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Odaily reports: Digital asset management company Grayscale stated in an analysis published on September 17 that the latest Federal Reserve rate hike is closer to a "mid-cycle adjustment" rather than a major monetary policy shift.The Federal Open Market Committee raised the target rate range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4% on September 16, stating that the hike aims to bring inflation back to the 2% target in a more timely manner. Grayscale believes that this rate hike, along with a possible second hike later this year, is unlikely to cause major changes in the digital asset market.Grayscale noted that from March 2022 to July 2023, the Federal Reserve raised rates by a cumulative 525 basis points, with sustained tightening increasing returns on cash and yield-bearing assets and raising the opportunity cost of holding Bitcoin; the current environment, by contrast, is a single rate hike following years of hikes, cuts, and holding steady.Grayscale stated that the impact of rate hikes will vary by crypto business model. Stablecoin issuers could benefit from increased interest income on reserve assets, and higher yields on tokenized bonds and money market funds could also attract capital inflows into on-chain financial products. On September 17, Bitcoin briefly rose above $77,000, with short position liquidations in the crypto market reaching nearly $260 million during the rebound. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, began offering xU3O8 custody services to institutional clients on September 16, 2026. The token is backed by physical uranium concentrate (yellowcake), with the relevant uranium materials stored at Cameco facilities and beneficial ownership held through a UK trust structure.xU3O8 is issued by Uranium.io, with UK regulator Archax serving as trustee, and the underlying assets mapped through the Etherlink network. Cameco is responsible for safeguarding the physical uranium in certified facilities and regularly publishes reserve proof audit results.Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and its clients can include xU3O8 in the same segregated, bankruptcy-remote accounts as Bitcoin and cash equivalents. Currently, xU3O8 is priced at approximately $5.66 per unit, with a total market cap of about $9 million. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: The Liquid Network attacker has returned 3,400 bitcoins after the September 6 exploit, accounting for approximately 85% of the transferred assets; they currently still hold 598.50 bitcoins, worth over $45 million.Blockstream, the digital asset infrastructure company responsible for maintaining the Liquid Network, has refused to pay a ransom for the remaining assets and is demanding the return of the relevant bitcoins. The network shows 4,234.76 L-BTC in circulation, while the bitcoin reserves stand at only 3,632.23.The L-BTC-to-bitcoin redemption function has still not been restored, with Sideswap stating that redemptions are currently unavailable; Blockstream founder Adam Back said that L-BTC will be backed 1:1 by bitcoin reserves and reminded holders not to sell L-BTC off-market at a discount.As of now, Blockstream has not yet issued an announcement that "redemptions are live." The attacker's wallet continues to receive on-chain messages and has been subjected to address poisoning attacks and scam messages, with the related attacks inducing transfers by generating visually similar addresses. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: The Zcash community has decided with 98.9% support to retain the Bitcoin-style halving mechanism, with a total of 2.4 million ZEC used in the vote, representing 66% of eligible tokens. The community also chose to shorten block times to 25 seconds, immediately deprecate the Sprout pool, and limit the scope of the NU7 upgrade to features that can be completed before September 30.ZEC briefly reached $1,388, rising 10.9% in a single day, with a market cap of $22.9 billion, climbing to ninth place among crypto assets by market capitalization. Zcash's Ironwood upgrade was activated in July, adding quantum-resistant transaction records; the token has risen over 2,500% in the past year. (Decrypt)
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Sparrow Wallet has released version v2.5.5, adding stricter PSBT signature verification, Silent Payment output verification, and expanded support for BitBox02, Jade, Krux, Trezor, and Ledger hardware wallets.This version also strengthens Coldcard multisig import restrictions, improves chain reorganization handling mechanisms and Trezor debug log sensitive data protection, and adds a new system theme that can automatically follow the operating system's light or dark settings.
