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The Central Bank of Saudi Arabia has officially withdrawn from the mBridge multilateral central bank digital currency bridge project, ending its participation of less than a year. The project aims to achieve efficient cross-border settlement through a shared ledger.
Odaily News: Vladimir Chistyukhin, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, stated that Russia's crypto industry may already have the conditions needed to operate legally by the end of 2026, with related regulation progressing as planned. A large-scale set of secondary regulatory rules is currently being drafted, and fine-tuning of internal rules is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law in August establishing a framework for the management of digital currency and digital rights, but Bitcoin payments remain prohibited. The central bank has approved public trading of Bitcoin on Russian crypto exchanges. Non-qualified investors can purchase Bitcoin and other assets worth 300,000 rubles (approximately $3,582) through a single intermediary, while qualified investors are not subject to restrictions. Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to launch Bitcoin and crypto wallets and digital asset custody services in December, and expects trading volume for the related business to reach 4 trillion rubles (approximately $47 billion) in its first year of operation.
Odaily reports: SlowMist Chief Information Security Officer 23pds has stated that attackers are exploiting the Darksword vulnerability to bypass iOS security mechanisms through Safari, take control of devices, and extract private keys and other data from self-custodial crypto wallets. The vulnerability was previously used in attacks targeting users in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia, and Ukraine.Google Threat Intelligence Group previously disclosed that Darksword initially only affected iOS versions 18.4 through 18.7. According to 23pds, attackers have now adapted it to iOS 26.5, though this assessment has not yet been officially verified.Attacks typically begin with social engineering. After users click on malicious links sent via social media or messaging apps, their devices may be rooted and wallet data extracted. Users should promptly update their phone's operating system and avoid visiting website links sent by strangers. Separately, three investors who lost nearly $1.8 million in Bitcoin after downloading fake wallet apps from Apple's official App Store have filed a lawsuit against Apple. (Bitcoin.com News)
USDC issuer Circle announced the launch of a new service called "Digital Asset Collateralized Loan," enabling institutional clients to borrow USDC by collateralizing Bitcoin. This feature leverages on-chain lending markets to enhance capital efficiency for institutions.
The B.AI platform announced that Z.AI's speed-optimized native multimodal large model GLM-5.3-FlashX has officially launched, with both the API and Web Chat now open for public testing.
The Zcash Foundation issued a statement indicating it was previously unaware of the details surrounding "ZRC-20" and the CASH token, clarifying that the project is a third-party private initiative and not an official Zcash token standard or protocol feature, and reminded users to conduct thorough due diligence before interacting with any tokens.
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Bitcoin Core 32.0 is currently undergoing release candidate testing, with developers targeting an October 10 release. This version can accelerate block validation through parallel database reads, but will not change block generation speed. Four wallet commands will default to the updated partially signed transaction format, while the legacy format remains available on demand. A security patch prevents specially crafted wallet names from executing commands on non-Windows nodes, and in one test reduced unauthenticated HTTP-induced memory growth from approximately 3.2GB to approximately 3MB.
According to Odaily, predict.fun posted on X that it has launched a prediction market for Polymarket's IPO closing market cap.
Odaily reports, according to monitoring by Bitcoin News, security researchers have discovered that versions 1.1 and 1.2 of FomoPeek, distributed through the Apple App Store, contain an iOS exploit framework capable of escaping the app sandbox, enabling the extraction of keychain data, wallet files, and mnemonic phrases. SlowMist has linked the app to multiple theft incidents and traced nearly $580,000 in stolen USDT flowing into a primary address. Users who have installed either of the aforementioned versions should treat any keys accessible on that iPhone as compromised, generate new mnemonic phrases on a clean device, and immediately transfer their funds.
Ondo Finance announced today that approved institutions can now use their existing stock holdings to mint Ondo Stocks tokens via Alpaca’s Instant Tokenization Network, and can redeem the tokens to retrieve the corresponding stocks. This feature is currently live on Ethereum and BNB Chain.
The B.AI platform announced the official launch of Moonshot AI's latest preview model, Kimi K2.8 Preview, simultaneously making both API and Web Chat access available to developers.
