Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Taylor Lindman, the SEC's crypto working group chief legal advisor, the first tokenized stock trading platforms under the agency's innovation exemption could begin submitting notices as early as Q4 2026. The SEC recently rolled out the five-year conditional exemption, allowing

According to Foresight News, Apple and Google are hiring for stablecoin-related positions to evaluate new payment and financial business opportunities. Apple posted a Financial Product Strategy Lead role for Apple Pay on August 26, responsible for mid-to-long-term strategy of Apple

According to BlockBeats citing Coinglass data, on September 22, US Bitcoin spot ETF total assets under management rebounded above $100 billion to $103 billion, driven by continued Bitcoin price gains and spot ETF

According to RootData's latest exchange rankings, Gate's 24-hour public order book trading volume reached approximately $53.75 million as of September 22, up 1,025.39%. The platform's market share stands at 8.51%, increasing 5.54% during the

Bloomberg reported on September 22 that, according to people familiar with the matter, U.S. federal prosecutors are investigating whether Binance Holdings Ltd. violated U.S. sanctions on Iran by failing to prevent certain transactions on its platform. The investigation is being led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, with the Justice Department’s Criminal Division in Washington also involved; authorities are focusing on whether Binance knowingly allowed the trans

Bitmine Emergence Technologies (NYS:BMNR) purchased an additional 27,562 Ethereum (ETH) over the past week, according to CoinDesk on the 21st (local time). The total purchase amounted to $75.2 million (approximately 102.9 billion won). This acquisition brings Bitmine's Ethereum holdings to approxima

Bitcoin (BTC) moved back above its 50-week moving average after the weekly close on September 20, marking the first such occurrence in nearly 45 weeks. As of September 22, Bitcoin was trading at $85,567, while the 50-week moving average stood at approximately $78,115. On September 18, U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $433 million in net inflows, with Fidelity FBTC accounting for $310.7 million. Galaxy Research Historical Statistics: 13 Reclaims of the 50-Week Moving Average, with 11 Not Setting N

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially launched the “Innovation Exemption” last week, creating a five-year exemptive framework for tokenized stock trading and allowing eligible tokenized securities platforms to trade through automated market maker (AMM) pools without fully registering as traditional exchanges. However, Reid Noch, vice president of U.S. equity market structure at TD Cowen, reported on Sept. 18 that investors already have established channels, while issuers h

Gate News, September 22—According to Gate market data, as of press time, AURORA (Aurora) is trading at $0.0513, up 138.21% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $0.061 and a low of $0.02041, while 24-hour trading volume reached $1.4775 million. Its current market cap is approximately $37.85M. Aurora is an EVM built on the NEAR Protocol that provides developers with a turnkey solution for running their applications on an Ethereum-compatible, high-throughput, scalable, and future-proof plat

After the U.S. CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate after failing to reach the 60-vote threshold, crypto-related stocks, including Coinbase, Circle, and Strategy, immediately fell 5% to 10% and continued to weaken the following day. Phemex co-founder Federico Variola said AI is a “net negative” for the crypto industry, draining liquidity from the industry and lowering the barrier for attackers to discover vulnerabilities. Saxo Bank Analysis: Comparative Risk Assessment of the Three Companies Most A

Gate News: According to an official Gate announcement, Gate’s stock trading zone has launched pre-market trading for the OURAUSDT (Oura smart ring) perpetual contract, offering 1–10x leverage for long and short positions, with settlement in USDT. OURAUSDT tracks the Oura Ring, a smart health ring that monitors physiological indicators such as sleep, heart rate, body temperature, and stress through its hardware and membership subscription model. OURA has not yet officially gone public. The contra

Gate News, Sept. 22 — According to Gate market data, as of press time, ITA (ITA) is trading at $0.59, up 596.68% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $1.42 and a low of $0.0682, with 24-hour trading volume of $45.1k. Its current marketcap is approximately $7.9963 million. ITA is the Italian Football Federation fan token. Through the Socios app and services, it provides Italian national team fans with tokenized shares that allow them to influence club decisions. The token serves as a memb

According to Yonhapnews, Bitcoin hit $87,281 on Sep 22 at 5:30 a.m. UTC, marking its highest level in 8 months. The cryptocurrency was trading at $85,651 as of 10:20 a.m., up 4.81% daily and over 10% weekly, according to CoinMarketCap. Glassnode attributed the rally to spot buying inflows and

Gate News message, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.21 billion in net inflows across three consecutive trading sessions. The inflows breakdown shows September 21 saw $617.6 million, September 18 recorded $433 million, and September 17 registered $159.5 million. The data comes from Onchain Lens

According to Coinglass data, Hyperliquid whales currently hold $100.03 billion in positions, comprising $47.69 billion in long positions (47.68% of holdings) and $52.34 billion in short positions (52.32%). Long positions generated $7.21 billion in unrealized gains, while short positions

Veteran trader Peter Brandt shared a long-term XRP chart on X, predicting that the price of XRP could rise to $5.40 and pointing out that the chart shows XRP could break through the psychological $5 threshold next year. On September 22, XRP broke above $1.50, rising more than 8%. Analyst Ali Martinez said whales had accumulated more than $2 billion worth of XRP. Peter Brandt’s Long-Term XRP Trend Analysis: Chart Basis for the $5.40 Target Veteran trader Peter Brandt shared a long-term XRP chart

Gate News message, trader 0xc3ed experienced four liquidations within 14 hours as BTC price increased. The trader's short positions totaling 375.8 BTC, valued at $32.55 million, were liquidated during this

Populus, a blockchain research and solution company, announced on the 22nd the launch of the Populus Advisory Network (FPAN), an expert network connecting global blockchain industry expertise with Asian institutions. The network includes 14 global blockchain companies spanning protocols,

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) recently proposed a “Governance Participation Incentive Program” for WLFI token holders, with the program set to launch as early as Oct. 1. The WLFI team said the program aims to incentivize governance participation and encourage alignment between long-term token holdings and the project ecosystem. The program will be implemented as a promotional campaign and, if approved, will replace the ecosystem proposal approved by the community earlier this year.