According to the joint report released by Glassnode and Bybit on the current state of the crypto derivatives market, the proportion of options notional open interest in the native Bitcoin derivatives market has risen from approximately 25% to nearly 50%. At the same time, term futures continue to shift toward perpetual contracts. Report data shows that Bybit’s share of Bitcoin options trading volume among the four tracked exchanges has increased from under 10% to 28%, nearly tripling. Bybit’s options market size has also grown from $529 million in its first month online to $2.33 billion, increasing more than fourfold. For Ethereum options, Bybit recorded the highest trading volume among the four tracked exchanges, maintaining its lead for 143 consecutive days. Over the past 90 days, Ethereum accounted for approximately one-third of Bybit’s total options trading volume. In tokenized gold derivatives, Bybit’s tokenized gold perpetual contract market, measured in ounces, has remained the largest among tracked crypto exchanges for 476 consecutive days; regarding gold options, Bybit accounts for 97.1% of the open interest across tracked exchanges. Frederik Theissen, Head of Research at Glassnode, stated that term futures trading volume has decreased by approximately 97% compared to 2021, as market leverage gradually shifts to perpetual contracts while risk pricing increasingly moves toward options. Sean Ballard, Head of Derivatives and Institutional Business at Bybit, stated that traders are increasingly
According to an official announcement, Bitget has listed three stock perpetual contracts: QLD (ProShares Ultra QQQ), IBIT (iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF), and CLSK (CleanSpark). These contracts settle in USDT, support up to 20x leverage, and enable 24/7 trading. As of now, Bitget supports a total of 313 stock contract underlyings.
Odaily News: France's Conseil d'État, the country's top administrative court, has rejected an emergency application filed by crypto companies Bull Bitcoin and Paymium, refusing to immediately suspend the enforcement of the French decree implementing the EU's Eighth Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8).The applicants argued that centralized collection of personal and financial data of digital asset users could expose them to risks of data breaches, extortion, and physical safety threats. The court held that the applicants failed to demonstrate the existence of an urgent situation sufficient to justify an emergency suspension.Bull Bitcoin's lawsuit seeking a full annulment of the decree is still pending. DAC8 took effect in the EU on January 1, 2026, and registered service providers must complete their first reporting for the 2026 fiscal year by September 30, 2027. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to The Block, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has revised his previous assessment regarding the impact of the Clarity Act's failure. The bill secured only 49 votes in a procedural Senate vote, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to advance. While Hougan had previously forecasted that a failed bill would trigger several weeks of crypto market weakness, he noted in his latest client report that Bitcoin has continued to rise after bottoming out around $57,950 on July 1, surpassing $80,000 on September 4. In the same period, Polymarket’s implied probability for the bill’s passage within the year dropped from 39% to 14%. Price action moving contrary to these expectations suggests that the bull market does not rely on legislative passage. Hougan also pointed out that initiatives such as Robinhood launching its own blockchain, Morgan Stanley listing a Solana ETF, and DTCC completing the settlement of the first batch of tokenized stocks demonstrate that Wall Street institutions are already positioning themselves ahead of regulatory clarity. He noted that proactive rulemaking by the SEC and CFTC can partially fill legislative gaps, but acknowledged that executive regulations carry the risk of being overturned by future administrations. Consequently, congressional legislation remains the sole path to providing lasting regulatory certainty.
Bitget 上线新一期 CandyBomb，总奖池 0.3 枚 BTC。本期活动为合约新用户专享，参与时间为 9 月 17 日 16:00 至 9 月 27 日 16:00（UTC+8）。活动期间，用户完成净充值和指定合约交易任务，单人最高可得 0.003 枚 BTC。详细规则已在 Bitget 官方平台发布，符合条件的用户点击「立即加入」完成报名后方可参与活动。
Russia's largest stock exchange, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), will list index perpetual futures for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and TRX on September 22, available exclusively to qualified investors. The contracts will be quoted in USD and cash-settled in RUB, with no delivery of underlying assets. Since the launch of digital asset futures, over 72,000 qualified investors have participated, with cumulative trading volume exceeding 600 billion RUB.
