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Odaily News - Bitfinex Securities, the tokenized investment platform under crypto exchange Bitfinex, has listed 5 tokenized notes, providing eligible investors with economic exposure to bitcoin treasury companies such as Strategy, Metaplanet, H100 Group, and Capital B. The platform has also listed Strategy's floating-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC.The aforementioned notes are issued through the Luxembourg-based ORO (II) fund and managed by SICOS Securities. The underlying securities are held in custody by regulated financial institutions but do not grant investors direct ownership of shares in the corresponding companies. The products allow fractional investments starting from approximately $1 and support trading in USD, USDT, and Bitcoin, and are only available to eligible non-US investors.Bitfinex Securities stated that this marks the first time such products are available for secondary trading on a regulated tokenized securities exchange. Following the completion of a $50 million tokenized fundraising round for metals company Alkemya in August this year, the platform's total listed assets have surpassed $500 million. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Russia's Digital Assets Law took effect on September 1, 2026, legalizing regulated cryptocurrency trading nationwide. Retail investors purchasing cryptocurrencies through a single licensed intermediary are subject to an annual cap of 300,000 rubles, approximately $3,700.The Bank of Russia is responsible for regulating licensed cryptocurrency intermediaries. Exchanges, brokers, and custodians must register as licensed intermediaries and join the self-regulatory organization of the financial market before they can legally provide services to clients.The Bank of Russia will also determine which digital assets licensed intermediaries may offer. Professional investors are not subject to the 300,000-ruble annual cap, and the ban on using digital assets to pay for goods and services within Russia remains in effect.Starting September 1, enterprises engaged in foreign economic activities may use cryptocurrency to pay for goods, works, or services in international trade. The full licensing and compliance requirements are expected to be implemented by July 1, 2027. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency exchange Binance recorded $15.7 billion in inflows in August, setting a monthly record and capturing more than 75% of all centralized exchange inflows. During the same period, Bitcoin's price surged over 20% to break through $80,000, driving growth in exchange trading volumes.Binance Research noted that the $15.7 billion figure is approximately 8.4 times that of the exchange with the second-largest positive inflows, with Bybit and OKX ranking among the three exchanges with the highest liquidity concentration. Inflows at smaller platforms were more dispersed.Additionally, Binance faces allegations in the European Union of accepting local users without obtaining a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). (Bitcoin.com News)
According to BeInCrypto, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ruled on August 31 to suspend presidential candidate Renan Santos's digital campaign and freeze approximately 3.3 million reais (about $640,000) in public campaign funds. Justice Dias Toffoli ruled that because Santos registered his 16 campaign social media accounts 12 days past the filing deadline, he violated regulations. He was barred from participating in debates and placing paid political advertisements, with a fine of 50,000 reais (about $10,000) imposed for each violation. Santos had publicly pledged at the "Rio Blockchain 2026" conference on August 13 that if elected, he would establish a national Bitcoin reserve and turn Rio de Janeiro into a "crypto-friendly" city, while abolishing the Financial Operations Tax (IOF), making him the only candidate in this election to openly support a Bitcoin reserve. Santos termed the ruling "censorship" and stated he would pursue an appeal. His candidacy has not been revoked, and street campaigning may continue. Brazil's general election will take place on October 4.
: The Vietnamese government issued a resolution in September 2025, launching a national pilot framework for crypto assets. Under the framework, crypto assets issued within the country must be backed by real-world assets, excluding securities and fiat currencies, and will initially be open only to foreign investors.Boston Consulting Group projects that the global market for tokenized real-world assets could surpass $14 trillion by 2030. Vietnam's State Securities Commission stated that five companies have passed the preliminary assessment for establishing exchanges, with final approval subject to meeting Level 4 information system security standards and maintaining registered capital of approximately $383 million.The Vietnamese government issued a decree on July 16, imposing fines ranging from approximately $1,150 to $1,918 for violations in the crypto asset market, with the decree set to take effect on September 1. Domestic investors will not be immediately penalized for trading on unlicensed platforms; the requirement that they may only trade through licensed institutions will come into effect six months after the Ministry of Finance issues its first exchange license. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to HK01, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao recently traveled to Hong Kong to attend the 2026 Bitcoin Asia Conference. During an exclusive interview with HK01, he discussed his memoir *Binance Life*, his time in prison, and Binance's $4.3 billion fine. He revealed that most of the memoir's initial draft was completed while incarcerated. Due to strict conditions limiting computer use to 15-minute sessions without copy-and-paste functionality, he had to rely on fragmented moments to write.
