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According to market news, venture capital giant DIG Ventures announced the completion of a $120 million fundraising for its third fund. This fund has received support from institutions such as Horsley Bridge, Sofina, Granite, and a donation fund from a top university in the United States, and will invest in AI-native enterprise software and cloud infrastructure startups at the Pre-seed and seed stages.Investment directions include infrastructure areas such as data, identity verification, compliance, and orchestration that support the development of AI-native enterprise software. The fund plans to lead the majority of investment rounds and has already begun deploying capital.

Matt Cole, the CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Company Strive, announced that the company spent $94.5 million to acquire 1,107 BTC at an average price of $85,396 per coin, increasing its total Bitcoin holdings to 27,462 coins.In addition, it obtained $12.4 million in funding through warrant exercises; after accounting for this funding, 85% of the total capital raised by Strive comes from SATA.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Monochrome Exchange, an Australian digital asset management company founded by Jeff Yew, former co-founder and CEO of Binance Australia, has launched the MCR token IEO, raising over 5.5 million USDT to date.The total supply of MCR is 210 million tokens, of which 5%, or 10.5 million tokens, are allocated for this public IEO. The IEO tokens will be locked for 1 month after the TGE, followed by a 3-month linear release. MCR holders can enjoy discounts on spot and derivatives trading fees, priority subscription rights for Digital IPOs and token issuances, and can earn rewards through staking, enhance Launchpad quota weight, and participate in node programs, while also engaging in platform governance through Monochrome DAO.20% of the platform's net profit will be used for open market repurchases of MCR and destruction each quarter, while 25% of the Digital IPO fee income will be included in the quarterly repurchase and destruction fund, aiming to continuously reduce the circulating supply of MCR through platform business growth.On September 13, 2021, Monochrome announced the completion of a $1.8 million Series A financing round, co-led by Litecoin founder Charlie Lee, Blockstream Chief Strategy Officer Samson Mow, former Binance Chief Financial Officer Wei Zhou, and founders of Blueshyft and DeFi protocol Synthetix, Kain Warwick, with a post-investment valuation of approximately $15 million.On August 18, 2022, Monochrome Asset Management obtained the country's first financial services license (AFSL), which will be used to issue cryptocurrency-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Goldman Sachs Asset Management stated that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to enter a prolonged rate hike cycle. The institution believes that tariff and energy price pressures may ease, there are no signs of an overheating economy, and inflation expectations remain anchored. The Federal Reserve's dot plot indicates one more rate hike this year, while the money market pricing shows that the remaining two meetings will cumulatively raise rates by 37 basis points.

SoftBank Group has launched a transaction that could become the largest corporate junk bond issuance in history, aimed at funding large-scale investments in the field of artificial intelligence. This issuance plans to raise over $11 billion, including $10 billion in dollar-denominated bonds and €1 billion (approximately $1.1 billion) in euro-denominated bonds, to support a commitment of nearly $65 billion to OpenAI and additional merger and acquisition financing.

Strategy increased its holdings by 950 BTC last week, raising its position to 846,000 BTC.

Binance Wallet announced the launch of the pPOLY token issued by Paimon Finance, as the first Pre-Access project provided by PancakeSwap. Users can participate through Binance Wallet to gain potential indirect exposure to tokenization before the public listing.The price of the PancakeSwap pPOLY event token is $15.5, with a total issuance scale of $4.8 million, and the network is BNB Smart Chain. The event time (UTC) is from September 21, 2026, 09:00 to September 24, 2026, 09:00, totaling 72 hours. Claiming pPOLY, returning unallocated funds, and pPOLY trading will all start from September 24, 2026, 09:00.The user subscription limit is mainly determined by the Alpha Points level at the time of the event announcement and the on-chain holdings and trading volume of bStocks in the previous 15 days (from September 6, 2026, 00:00:00 to September 20, 2026, 23:59:59 UTC), corresponding to the activity level. Higher levels can receive higher limits. All Alpha Points holders can subscribe without deducting points. Users can participate through Binance Keyless Wallet. Binance Wallet only displays the access entry, does not issue tokens, does not facilitate transactions, and does not grant equity or IPO rights.

According to on-chain analyst ZachXBT, the recently launched 10K PFP NFT project zkSNARKs on the Zcash chain is suspected of being a rug pull. The project attracted a total of 16,971 bids through a blind auction, ultimately settling at a clearing price of 1.5 ZEC (approximately $2,190) for 8,000 allocations, with a total transaction volume reaching 25,305 ZEC (approximately $36.94 million), and refunds of 13,309 ZEC (approximately $1.943 million) have been gradually returned.ZachXBT pointed out that the project raised about $17 million, while reserving 10% for the team, 5% for royalties, and approximately $2,000 for minting fees, yet it has no practical value, resembling the common "money grab and run" tactics used in the Ordinals series.

Market news indicates that Apollo is considering raising a $9 billion loan from SoftBank to invest in OpenAI.

The House Committee on Ways and Means passed the "Digital Asset Tax Clarification Act" with a vote of 38 in favor and 5 against, establishing the first federal tax framework for digital assets. The bill sets a threshold for taxation, stating that cryptocurrency transactions with network or transaction fees not exceeding $10 are exempt from taxes, but this exemption does not apply to service providers conducting transactions on behalf of others, and the relevant provisions will not take effect until December 2027.The bill also requires the Treasury Department to establish a voluntary disclosure program for digital assets within 12 months of the bill's enactment, allowing eligible taxpayers to amend previous filings and settle owed taxes, interest, and penalties. The bill specifies that income from mining and staking will be taxed as ordinary income, while allowing certain investment trusts to stake without affecting their tax status. The previous version included an option for deferred income recognition, but that provision has been removed, and the issue of income recognition timing remains unresolved.Committee Chairman and Republican Congressman Jason Smith called it a historic moment for the committee. This vote took place the day after the Senate's procedural vote on the "Clarity Act" failed (49 votes to 50), with Democrats opposing the bill mainly due to ethical concerns raised by Trump's cryptocurrency interests. The House will recess until after the November elections, and the bill may advance during the lame-duck session, with public attention shifting to the Senate Finance Committee.

According to Bitcoin News, The Smarter Web Company plans to issue perpetual preferred shares under the stock code MORE, with a fundraising target of £15 million to £25 million, and a minimum fundraising scale of £10 million, with listing access requiring support from three market makers.Holders will receive cumulative weekly dividends and liquidation priority, but will not have voting rights, and the company may redeem shares. As of mid-2026, SWC holds 2,878 bitcoins; after the High Court approves the capital reduction, the company will have £132.5 million in distributable reserves for payments.

Former New York Fed President Dudley stated that the reasons for the Federal Reserve's current tightening of monetary policy are quite sufficient, and the interest rate hike in September may not be a "one-time action," but rather the beginning of a series of continuous rate increases. Dudley pointed out that the U.S. inflation rate remains persistently above the Fed's 2% target, the labor market remains relatively stable, and the core CPI rose 0.3% month-on-month in August, further dispelling market concerns about a cooling of inflation.In his view, the Federal Reserve is currently clearly deviating from its dual mandate goal regarding price stability, and there are still further upward risks for inflation in the short term. Dudley expects that the Federal Reserve may provide a median expectation of two cumulative rate hikes of 25 basis points each for 2026 in the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) to be released in September. He also noted that over the past few decades, the probability of the Fed raising rates again after a single hike has been as high as 85% to 90%, so the market should not view this round of actions as "a mere taste."Additionally, Dudley believes that if Waller decisively raises rates, it would also help demonstrate his determination to curb inflation and the Fed's policy independence. He warned that Waller should not "outsource" monetary policy to the financial markets, and the future path of interest rates should be determined by the Fed based on economic data and its own policy judgments, rather than catering to market expectations.

