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According to a report by the WSJ, a previously undisclosed internal investigation report from Binance shows that Iranian financier Babak Zanjani used affiliated companies, shell companies, and multiple trading accounts to transfer funds through Binance, establishing a funding channel for the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to evade Western sanctions. The related network involves 21 individual and corporate trading accounts, with a total trading volume of approximately $850 million, of which at least $67 million flowed from two accounts to wallets associated with the IRGC.The report indicates that Tajik businessman Sukhrob Oimakhmadov, classified as a "high-value customer" by Binance, received over $10 million through his account, with sources including digital wallets later identified by the Israeli Ministry of Defense as belonging to the IRGC. The cryptocurrency platform Zedcex, associated with Zanjani, had a total trading volume close to $830 million, with approximately $56 million withdrawn to related wallets. The network also involves the Turkish payment company ZedPay, as well as the cryptocurrency token USDZ used for trading.Binance stated that it has identified the related activities and taken measures, with all accounts associated with sanction violations being restricted from trading and gradually closed. The company also emphasized that the total trading volume of accounts does not equal the actual funds flowing into the IRGC and acknowledged past procedural issues in internal approvals and execution timeliness. The U.S. Department of the Treasury had previously imposed sanctions on Zanjani and related companies and individuals.

According to CoinDesk, the Layer 2 blockchain Robinhood Chain, designed for tokenizing real-world financial assets, is evaluating a transaction sorting system that allows users to pay fees for prioritizing specific transactions. This technology is developed by Arbitrum, the infrastructure provider for Robinhood Chain. Insiders say that Arbitrum's previously launched paid transaction sorting technology, Time Boost, could provide users with a 200-millisecond prioritization advantage, but it was replaced on September 24 by the new Priority Gas Auctions model, which allows traders to pay higher fees to prioritize individual transactions. This new version is what Robinhood Chain is currently evaluating.Currently, Robinhood Chain employs a first-come, first-served transaction sorting strategy and has not yet utilized Arbitrum's original Time Boost application. Since launching its Ethereum-compatible network in July, Robinhood Chain has rapidly gained popularity and has entered the top ten blockchains ranked by total locked value. Robinhood's traditional brokerage business has long profited through "payment for order flow," where market makers pay brokers for the routing rights of customer orders.The mechanism of on-chain paid transaction prioritization operates differently; it provides advantages to traders by accelerating transaction processing speeds, helping professional institutions compete for fleeting trading opportunities.

According to Bloomberg, the AI model evaluation platform Arena completed a new round of financing of $200 million with a valuation of $3.1 billion, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital.Arena originated from the Chatbot Arena research project at the University of California, Berkeley, and is known for its public large model rankings, achieving an annual revenue of $100 million in June of this year.

According to the official website of the People's Bank of China, the central bank released the "Policy Position on the Renminbi Exchange Rate," clarifying that China implements a managed floating exchange rate system based on market supply and demand, referencing a basket of currencies, and has exited from normalized foreign exchange interventions since 2017.The central bank stated that China has no intention of gaining trade competitive advantages through devaluation, never engages in competitive currency devaluation, and only uses macro-prudential tools to prevent short-term overshooting under significant external shocks such as the pandemic and the tariff war in April 2025. Since the exchange rate reform in 2005, the Renminbi has appreciated by a cumulative 23% against the US dollar, and the nominal effective exchange rate has appreciated by over 50%; since 2025, it has appreciated by about 9% against the US dollar.The central bank also pointed out that using the International Monetary Fund's external balance assessment conclusions as the official basis for the undervaluation of the Renminbi is a misinterpretation and misuse, and that alleviating global imbalances requires joint action from deficit and surplus countries.

According to Bits media, the government of Kyrgyzstan has decided to terminate the operation of the national stablecoin Gold Dollar (USDKG) and has requested the Ministry of Finance to liquidate its issuer EVA and the country's first state-owned cryptocurrency exchange Coin Nomad Exchange.This stablecoin was launched by the authorities in November 2025, initially positioned as the world's first state-issued stablecoin backed by physical gold and pegged 1:1 to the US dollar. The issuer was the state-owned company "Virtual Asset Issuer," fully owned by the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan (later renamed "EVA"), with a registered issuance volume slightly exceeding 50 million tokens. The token operates on the Tron blockchain. The authorities had positioned it as a cross-border settlement tool and planned to operate it at least until 2034. This closure aims to optimize the management of state assets, and USDKG holders can exchange their tokens for fiat currency or USDT.

IMF President Kristalina Georgieva stated that global public debt is about to exceed 100% of global GDP, with developed economies performing the worst in terms of high debt burden.

