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Saturn Unveils USDat, Dollar Asset Built on PayPal’s PYUSDx Stablecoin Infrastructure

Saturn, a structured-finance protocol focused on digital credit, has unveiled USDat, a dollar-based asset built on PayPal’s stablecoin infrastructure. On Sept. 15, Saturn announced USDat, an asset based on PYUSDx, a developer platform introduced join

BitMEX Co-Founder Ben Delo to Donate £36 Million to UK’s Reform UK

British crypto billionaire Ben Delo will donate £36 million to the U.K. political party Reform UK, the BBC reported, in what would be the largest political donation ever received by a British party from a single donor. BBC reported on September 11 th

U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Fourth Straight Day of Outflows; Spot Ether ETFs Add $216 Million

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted net outflows for a fourth straight trading day, while spot Ether ETFs continued to draw sizable inflows. SoSoValue data for Sept. 11 showed U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $13.29 mi

Bitcoin, Ether Rebound After August CPI Matches Estimates as Fed Rate Path View Holds

Bitcoin and Ether rebounded after the U.S. consumer price index for August came in broadly in line with market expectations, leaving the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s rate path largely intact. The Block reported on September 11 that Bitcoin brief

Caroline Ellison, Central Figure in FTX Collapse, Joins Nonprofit Manifund

Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive officer of Alameda Research and a central figure in the collapse of FTX, has joined nonprofit organization Manifund. The Block reported on September 11 that Manifund co-founder Austin Chen said Ellison wil

Fed, BOJ Tightening Week Puts Kospi’s 7,000 Rebound to the Test

Global financial markets are set for a volatile week as major central banks, including the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, deliver monetary policy decisions in quick succession. Concerns about further tightening have resurfaced as oil prices a

Anchorage Digital Partners With Frgmnt to Expand On-Chain Stablecoin Services for Institutions

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered U.S. crypto bank, is expanding on-chain financial services for institutional clients through a partnership with stablecoin protocol Frgmnt. Cointelegraph reported on Sept. 11 that Anchorage Digital had partner

Bitcoin Suisse Plans to Move Up to Half of Swiss Workforce Abroad

Bitcoin Suisse is restructuring to move a substantial portion of its Switzerland-based workforce overseas as it seeks to cut costs and expand its global business. Cointelegraph reported on September 11 that Bitcoin Suisse plans to transfer the roles

India Begins $107.2 Million Tokenized Corporate Bond Pilot

India’s financial authorities have formally launched a pilot market for tokenized corporate bonds using distributed ledger technology, or DLT. The Block reported on September 11 that the Securities and Exchange Board of India, or SEBI, said three iss

Metaplanet Cuts Executive Stock Options 41% After Shareholder Backlash

Japan-based Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has sharply scaled back an executive compensation program that had sparked controversy over shareholder dilution, retreating from its original plan after investor backlash intensified. The Block reporte

Wall Street Rebounds After Five Sessions as Oil Falls, August CPI Meets Forecasts

U.S. stocks rebounded after five consecutive sessions of losses on September 11, helped by lower oil prices and an August consumer price index report that broadly matched market expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 509.19 points, or 0.

Ran Neuner Says Regulation Is Hyperliquid’s Biggest Threat, With DEXs Next

Hyperliquid’s biggest risk is regulation, not competition, according to Ran Neuner. Cointelegraph reported on September 11 that the Crypto Banter founder said on the “Chain Reaction” podcast that regulators in various jurisdictions could broaden thei

Kalshi Seeks CFTC, SEC Approval to Launch US Perpetual Futures for Stocks, Commodities

Kalshi, the U.S. prediction-market platform, is pushing to enter the market for perpetual futures tied to stocks and commodities. Bloomberg reported on September 11 that Kalshi co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Tarek Mansour plans to apply as ea

Sticky US Inflation Keeps FOMC in Focus Ahead of Sept. 16 Meeting as Markets Watch Warsh

US inflation has remained stickier than expected, putting the market’s focus on the Federal Open Market Committee meeting scheduled for Sept. 16. Even as Treasury yields rise, New York stocks have stayed relatively resilient, making the outlook for m

Yen Swings Could Rattle Treasuries and Stocks as Wall Street Focuses on Japanese Funds

The yen is emerging as a force that could jolt both the US Treasury market and equities. Japan is the largest foreign holder of US Treasuries, and enormous sums have also flowed into US financial markets through yen carry trades built on Japan’s low