Bybit today announced the official launch of Bybit Odds. This is a brand-new trading product that allows users to express directional views on the price movements of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), and complete trades with fixed potential returns and zero liquidation risk.Bybit Odds is designed to eliminate the complexity and uncertainty commonly found in crypto derivatives trading. Users allocate USDT to a specific price outcome. If the prediction is correct, they receive a pre-displayed fixed payout at settlement; if the prediction is incorrect, they only lose the allocated amount, with no additional losses. The maximum return and maximum loss of each trade are clearly visible before confirmation.Bybit Odds offers three contract structures to suit different timeframes and risk preferences:Up/Down — Predict whether the price will rise or fall relative to the entry price, with settlement in 5 minutes or 15 minutes.Price Target — Predict whether the price will be above or below a specified level at expiry, with contract terms of up to 7 days.Price Range — Predict whether the price will remain within or break out of a specified range at expiry, with contract terms of up to 7 days.The minimum participation amount per trade is 5 USDT. Bybit Odds is deeply integrated with the Unified Trading Account (UTA), allowing users to directly use existing funds without additional transfers. Product pricing is supported by institutional market makers, ensuring competitive quotes and ample liquidity across all contract types.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list PYUSD and JPYC against KRW, BTC, and USDT.
According to Odaily, Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that users can borrow up to 1000 USDT using BTC as collateral at a 40% collateral ratio, and price fluctuations will not trigger liquidation during the initial 30-day period. The loan has a one-time promotional fee rate of 0.5%, with no additional interest charged during the term; overdue repayment will incur a daily penalty and may ultimately trigger liquidation.
Uniswap has announced that Uniswap v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX have integrated Arc, Circle's Layer 1 network built for stablecoin finance, and will serve as its preferred DEX from day one of Arc mainnet launch. Users can swap tokens, provide liquidity, and build applications on Arc through the Uniswap web app, wallet, and API.cirBTC, issued by Circle and backed by its custody-held Bitcoin, is now live on Uniswap. Institutions can mint and redeem it through Circle Mint, while other users can trade cirBTC or provide liquidity for it. Pools has become Arc's official token launch platform. Tokens launched through Pools will enter Uniswap v4 liquidity pools paired with USDC, with liquidity permanently locked and no launch platform fees charged; projects can choose instant launch or a 1-hour Crowd Launch. Developers can also integrate Arc trading functionality into applications or agents through the Uniswap API.
According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin Core 32.0 entered its final testing phase on September 14, with its official release scheduled for October 10. This update adds a transaction fee estimator based on real-time mempool status, enabling fee estimates to be lowered more quickly once network congestion subsides. It also enables multi-threaded parallel reading of transaction data to speed up node blockchain synchronization, defaulting to 8 threads. Security-wise, it resolves a wallet naming vulnerability on non-Windows systems since version 24.0 that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the node host via a specially crafted wallet name. Additionally, it patches an out-of-memory vulnerability in the newly added built-in web server; testing indicates that 16 unauthenticated connections can spike node memory usage from 46MB to roughly 3GB in approximately one minute. This update does not include any changes to Bitcoin's consensus rules.
Odaily News: Bitcoin Core 32.0 entered its final testing phase on September 14, with the official version planned for release on October 10.This version will improve fee estimation, speed up block processing, and make PSBT version 2 the default option for multiple wallet commands, without changing Bitcoin's consensus rules.Developers also fixed a command execution vulnerability affecting certain wallet configurations, as well as a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the new web server. (CoinDesk)
According to CoinDesk, digital asset financial services firm Two Prime has launched the Bitcoin lending vault Axiom WBTC Yield Vault on Pareto, offering institutional investors annualized returns of 1.5% to 2%. It accepts wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) deposits, with a minimum deposit threshold of 5 WBTC (approximately $400,000). Two Prime has committed to injecting approximately $10 million in proprietary capital to cover initial losses, with target borrowers including publicly listed companies, credit rating agencies, and diversified financial institutions. Asset custody is managed by ICE Digital Trust and Copper Technologies, while the underlying private credit infrastructure is powered by Pareto.
Odaily News: Bybit today added three stock perpetual contracts — iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBITUSDT), GraniteShares 2x Long Coinbase ETF (CONLUSDT), and Direxion 2x Long Microsoft ETF (MSFUUSDT) — with leverage of up to 25x.During the launch period, limited-time fee discounts are available: 0% maker fee and 50% off taker fee.
According to Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank has announced the launch of digital asset custody services, enabling institutional and corporate clients to securely hold and transfer Bitcoin, Ethereum, and selected stablecoins. The service is expected to officially go live later this year, pending regulatory approval. This marks Deutsche Bank's first large-scale entry into the digital asset sector, with future plans to further expand the range of supported assets, which could include tokenized financial instruments.