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According to The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael S. Selig announced on October 5 that the CFTC has formally proposed its first set of regulatory rules for the cryptocurrency market, aimed at promoting innovation and protecting investors. Previously, as Congress failed to pass legislation clarifying the federal legal status of crypto assets, the CFTC and the SEC turned to relying on existing statutory authority to take the lead in developing market structure rules. During the previous administration, the two major regulators primarily targeted crypto exchanges, custodians, and software developers through enforcement actions, prompting a large number of crypto companies to relocate overseas. The introduction of the new rules marks a significant shift in U.S. federal crypto regulation from a strategy of "enforcement instead of legislation" to "proactive rulemaking".
The U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with the retirement of key lawmakers making it impossible to revive this 635-page bill, backed by both Wall Street and the crypto industry, before the end of the year, leaving the crypto regulatory framework facing a complete reset.
According to Cointelegraph, Greece has been added to the EU's MiCA registry for the first time, with BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece, and Piraeus Bank receiving authorization. The total number of registrations under ESMA now reaches 359. Among them, the first three are supervised by the HCMC, while Piraeus Bank is regulated by the Bank of Greece, demonstrating Greece's dual-track regulatory framework for MiCA. Previously, Binance applied for MiCA authorization in Greece. If approved, it could have leveraged the passporting system to offer services across Europe, but it voluntarily withdrew the application on June 24. On September 18, the Wall Street Journal reported that ECB President Lagarde had intervened, asking the Greek prime minister to prevent the application's approval. The HCMC explicitly denied this to Cointelegraph, stating that no officials had communicated with ECB staff regarding Binance's application, and that the report's claims were entirely untrue. Both Binance and the ECB declined to comment.
According to The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI has canceled plans to launch its new AI model due to internal safety review concerns.
According to The Wall Street Journal, an upcoming report from the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations states that the vast majority of cryptocurrency wallets sanctioned due to ties with Iran have been used to trade USDT, the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Tether.
After the SEC approved a pilot program for tokenized stock trading, Wall Street investment bank analysts pointed out that due to high compliance costs and liquidity constraints, actual market demand for tokenized stocks remains very limited.
JPMorgan Chase and banks such as Citigroup are using blockchain technology to process massive funds, but tokenization solutions are primarily aimed at institutional investors rather than retail consumers. Capital fragmentation and compliance pressures resulting from legacy systems are the main reasons.
Brian Armstrong posted on X platform stating that The Wall Street Journal is preparing an article that blames Coinbase and himself for the CLARITY Act's failure to pass. Armstrong said that in January, he opposed a draft bill submitted for committee vote because it still had major issues regarding DeFi, tokenization, CFTC jurisdiction, and stablecoin rewards; after collaborative revisions from multiple parties, all four of these issues were resolved, and the revised draft passed committee review approximately four months later. Armstrong stated that he strongly supports the final version of the CLARITY Act submitted to the Senate and will continue to push for cryptocurrency regulatory rules.
Odaily News: Coinbase Global announced that it has submitted an application to regulators seeking to list perpetual futures contracts (Perps) tied to major U.S. stocks. Perpetual futures are leveraged derivative contracts with no expiration date, allowing traders to amplify gains or losses through leverage. This move marks Coinbase's further expansion into the traditional financial derivatives market. (The Wall Street Journal)
According to The Wall Street Journal, Coinbase Global announced on September 18, 2026, that it has submitted an application to regulators seeking approval to list perpetual futures contracts (Perps) linked to large U.S. stocks. Perpetual futures are leveraged derivative contracts with no expiration date, allowing traders to amplify gains or losses through leverage. This move marks a further expansion by Coinbase into the traditional financial derivatives market.