According to The Block, Ripple announced a deepening of its cooperation with the global hedge fund Brevan Howard, which will adopt the multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing, and financing services provided by Ripple Prime, further expanding the use of Ripple's institutional-grade financial infrastructure and digital asset products.Brevan Howard currently manages approximately $35 billion in assets, and its Group Chief Operating Officer Alan McGroarty stated that as digital assets increasingly integrate with traditional financial markets, the demand for digital asset infrastructure from institutions continues to grow. Ripple's platform is expected to enhance the operational efficiency and capital utilization of investment teams.This cooperation is built on the existing investment relationship between the two parties. Brevan Howard had previously invested in Ripple and participated in its strategic financing round last year, which amounted to $500 million. Ripple Prime is the institutional-grade prime brokerage platform launched by Ripple after acquiring Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in 2025.

According to a report by the Japan Economic News cited by Reference News, the Japanese government has decided to impose additional sanctions on Russia during a cabinet meeting. In principle, the Japanese government prohibits providing operational, maintenance, insurance, and financing services to 35 vessels in Russia's "shadow fleet," which secretly transports crude oil to evade Western sanctions.In addition to the sanctions against the "shadow fleet," the Japanese government will also add 33 Russian military-related groups and 9 individuals to the asset freeze list, including groups involved in using cryptocurrency to evade financial sanctions.

According to a report by the Japan Economic News cited by Reference News, the Japanese government has decided to impose additional sanctions on Russia during a cabinet meeting. In principle, the Japanese government prohibits providing operational, maintenance, insurance, and financing services to 35 vessels in Russia's "shadow fleet," which secretly transports crude oil to evade Western sanctions.In addition to the sanctions against the "shadow fleet," the Japanese government has also added 33 Russian military-related groups and 9 individuals to the asset freeze list, including groups involved in using cryptocurrency to evade financial sanctions.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Market Disruptors podcast host Mark Moss stated that despite the recent interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, Bitcoin continues to rise. He believes that most people misinterpret the reasons for the long-term increase in interest rates, suggesting that a booming economy could be one of the answers, and noted that Bitcoin benefits from both currency devaluation trades and an optimistic technological future.Moss pointed out that the United States is facing $40 trillion in debt, and that a monetary reset is a process rather than a single event. He outlined four ways to address the debt issue, focusing on the trends from 2029 to 2030. He also discussed stablecoins and the Genius Act, believing that approximately 6 billion people worldwide want to hold U.S. dollars.He mentioned that institutions are buying Bitcoin while retail investors are selling, and referenced Bitcoin's S-curve and compound annual growth rate, providing a price target of $1 million.

Former Dragonfly partner Omar Kanji announced his official joining of the alternative investment management platform Brevan Howard, serving as the Head of Growth Investments for its digital asset business and Portfolio Manager, and will continue to be based in New York. Previously, Omar Kanji announced his departure from Dragonfly on September 1, concluding a four-year term.

Cointelegraph cited statements from Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Consensys, stating that MetaMask is evaluating the path to launch a native token, but there are currently no immediate plans to launch MASK.MetaMask is a cryptocurrency wallet developed by Consensys. Lubin mentioned that the team is still assessing related options and has not yet determined a timeline for a near-term release.

HashKey, a digital asset financial services group, is evaluating more acquisition targets, strategic investment opportunities, and potential collaborations in Asia and the Middle East.Eric Zhu, Chief Financial Officer of HashKey, stated in an interview with Mergermarket that capital deployment over the next 12 to 24 months will focus on transactions and liquidity, custody, clearing and settlement, payments, and tokenization, with priority markets including Singapore and Southeast Asia, Japan, and the Middle East. HashKey is evolving from a single trading platform into a comprehensive provider of digital asset and financial services infrastructure.

Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou stated that the Bybit team is ready to assist in various ways regarding the recent hacking incident involving Bitget. Previously, when Bybit faced a hacking attack, Bitget provided support.Ben Zhou mentioned that Bybit is currently updating the LazarusBounty platform to assist Bitget in tracking the relevant flow of funds.On February 21, 2025, Bybit experienced the largest hacking attack in cryptocurrency history at that time (approximately $1.46 billion to $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum was stolen, later attributed to the North Korean Lazarus group). After the attack, Bitget quickly transferred 40,000 ETH (approximately $10.5 million to $10.6 million at that time) to Bybit, with the funds coming from Bitget's own reserves, not user assets. This support was an interest-free, unsecured loan with no fixed repayment deadline, aimed at helping Bybit cope with withdrawal runs and replenish liquidity.

According to the FATF official website, FATF released the mutual evaluation report for Turkey in 2026 on September 23. The report shows that Turkey has made progress in the use of financial intelligence and international cooperation, but there are still significant shortcomings in money laundering investigations related to high-risk predicate crimes (such as drug trafficking and illegal gambling), recovery of overseas assets, and reporting of suspicious transactions.Turkey received a "partially compliant" rating for targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation financing (R.7) and regulation of non-profit organizations (R.8), and was ultimately placed on the enhanced follow-up list, requiring key rectifications to be completed within three years and regular progress reports.

OpenAI announced that it will allow external organizations to evaluate its AI models in the early stages.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Blue Macellari, the head of digital assets at asset management giant T. Rowe Price, stated in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine that