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Odaily News: According to an official announcement, Bitget has launched an ETF investment hub, featuring an initial selection of 5 U.S. equity ETFs: SPY (S&P 500 ETF), IWM (Russell 2000 ETF), TLT (U.S. Long-Term Treasury ETF), EWY (South Korea Market ETF), and SOXX (Semiconductor ETF), covering themes such as broad U.S. equity exposure, U.S. long-term bonds, and core technology.Through this hub, users can gain one-stop exposure to core global assets and trending sectors via a basket-of-assets investment approach, without needing to pick individual stocks. Meanwhile, the ETF assets (rTokens) in the hub support 7×24 flexible trading and can be used as collateral, further enhancing capital efficiency.Currently, the hub page intuitively consolidates key data for each ETF, including yield, historical dividends, and holdings composition. Users can access it via the Bitget App by navigating to "Wealth Overview → RWA → ETF Investing."
Odaily News: Bybit today added three stock perpetual contracts — iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBITUSDT), GraniteShares 2x Long Coinbase ETF (CONLUSDT), and Direxion 2x Long Microsoft ETF (MSFUUSDT) — with leverage of up to 25x.During the launch period, limited-time fee discounts are available: 0% maker fee and 50% off taker fee.
Odaily reports: Circle launched the Arc public chain's public mainnet on September 16, 2026. The first batch of 11 founding validators includes BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. Arc uses USDC as its native gas token and supports sub-second finality and optional privacy features, targeting stablecoin payments, real-world assets, and tokenized markets; BlackRock plans to deploy the BUIDL fund to Arc to support on-chain subscriptions and redemptions. Circle stated that the entire initial supply was minted in the United States this week, but this is only a technical milestone and does not represent a commitment to a public offering; the company is exploring a transition of its consensus mechanism from Proof of Authority to Proof of Stake in 2027.
B.AI officially announces the arrival of five popular models now available at just 10% of their standard price. Starting September 16 at 17:00 (SGT), Qwen3.8-Flash, Hy3, and MiMo-V2.5 officially join the 10% pricing tier, teaming up with DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and GLM-5.3-Flash—already available at this rate—to form B.AI’s exclusive five-model discounted bundle. This means developers can seamlessly switch across diverse workloads including inference, coding, multimodal processing, Chinese-language applications, and high-frequency APIs by paying only 10% of the official standard rate, empowering them to build cost-efficient AI infrastructure. Whether for independent development or large-scale team deployments, B.AI makes top-tier compute power accessible, truly delivering a low-cost, highly flexible model calling experience. Start your trial now: https://chat.b.ai/chat
Odaily News: Trading activity for popular US stocks and tech-related assets continues to heat up, with multiple stock tokens on Gate gStocks showing active performance. According to the latest market data from Gate, Qualcomm (QCOMG/USDT) posted a 24-hour gain of 4.57%, last trading at $188.21; MiniMax (MINIMAXG/USDT) rose 3.98% over 24 hours, last at $31.89; Zhipu AI (ZHIPUG/USDT) gained 2.45% in 24 hours, last at $91.62.Gate gStocks adopts a 1:1 fully-backed native stock reserve mechanism, where each tokenized security is backed by an equivalent number of native shares as the underlying asset. It supports 7×24-hour trading, unified account management, a minimum investment of 1 USDT, and fractional share trading. Users can participate more flexibly in global popular stock investments, achieving one-stop allocation across digital assets and traditional securities. As the tokenized securities ecosystem continues to expand, Gate gStocks will keep adding more high-quality stocks and ETF targets, offering users more diversified global asset allocation options.
