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US Senate Democrats released a new report accusing Tether (USDT) of failing to effectively block malicious addresses, making it the financial lifeline supporting the sanctioned Iranian regime. The report states that the Iranian government estimated it conducted $2 billion in cryptocurrency transactions through the network last year.
Odaily News — Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced that, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's enforcement actions targeting Iranian sanctions evasion networks, it has assisted in freezing approximately $550 million in USDT assets linked to Iran's central bank and sanctioned networks during 2026. This includes over $344 million frozen in April based on information from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and law enforcement agencies, as well as over $130 million frozen in July.To date, Tether has established partnerships with more than 340 law enforcement agencies across 67 countries and regions worldwide, supporting over 2,800 investigations and freezing a cumulative total of more than $4.9 billion in illicit assets (of which over $2.4 billion is related to U.S. law enforcement actions). The company has also directly aligned its wallet freezing mechanism with the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List.
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.
Odaily News: Tether has announced a partnership with Shiga to launch self-custodial financial products in Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region based on its open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK), enabling users and institutions to hold and transfer USD₮, Bitcoin, and Tether Gold (XAU₮).Among them, ENTA targets individuals, high-net-worth users, and enterprises, while Pulse targets institutions such as banks and fintech companies, used for building digital asset payment, treasury management, and settlement services. Shiga is currently in the final stage of approval for a digital asset intermediary license in Nigeria.
according to an official announcement, the second phase of the limited-time Gate Simple Earn × Earn campaign is now live. From September 28, 07:00 to October 28, 07:00 (UTC+8), users who meet the specified net deposit requirements and activate Simple Earn can receive up to an additional 2% bonus APY on top of the base yield; those with cumulative net deposits reaching 50,000 USDT can enjoy a blended APY of 5% on up to 50,000 USDT of eligible holdings.Meanwhile, from September 28, 16:00 to October 28, 16:00 (UTC+8), VIP 3–VIP 14 users who make cumulative net deposits of 100,000 USDT and subscribe to the Earn USDT 7-day fixed-term product can receive an additional 7.3% bonus APY on top of the 3.7% base APY, enjoying a blended APY of 11% on up to 100,000 USDT of subscribed principal. This campaign enriches Gate's stablecoin wealth management offerings, providing users with different capital sizes and trading needs more flexible yield options.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX will open JPYC/USDT spot trading and grid trading at 21:00 (UTC+8) on September 28. JPYC deposits will open at 15:00 on September 28, and withdrawals will open at 21:00 on September 29. JPYC is a Japanese yen stablecoin issued by JPYC Inc., regulated under Japan's Payment Services Act, and classified as an electronic payment instrument. It is pegged 1:1 to the Japanese yen, with reserves held in bank deposits and Japanese government bonds. Users can mint or redeem JPYC through the JPYC EX platform after completing KYC, or use it for payments, transfers, DeFi, and other scenarios on blockchains such as Ethereum and Polygon. Its design aims to provide a compliant and transparent digital yen solution.
According to official announcements, Huobi HTX will open spot trading and grid trading for the XDP/USDT pair on September 28 at 22:00 (UTC+8). XDP deposit services will open on September 28 at 18:00, and withdrawal services will open on September 29 at 22:00. Doppler Finance builds infrastructure for tokenized capital markets, covering yields, collateral utilization, and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). Its tech stack combines regulated custody, comprehensively audited reserves, and rigorously vetted strategies, aiming to achieve security, transparency, and scalability. Doppler Finance aims to help institutions and users access on-chain productive opportunities through infrastructure that meets real-world standards.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list CASHCAT/KRW, CASHCAT/BTC, and CASHCAT/USDT trading pairs.
According to official news, Upbit will list CASHCAT Korean Won, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.
According to the official announcement, the Binance Futures platform will gradually list the following five USDT perpetual contracts for traditional financial assets on September 28, 2026: • 09:00 (UTC): OKLOUSDT (Oklo Inc. stock) • 09:05 (UTC): TWSTUSDT (Twist Bioscience stock) • 09:10 (UTC): CVNAUSDT (Carvana Co. stock) • 09:15 (UTC): RUMUSDT (RUM Group Inc. stock) • 09:20 (UTC): XOMUSDT (ExxonMobil stock) All of the above contracts will be settled in USDT, offer up to 20x leverage, support 24/7 trading, feature a maximum funding rate of ±2.00%, and settle every eight hours.
According to Odaily, Binance Chinese stated on X that Binance Wallet now supports paying Gas fees with USDT, covering BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana, and TRON, with more public chain networks to be supported in the future.
According to an official announcement, Gate's Stock Token Zone will list MAG7XON, BRAINON, YLD5ON, YLD8ON, BLKHION, BLKDIGON, and BLKGRWON for spot trading and flash swap trading on September 28.Gate's stock tokens are launched through a partnership between Gate and Ondo, adopting a compliant real-world asset tokenization model that supports 24/7 trading, fractional share trading, and on-chain transfers. Users can participate in the relevant markets using USDT, providing a new connection between traditional stock assets and the on-chain trading ecosystem.
