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According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has submitted two proposed rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB): one would formally classify event contracts traded on platforms such as Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, and Robinhood under the regulatory definition of "swaps"; the other would explicitly exclude casino-style gambling products from the swaps category. This move aims to respond to recent federal court rulings—the Sixth and Eighth Circuits both ruled that Kalshi's sports-related contracts do not qualify as swaps and should be subject to state gambling regulations, while the Third Circuit upheld the CFTC's jurisdiction over prediction markets. With conflicting rulings across the circuits, the matter may ultimately need to be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court. Currently, the CFTC comprises only one commissioner, Chair Mike Selig, with all related decisions made solely by him.
According to on-chain analyst Wazz (@WazzCrypto), an organized serial rug pull and fund-draining syndicate operates on the Robinhood blockchain. The group has been linked to 53 token launches in the past two months, with directly trackable extracted funds reaching $18.43 million, though the actual amount is likely higher. The syndicate's modus operandi is highly systematic: funds raised from each launch are routed to the deployment wallet of the next launch within seconds, forming a continuous funding pipeline. Each issuance is sniped via 70–200 bundled wallets to secure over 70% of the supply, primarily launched on the Pons V2 platform. Additionally, the group generates hype through "fake launches" before official drops to preemptively harvest market sentiment, only revealing the real contract address afterward to maximize extraction profits. Notably, $DEED, the trigger token for this investigation, did not even make it into the top ten highest-drained tokens.
Bernstein believes the exchange model transforms sports betting into a traffic-driven business, operating without house positions and utilizing a global order book with institutional market making. The firm assigns an Outperform rating to Robinhood (HOOD) and Coinbase (COIN), recommending focus on regulatory progress and the pace of institutional adoption.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a new address opened its first position of 1 million UNI five hours ago at an entry price of $9.05. Driven by the Robinhood meme market trend and the SEC's new rules on compliant on-chain U.S. stock trading, UNI has risen 145% over the past month.
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron posted on X, praising U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins' announcement of policies related to tokenized stocks, and highlighted three principles, including that investor protection must not be compromised, synthetic assets must not be used, and stock issuers have the right to object to their securities being traded on tokenized securities trading venues.Aron stated that under the framework published by the SEC, eligible stock tokens should carry full voting rights and dividend rights, and listed companies should also have the right to prevent their securities from being traded in tokenized form. He also called out Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev, urging Robinhood to follow the same standards in its overseas stock token business, particularly regarding investor protection, synthetic assets, and issuers' right to object.Previously, the SEC yesterday approved a temporary, conditional "Innovation Exemption," allowing tokenized stocks to be traded on a limited basis on certain onchain venues—Tokenized Securities Trading Venues (TSVs).
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently permitted cryptocurrency trading platforms to offer digital tokenization services for individual stocks such as Apple and Tesla under a lightweight regulatory framework. This move is viewed as a significant breakthrough for onboarding trillions of dollars in assets on-chain, primarily benefiting crypto-native exchanges and transitioning traditional brokerages.
According to The Block, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has revised his previous assessment regarding the impact of the Clarity Act's failure. The bill secured only 49 votes in a procedural Senate vote, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to advance. While Hougan had previously forecasted that a failed bill would trigger several weeks of crypto market weakness, he noted in his latest client report that Bitcoin has continued to rise after bottoming out around $57,950 on July 1, surpassing $80,000 on September 4. In the same period, Polymarket’s implied probability for the bill’s passage within the year dropped from 39% to 14%. Price action moving contrary to these expectations suggests that the bull market does not rely on legislative passage. Hougan also pointed out that initiatives such as Robinhood launching its own blockchain, Morgan Stanley listing a Solana ETF, and DTCC completing the settlement of the first batch of tokenized stocks demonstrate that Wall Street institutions are already positioning themselves ahead of regulatory clarity. He noted that proactive rulemaking by the SEC and CFTC can partially fill legislative gaps, but acknowledged that executive regulations carry the risk of being overturned by future administrations. Consequently, congressional legislation remains the sole path to providing lasting regulatory certainty.
