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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.
Odaily News: Bitget posted on X platform that the vulnerability involved in the September 24 security incident has been identified and fixed. The team is conducting additional verification and security checks on the withdrawal infrastructure, with Mandiant and SlowMist continuing to assist with the investigation. The temporary suspension of withdrawals is a security measure and is unrelated to the availability of user assets; user account balances have not been affected, and the Bitget Protection Fund will cover the financial impact of this platform-wide incident.Bitget plans to resume withdrawals in phases: Bitcoin network withdrawals will resume on September 28 at 8:00 (UTC); ETH withdrawals on the Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism networks will resume on September 29 at 8:00 (UTC); USDT withdrawals on the Ethereum, BSC, Solana, and Tron networks will resume on September 30 at 8:00 (UTC); other tokens, fiat, and P2P withdrawals will resume on October 2 at 8:00 (UTC). Trading and deposit services continue to operate, and users do not need to take any action in advance.
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.
blockchain security researcher Specter has stated that while investigating the Payy Network attack incident, he discovered that an address associated with a MetaMask Swap router contract was blacklisted by Tether in 2021 and has remained blacklisted ever since. Specter said he had not previously noticed this situation.
Odaily News: Visa has released its "Money Travels 2026" report, based on a survey of 2,192 U.S. adults, showing that if stablecoins were equipped with bank-grade fraud protection and deposit insurance, consumer willingness to use them would rise from 36% to 56%; if offered through existing financial institutions, willingness would also increase to 45%. The survey also found that 56% of respondents had never heard of stablecoins, and 64% of respondents had greater trust in payment providers than in the technology itself. Currently, the total global supply of USD-pegged stablecoins has exceeded $295 billion, with USDT at approximately $183.4 billion and USDC at approximately $76 billion; Visa's annualized stablecoin settlement volume has surpassed $20 billion, representing more than a 15-fold increase from a year ago. (The Block)
According to The Block, Visa released its Money Travels 2026 report. Based on a survey of 2,192 U.S. adults, consumer willingness to use stablecoins would rise from 36% to 56% if they feature bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance; if offered through existing financial institutions, willingness could also reach 45%. The survey also indicates that 56% of respondents had never heard of stablecoins, while 64% trust payment providers more than the technology itself. Currently, the global total supply of USD-pegged stablecoins exceeds $295 billion, comprising approximately $183.4 billion in USDT and around $76 billion in USDC. Visa's annualized stablecoin settlement volume has already surpassed $20 billion, representing an increase of over 15 times compared to a year ago.
Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov stated that Russia has approximately 20 million cryptocurrency users, with citizens holding cryptocurrencies and related financial products totaling around $44 billion, and daily trading volume of about $595 million.Russia is advancing comprehensive regulation to clarify the rights and responsibilities of service providers, intermediaries, and investors; it plans to pursue criminal liability for illegally organized cryptocurrency trading activities starting July 1, 2027, while ordinary individual transactions are excluded. The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank are studying the operational models and application scenarios of domestic stablecoins; if assets such as USDT and USDC are frozen due to actions by foreign issuers and Russian custodians are not at fault, related losses will in principle be borne by investors.
Odaily News: The People's Bank of China stated in its financial education campaign that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether do not have legal tender status and cannot be circulated as currency; conducting virtual currency-related businesses within China constitutes illegal financial activity and is strictly prohibited.Without approval from relevant authorities, domestic entities and offshore entities under their control may not issue virtual currencies overseas, and no entity or individual, domestic or foreign, may issue RMB-pegged stablecoins offshore. The People's Bank of China reminds the public not to participate in virtual currency issuance, trading, investment, or mining activities, to be vigilant against high-yield investment scams, and to avoid renting out bank cards or payment accounts, or buying and selling virtual currencies for money laundering purposes as instructed by others.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (@paoloardoino) revealed in a post that European national central banks have pressured Brussels to remove provisions regarding stablecoin reserves from the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The clause mandates that major stablecoin issuers deposit 60% of their reserve assets into commercial banks. Tether previously withdrew its application for an EU operating license precisely because it refused to accept this provision.