Odaily News - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 3-0 on August 28 that sports event contracts offered by Kalshi are not swaps, and that the Commodity Exchange Act does not preclude Nevada from applying gambling regulations to the relevant contracts. The court also vacated a prior injunction that allowed Kalshi to continue offering the contracts, and denied injunction requests from Crypto.com and Robinhood.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in April of this year that Kalshi's related contracts were likely swaps and protected by federal law from state regulation. The two federal appellate courts are now split on the issue, and New Jersey has a September 3 deadline to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for review.Kalshi said it will seek further review and believes current U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rules do not prohibit sports event contracts. Robinhood said it plans to appeal; the CFTC, meanwhile, noted that derivatives structured as swaps qualify as swaps, and except for onions and movie box office revenue, the law provides no related exemptions. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News Prediction market platform Polymarket shows that the implied probability of the CLARITY Act passing and becoming law in 2026 is 13%, with related contract trading volume of approximately $11.5 million, a significant decline from the 82% priced by the market in February.The U.S. Senate plans to hold a procedural vote on the bill on September 15. The motion to invoke cloture to start the vote was filed by Majority Leader John Thune and typically requires 60 votes. Prediction market platform Kalshi puts the probability of a Senate vote occurring before October 1 at 91%, with related market trading volume exceeding $1.25 million.The CLARITY Act aims to establish a federal regulatory framework for crypto markets, with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) exclusively regulating spot digital commodity markets, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) overseeing certain securities offerings and exchange activities. The bill still faces disagreements over conflicts of interest between officials and the crypto industry, stablecoin yields, and protections for decentralized finance and non-custodial software developers. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to CoinDesk, Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, plans to include Ethereum (ETH) and the Tether stablecoin (USDT) in its cryptocurrency collateral lending program, listed alongside Bitcoin (BTC) as acceptable collateral, once regulatory approval is granted. Deputy President Anatoly Popov stated that the bank will gradually expand its accepted asset scope after adapting to Russia’s new cryptocurrency regulations. Last August, the Central Bank of Russia had already placed BTC, ETH, and USDT on a draft list of digital currencies permitted for open trading at domestic exchanges. Sberbank had previously issued Russia’s first bitcoin collateral loan to mining firm Intelion Data last December. Notably, USDT carries additional sanctions risks; Tether can freeze tokens linked to sanctioned entities without a court order, while Sberbank has been subject to U.S. and EU sanctions since 2022. Russia’s new cryptocurrency law will officially take effect on September 1, and market participants must complete their licensing applications by July 2027.
