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According to the updated tracking data from SlowMist's MistTrack, the currently flagged Bitget hacker-associated addresses include 11 EVM addresses, 7 Ripple network addresses, and 1 TRON address.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released statistical data for the second half of 2025. Banks' prudential risk exposure to crypto assets remained broadly flat overall, but the asset composition shifted: in the Americas, Bitcoin's share fell from 75.8% to 44.2%, Ethereum rose to 38.5%, and Solana and XRP accounted for 7.8% and 5.6%, respectively; stablecoin proportions increased in other regions. In the same period, the volume of crypto asset business conducted by banks in the Americas on behalf of clients grew by 93% to €6.4 billion, while that in Europe decreased by 25% to €1.9 billion.
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda disclosed that the agency withdrew civil cases against companies such as Coinbase and Ripple in early 2025 to avoid conflicts with new regulatory policies and preserve the credibility of the courts. This move has been viewed by some critics as a reward for supporting Trump's campaign.
Odaily News: Coinbase has launched fixed-rate loans powered by the decentralized lending protocol Morpho, allowing users to borrow USDC against bitcoin and lock in the interest rate and repayment date at the start of the loan.This product marks the first enterprise-grade deployment of Morpho Midnight, with Coinbase handling the application experience, Morpho providing the credit infrastructure, and the Base network handling settlement.Coinbase's existing Morpho floating-rate loans have surpassed $1.4 billion in active volume, corresponding to approximately $3 billion in collateral. The business launched bitcoin-collateralized lending in early 2025 and later expanded collateral to assets such as XRP and Dogecoin. (Decrypt)
Odaily reports: The U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on September 15 with a vote of 49 in favor and 50 against, and with limited remaining legislative sessions before Congress's 2027 term, the bill's chances of passage have diminished.Fairshake, a political action committee backed by Coinbase and Ripple Labs, plans to spend $30 million in the Ohio Senate race to oppose Sherrod Brown. Fairshake spent over $130 million on advertising during the 2024 election cycle and approximately $41 million opposing Brown.Stand With Crypto, an advocacy group launched by Coinbase in 2023, said it will mobilize supporters to participate in the 2026 midterm elections based on lawmakers' voting records on the bill. As of Monday, Fairshake and its affiliated political action committees had not disclosed any new spending following the vote. (Cointelegraph)
Ripple stated that multiple asset management firms are preparing for the Batch V1.1 feature on the XRP Ledger. This upgrade aims to improve payment efficiency through atomic settlement and is expected to go live by the end of September.
According to an official Binance announcement, Binance Futures will officially launch the USDⓈ-M and COIN-M quarterly 0326 delivery contracts following the settlement of the quarterly 0925 delivery contract at 08:00 UTC on September 25, 2026. The USDⓈ-M contracts cover BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT with USDT settlement, while the COIN-M contracts cover BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, and SOL with settlement in the respective underlying assets. All contracts offer up to 50x maximum leverage (20x for BNB, XRP, and SOL on COIN-M), supporting 24/7 trading. Please note that during the 10-minute period leading up to expiry, users may only close positions or place reduce-only orders; opening new positions is not permitted.
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.
Odaily News, according to an official announcement, Gate has officially launched stock event contracts. The first phase exclusively features four popular stock underlyings: MU (Micron Technology), SNDK (SanDisk), SKHYNIX (SK Hynix), and Unitree Robotics, while simultaneously opening 5-minute and 15-minute short-cycle bullish/bearish trading markets.It is reported that Gate has become the first trading platform to support stock event contracts, further extending event contract trading coverage to both crypto assets and traditional stocks. Currently, the platform supports crypto assets such as BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, HYPE, and BNB, as well as stock underlyings including MU (Micron Technology), SNDK (SanDisk), SKHYNIX (SK Hynix), and Unitree Robotics. Users do not need to use leverage or pay margin, and only need to predict the price direction of the underlying within a specified time period to participate in trading. At present, users can access trading via the Gate App or official website by navigating to [Contracts] - [Event Contracts] and filtering by the [Stocks] category.
