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.

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," engaging in in-depth discussions on payment innovation and future financial applications. Discussing the vision for cryptocurrency payments, Star stated that one of the crypto industry's greatest achievements over the past 12 to 13 years has been the globalization of Bitcoin. Bitcoin has become one of the world's most successful digital assets, while its second greatest achievement is stablecoins, whose total market capitalization currently approaches $300 billion and is expected to grow rapidly over the next one to two years. Star further noted that throughout human history, payments have always been essentially peer-to-peer: from gold and silver coins to paper money, funds have always been controlled by individuals. However, in the digital age, currency is held by financial institutions, and in the event of their bankruptcy, individuals often rely on limited insurance coverage. The emergence of blockchain and stablecoins offers the potential for a return to a peer-to-peer, low-cost, and highly efficient payment model. Especially in cross-border payments, stablecoins are expected to replace the current 1% to 3% credit card fees and become the infrastructure of future payments. Furthermore, with the development of multi-signature accounts, abstract accounts, and on-chain monitoring tools, stablecoin payments can ensure security and compliance while also improving efficiency, and are expected to rapidly enter public life in the coming years.

CryptoQuant analyst maartunn posted that Binance's altcoin futures trading volume has reached a record high of 82.3%. Traders are clearly favoring altcoins over Bitcoin, potentially reflecting the expectation of greater advantages or potential gains in the altcoin market. For example, Aster (ASTR) saw a 250% increase last week. Notably, even during the 2021 bull market, altcoins' share of trading volume never reached this level. During the "altcoin season" in May 2021, the share peaked at just 76%. The current significant interest in altcoins such as XPL, ASTR, SOL, and PUMP further demonstrates the continued growth of market interest in altcoins.

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.

Crypto streamers hung a Pump.fun banner over the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles to promote the meme coin platform. The stunt drew wide attention online as Pump.fun also faced criticism for hosting offensive tokens on decentralised exchanges.

Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chair of the U.S. CFTC, stated at a joint roundtable meeting on regulatory coordination between the SEC and CFTC that the CFTC and the SEC should jointly promote innovation in financial market structures such as digital assets to drive economic growth and prosperity.