According to Cointelegraph, the Wall Street Journal reported that European Central Bank President Lagarde had requested the Greek Prime Minister not to approve Binance's MiCA license application, and the Vice Chair of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) also conveyed this information to Binance. In response, Binance declined to comment, stating only that it does not comment on speculative reports, and reiterated its commitment to seeking authorization for long-term compliant operations under the EU's MiCA framework. Binance had previously withdrawn its Greek application ahead of the MiCA deadline on July 1 and plans to pursue authorization in other EU member states. Neither the European Central Bank nor Greek regulators have commented on the matter.
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.
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform stating that Coinbase Vice Chairman Ryan VanGrack said clear regulatory rules for cryptocurrency will be introduced, whether through Congress or regulators. During an appearance on CNBC, VanGrack stated that the over 600-page CLARITY Act is closer than ever to gaining bipartisan support, with backing from law enforcement groups, Wall Street firms, and crypto voters. He also noted that the SEC and CFTC have made it clear that new rules will be introduced regardless, adding that "now is the time to choose policy over politics and get this done."
Odaily News: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted on X' platform, stating: The CLARITY Act is crucial to ensuring the United States wins the global new technology race. This is also why Congress passed the GENIUS Act, aimed at ensuring that stablecoin infrastructure—this revolutionary financial technology—is built in the United States.Bessent stated that ensuring the continued prosperity of the U.S. community banking sector has been a consistent focus since he took office. The government's dual emphasis on promoting the development of new digital technologies and appropriately adjusting community bank regulation is key to both sectors jointly driving U.S. economic growth. The final draft of the CLARITY Act advances this mission by granting the Treasury Secretary additional authority to take action when deposit outflow facts change and adversely affect community banks.Bessent said: If stablecoins cause harm to community banks, he will not hesitate to use these tools to ensure they are fully protected. Community banks are vital to U.S. economic performance and Main Street growth. Economic security is national security, and community banks play an important role in this principle.
According to CoinDesk, the Senate is set to vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY), with analysts predicting that even if the bill fails, Wall Street's expansion in crypto business related to tokenization and ETFs has already become irreversible.
Odaily reports: Tom Lee, Chairman of Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, stated that ETH has multiple bullish catalysts in the coming months, laying the foundation for an expected surge in institutional buying of cryptocurrencies in the final months of 2026. These include the scheduled CLARITY Act vote in mid-September, South Korean investors re-entering crypto assets and rotating from AI stocks into the crypto market, and the "four-year cycle" pattern.Tom Lee further noted that the ETH/BTC ratio has risen to its highest level since January 30 of this year, breaking above the trendline formed since the pandemic-era peak and establishing a new uptrend. This reflects Ethereum's strengthening position as settlement infrastructure for Wall Street asset tokenization, while the market is increasingly recognizing that Ethereum may play a key role in the Agentic AI space. (PRNewswire)
According to The Wall Street Journal, prediction market platform Kalshi plans to seek U.S. regulatory approval to launch perpetual contracts on approximately 60 stocks and ETFs, including Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia, with round-the-clock trading enabled. If approved, they would become the first regulated single-stock perpetual contracts in the U.S.
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)
According to The Wall Street Journal, Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, will launch a meme coin named LAPTOP, referencing his laptop incident, scheduled to go live on Coinbase’s Base network on September 9. The project’s founding team, including Hunter Biden, will hold 30% of the total token supply (1 billion tokens), which will be locked for six months and fully unlocked over two years. Another 20% will be airdropped in two batches to users who previously suffered losses on the Trump meme coin TRUMP, Hunter Biden’s Substack subscribers and their friends, and mailing list subscribers maintained by video journalist Andrew Callaghan. The remaining 20% will be allocated to charitable donations, liquidity provisions, distribution to exchange partners and market makers, and to cover the accounting, legal, administrative, and compliance costs of the token foundation.
According to The Block, multiple crypto companies are actively lobbying the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to expedite the ETF review process and allow the submission of confidential draft filings. Among them, Grayscale has explicitly requested that SEC staff commit to responding within 45 days. However, Jane Street and Charles Schwab have expressed reservations regarding this, voicing concerns about rushing the listing process and the confidential filing mechanism.