According to Crypto Pulse Research, Bernstein's September 16, 2026, research report states that the procedural vote on the CLARITY Act has failed, and there should be no hope for a revote. Stablecoins, governed by the GENIUS Act, remain unaffected, while Circle’s ARC chain launched that same day. Robinhood's daily on-chain gross revenue is approximately $1 million. The bank recommends buying the recent weakness in crypto equities, favoring Robinhood (HOOD), Circle (CRCL), and Figure (FIGR), with target prices set at $160, $140, and $70, respectively. It sets a $330 price target for Coinbase, $350 for Strategy, and $24 for Sharplink. Bernstein believes that following legislative failure, regulatory clarity will pivot toward rulemaking by the CFTC and SEC. This rulemaking process will be aggressive and rapid, making product rollout schedules more predictable. Advancement of stablecoins, tokenization, perpetual futures, and prediction market-related products will continue, with crypto stock pullbacks offering buying opportunities.
According to The Block, sports betting company Underdog has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Connecticut state officials seeking to prevent the state from classifying its sports event contracts as illegal gambling. Underdog argues that it operates as a federally regulated Designated Contract Market (DCM), and that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) holds "exclusive jurisdiction" over DCMs, meaning Connecticut's enforcement action conflicts with the framework of the Commodity Exchange Act. Previously, Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) issued cease and desist orders to nine prediction market platforms, including Underdog, Polymarket, Coinbase, Crypto.com, and Robinhood. Earlier this month, Underdog also filed separate lawsuits in five states: Ohio, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Mexico, and Washington. Currently, more than twelve states have taken enforcement actions or filed lawsuits against prediction market platforms.
Robinhood recently tokenized stocks such as AMC, drawing public criticism from AMC's CEO, but this model can lower the cost and barriers for global investors trading U.S. stocks. Blockchain-driven stock tokenization is reshaping the U.S. stock brokerage industry, and its impact may be similar to Napster's disruption of the music industry 25 years ago. Analysts note that tokenized stocks still face issues such as voting rights, custody of the underlying shares, and whether token assets are fully backed, but regulators have begun advancing related frameworks. Nasdaq recently invested $100 million in blockchain finance company Payward, and the trend of putting stocks on-chain is accelerating, making it difficult for threats or lawsuits to block this technological development in the long term. (Fortune)
Robinhood has partnered with Crypto.com and acquired stakes in OG.com and other entities, aiming to leverage regulated infrastructure to facilitate prediction market trading for U.S. customers.
Odaily News: Robinhood Markets has officially served as an IPO underwriter for the first time, participating in the listing of smart ring maker Oura. Oura filed for its IPO last Thursday, with an expected listing valuation exceeding $11 billion. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan are serving as the lead book-runners for the deal, with Robinhood ranking 18th among the 18 underwriters.In June of this year, Robinhood received regulatory approval to conduct underwriting business, and CEO Vlad Tenev previously stated his desire to "disrupt" the IPO market. As an underwriter, Robinhood is expected to gain more influence in the allocation of IPO shares to its retail clients. (The Wall Street Journal)
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron stated that Robinhood is clearly pushing a "tokenized real-world assets (including stock tokens)" initiative involving AMC Entertainment and allegedly more than 190 other companies, which have not been registered under U.S. securities laws, calling the move "disgraceful, outrageous, and disgusting." Aron emphasized that AMC has no connection to the matter and does not endorse it in any way, adding that the company will immediately engage external securities legal counsel for a review. According to Robinhood's filings, the stock tokens are not registered under U.S. securities laws and may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States or to U.S. persons, and remain restricted in jurisdictions including Canada, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
According to official announcements, Mantle has announced that USDG, a US dollar stablecoin issued by Paxos, has officially launched, becoming one of the first native stablecoins on the Mantle network. This integration establishes Mantle as a partner of the Global Dollar Network (GDN). Mantle will directly participate in GDN's reward-sharing mechanism, standing alongside over 150 partners, including Robinhood and Kraken, to drive user growth. As one of the few stablecoins subject to dual regulation under both the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the European Union's MiCA framework, USDG currently has a circulating value exceeding $3.5 billion. One of Mantle's missions is to introduce more institutional-grade assets, including tokenized equities, yield-bearing stablecoins, and tokenized funds, thereby providing borderless investment access for everyone. The integration of USDG will further advance Mantle's development into an open financial network bridging institutional players and users. According to reports, the addition of USDG further enriches Mantle's existing portfolio of institutional-grade assets, which includes Agora's AUSD, Ethena's USDe, Ondo's USDY, and Tether's USDT0, among others. Over the past year, Mantle's stablecoin TVL has surpassed $982 million, with RWA T
