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According to CoinDesk, Ethereum plans to launch Glamsterdam upgrade testing on the Sepolia testnet on October 6. Developers have warned that attackers could exploit free testnet ETH and numerous temporary block builder identities to win block auctions at high prices and then refuse to submit transaction payloads, thereby disrupting the testing process. This risk will not affect mainnet funds, but could hinder upgrade verification. Glamsterdam aims to increase the block gas limit to approximately 200 million, with the mainnet launch date remaining undetermined.
Odaily reports: Ethereum developers have warned that attackers could exploit free testnet ETH and one-time builder identities to win Sepolia block auctions and withhold transaction payloads during the Glamsterdam testing period.This attack does not threaten mainnet funds, but it could disrupt infrastructure testing. The Sepolia public test is scheduled to launch on October 6, while the Hoodi test is tentatively set for October 27. The mainnet activation date remains undetermined. (CoinDesk)
MetaMask has launched its "Added Protection" security feature, which sets transaction preview results as execution conditions to ensure that actual transaction outcomes in Ethereum and EVM applications match the previews; if they do not match, the transaction will automatically fail, and users will only incur network fees. The feature is enabled by default, is now available on MetaMask browser extension v13.45, covers 13 EVM networks supporting EIP-7702 smart accounts, and a mobile version will follow.
Odaily News: Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC has issued a glitch notice, announcing an emergency suspension of the JPYC issuance reservation service on the Ethereum network. The official statement said that the feature is currently suspended, and the technical team is urgently investigating and troubleshooting the specific cause of the glitch. JPYC has apologized to affected users and promised to release follow-up announcements through official channels as soon as the details are confirmed.
According to CryptoRank, in the ranking of perpetual contract trading volume across public chains and ecosystems over the past 30 days, Hyperliquid leads with $240 billion in trading volume, firmly holding its dominant market position. Arbitrum ranks second with $47.2 billion, performing best among general-purpose public chains; Solana ranks third with $46 billion. Following closely are Lighter ($45.6 billion), Ethereum mainnet ($44.9 billion), and edgeX ($42.3 billion).
According to the joint report released by Glassnode and Bybit on the current state of the crypto derivatives market, the proportion of options notional open interest in the native Bitcoin derivatives market has risen from approximately 25% to nearly 50%. At the same time, term futures continue to shift toward perpetual contracts. Report data shows that Bybit’s share of Bitcoin options trading volume among the four tracked exchanges has increased from under 10% to 28%, nearly tripling. Bybit’s options market size has also grown from $529 million in its first month online to $2.33 billion, increasing more than fourfold. For Ethereum options, Bybit recorded the highest trading volume among the four tracked exchanges, maintaining its lead for 143 consecutive days. Over the past 90 days, Ethereum accounted for approximately one-third of Bybit’s total options trading volume. In tokenized gold derivatives, Bybit’s tokenized gold perpetual contract market, measured in ounces, has remained the largest among tracked crypto exchanges for 476 consecutive days; regarding gold options, Bybit accounts for 97.1% of the open interest across tracked exchanges. Frederik Theissen, Head of Research at Glassnode, stated that term futures trading volume has decreased by approximately 97% compared to 2021, as market leverage gradually shifts to perpetual contracts while risk pricing increasingly moves toward options. Sean Ballard, Head of Derivatives and Institutional Business at Bybit, stated that traders are increasingly
Vanar posted on X that the VANRY contracts on Ethereum and Polygon have been suspended, and VANRY trading will take place only on the Base network. Vanar will fully transition to Base, focusing on developing Foundry, AI organizations, and its economic system; Foundry is scheduled to launch on October 1.
Russia's largest stock exchange, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), will list index perpetual futures for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and TRX on September 22, available exclusively to qualified investors. The contracts will be quoted in USD and cash-settled in RUB, with no delivery of underlying assets. Since the launch of digital asset futures, over 72,000 qualified investors have participated, with cumulative trading volume exceeding 600 billion RUB.
Bybit today announced the official launch of Bybit Odds. This is a brand-new trading product that allows users to express directional views on the price movements of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), and complete trades with fixed potential returns and zero liquidation risk.Bybit Odds is designed to eliminate the complexity and uncertainty commonly found in crypto derivatives trading. Users allocate USDT to a specific price outcome. If the prediction is correct, they receive a pre-displayed fixed payout at settlement; if the prediction is incorrect, they only lose the allocated amount, with no additional losses. The maximum return and maximum loss of each trade are clearly visible before confirmation.Bybit Odds offers three contract structures to suit different timeframes and risk preferences:Up/Down — Predict whether the price will rise or fall relative to the entry price, with settlement in 5 minutes or 15 minutes.Price Target — Predict whether the price will be above or below a specified level at expiry, with contract terms of up to 7 days.Price Range — Predict whether the price will remain within or break out of a specified range at expiry, with contract terms of up to 7 days.The minimum participation amount per trade is 5 USDT. Bybit Odds is deeply integrated with the Unified Trading Account (UTA), allowing users to directly use existing funds without additional transfers. Product pricing is supported by institutional market makers, ensuring competitive quotes and ample liquidity across all contract types.
Bitget Wallet announced its completion of network integration on the very first day of Arc's launch, delivering stablecoin-native on-chain financial infrastructure to 100 million users. Bitget Wallet users can now add the Arc mainnet directly within the wallet, swap for Arc native tokens, and bridge assets from mainstream chains like Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Base to the Arc network. As one of the first aggregators integrated with Arc, the enterprise-grade API platform Bitget Wallet X has launched multi-chain liquidity aggregation, cross-chain transfer, and market data APIs, enabling developers to build Arc-native applications directly without needing to construct their own liquidity routing. Bitget Wallet plans to further deepen its integration with Arc. Arc is a Layer 1 network purpose-built for global payments, foreign exchange, and capital markets. It natively uses USDC to pay gas fees and delivers sub-second transaction finality. To date, its public testnet has processed over 500 million transactions, supporting nearly 3 million wallets. This integration will further expand Bitget Wallet's stablecoin payment infrastructure, accelerating the adoption of stablecoins in everyday cross-border payments and consumer use cases.
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.
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 Cryptopolitan, the on-chain market size of tokenized real-world assets (RWA) has surpassed $38.6 billion, with over 4.24 million holding addresses. Among these, US Treasuries account for the largest share at over $15.9 billion; commodities $4.9 billion, active strategies $3.6 billion, asset-backed credit $2.56 billion, and tokenized stocks $2.52 billion. In terms of on-chain distribution, Ethereum leads with $17.3 billion, followed by BNB Chain at $5.6 billion, while Solana ranks third with $4.3 billion.
Odaily News — The Ethereum Ecosystem Summit, jointly initiated by Sharplink, BlockUnion, and ETH HK Hub, and co-organized by Lido Institutional, will be held on October 8, 2026, in Singapore. The summit is aimed at Ethereum ecosystem builders, financial institutions, investors, and on-chain infrastructure teams, and will focus on discussions around Ethereum's long-term value, institutional adoption, and the development direction of agentic finance.Ethereum co-founder and Consensys founder Joe Lubin has confirmed his attendance and will hold a fireside chat with Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom, reflecting on Ethereum's development over the past decade under the theme "Ethereum's Ten Years: From an Idea to the Future of Open Finance," and discussing the next phase of open finance.As one of the high-profile events focused on the Ethereum ecosystem during TOKEN2049, the summit will center on three core topics, including Ethereum's long-term value, infrastructure, and credible neutrality; institutional treasuries, asset tokenization, and on-chain infrastructure; and the agentic finance technology stack composed of stablecoins, tokenized assets, instant settlement, and autonomous commerce.The conference is also supported by ecosystem partners including SNZ, EthSystems, EthLabs, Ethereum Institutional, HashKey Capital, and Ethereum Singapore, and will invite representatives from fields such as Ethereum infrastructure, liquid staking, digital asset custody, payments, and on-chain finance to participate in discussions. More guests and the full agenda will be announced soon.