Odaily News: The UK government has announced that it will invest £500 million over the next three years in a new anti-money laundering and asset recovery strategy, and will recruit 500 additional personnel across police forces, the National Crime Agency (NCA), and the Crown Prosecution Service to track down and seize criminal funds.The funding comes from an economic crime levy imposed on regulated businesses. The UK Home Office stated that the NCA estimates more than £100 billion is laundered through the UK or UK corporate structures each year, with the development of fintech, cryptocurrency, and AI increasing related risks.The additional personnel will support "Operation Destabilise," which targets Russian-speaking networks that convert street cash into cryptocurrency. To date, the operation has arrested 119 suspected money launderers and seized over £25 million in cash and crypto assets in less than a year. (Decrypt)
Odaily News — On September 16, B.AI officially launched its AI-powered image generation feature, with the first phase deeply integrating the GPT-Image-2 model. Available simultaneously on both web and API, it brings users and developers a creation experience with pixel-level control. The feature supports both text-to-image and image-to-image modes, allowing users to input text descriptions or reference images to precisely recreate visual ideas, and covers diverse styles including 3D, comics, photographic-grade portraits, and ink-wash painting. Users can freely adjust between 1K, 2K HD, and ultra-HD 4K resolutions and quality tiers, with support for multiple aspect ratios including 16:9, 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, and 9:16, as well as smart sizing. Up to 8 images can be generated simultaneously in a single session, accommodating both individual creative needs and developer integration requirements. Whether for quick personal inspiration sketches or large-scale team content production, B.AI's AI image generation enables every idea to be brought to life quickly with lower barriers and higher efficiency.
According to the FCA website, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released new guidance on crypto asset regulation on September 16 to help businesses understand the scope and licensing requirements of the UK's future crypto asset regime. The regime will officially take effect on October 25, 2027, and the authorization application channel will open on September 30, 2026. The guidance covers activities such as issuing qualified stablecoins, operating crypto asset trading platforms, trading and matching, and crypto asset custody and staking arrangements. FCA Executive Director David Geale stated that the guidance aims to provide businesses with clarity, enabling them to confidently prepare for regulatory compliance. The government has also made targeted amendments to relevant legislation, introducing certain exemptions and further clarifying specific technology service providers. In October, the FCA will launch a dedicated consultation on these legislative changes, covering topics such as qualified stablecoins, proprietary trading and market making, decentralized protocols, and financial promotion.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency revealed that on the morning of September 12, an unauthorized individual breached the SMS agency account used by the marketing department of a mixed-use shopping complex in Sasang-gu, Busan. The attacker bulk-sent scam messages to over 260,000 unspecified recipients, claiming "your cryptocurrency wallet has been updated" and urging quick installation. Once users clicked the attached links, they could fall victim to a smishing attack, potentially resulting in the theft of their virtual assets. Police have since blocked access to the relevant accounts and are actively investigating the intruders.
According to Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank has announced the launch of digital asset custody services, enabling institutional and corporate clients to securely hold and transfer Bitcoin, Ethereum, and selected stablecoins. The service is expected to officially go live later this year, pending regulatory approval. This marks Deutsche Bank's first large-scale entry into the digital asset sector, with future plans to further expand the range of supported assets, which could include tokenized financial instruments.
Etherscan issued a risk warning stating that it has never launched, issued, sponsored, or endorsed any tokens related to "Robinscan". The only official blockchain browser developed by Etherscan for the Robinhood Chain is robin.etherscan.io. Other websites, tokens, and projects using similar branding, interfaces, or designs should not be considered affiliated with Etherscan. Users should only obtain information through its official domain and channels.
According to the official announcement from HTX, HTX Earn has officially launched the ETH SVIP Flexible product. Users at Prime Level 5 and above are eligible to subscribe, with higher Prime levels unlocking greater APY rates and quotas, reaching a maximum APY of 3%. The HTX Earn SVIP Flexible product is a high-yield flexible savings solution tailored exclusively for high-tier clients at Prime Level 5 and above, offering advantages such as exclusive customization, high yields, and high flexibility. In addition to ETH, the SVIP Flexible lineup also supports USDT and BTC flexible products, with the USDT SVIP Flexible reaching a maximum APY of 9%, and the BTC SVIP Flexible reaching a maximum APY of 1%. Users can log into the HTX App, navigate to the "Earn" section on the homepage, enter the aforementioned cryptocurrencies in the search bar, and select "VIP Flexible" to participate.