"The Sovereign Chain Central Bank" The Standard Reserve has completed the minting of Genesis Charters. This minting raised a total of 583.6 ETH (approximately 1.47 million USD). The whitelist minting price was 0.15 ETH, and the majority of the public auction transaction prices fell between 1.23 and 1.25 ETH. The proceeds from the minting will be 100% allocated to initial liquidity and the protocol treasury, with no profit sharing for the team.According to GMGN market data, the market capitalization of STANDARD briefly reached 18.38 million USD, with the current market capitalization at 17.06 million USD. The first hour of STANDARD token trading set a temporary anti-sniping tax, starting at 90% and exponentially decaying, with most of the decay occurring in the first 5 minutes, and the tax fees going into the protocol; after 1 hour, regular trading fees will resume.

According to Bloomberg, AI computing network manufacturer Ligent Technologies Inc. plans to conduct an IPO in Hong Kong, intending to issue 172 million shares at an offering price of HKD 32.96 per share, raising up to HKD 5.7 billion (approximately USD 727 million) in total.The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA, and has a Chinese background. The stock is expected to officially list for trading on September 22.

The U.S. House of Representatives' fundraising committee is scheduled to review a series of digital asset tax legislation on September 16, advancing the crypto tax bill toward a full House vote. This review focuses on two core issues: when miners and stakers should pay taxes on newly created tokens, and whether the wash sale rules applicable to stocks should cover digital assets.The two key bills are the "Mining and Staking Tax Clarification Act" H.R. 9175 and the "Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to Digital Assets Act" H.R. 9172. The former stipulates that miners and stakers do not need to pay taxes immediately upon receiving new tokens but can wait until the tokens are actually sold to pay taxes as ordinary income; the latter extends wash sale and constructive sale rules to actively traded digital assets, closing tax loopholes that crypto traders have exploited for years.

The Smarter Web Company announced plans to launch the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock, subject to shareholder approval. The company expects to raise between $20 million and $34 million through a potential IPO to increase its Bitcoin holdings and acquire cash-generating operational businesses.

BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on platform X that pre-market trading has opened, and Strive's SATA is only 5 cents away from par value.SATA has raised enough funds this week to purchase over 280 BTC and will soon begin accumulating Bitcoin.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced on Thursday that three issuers raised a total of 102.5 million rupees (approximately 10.72 million USD) through its Demat 2 pilot program by issuing tokenized corporate bonds. This pilot utilizes distributed ledger technology to issue, hold, and settle corporate bonds.REC Ltd. was the first to issue on September 7, raising 50 million rupees (approximately 5.23 million USD) from 18 investors; L&T Ltd. raised a similar amount from 4 investors on September 9, and IIFL raised 25 million rupees (approximately 2.6 million USD) from 1 investor on the same day. SEBI stated that the pilot infrastructure records corporate bonds in the form of native digital tokens on a distributed ledger owned by the depository and achieves atomic settlement of bonds and funds through a unified market interface connected to the Reserve Bank of India’s wholesale central bank digital currency.This mechanism can reduce settlement risks arising from the separation of securities and funds transfer, allowing issuers to receive funds on the same day as the bidding, whereas the existing process typically takes two to three days. The regulator noted that the information of bondholders on the shared ledger is instantly visible to all authorized entities, and at maturity, e₹ payments will go directly into the bondholders' central bank digital currency wallets. SEBI clarified that this pilot does not create a new category of corporate bonds; tokenized bonds retain the same ISIN, issuer obligations, coupon, maturity, covenants, ratings, and investor rights as traditional paperless bonds. The pilot will be implemented in three phases, with the first phase covering institutional issuance, while secondary trading and retail access will be conducted in subsequent phases within SEBI's regulatory sandbox.

UBS strategist Phoebe White stated that UBS has abandoned its recent bullish stance on short-term U.S. Treasuries, raising its year-end target for the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield from 4.35% to 4.8%, and adjusting the 2-year target from 3.95% to 4.5%.The 2-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 2 basis points to 4.568%, the highest since July 2024.