LayerZero has announced that due to low activity on certain blockchains, it will gradually cease providing off-chain support for them, and affected chains will no longer be able to use LayerZero's Decentralized Verification Networks (DVNs) and executor services. In the next 30 days, Aurora, Taiko, Japan Open Chain, LightLink, Viction, Animechain, XPLA, Merlin, Gnosis, Zora, Otherworld Space, XAI, and opBNB will be affected. Some chains will also lose Stargate Hydra support, and Stargate users should redeem their Hydra assets from these chains, including USDC.e, wETH, and Hydra USDT.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen posted a 12-hour progress report on the security incident on X, including:1. Affected assets include ETH, XRP (largest single-chain loss), BNB, AVAX, USDT, USDC, and other tokens. Affected chains include: Ethereum, XRP Ledger, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, BSC, and Base. All on-chain cold wallets have been confirmed secure and unaffected.2. All foundations of the affected chains have been contacted, and some foundations have confirmed the freezing of the hacker's wallet addresses.3. Based on IP behavioral characteristics and on-chain analysis, the attack methodology is highly consistent with known patterns of North Korean hacker groups. Relevant authorities have been notified, and full cooperation is being provided for a global investigation.4. Bitget Wallet (decentralized wallet) operates completely independently from Bitget exchange infrastructure, and this incident has no impact on it. Bitget Wallet assets are completely safe.5. Transparent disclosure regarding the platform's financial status: In addition to over $464 million in protection funds (all held in publicly verifiable wallet addresses), Bitget's own assets exceed $1 billion. User funds are covered at a 1:1 ratio, and all data can be verified on-chain.6. Regarding withdrawal recovery timing: The goal is to achieve full recovery as soon as possible. Once a specific time window is confirmed, an announcement will be made immediately. No commitment will be made to timelines that cannot be fulfilled.
According to official announcements, U (United Stables) and Binance Wallet have jointly announced the official launch of the pPOLY Trading Competition. The event will run from September 24, 22:00 to October 8, 22:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who trade the pPOLY/U pair via Binance Wallet on BNB Chain (BSC) — with both buying and selling counted toward their activity — will be eligible to share a 100,000 U prize pool. Trades executed on Day 1 will benefit from a 3x early bird multiplier bonus. How to Participate: Open the Binance App, navigate to Wallet, and click [Join] on the event page to take part. Important Notes: Only trades conducted through Binance Wallet (Keyless) on BSC qualify. Alpha and third-party dApps are not included in this promotion.
on September 24, Japanese stocks related to digital assets, semiconductors, and data centers showed active performance. According to Japanese stock market data on the Gate platform, Metaplanet (3350) rose 20.16% to approximately $2.00; Ibiden (4062) rose 14.62% to approximately $142.00; Data Section (3905) rose 13.61% to approximately $11.00.Gate has established a trading service system covering four core markets: US stocks, Japanese stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, over 1,000 Korean stocks, and approximately 300 Japanese stocks, covering a total of over 12,800 global stock and ETF assets. Gate supports users in participating in global stock trading through a one-stop experience using USDT, and offers fractional share trading with a minimum investment of 0.01 shares and corresponding stock dividend rights. The platform also supports cross-brokerage transfers for US and Hong Kong stocks, as well as corporate actions such as stock splits and reverse splits, further optimizing the stock investment service experience.
Binance will list Hyperliquid (HYPE) on September 24, 2026 at 19:00 (UTC+8), opening spot trading pairs for HYPE/USDT, HYPE/USDC, and HYPE/TRY. Deposits will open one hour after the announcement is published, with withdrawals expected to go live on September 25 at 19:00. A seed tag will be added to HYPE, spot algorithmic orders will be supported simultaneously, and trading bots and spot copy trading are expected to be enabled within 24 hours after listing.
According to official announcements, HTX has listed the NIL/USDT and POLYMARKET/USDT perpetual contracts on September 24, supporting 1x to 20x leverage for both long and short positions. Concurrently, from now until 15:00 (UTC+8) on September 29, HTX is launching a perpetual contract new token trading competition. Participants who complete registration, trade the designated tokens via contracts, and reach the required threshold will have the opportunity to share a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX tokens.
according to an official announcement, Bitget has listed perpetual futures for two stocks: URNM (Sprott Uranium Miners ETF) and WBD (Warner Bros. Discovery). These contracts are settled in USDT and support up to 20x leverage and 24/7 trading. As of now, the Bitget platform supports a total of 327 stock contract underlying assets.
According to official announcements, Bitget has listed Polymarket IPO pre-market perpetual contracts. These USDT-settled contracts support up to 20x leverage and feature 24/7 trading.