Petition to Delay South Korea Crypto Tax by Two Years Tops 40,000 Signatures, Nears 50,000 Threshold

A public petition filed with South Korea’s National Assembly to delay virtual-asset taxation scheduled for 2027 by two years has attracted more than 40,000 signatures. It is now about 10,000 short of the 50,000 needed for the petition to formally adv

Ripple Expands Treasury AI GSmart, Strengthening Liquidity and Risk Management

Ripple has expanded GSmart, the artificial intelligence feature embedded in its corporate treasury management platform, Ripple Treasury. The setup allows corporate finance teams to use AI across cash forecasting, liquidity, risk management, reconcili

U.S. Senate Sets Sept. 15 Procedural Vote on CLARITY Act, Passage Unclear Amid Ethics Dispute

The U.S. Senate is headed for its first major vote next week on the CLARITY Act, a market-structure bill for digital assets. Republicans have released an amendment, but the bill’s path remains uncertain as disagreements over ethics provisions persist

Kospi Opens Lower as Oil Surges, US Yields Rise; Chip Stocks Drop 4%

The Kospi traded lower early Friday as surging oil prices and rising US Treasury yields weighed on investor sentiment. Selling was concentrated in large semiconductor stocks, which are sensitive to interest rates. As of 9:07 a.m. on September 11, Sam

Kaia Adds Japan Wallet, Payment Network to Broaden Stablecoin Use

Kaia is expanding its stablecoin payment infrastructure in Japan, aiming to broaden real-world use by securing both a user wallet and an offline merchant network. The Kaia DLT Foundation said on September 11 that HashPort Wallet, the non-custodial wa

UK House of Lords Passes Amendment Mandating Digital Asset Strategy Despite Labour Opposition

The UK House of Lords has passed an amendment requiring the government to formulate a digital asset strategy. The measure was approved by 194 votes to 138 despite opposition from the ruling Labour Party. Cointelegraph reported on September 10 that th

Bithumb Meets Students at Yonsei Festival, Expanding Campus Outreach

Bithumb held a brand experience event for college students at Yonsei University’s festival. The company said it set up event booths at Yonsei’s Songdo International Campus on Sept. 8 and at its Sinchon campus in Seoul on Sept. 9. At the Songdo campus

Oil Surge Rekindles Inflation Fears, Sends Global Long-Bond Yields Soaring

A fresh selloff is spreading through global long-term bond markets as Middle East supply fears combine with a sharp rise in international oil prices. Renewed concern over inflation, coupled with the U.S. fiscal burden, is pressuring bond markets broa

OPEC Cuts 2026 Oil Demand Growth Forecast Again, Says Iran War Won’t Shrink Consumption

OPEC has again lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026, citing the strain of a prolonged war in Iran and high crude prices, while stopping short of predicting a decline in consumption from a year earlier. Reuters reported on Septemb

IBK Says Middle East Price Pressures Are Building, Raising Odds of September Fed Hike

Geopolitical instability in the Middle East is pushing up global oil and commodity prices, bringing the possibility of another Federal Reserve rate increase back into focus, according to a report from IBK Investment & Securities. In a Sept. 11 report

Oil Above $100 and 5% Treasury Yields Pressure Wall Street, Sending Stocks Lower

Wall Street stocks closed broadly lower as surging crude prices and rising U.S. Treasury yields rattled investors. Selling centered on technology shares, including semiconductors, as fears of renewed inflation and the possibility of further Federal R

Ocean Network Launches ‘Inference’ AI Service With Hourly GPU Billing

Ocean Network, a decentralized GPU cloud platform, has launched Inference, an AI inference service that allows users to keep AI models deployed continuously in dedicated GPU environments. Cointelegraph reported on September 10 that Ocean Network offi

El Salvador Nears IMF Program Restart as Bitcoin Dispute Eases, Bonds Rally

El Salvador has moved closer to restarting its International Monetary Fund bailout program after about a year of deadlock. Investor sentiment toward the country’s sovereign bonds is also improving as key disputes over Bitcoin have partly been resolve

SEC Moves to Let Blockchain Ledgers Serve as Official Securities Ownership Records

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to revise its rules to recognize blockchain ledgers as official records of securities ownership. The change could reshape the tokenized securities market by replacing a structure in which on-chain

ESMA Warns Deeper Crypto-Traditional Finance Links Raise Spillover Risk

The European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Union’s securities watchdog, warned that the rapidly expanding overlap between crypto markets and traditional finance is increasing the risk that shocks in one market could spread to the oth