Odaily News: Ondo has announced that Ondo Stocks now supports physical conversion between underlying stocks and tokenized stocks and ETFs, and has added a primary market issuance channel through Alpaca's Instant Tokenization Network (ITN). Eligible institutions can use existing stock assets to mint corresponding Ondo Stocks tokens, or redeem tokens to obtain the corresponding underlying stocks; the process is completed through internal book transfers, without the need for manual approval on a per-transaction basis. This feature is currently only available to institutions that have been reviewed and approved by Alpaca, hold valid accounts with both Ondo and Alpaca, and have completed the relevant account opening and approval processes. It is now live on Ethereum and BNB Chain.
Coinbase has officially announced that users can now participate in initial public offerings (IPOs) on its platform. This feature is open to U.S. retail customers, aiming to provide greater access to primary financial markets. Coinbase stated that this move is the next step in building its "Everything Exchange," with the goal of creating a platform where assets can be traded at any stage of their lifecycle. The first project to launch is smart ring manufacturer Oura. Eligible Coinbase users will be able to apply for allocations in the Oura IPO at the offering price before the stock begins public trading.
Circle announced that its Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing (DABB) feature is now live on the Arc and Ethereum networks, available to eligible Circle Mint institutional clients. Clients can deposit Bitcoin, mint Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), and supply cirBTC as collateral to third-party lending markets via a self-custody wallet within a single workflow. Borrowed USDC will be settled directly into the Circle Mint account balance, without requiring the sale of the pledged Bitcoin; the collateral can be released upon USDC repayment.
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that Core Lightning is urging node operators to immediately disable experimental features, as developers are investigating a vulnerability that could put channel funds at risk. This is Core Lightning's second warning within a few weeks, following an August patch and the release of the 26.06.7 upgrade after a series of AI-generated CVE reports. Core Lightning has not yet disclosed how the experimental feature could be exploited.
According to official announcements, Bitget has listed 470 stock spot rTokens, including rMANU (Manchester United), rKC (Kingsoft Cloud), rVGLT (Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF), rFBND (Fidelity Total Bond ETF), and rRWM (ProShares Short Russell2000), covering multiple sectors such as sector ETFs, broad-based ETFs, and bond ETFs. As of now, the Bitget platform supports a total of 2,139 rTokens.
据 CoinDesk 报道，比特币 Volmex 隐含波动率指数（BVIV）永续合约已在去中心化衍生品交易所 Hyperliquid 上线，交易者可直接做多或做空比特币未来 30 天的隐含波动率，无需通过期权间接建立波动率仓位。该合约以 USDC 计价并作为抵押品，上线初期最高提供 5 倍杠杆，指数数据由 Seda 的预言机基础设施接入链上。
Odaily News: Hyperliquid has launched a perpetual contract linked to the Volmex Bitcoin implied volatility index, allowing traders to directly trade the magnitude of Bitcoin price fluctuations rather than price direction.Kinetiq's Markets, together with Volmex and Perps.fun, jointly pushed for the launch of this product. This is the first on-chain perpetual contract market for the Volmex Bitcoin volatility index. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News: Bitcoin fork project Bitcoin BLAKE2b developers plan to restrict miners from unlocking newly mined tokens, with a waiting period set at 45 days. The related change is proposed to be executed at block height 973440. The chain forked from Bitcoin on August 8.Its native token BTCB2 is also labeled by some trading platforms as Bitcoin BLAKE2b, Bitcoin BIP-110, or XBT. BTCB2 has fallen 84% from its September high of $1,799, trading at approximately $270 to $315 in recent hours.Developer Luke Dashjr stated that some BLAKE2b mining pools are "attacking" the network. After forking, the chain inherited Bitcoin's difficulty, mining only about 8 blocks in the first 22 days, before resuming operation by enabling BLAKE2b hashing and adjusting difficulty.Currently, the chain is not listed by most trading platforms or CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap. Trading platform Neoxa has stated it supports the upcoming soft fork. (Bitcoin.com News)
Bitget launches the 14th edition of the CFD King Championship, featuring a total prize pool of 75,000 USDT. The event runs from September 21 at 21:00 to September 28 at 21:00 (UTC+8). During the campaign, users who complete specified CFD trading tasks will qualify for blind box draws, guaranteeing a 100% win rate for USDT cash vouchers.