John Thune, the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, said the Senate will vote again on Tuesday on a bill to avoid a government shutdown. (Jinshi)

Fed's Musallem: It is expected that the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will regulate non-bank stablecoin issuers. (Jinshi)

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee predicted in a recent interview that a spot LTC ETF would be launched soon, citing the SEC's approval of the universal listing standards for cryptocurrency ETFs and the inclusion of LTC as one of the 10 assets that meet the standards. (Bsc.news)

Kazakhstan has launched the Alem Crypto Fund, a crypto fund initiated by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, managed by Qazaqstan Venture Group, and registered with the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC). It is reported that the fund has completed its first investment in BNB.

Open interest in options tied to the Nasdaq-listed BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has reached nearly $38 billion, surpassing Deribit's $32 billion in open interest. This means IBIT has surpassed Coinbase's Deribit platform to become the largest Bitcoin options trading platform. Deribit, founded in 2016, has dominated the Bitcoin options market for years, while IBIT options launched in November of last year and have only been listed for less than a year. (Bloomberg)

Fractal Bitcoin's first staking pool secured a total of 1,000,000 FB in less than four hours, with more pools to follow. The staking feature, provided by UniSat, leverages Taproot scripts to enable user-managed private keys and adopts a tiered revenue model.

Flying Tulip, a contract exchange developed by Andre Cronje, announced the completion of a $200 million funding round. Brevan Howard Digital, CoinFund, DWF Labs, FalconX, Hypersphere, Lemniscap, Nascent, Republic Digital, Selini, Sigil Fund, Susquehanna Crypto, Tioga Capital, and Virtuals Protocol participated in the round. It is reported that Flying Tulip currently plans to sell its FT tokens through a public sale. (The Block)

According to the official announcement, OKX will launch the XANUSDT perpetual contract on its website, app, and API at 0:30 AM (UTC+8) on September 30, 2025.

Binance Finance, One-Click Buy, Flash Swap, Margin Trading, and Futures have launched OpenEden (EDEN). Specifically, the EDEN principal-guaranteed coin-earning current product will be available for subscription on the Binance platform at 19:00 (GMT+8) on September 30, 2025. Binance's margin trading and isolated margin trading will add EDEN as a new borrowable asset, along with EDEN/USDT and EDEN/USDC cross-margin and isolated margin trading pairs, at 19:00 (GMT+8) on September 30, 2025. Binance will also launch EDEN U-margined perpetual contracts with leverage of 1-75x at 19:00 (GMT+8) on September 30, 2025.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan's latest research report suggests that leading stablecoin issuer Tether is poised to surpass Saudi Aramco's profit record and become the most profitable company in history. While news of Tether seeking a $500 billion valuation has raised eyebrows, Hougan emphasized that this trajectory makes sense when viewed within the context of the vast currency markets it can access. Earlier this year, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced that USDT had surpassed 400 million users worldwide, growing at a rate of 35 million wallets per quarter, with a focus on developing countries and strengthening the dollar's position. As of the second quarter, Tether held $127 billion in US Treasury bonds, making it one of the top 20 holders of US Treasuries, according to Treasury Department statistics. This is comparable to sovereign nations like the UAE and Germany, and second only to Saudi Arabia. Hougan noted that Tether's dominant adoption in non-Western countries could lead many emerging markets to shift from primarily using their own currencies to using USDT. In this scenario, Tether's assets under management could grow to trillions of dollars. He estimates that, at current interest rates, if it manages $3 trillion in assets, its profits would surpass Saudi Aramco's record $120 billion in 2024. The company, with fewer than 200 employees, is projected to generate approximately $13 billion in profits in 2024 and currently holds over 100,000 BTC (valued at $11.4 billion). In recent years, its capital deployment has expanded beyond stablecoins, actively investing in sectors such as artificial intelligence, telecommunications, data centers, energy infrastructure, and Bitcoin mining. Furthermore, the company recently launched USAT, a new US-regulated dollar stablecoin designed to serve US users and complement USDT's global reach.

Visa has launched an innovative pilot program enabling banks and financial institutions to pre-fund cross-border payments using stablecoins. Announced at SIBOS 2025, this initiative allows select partners to leverage Circle’s USDC and EURC stablecoins as cash equivalents for near-instant payouts.

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Binance has launched Crypto-as-a-Service, letting banks and brokers offer crypto trading and custody under their own brand using Binance’s technology. The service handles all technical and compliance work, allowing traditional financial firms to enter the crypto market without building their own systems.

OKX Singapore has launched OKX Pay, letting users pay with USDC and USDT at GrabPay merchants, with stablecoins instantly converted to Singapore dollars. The service aims to make digital currencies usable for everyday transactions and plans to expand to more merchants and stablecoins in the future.

After conquering space, the Internet, and even the crypto frontier, the world’s richest tech moguls have found their newest—and most intimate—playground: your brain. In an explosive new chapter for technology, Elon Musk and Sam Altman are battling for control of human consciousness itself.

MicroStrategy bought 196 more Bitcoin, raising its total holdings to 640,031 BTC, but funded most purchases by issuing over 3 million new shares. This share dilution has raised concerns among investors as the company’s stock underperforms despite strong Bitcoin gains.

A Chinese national has pleaded guilty in the UK to what is believed to be one the biggest Bitcoin seizure in the world, worth more than $7 billion.

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Turkey is preparing a law that would let its financial crime agency, Masak, freeze cryptocurrency and bank accounts linked to illegal activity. The rules also aim to strengthen oversight of crypto exchanges and curb the use of rented accounts and suspicious wallets.

Incheon is making global headlines as the first city in the world to confiscate cryptocurrency from residents who fall behind on their water bills — a radical enforcement measure that signals a new era in how governments leverage blockchain transparency.