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.

Julius Baer analyst Dario Messi said that a possible US government shutdown is imminent, but its impact on the economy is generally limited, and US Treasury bonds are unlikely to be severely hit. Dalio said that the Treasury market will not be affected because this debate has nothing to do with the debt ceiling. Unless it lasts for a long time, a government shutdown is unlikely to seriously disrupt the bond market. He said that while a government shutdown may undermine consumer and investor confidence, the bond market's reaction is generally restrained unless the shutdown lasts. "In particular, since the debt ceiling issue has been resolved and Treasury payments are not affected, the risk of major disruptions in US government bonds seems low." (Jinshi)

At the OKX Alphas Summit's "The New Money Era" event, OKX CEO Star, CMO Haider Rafique, and OKX SG CEO Gracie Lin participated in a roundtable discussion on "OKX Pay." During the discussion, Star discussed why on-chain payments are such a significant future trend. He stated that OKX Pay will initially launch services in Singapore, with approximately 80% of merchants in the country accepting PayNow QR code payments. Users will also receive 3% to 4% cashback on their transactions. Furthermore, OKX will launch a debit card, co-issued with partners, supporting consumer payments in Singapore and globally. OKX plans to quickly expand this service to markets such as Brazil, Europe, and the United States. Star emphasized that users will not only be able to freely pay for items while traveling globally through OKX Pay and its wallet, but will also enjoy higher APYs and better transaction rebates than most banks. Star stated that the vision for OKX on-chain payments is for users to convert their funds into stablecoins and store them on OKX Pay, where they will automatically generate interest with virtually no user input. Currently, OKX supports several stablecoins and plans to gradually expand this selection. To this end, OKX has launched a stablecoin strategy, striving to become a liquidity hub for all stablecoins. Users can trade and pay with USDG, USDC, and the soon-to-be-launched PYUSD on the OKX app, integrating on-chain stablecoin payments and earnings.

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.

How Canton Network bridges the gap between blockchain idealism and the realities of financial institutions through selectively transparent architecture and compliant infrastructure.

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.

The first universal over-collateralized agreement Falcon Finance is accelerating its debut with its synthetic USDf.

Following a softening of its stance on cryptocurrencies, the new chairman of the U.S. SEC is pushing for a "minimum effective dose" regulatory philosophy, which not only echoes Trump's pro-business policies but also plans to cancel mandatory quarterly reports and allow companies to replace them with semi-annual reports.

Aster’s story is a complex microcosm of the current stage of DeFi development: it is both a protocol that is quite innovative in capital efficiency and product design, and a strategic pawn driven by centralized giants behind the scenes to reshape the market landscape.

Poland’s newly elected President Karol Nawrocki is being cast as the last line of defense for the country’s crypto industry after lawmakers advanced one of the most restrictive digital asset laws in the European Union.