According to Odaily, the latest data from Reality shows that trading activity for its Nvidia stock token (rNVDA) has surged, with single-day trading volume reaching $38.86 million, setting a new high since its launch.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter "r" plus the stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for Nvidia), are issued by Bitget's licensed RWA protocol Reality. Through a partnership with compliant brokerage Alpaca, they connect directly to global liquidity pools including Nasdaq and the NYSE. Their features include: 1:1 reserve backing of underlying assets held by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, support for synchronous mapping of corporate actions (such as stock splits and reverse splits), and positions usable as joint margin for Bitget's Unified Account and USDT-margined futures, allowing users to flexibly manage their funds while holding global stock assets.
According to Cryptonoticias, the Bolivian government has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to establish a regulatory and supervisory framework for virtual assets to curb illicit capital outflows and strengthen anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing mechanisms. At present, the relevant documents have not yet specified the implementation timeline, the competent authority, or the specific legislative form. Meanwhile, the government is assessing the feasibility of integrating Tether (USDT) into the national payment system.
According to official reports, the NSTR oracle price was manipulated yesterday, causing a single account to use NSTR as collateral to borrow approximately $3.5 million in ETH, STRK, USDC, USDT, WBTC, and DAI v1 from the Nostra money market on Starknet. The market has currently suspended deposits, borrows, withdrawals, and liquidations. Nostra is currently assessing the impact on each asset and tracking the funds, with final losses and recoverable amounts yet to be determined.
Odaily News: Lam Chun-yin, a former relationship manager at China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, pleaded guilty to conspiring with an employee of a fintech company and his associates to accept bribes totaling over $470,000 in the cryptocurrency "Tether" (USDT), illegally certifying multiple false documents without bank authorization to serve as guarantees for several insurance-related investment transactions. The case was uncovered through an internal investigation by CCB (Asia), which subsequently filed a corruption complaint with the ICAC and provided full assistance. Judge Lian Jinhong adjourned the case to September 18 for sentencing, during which the defendant will be remanded in custody by the Correctional Services Department. (Sina Finance)
Odaily reports: In November 2023, Orlen Trading Switzerland, a subsidiary of Polish state-owned energy company Orlen, signed a contract to purchase 6 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil and paid $230 million in unsecured advance payment to Dubai-based trading company Hannon International for conversion into USDT.Hannon International subsequently converted the funds through multiple intermediaries, with $135 million converted into only 85 million USDT, creating a $50 million shortfall. Between January and March 2024, private keys controlling over 132 million USDT were handed over via USB storage devices to brokers affiliated with Venezuela's state oil company.After the transaction, the relevant brokers became unreachable, and the Venezuelan state oil company failed to release the crude oil cargo. Ultimately, only one vessel loaded approximately 500,000 barrels of fuel oil, valued at $28.8 million; Orlen canceled the contract in March 2024, with estimated total losses of $378 million to $424 million.Polish prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the management of Orlen Trading Switzerland, with 3 former senior executives indicted and facing up to 25 years in prison. Orlen has initiated international arbitration in Dubai, seeking to recover the $230 million prepayment. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to CoinDesk, recently released asset forfeiture documents from the U.S. Department of Justice reveal that the Hamas military group Al-Qassam Brigades advised donors in an internal letter to avoid using Binance for fund transfers, instead recommending platforms such as Bybit, OKX, Kast, and Redotpay, and suggesting USDT transfers via the Tron network's TRC-20 chain. In response, Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman stated, "When a terrorist organization tells people to avoid Binance, it shows our controls are working." OKX replied that the wallet addresses in question are not associated with its platform and have already been flagged by its internal risk control system as suspected non-compliant addresses, meaning any transfer attempts to those addresses will be intercepted.
According to BeInCrypto, JPMorgan Co-President Doug Petno stated at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference that institutional interest in blockchain and stablecoins remains in its early stages, constrained by interoperability gaps, regulations, and KYC rules, with no genuine institutional demand beyond crypto trading currently. In swift response, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino remarked that "there is no need to import ice to the Arctic," mocking JPMorgan’s assessment as out of touch with reality—Tether's USDT market cap has already neared $183 billion, while the total market capitalization of all stablecoins sits at approximately $311 billion. Notably, JPMorgan itself operates the blockchain payments division Kinexys, and its research team forecasts the stablecoin market to reach between $500 billion and $750 billion, falling well short of the $2 trillion upper limit projected by some firms.
