Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Bloomberg, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission last month to offer Bitcoin and Ether perpetual futures to US institutional investors. As a registered overseas exchange, SGX can provide the contracts if the CFTC raises no objection within

According to Guru Club, Bitcoin broke above $77,000 on September 14, rising 0.28% over the trading day.

According to BlockBeats, crypto KOL Bonk Guy (@theunipcs) predicted on September 15 that PONS could break out of its current consolidation pattern, citing strengthening protocol fundamentals. PONS has generated over $1 million in daily revenue over the past two weeks, with 80% of protocol revenue al

According to Robinhood Crypto General Manager Johann Kerbrat, on September 15, Robinhood Stock Tokens have surpassed $170 million in total value locked, with approximately $50 billion in DEX trading volume on Robinhood Chain. All Stock Tokens are backed 1:1 by real stocks held in secure custody,

US Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis stated on September 14 (local time) that Republicans have no further concessions to offer on the CLARITY Act, one day before the Senate procedural vote. Lummis claimed on X that Democrats continue demanding more despite receiving everything requested, including e

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), led by Chairman Michael Saylor, halted Bitcoin purchases for the second consecutive week between the 8th and 13th, according to CoinTribune on the 14th (US local time). The company maintained its total Bitcoin holdings at 845,050 BTC during this period. MicroStrategy in

According to Cointribune, MicroStrategy halted Bitcoin purchases for two consecutive weeks through Sept. 13, keeping its holdings steady at 845,050 BTC. The company's total Bitcoin investment stands at $63.73 billion with an average acquisition price of approximately $75,412 per coin. Instead of

SEC Chair Paul Atkins expressed support for the CLARITY Act at a recent hearing, stating the framework would help establish regulatory clarity for crypto assets. Atkins emphasized that if the bill does not pass Congress, the SEC will continue advancing its planned crypto asset ruleset on its own

According to 0x, analysis of 84,163 hooks across six blockchains in 2026 found that 54.2% were malicious, 26.4% potentially malicious, and only 19.4% safe. These malicious hooks exploit users by quoting one price during requests but executing at a different price during settlement, causing actual

According to ChainCatcher, Derive forum user domrom proposed on September 13 to deploy Derive V3, a zkVM program settling on Ethereum mainnet, and shut down Derive Chain following migration. As of September 7, Derive accounted for 95% of on-chain options premium volume over the prior 30 days, with a

According to ChainCatcher, Balancer has launched a liquidation proposal written by Marcus Hardt that would distribute the protocol's treasury to BAL holders. Snapshot voting is scheduled for September 25-29. The protocol confirmed that liquidity pools and withdrawal functions continue to operate

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the CLARITY Act equips the Treasury Department with additional authority to intervene if stablecoins cause deposit outflows damaging community banks. Bessent emphasized that protecting the community banking sector remains a

According to Crypto In America host Eleanor Terrett, eight bank industry associations sent a letter to Senate leadership criticizing the new Clarity Act's deposit outflow circuit breaker mechanism, stating it provides no genuine safeguard and only activates after significant withdrawals have

According to ChainCatcher, Bulgaria's National Assembly passed amendments to the Tax and Social Security Procedure Act on Sept 9 with 149 votes in favor, 0 against, and 10 abstentions (out of 240 seats), granting the Bulgarian National Tax Agency access to comprehensive cryptocurrency user data.

Ethereum processed 203.9 million transactions in Q2 2026, achieving an all-time high average throughput of 25.9 transactions per second (TPS), according to @WuBlockchain. The transaction volume represents a 68.4% increase year-over-year, driven by expanding network adoption and increased