Odaily News - Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, has announced that the new state-supported savings and investment scheme will exclude crypto assets and derivatives. The initiative aims to encourage residents to channel bank deposits into traditional capital markets, with Irish household bank deposits standing at approximately $197 billion, and cash accounting for around 38% of financial assets.The scheme is open to tax-resident individuals aged 18 and over, allowing them to hold exchange-traded funds, listed company shares, and corporate bonds under a simplified tax regime, replacing the 33% capital gains tax and 41% fund exit tax with a fixed annual fee above the tax-free threshold. Specific operational details are expected to be published in October, with accounts slated to launch in 2027.Ireland's Department of Finance has issued a national anti-money laundering strategy running through 2030. Under the new rules, starting in 2027, regulated service providers must verify ownership of external wallets when processing transfers exceeding $1,150 from non-custodial wallets, and use automated controls to identify transfers with incomplete transaction information. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Stablecoin issuer Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that stablecoins are a more credible form of money than tokenized bank deposits, as the former is almost fully backed by U.S. Treasuries, while the latter typically has only 10% liquid asset backing.Pablo Hernandez de Cos, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), said stablecoins raise concerns regarding redemption capacity, supply, interoperability, and their potential to facilitate criminal activity, adding that tokenized bank deposits represent a more direct path to preserving the foundations of the monetary system while leveraging tokenization.Ardoino noted that USDT's market capitalization has surpassed $183 billion and is used in some emerging markets for domestic and cross-border commerce. In discussions surrounding the CLARITY Act, banks have expressed concerns that allowing crypto exchanges to offer incentives on stablecoins could trigger deposit outflows. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Iceland held a referendum on August 30, with 52.8% of voters, totaling 105,339 votes, opposing the restart of EU accession negotiations. This outcome allows Iceland to maintain its status as a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) and remain within the Schengen Agreement framework.As an EEA member rather than an EU member state, Iceland does not automatically apply the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Crypto activities are primarily regulated under general financial laws. MiCA is expected to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement in the future, but no official timeline has been set yet. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Anatoly Popov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board at Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, stated that the country's compliant crypto trading is expected to reach at least 4 trillion rubles (approximately $46.43 billion) in its first year. The bank projects that as investors shift toward the official trading system, this figure could grow to approximately 7.5 trillion rubles (around $87.06 billion) by 2029.He noted that the majority of crypto trading volume will still flow outside the regulated exchange system, with only about 20% of trading volume—amounting to 3.5 trillion to 4 trillion rubles per year—expected to be conducted through exchanges in the first year. The relevant framework will take effect on September 1, allowing investors to legally purchase crypto assets through brokers.Non-qualified investors will be permitted to purchase up to 300,000 rubles in crypto assets annually through a single licensed intermediary, and must pass a risk awareness test; qualified investors have a higher annual cap of 3 million rubles. Official exchanges will initially only be allowed to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT, with all other altcoins excluded; exchanges must complete their registration by July 1, 2027. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Blockstream stated Jade is not affected by the Coldcard random number generator vulnerability, and has released firmware 1.0.41 following a large number of AI-assisted security reviews.Jade stated that it has undergone dozens of automated AI scans and multiple manual reviews, focusing on sensitive areas such as random number generation and transaction signing.The new firmware strengthens stack protection, updates dependencies, audits sensitive memory cleanup processes, and upgrades the Jade runtime environment.Blockstream stated that Jade's random number generation mechanism uses multiple entropy sources, including hardware chip noise, timing data, sensor data, and camera noise, mixed via SHA-512 to prevent a single entropy source failure from affecting seed generation.The team stated that other lower-severity findings are still being addressed, and firmware 1.0.42 is expected to be released within a shorter development cycle.
Odaily News - The UK government has released its first official statistics on taxable crypto asset gains, with 240 individuals each declaring over £1 million in capital gains for the 2024-25 tax year, totaling £717 million—accounting for more than half of the £1.38 billion declared by 17,600 individuals.HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) stated that 17,600 individuals declared £13.8 billion in proceeds from crypto asset disposals and £1.38 billion in taxable gains, averaging approximately £78,000 per person. Of these, around 87% were male and 13% female. Selling, exchanging, spending tokens, or gifting assets to others may all trigger tax obligations.HMRC has issued 81,000 crypto tax letters over the past 12 months, a 25% increase from approximately 65,000, and nearly three times the 27,714 letters issued in the 2023-24 tax year. James Murray, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General, stated that gains from crypto assets are subject to tax just like other gains.The UK plans to adjust tax treatment for certain DeFi transactions starting April 6, 2027, with related lending and liquidity pool transactions typically deferring capital gains tax until an economic disposal occurs. This is expected to affect around 700,000 people. HMRC estimates that its crypto tax compliance and education campaigns have generated an additional £168 million in capital gains tax revenue in 2024-25. (Bitcoin.com News)
