million in January 2025. The U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, and Defense Criminal Investigative Service have seized related domains within the U.S., while police in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania have also shut down infrastructure in Europe. Currently, infected devices have been redirected to traffic reception servers controlled by CrowdStrike, but the original malware on the devices remains active until manually removed.
Odaily News: Wintermute posted on X that the crypto market has rebounded over the past two weeks, with ETF inflows turning positive and stablecoin issuance stabilizing. However, to usher in a full new cycle, the market still needs new sources of capital. Historically, VC and ICO funding in 2017-2018, stablecoins in 2020-2021, and ETFs and digital asset treasury companies in 2024-2025 have all accelerated bull market cycles. RWA could become the next major liquidity channel. Data shows that stablecoin supply grew by over $120 billion within a single year; ETFs recorded cumulative net inflows of $63 billion, while digital asset treasury companies accumulated over $115 billion in holdings.In comparison, RWA attracted approximately $16 billion in capital over the past 12 months—only about one-tenth of the peak scale seen from ETFs and treasury companies in the previous cycle. However, the value of on-chain tokenized assets has roughly doubled within a year to over $30 billion, and this growth continued even during periods of stablecoin supply contraction.Wintermute believes that RWA capital initially flows into traditional assets such as Apple stock and U.S. Treasury funds, rather than directly into crypto assets. But once these funds enter the blockchain, the friction involved in rotating toward Bitcoin, altcoins, and DeFi is expected to decrease significantly. As the regulatory framework gradually becomes clearer and tokenized Treasuries and funds begin gaining acceptance as collateral on trading platforms and within DeFi, RWA could drive a market cycle that unfolds at a more moderate pace and lasts longer.
Odaily Odaily News The prediction market exchange Kalshi has suspended North Carolina Republican House candidate Laurie Buckhout from trading for three years due to her trading of contracts related to her own congressional election. The settlement took effect on Friday, and she is also required to pay a fine of $2,589.96.During her campaign against Democratic Rep. Don Davis for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, Buckhout purchased related contracts worth less than $1,000. Under Kalshi's rules, candidates are considered persons with direct decision-making influence over outcomes and are prohibited from trading related contracts.Kalshi has previously suspended Minnesota Senator Matt Klein, former Texas congressional candidate Ezekiel Enriquez, and Virginia Senate candidate Mark Moran for five years each over candidates betting on their own elections. Former Rep. George Santos was permanently banned for trading contracts related to his own attendance at the State of the Union address and was fined $71,356.Buckhout won the Republican primary in March of this year and will face Don Davis again in the election; she previously lost by less than two percentage points in 2024. Kalshi is regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and has processed tens of billions of dollars in trading volume over the past year. (Decrypt)
According to Euronews, Taiwan's stock market surged 59% in the first half of the year amid a sharp increase in AI hardware demand, with chip giants such as TSMC serving as the primary drivers. Driven by expectations of high returns, many ordinary citizens entered the market by borrowing funds through bank loans and property mortgages, causing the scale of margin trading to grow by nearly 20% compared to the first half of the year. While some investors reaped substantial profits—for instance, Mr. Chen, a real estate professional who borrowed 5 million New Taiwan dollars, saw his assets quadruple within six months—others suffered heavy losses. An anonymous user reported losing nearly half of their investment after putting over 10 million New Taiwan dollars (including a 6 million mortgage loan) into the market, even experiencing mental health issues. The Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission stated that overall credit risk remains within manageable limits and has already released warning videos on social media to alert young investors to the risks of loan defaults.
According to Chaoxiang Research, Goldman Sachs' August 31, 2026 research report indicates that Texas and Pennsylvania governors signed executive orders in August to tighten data center development regulations. Goldman Sachs utilities analysts note minimal impact on high-quality, large-scale projects, while speculative, undercapitalized ventures will bear the brunt. SMCI's F4Q26 earnings report reveals single-quarter orders exceeding $60 billion, with FY27 revenue guidance set at $65 to $72 billion, reflecting a 75% year-over-year increase, approximately 70% of which is tied to pure AI deployments.
Gate has officially launched its US stock options trading service, initially covering 9 popular US stock targets, including Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Meta, AMD, Micron, Amazon, and others, spanning hot sectors such as AI technology, semiconductors, electric vehicles, and cloud computing. Users can participate in US stock options trading by updating the Gate App to v8.35.0 or above.In terms of product experience, Gate's US stock options require no separate US stock account or margin account to be opened by users, and settle in USDT without involving physical stock delivery, making the trading and settlement process more direct. Meanwhile, the product initially supports intraday trading of US stocks and charges 0 platform fees and 0 options commissions, further lowering the barrier to participating in US stock options trading. Relevant third-party regulatory and clearing fees will be charged separately in accordance with applicable rules.This launch further completes Gate's global stock product ecosystem. Currently, Gate covers four core markets—US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, Korean stocks, and Japanese stocks—supporting over 12,800 stocks and ETFs, and offering services such as fractional share trading, stock dividends, and cross-broker transfers. With the addition of US stock options, users can not only participate directly in the stock and ETF markets but also gain more market participation choices around the future movements of popular US stock targets through strategies such as calls and puts.