Odaily News: According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, last week's escalation of geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East combined with U.S. core inflation exceeding expectations significantly heightened global market volatility. Brent crude and WTI crude surged 8.33% and 9.36% respectively, returning above $100 per barrel; U.S. August core CPI rose 0.29% month-over-month, higher than expected, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.97%, with market-implied probability of a September rate hike rising to approximately 86%; spot gold fell 1.82% to $4,349.42 per ounce. U.S. stock indices — the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones — declined 0.80%, 0.66%, and 1.57% respectively; the crypto market weakened in tandem, with BTC and ETH dropping 4.4% and 1.5% respectively. Spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $462.7 million, while ETH ETFs recorded net inflows of $197.1 million. The fear index dropped from 71 to 57, indicating a cooling of market sentiment.On the industry front, India launched a $107 million tokenized corporate bond pilot program, further advancing institutional-grade RWA tokenization; Gemini obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, further expanding its regulatory footprint in the Asia-Pacific region; and the Philippine central bank plans to suspend new payment system operator registrations for 12 months, tightening oversight of VASP-related payment activities.On the funding side, a total of 9 financing deals were completed last week, with disclosed total funding reaching $158.4 million, down 88% quarter-over-quarter. Overall, energy prices and inflation expectations remain the core variables driving short-term market trends, while interest in tokenized assets and institutional-grade crypto infrastructure development remains undiminished.
According to The Block, on-chain confidentiality protocol Zama will open deposits for 16 Morpho confidential vaults on September 15, supporting assets such as USDC, USDT, AUSD, and TGBP. Previously, the first vault launched by Zama in collaboration with Morpho and Steakhouse Financial reached $40 million in total value locked within seven weeks.
TechFlow The Derive community has released the "Launch Derive V3" proposal, planning to deploy and launch Derive V3. The new version will run on zkVM programs settled on the Ethereum mainnet, migrating Derive V2 accounts, balances, positions, rewards, native ETH, and ERC-20 assets held in wallets to the V3 genesis state. Upon completion of the migration, bridged funds will be transferred to L1 contracts, user wallets, or the relevant LayerZero OFTAdapter contracts, and Derive Chain will gradually shut down.
perpetual contract platform RWAperp has announced the completion of $2 million in financing, with a post-investment valuation of $50 million. Participants in the round include Lime co-founder Brad Bao, Cresta AI co-founder Tim Shi, Tesla Autopilot team member Phil Duan, Crux members William Freiberg and Charles Ferguson, as well as members of the a16z and Sequoia Scout networks.RWAperp is a decentralized perpetual contract protocol for traditional financial assets. It is currently live on OKX X Layer and has opened 19 markets, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, Korean and U.S. stocks, the S&P 500 Index, the DRAM Index, gold, silver, and WTI crude oil. Users can settle in USDC, USDT, or USDG and gain leveraged long and short exposure to stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto assets without needing to hold, custody, or tokenize the underlying assets.RWAperp primarily designs its trading, pricing, liquidity, and risk management systems around the trading characteristics of the stock market, and handles situations such as market closure periods, overnight gaps, trading halts, and corporate actions. The platform uses a multi-issuer composite oracle and provides a professional order book trading terminal.RWAperp is also developing Agent Mode. This AI feature is designed to understand natural language trading instructions, analyze market conditions, and gradually support trading execution operations such as opening positions, position management, and closing positions. (The Block)
Odaily News: Canaan Inc. released its unaudited operational data update for the period ended August 31, 2026, disclosing that in late August it sold its entire 3,952 ETH holdings at an average price of approximately $2,400 per ETH, and sold 54 BTC at an average price of approximately $79,000 per BTC. The company used part of the proceeds to repurchase approximately 13.6 million American Depositary Shares ('ADS'), bringing the total number of ADS repurchased since the beginning of the year to approximately 16.4 million. (PRNewswire)
QCP released a report on September 14 stating that the market has largely priced in expectations of a 25 basis point rate hike by the Federal Reserve this week, with attention shifting to the language of the rate hike announcement and signals regarding the future rate path. U.S. August CPI rose 0.4% month-over-month and 3.4% year-over-year, while core CPI rose 0.3% month-over-month, with the year-over-year growth rate of core CPI declining from 2.5% to 2.4%.Bitcoin briefly fell to $76,700 following the release of the CPI data, before recovering to around $77,600; Ethereum remained near $2,500. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of $463 million last week, with net outflows slowing to $13.2 million on Friday; spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $197 million, with single-day net inflows of $216 million on Friday.