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Recent data shows that micro-transactions below 0.01 BTC now account for nearly 80% of all Bitcoin transactions, signaling a significant shift in network usage patterns. This trend reflects a departure from historically larger transaction volumes and indicates growing adoption of Bitcoin for smaller, more frequent transfers, potentially supporting its use as a practical medium for everyday payments.

According to Token Terminal, over the past 30 days, Uniswap's total value locked (TVL) in tokenized stocks grew by $82.8 million, with $54.7 million added to V4 and $28.1 million to V3. The platform now captures 73% of stock token deposits on Robinhood Chain, solidifying its position as the primary automated market maker for tokenized stock trading.

On Friday, Kalshi filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks, joining Coinbase in pursuing the same regulatory approval. The contracts would carry no preset expiration date and use periodic funding payments to align prices with underlying stocks, with Kalshi planning to clear them through its CFTC-registered clearinghouse, Kalshi Klear. Payward, Kraken's parent company, also filed

According to Onchain Lens monitoring data, a whale withdrew 2.25 million PONS from Binance today and sold them for approximately $1.29 million worth of USDG and ETH. PONS declined 12% today. Data was provided by Nansen.

FIO surged 12.06% in the past 60 minutes, reaching a current price of $0.00047656. The rapid movement reflects increased market activity, with the token trading between $0.00042528 and $0.00048984 over the hourly period. Trading volume over the past 24 hours reached $2,836.79, with a market cap of $440,883. The 24-hour price change stands at +21.12%.

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted a modest net inflow of $6.2 million for the week ending Sept. 18, according to The Block's analysis of SoSoValue data, as a $433 million inflow on Friday helped offset earlier weekly outflows. Spot ether ETF funds, meanwhile, saw a $140 million outflow for the week, ending a four-week inflow streak during which the products had collected $1.94 billion combined.

On September 15, the U.S. Senate failed to pass the CLARITY Act after it did not secure the 60 votes needed to advance. The bill was designed to clarify which federal regulator oversees different segments of the cryptocurrency market. Without it, regulatory authority remains split between the SEC and CFTC. The SEC applies securities laws to crypto assets meeting securities definitions, while the CFTC oversees crypto derivatives and has limited authority over the spot market for non-security comm

According to Coinpaper, the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on September 15, falling short of the 60 votes needed to move forward. Ripple called the failed vote a "tremendous missed opportunity," arguing that the bill could have established clearer rules for consumers and the digital-asset industry, including defining boundaries between securities and commodity regulation. XRP fell sharply following the vote, even as U.S. XRP ETFs continued holding approximately 1.1 billion toke

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei on September 20, Iran's participation in the United Nations General Assembly is its "legal right," not a "favor" granted by other nations. Baghaei stated that Iran will not abandon the New York diplomatic platform and will not send false signals of easing tensions; all diplomatic actions should reflect Iran's strength and position. As a founding UN member, Iran has the right to attend international conferences and bear responsibility to e

According to FinanceFeeds, Lam Chun-yin, a former customer relationship manager at China Construction Bank (Asia), has been sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to repay over $470,000 in cryptocurrency bribes. The 32-year-old pleaded guilty to falsely authenticating letters of credit worth more than $1.6 billion despite lacking the authority to handle such transactions. Judge Ernest Lin Kam-hung imposed a deterrent sentence, emphasizing the case's impact on confidence in Hong Kong's ban

Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy's Strategy chairman, disputed venture capitalist Jason Calacanis' characterization of Bitcoin as "the DVD in the age of Netflix" on Friday. As Bitcoin rose above $80,000, Saylor countered that Bitcoin's roughly $1.6 trillion valuation reflects its role as "digital capital" designed to preserve wealth, rather than compete with newer blockchains on technological features. Unlike consumer technologies that become obsolete when newer versions offer more capabilities, Sa

According to NATO, on September 20, the alliance appointed German General Carsten Breuer as chairman of the Military Committee, effective mid-2027. Breuer will replace Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. As chairman, Breuer will serve as one of NATO's principal military advisors, providing military guidance to the alliance's political leadership.

According to ChainCatcher, Japan's first licensed yen stablecoin JPYC launched on South Korean exchange Upbit on September 17, opening at 8.81 KRW and surging to around 37 KRW, equivalent to over 3 yen. Within 48 hours, JPYC's circulating supply increased from approximately 1.9 billion yen to over 4.2 billion yen following 1.687 billion yen in new mints. As supply entered the market, JPYC's price gradually stabilized to its 1:1 yen peg.

According to NEAR Protocol, the platform has maintained 100% uptime over five years and achieved over 1 million transactions per second in verified benchmarks. The protocol also announced the live deployment of dynamic resharding and post-quantum signing to enhance its infrastructure.

SpaceX's allocation in the Nasdaq-100 index increased to 2.82% in the latest quarterly rebalance, up from approximately 1.28% when the aerospace company joined the benchmark in July. The 1.54-percentage-point increase represents roughly a 120% jump in the company's index weighting. The increase stems from an expansion in SpaceX's free float, the portion of shares freely tradable in the market. Upon index entry, only about 5% of SpaceX's shares were freely tradable, limiting its initial weight de

South Korea's Korea Exchange (KRX) launched extended trading hours (aftermarket) until 8 p.m. on September 14, expanding daily trading sessions beyond the regular market close. The first day recorded 1.8 trillion won in volume; by September 17, daily volume had fallen to 990 billion won. KRX plans to extend trading to 24 hours by 2027. However, the aftermarket's first week exposed operational challenges: the Volatility Interruption (VI) mechanism triggered three times more frequently than in reg

On Tuesday, the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act in a 49-50 procedural vote, falling short of the 60 votes required. Democrats voted as a bloc against the bill, joined by Republican Sens. Susan Collins, Josh Hawley, and Jerry Moran. The defeat ended more than a year of bipartisan negotiations on the landmark crypto market structure bill. Following the vote, the SEC and CFTC moved to fill the regulatory gap. SEC Chair Paul Atkins released a tokenized-stock innovation exemption Thursday, e

The Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack on a Saudi Aramco facility located in Yanbu on September 19. The Yemen-based militant group confirmed the strike on the energy infrastructure target but did not disclose additional operational details.

According to ChainCatcher, cross-chain asset protocol Universal announced a shutdown today, with normal operations ceasing on November 17, 2026. The protocol, which launched two years ago and supports over 80 assets including SOL, XRP, and DOGE, will continue functioning during the 60-day transition period. Users can sell or redeem underlying assets through the Universal app; larger redemptions may be coordinated via contact@universal.xyz. From November 17 onward, remaining uAssets will be redee

According to a VanEck report released Friday, asset manager VanEck criticized Metaplanet's executive compensation structure, labeling it "Bad" and making it the only firm among 10 largest digital asset treasury companies to receive the lowest rating. VanEck highlighted that Metaplanet's officer exposure stands at 8.2%, roughly 10 times the 0.8% average of the other nine companies analyzed, while its overall equity plan equals 14.7% of fully diluted shares versus a peer average of approximately 3