Clarity Act failure may hamper U.S. crypto as industry seeks legal clarity elsewhere
The U.S. is likely to lose out to foreign markets in the short term, but SEC and CFTC rules will help underpin the industry. Source：CoinDesk
OG.com cleared by SEC to offer single-stock futures, says Crypto.com CEO
Crypto.com’s CEO said its sister exchange was cleared to offer US access to singlestock perpetual futures, as the latest platform to bridge TradFi and digital…
SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading
The SEC’s Innovation Exemption allows limited tokenized US stock trading on onchain venues with trading caps and transparency requirements. Source：Cointelegraph
Ratings giant S&P Global acquires OpenZeppelin in tokenized finance risk push
Building on its recent marketdata investment in Kaiko, S&P Global’s latest purchase targets the technological risks facing banks and asset managers onchain.…
SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a blanket 5year exemption for listing and trading tokenized securities without registering as an exchange.…
S&P Global to acquire blockchain security platform OpenZeppelin
S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers. Source：Cointelegraph
Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade clears rehearsal for a big jump in capacity
The test network raised its limit on work per block toward 200 million gas as developers prepare for a proposed October 6 public test. Source：CoinDesk
Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher
German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retailfacing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,”…
Bitcoin could be headed for $230,000 in less than a decade. Here are seven ways to value the crypto.
John Laforge, of Ned Davis Research, said network adoption is the best way of assessing the cryptocurrency’s worth. Source：MarketWatch
Zcash miner Fortitude names former Hut 8 chief Jaime Leverton CEO ahead of Nasdaq deal
Leverton will lead the DCGowned mining company as it pursues a public listing through its proposed merger with HeartSciences. Source：CoinDesk
State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds
North Korealinked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iranlinked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin…
How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one
Circle blockchain Arc's first day was dominated by memecoins, and the traders behind them had already moved on by Thursday morning. Source：CoinDesk