Odaily News: Carolyn Wilkins, a member of the Bank of England (BoE) Financial Policy Committee, said that the growth of dollar stablecoins could reinforce the dollar's global dominance and increase demand for US Treasuries. Speaking at Queen's University Belfast, she noted that dollar stablecoins can facilitate cross-border settlement and expand access to dollar-denominated assets outside the United States.Tether, the issuer of USDT, and fintech company Circle, the issuer of USDC, held nearly $150 billion in US Treasuries by the end of 2025 and bought about $33 billion that year. Wilkins pointed out that large-scale stablecoin redemptions could force issuers to sell Treasuries, thereby amplifying volatility in stressed markets.Total stablecoin circulation has now exceeded $300 billion, with 98% of that value pegged to the US dollar. Wilkins said this gives the dollar a significant first-mover advantage, and the development of the stablecoin market now has implications beyond the cryptocurrency sector.The development of pound sterling stablecoins has been relatively slow. The UK Financial Conduct Authority has tested potential issuers through a dedicated regulatory sandbox and finalized UK stablecoin issuance rules in June; the Bank of England has also tested the feasibility of using stablecoins in coordination with a simulated digital pound for cross-border trade payments. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Bitget Wallet has announced its integration with RWA protocol Reality, opening trading access to over 1,700 rToken tokenized US stocks. Through this integration, users can trade tokenized US stocks 24/7 on Arbitrum and Morph without needing to open an overseas brokerage account, submit KYC, complete a W-8BEN form, or arrange a wire transfer. Dividends generated by the corresponding underlying assets will be credited to Bitget Wallet in USDT at a 1:1 ratio.Reality is a compliant tokenized asset issuance platform, licensed under El Salvador's digital asset issuance law framework. Its issued rTokens are backed 1:1 by real US stocks, currently supporting over 1,700 tokenized US stocks including rTSM, rNVDA, rAAPL, and rQQQ, covering approximately 95% of US market trading volume. rTokens can connect directly to liquidity across all US markets including Nasdaq and the NYSE, with underlying assets compliantly custodied by FINRA-licensed broker-dealer Alpaca Securities, maintaining a reserve ratio exceeding 100%, with third-party CPA firms issuing daily real-time Proof of Reserve (PoR). This integration will further advance Bitget Wallet's Everyday Finance strategy, aiming to enable users to seamlessly conduct everyday transactions of traditional financial assets through an on-chain wallet.
According to a report by the UK's Financial Times (FT), Poland's state-owned refining group Orlen purchased US-sanctioned Venezuelan crude oil worth approximately $345 million through its Swiss trading subsidiary OTS, using intermediaries to settle the payment with the USDT stablecoin. However, during the multi-tier brokerage transfer process, the funds were massively "evaporated." Citing non-payment, Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA refused to load the cargo, leaving several large oil tankers waiting for months in Venezuelan waters before they almost all returned empty. The Polish government estimated that the total loss, including various ancillary costs, amounted to at least 1.6 billion zloty. After the incident was exposed in April 2024, it quickly escalated into a major scandal, prompting Polish authorities to launch an investigation and file lawsuits against the relevant executives. Former OTS CEO Samer Awad was arrested in the UAE in January 2025, but following a denial of the extradition request by a UAE court, he was subsequently released.
CoinEx founder Yang Haipo posted on X regarding the shutdown and orderly wind-down of CoinEx, stating that CoinEx's asset reserve ratio currently exceeds 100%, and all user assets are fully backed by sufficient reserves and can be withdrawn normally.Regarding the reasons for the shutdown, Yang Haipo stated that CoinEx had been operating for nine years but ultimately failed to become an industry-leading exchange, while the security and compliance risks of operating a crypto exchange have become increasingly difficult to control. "Revenue can decline, but responsibility will not diminish. Taking on unlimited risk for limited revenue is no longer a rational choice."Yang Haipo also revealed that he had seriously considered selling CoinEx but ultimately decided against it. He stated that users entrusted their assets to CoinEx based on trust in the platform and, in many cases, in him personally, and therefore believed that handing over the platform and that trust to a new owner was not the right way to end this journey. In addition, CoinEx will ensure that users can withdraw their full balances and will buy back CET at unlimited quantities at its initial listing price of 0.005 USDT/CET.