According to official sources, the sixth round of La Liga will feature a highly anticipated matchup. On September 17 at 03:30 (UTC+8), Barcelona will face off against Racing Santander. Current Gate Event Market data shows Barcelona's support rate at 92%, Racing Santander's support rate at 3%, and the draw support rate at 5%. Users can view the relevant match on the Gate Event dedicated page and participate in event trading.The Gate Event Points Program Season 5 is currently underway, with the total prize pool having reached 41,543 USDT, of which the points prize pool is 13,104 USDT and the lucky grand prize pool is 28,439 USDT. As of now, the Top 1 on the leaderboard is estimated to receive 4,914 USDT. As the campaign continues, users can participate in related activities to compete for this season's points rewards and lucky grand prizes.In addition, Gate's "Event Market Mid-Autumn Festival Giveaway" campaign is now live and will run until September 28 at 18:00 (UTC+8). During the campaign, new users who complete their first event trade with an amount ≥20 USDT will be compensated 1:1 for actual losses if any occur, up to a maximum of 20 USDT per person; all users who complete a daily valid trading volume ≥200 USDT can participate in the trading check-in, and cumulative check-ins allow users to share 28,000 USDT, while VIP users can also participate in sharing a dedicated prize pool of 10,000 USDT. Meanwhile, participating in event market trading earns users Event Points scratch cards with a 100% win rate, and a chance to win the 88,888 PTS super lucky prize.
According to CoinDesk, approximately 2.4 million ZEC tokens participated in the privacy governance vote for Zcash's next major network upgrade, NU7, accounting for roughly two-thirds of the eligible supply. Of these, 99.9% supported reducing the block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, while 98.9% backed retaining the existing Bitcoin-style halving mechanism. Additionally, 99.3% favored deploying NU7 as soon as it is ready. The vote served solely to determine the direction of the upgrade; the associated features still require development, testing, and integration into the final release.
Odaily News: Approximately 2.4 million ZEC participated in the privacy-protection vote for Zcash's next major network upgrade, NU7, accounting for about two-thirds of the tokens eligible to vote.Voters supported shortening the block time to 25 seconds, retaining the Bitcoin-style halving schedule, and launching NU7 as soon as possible; they also supported postponing the reissuance of fees collected by the network sustainability mechanism until February 2031 and disabling transactions related to the deprecated Sprout privacy system. (CoinDesk)
Block CEO Jack Dorsey has expressed support for review, independent evaluation, and planning of frontier AI, but opposes governments and leading AI companies negotiating industry-wide development restrictions.He advocates for an open-release approach that allows outside parties to reproduce results, identify problems, and develop alternatives, and supports providing models, computing power, and public infrastructure to independent researchers and safety researchers.Block is developing open-source AI tools and provides Bitcoin-related services across products including Square and Cash App. The company has also launched the open-source AI agent goose, and is developing Bitcoin mining hardware Proto and hardware wallet Bitkey. (Bitcoin.com News)
BitMart announced the official launch of its User Communication Portal as a unified channel for users to submit questions and feedback regarding withdrawal arrangements, recent action plans, and the platform's future direction. Relevant submissions will be jointly reviewed by BitMart, financial advisor Alvarez & Marsal, and legal counsel, and factored into ongoing assessments. Users must select the "User Communication Portal" inquiry type, provide their email address and inquiry category, and complete the submission through email verification. BitMart clarified that the portal serves only to gather feedback and will not independently process withdrawal requests; submitting a ticket does not alter account or asset status. The platform also cautions users against impersonation and asset recovery scams, strongly advising them to never share passwords, two-factor authentication codes, private keys, or recovery phrases.
According to official news, Alph Ai has officially integrated with the Arc chain and launched an Arc cross-chain trading portal, allowing users to quickly bridge from Solana, BSC, Base, and other networks into the Arc ecosystem to directly participate in Arc-related asset trading.Alph Ai stated that it has completed product support during the Arc ecosystem's early stage. Users can track Arc ecosystem Launchpad activity through the platform and trade Arc native tokens. Gas fees on the Arc chain can be paid directly with USDC, eliminating the need for users to prepare additional native Gas assets and lowering the barrier to entry for trading on the new chain.
According to the latest data released by Bitget, the cumulative number of trades for its stock token rToken has surpassed 4 million. As of now, Bitget supports a total of 1,666 rToken underlying assets.
Odaily reports: Hunter Biden's Meme coin LAPTOP fell to as low as $0.192 on Tuesday, then rebounded nearly 10% to around $0.24, with an intraday high of $0.2789. The token is down 99% from its September 9 peak of $199.51.On-chain intelligence platform Bubblemaps has launched a curated Meme coin research feed that identifies insider clusters and bundled transactions before tokens reach the user interface, and provides a Bubblemaps score and integrated swap functionality for each token. (Bitcoin.com News)