According to Bitcoin.com, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse posted on September 4 that the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) spent several months redeploying approximately 86 tons of gold from New York and Ottawa to London, valued at roughly $11 billion. Approximately 59 tons were handled through market trades (selling in New York and buying in London), while over 27 tons were physically transported. Following the operation, DNB's share of gold reserves held in London increased from 18.1% to 32.1%, with total reserves remaining unchanged at 612.4 tons. Regarding this move, Garlinghouse noted that cryptocurrency has evolved from a $1.5 billion experiment in 2013 into a $2.7 trillion asset class today, yet the methods used by central banks to transfer value remain stuck in the 1940s. "This is the ideal use case for cryptocurrency—the ability to store and transfer value globally, instantly, securely, and at a low cost."
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.
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)
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.
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.
According to Cointelegraph, blockchain enterprise solution provider Ripple has announced a strategic partnership with digital asset infrastructure company SettleMint to integrate Ripple Custody with SettleMint's Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP), providing custody, issuance, and management services for tokenized assets to financial institutions. Meanwhile, digital asset service provider Coincheck Group has also announced a collaboration with wallet infrastructure provider DFNS to build digital asset wallet technology and custody services in Japan, leveraging the DFNS platform which supports over 100 blockchain networks. Both partnerships aim to fill the infrastructure gaps that have hindered licensed financial institutions from entering the market.
According to the weekly market report by Wintermute OTC trader @Jjay_dm, Fed Chair Warsh delivered a hawkish speech at Jackson Hole, reiterating the 2% inflation target and pushing the probability of a September rate hike to 61.9%, making the September 15-16 FOMC meeting a key catalyst for risk assets. In cross-asset performance, 20+ year US Treasuries led gains (+1.01%), followed by altcoins (+0.61%), the S&P 500 (+0.47%), and the Nasdaq (+0.42%). BTC closed flat (+0.10%), while ETH (-0.86%), the Russell 2000 (-1.40%), gold (-3.42%), and Brent crude oil (-4.31%) were the weakest performers. In the crypto market, BTC digesting its previous 23% rally, encountered repeated rejections at the $82k resistance level. It reached an intraday high of $81k earlier this week, dipped below $78k following Warsh's remarks, and ultimately closed flat. BTC ETFs posted nine consecutive days of net inflows totaling $924 million, with a first-time single-day outflow of $202 million on Friday. ETH ETFs logged net inflows of $816 million this week, with no single-day outflows. SOL and XRP ETFs both set new 2026 weekly inflow records, reaching $154 million and $110 million, respectively. Strategy increased its position again on Monday, raising $2 billion, with approximately $16
Ripple stated that it is developing a long-term upgrade plan for the XRP Ledger to address the threat of quantum computing, aiming to prevent future quantum computers from potentially breaking existing cryptographic mechanisms and exposing private keys. The plan consists of four phases, including assessing network risks, testing post-quantum cryptography solutions, running existing security mechanisms alongside post-quantum alternatives in parallel, and initiating a complete network migration when necessary.
According to The Block, Evernorth Holdings, an XRP treasury company, announced that its S-4 Registration Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially become effective. The registration covers Evernorth's business combination with SPAC Armada Acquisition Corp. II, after which it is expected to commence trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "XRPN". The S-4 document registers up to 34,499,992 shares of Class A common stock and 11,499,992 warrants. Positioned as a regulated digital asset treasury company, Evernorth focuses on XRP investment exposure and plans to actively deploy capital into XRP infrastructure projects. Its investors include institutional backers such as Ripple, Arrington Capital, SBI Group, Pantera Capital, Kraken, and GSR. The merger is anticipated to close in late Q3 or early Q4 of 2026, pending shareholder approval.
Odaily News - Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD has surpassed a $2 billion market cap, becoming one of the fastest-growing projects in the stablecoin market.Data shows that RLUSD's total issuance currently stands at approximately $2 billion, with about $963 million deployed on the XRP Ledger and approximately $1.1 billion issued on the Ethereum network. Ripple previously stated that RLUSD will integrate with its global payment network to provide enterprises and financial institutions with more efficient on-chain liquidity solutions. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Wintermute (0xecb...2b00) has increased its short exposure on Hyperliquid from $190.77 million to $211.53 million since the last update; its HYPE short has decreased from $11.43 million to $5.6 million. Current major short positions include: Bitcoin $70.8 million, ETH $53.83 million, SOL $17.63 million, XRP $7.41 million, DOGE $6.79 million. Current unrealized loss stands at $4.12 million, with $2.27 million in funding fees already received.