According to official social media reports, HTX will host a debate today at 20:00 titled "The Fed Drops Forward Guidance: Regaining Independence or Triggering Market Panic?". Affirmative speakers will include Li Qian, Guo Bao, Wan Qiu, and yuli, who will debate against negative panelists Mr. Mis, Zizi, 0xmeg, and Qingfeng. The discussion will focus on how the Fed's reduction of forward guidance may affect policy transparency, market expectations, and asset pricing shifts. Additionally, they will examine how US stocks, gold, and digital assets may undergo repricing against a backdrop of escalating monetary policy uncertainty.
Odaily News: The Financial Services Commission of Korea stated that it will operate the digital asset TF (Task Force) until 2028 to prepare for the enactment and implementation of the Digital Asset Basic Act, including advancing preparations for subordinate legislation and building the digital asset ecosystem infrastructure.The Financial Services Commission of Korea noted that the existing digital asset regulatory framework has primarily focused on cracking down on illegal activities and preventing investor losses, with insufficient institutional development in areas such as business conduct, information disclosure, and asset issuance and circulation at the industrial and market levels. The Commission plans to determine the main contents of the Digital Asset Basic Act within 2026 through consultations with the Virtual Asset Committee and deliberations between political parties and the government, and to promote the establishment of a more comprehensive regulatory system.Korea is advancing the construction of a digital asset-related ecosystem and is expected to improve infrastructure through institutions such as associations. The legislation related to the institutionalization of security tokens (ST) passed the National Assembly review in January 2026 and is expected to take effect in February 2027. The Financial Services Commission will continue to refine the relevant subordinate regulations and supporting systems.
According to Midi Libre, a couple in Alès, France, was recently attacked at home by two masked armed individuals. The two suspects, armed with handguns and knives, tied up and threatened the victims for over two hours while their young children were also inside the house. The attackers reportedly attempted to force the victims to hand over their crypto assets before fleeing the scene after neighbors called the police. The case has been taken over by relevant police authorities in Nîmes for investigation. Following the incident, the victims stated they have decided to no longer hold any crypto assets to avoid experiencing similar events again. The report noted that France has recorded approximately 80 similar incidents since January of this year.
Odaily News: The Fogo mainnet has restarted and is operating normally. A total of 400 million FOGO tokens were stolen in this incident, of which 237 million have been recovered and permanently removed from the total supply. The team stated that they are cooperating with exchanges and law enforcement to continue recovering the remaining affected assets, and the investigation is still ongoing.
Odaily News: Andy Ross, head of institutional business at Kalshi, said that Kalshi has submitted an application to regulators to launch perpetual contracts based on foreign exchange and interest rates. The application was submitted on Monday and had not appeared in the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) public filing system as of Tuesday afternoon. Previously, the CFTC approved Kalshi to list bitcoin perpetual contracts in May this year, followed by the launch of ETH and XRP perpetual contracts. Since then, Kalshi has continued to expand perpetual contracts beyond cryptocurrencies: it submitted applications for gold, silver, and platinum perpetual contracts in July, and on August 18, it submitted applications for U.S. large-cap stock index and copper perpetual contracts. Ross said Kalshi hopes to bring multiple asset classes such as stocks, commodities, cryptocurrencies, fixed income, and interest rates into a unified trading interface. Currently, the platform's market count has increased from approximately 4,000 to around 10,000, and activity has gradually spread from a few popular markets to a wider range of markets.
Odaily News: ETF Store President Nate Geraci stated that the U.S. SEC has once again signaled it will not wait for the Clarity Act to pass before advancing rulemaking for the crypto industry, effectively pushing Congress to accelerate its actions.Geraci cited related views, noting that as technology evolves and the competitive market environment continues to change, sound governance requires a re-examination of existing rules and regulatory frameworks.
Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki stated that he has concluded high-level talks with the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair. Both sides exchanged views on macroeconomic policy coordination and financial market stability.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a temporary federal government appropriations bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown on October 1. The bill has now been submitted to U.S. President Trump for signature.
The U.S. SEC has proposed updating decades-old transfer agent rules to regulate on-chain recordkeeping and tokenized securities activities. The new rules will introduce cybersecurity, operational resilience, and third-party service provider compliance standards, with an expected public comment period of 60 days.