The CME FedWatch tool shows that the probability of a 25 basis point rate hike at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on September 16 has risen to 57%, with the target rate range potentially rising to 3.75% to 4%; the probability of maintaining the current range of 3.5% to 3.75% stands at 43%.On August 21, the probability of a rate hike was 39.9%, which rose to 57% after the Jackson Hole speech on August 28, and market bets on a September rate cut have essentially disappeared.Polymarket data shows that the probability of the federal funds rate remaining unchanged is 52%, while the probability of a hike is 48%, with related trading volume exceeding $66.6 million. Kalshi data shows that the probabilities of holding rates steady and hiking are 52% and 48%, respectively, with related trading volume exceeding $23.8 million.In his speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stated that the Fed will adhere to its 2% Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index inflation target, and noted that his commitment is to discipline rather than specific decisions. Data shows that the 12-month PCE inflation rate is 3.7%, and the 6-month reading is 4.1%. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Isabel Schnabel, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), stated at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium that central bank reserves remain superior to stablecoins as the ultimate settlement asset, and that the ECB must place central bank reserves on the blockchain. She noted that stablecoins lack the independent capacity to rapidly expand liquidity during periods of financial stress.Schnabel stated that tokenization can make financial transactions faster, safer, and programmable, but only if central bank money operates on the same infrastructure as other tokenized assets. The ECB's Project Pontes is scheduled to launch in September 2026, initially connecting TARGET services with DLT platforms operated by market participants.Project Pontes will subsequently support direct settlement on DLT platforms operating within the Eurosystem, gradually incorporating smart contract functionality and 24/7 operation. Project Appia, meanwhile, is responsible for developing the long-term architecture, technical standards, and legal framework for the European tokenized asset market, with a complete blueprint expected by 2028. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: The sandwich attack bot operated by JaredfromSubway.eth has extracted a cumulative total of 117,007 ETH since March 2023, worth approximately $295 million at current prices. In June 2026, an anonymous attacker deployed 66 counterfeit token contracts, exploiting the bot's automated trading logic to steal at least $7.5 million in ETH and stablecoins, and funneled the funds into Tornado Cash. The stolen assets have not yet been recovered.Sandwich attacks are a form of Maximal Extractable Value (MEV): the bot monitors large transactions in Ethereum's public mempool, buys ahead of the target transaction, and sells after the transaction pushes the price up, capturing profits from the spread. The bot's primary contract had received a cumulative total of 117,007 ETH as of August 28.MEV-Boost block construction is centralized among a small group of participants, with relay.ultrasound.money, Titan Relay, and bloXroute regulated relays collectively forwarding approximately 85% to 88% of related blocks within a 24-hour window; Titan's builder independently assembled 50.3% of the blocks. Monthly sandwich attack extraction amounts have declined from approximately $10 million in late 2024 to roughly $2.5 million in October 2025. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News - New York state officials have warned that AI-generated content and fake crypto projects are making investment scams more deceptive. Investment fraud losses exceeded $8 billion in 2025, up 38% from 2024, with 144,041 consumers reporting losses and a median loss of $10,560 per incident.AI can be used to clone voices, fabricate videos, impersonate financial professionals, and create social media advertisements. New York Attorney General Letitia James has warned that scammers lure investors through celebrity deepfake endorsements, fraudulent cryptocurrencies, pump-and-dump schemes, and fake trading platforms.Some fraudulent platforms display fabricated account balances, returns, and trading records, allowing victims to make small withdrawals to build trust before demanding additional deposits or fees. New York state officials advise consumers to verify the identities of promoters, companies, and investment projects, and to confirm where their funds are going.Data from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows that reported losses from cybercrime in 2025 totaled $20.877 billion, with losses from cryptocurrency-related complaints reaching $11.37 billion. Common scam signs include promises of high returns, unsolicited investment opportunities, high-pressure sales tactics, and projects lacking clear documentation. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that he will ask the Speaker of the Polish Sejm to organize a re-vote on the Crypto Asset Market Bill. The bill was vetoed for the third time by President Karol Nawrocki on June 11.Tusk noted that the Zondacrypto bankruptcy has become one of Poland's largest corruption cases in the crypto sector, with affected clients suffering losses of up to $94 million. He accused the ruling party of accepting cash and other benefits.The president's consecutive vetoes have prevented Poland from implementing the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), and domestic cryptocurrency exchanges are still unable to complete registration. Przemysław Kral, former head of Zondacrypto, had criticized that the bill would harm Poland's crypto industry. (Bitcoin.com News)