Robinhood上 HUGCOIN 市值短时突破 300 万美元，现报 265 万美元，日内涨幅超 600 倍。 据悉，Hugging Face 联合创始人兼首席执行官 Clément Delangue 在X 平台发布了一个网页，其中页面显示 Hugcoin。 此前消息，英伟达今日已宣布，针对加入英伟达的 Hugging Face 员工的股权保留计划最高达 10 亿美元，以 129.303 亿美元收购 Hugging Face 的交易预计将在 2027 年上半年完成，需待监管机构批准，目前英伟达公司是 Hugging Face 数据的最大贡献者。
Odaily News - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 3-0 on August 28 that sports event contracts offered by Kalshi are not swaps, and that the Commodity Exchange Act does not preclude Nevada from applying gambling regulations to the relevant contracts. The court also vacated a prior injunction that allowed Kalshi to continue offering the contracts, and denied injunction requests from Crypto.com and Robinhood.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in April of this year that Kalshi's related contracts were likely swaps and protected by federal law from state regulation. The two federal appellate courts are now split on the issue, and New Jersey has a September 3 deadline to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for review.Kalshi said it will seek further review and believes current U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rules do not prohibit sports event contracts. Robinhood said it plans to appeal; the CFTC, meanwhile, noted that derivatives structured as swaps qualify as swaps, and except for onions and movie box office revenue, the law provides no related exemptions. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily news, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev posted on X that the company is building Trump Accounts to make them the default tool for charitable giving in the United States. Currently, those who wish to donate need to navigate complex rules and regulatory requirements, evaluate various charities, and verify whether funds are actually directed toward the stated goals and used efficiently. Trump Accounts allow donors to put money directly into investment accounts held in the names of American children, reducing the intermediaries between donors and recipients. Donors can see exactly where their money goes, children own the assets, and there are no fees, allowing portfolios to compound at market rates over many years. This donation model has significant potential and could positively transform American philanthropy.
: AI anti-fraud company Socure announced the completion of a $156 million strategic growth funding round, valuing the company at $5.2 billion. The round was led by Summit Partners, with participation from Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs Alternatives (under Goldman Sachs), DocuSign, and others. In addition, the company also announced the acquisition of AI startup Fravity, aiming to leverage AI agents for fraud, risk, and compliance investigations. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed yet. Its anti-fraud services are currently applied to companies including crypto exchange Coinbase, stablecoin issuer Circle, digital bank Revolut, and Robinhood. (Crunchbase)
Odaily News: In a podcast interview, Tom Lee stated that if he could hold only one company over the next 10 years, he would choose Robinhood Markets over prediction market platform Kalshi. He believes Robinhood possesses a competitive moat built on user experience (UI) and customer relationships, an advantage that is sometimes underestimated by investors. He noted that Robinhood has established genuine user connections, which will serve as a critical foundation for the company's long-term growth.When discussing the regulatory risks facing prediction markets, Tom Lee expressed that this sector involves local regulators and judicial rulings, and significant uncertainty remains ahead. Currently, multiple U.S. states, including New York and Nevada, have taken legal action against prediction market-related businesses, while the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is also expected to issue a related ruling later this year.Regarding the regulatory framework for prediction markets, Tom Lee believes it might be more reasonable for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to obtain regulatory authority. He stated that adjustments to prediction market regulations are part of the broader restructuring of the financial services regulatory system, but the final outcome of court rulings remains difficult to predict.Tom Lee has long been bullish on the fintech and digital asset sectors, and he believes the financial services industry will undergo broader regulatory and business model transformations in the future.
Odaily News: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev called on Trump this morning at a White House cryptocurrency meeting to relax U.S. "tokenization" regulation.Vlad stated: "Through tokenization technology, Robinhood is extending ownership of U.S. assets to users in more than 120 countries worldwide. Yet this innovation is reaching overseas investors before benefiting investors here at home—and this opportunity extends far beyond public markets. Tokenization will open up markets that have long been out of reach, including private enterprises (unlisted companies). In today's market, too much economic value is being created before ordinary investors ever get a chance to participate."Vlad urged: "Innovation and investor protection are not opposing goals. America became the global capital markets leader precisely by balancing both. The SEC and CFTC chairs in this room know full well that it is American companies building this technology, American markets powering it, and American assets at its core. U.S. investors should not be the last to benefit. We look forward to continuing to work together to expand ownership, build the next generation of capital markets, and ensure America stays ahead on this path."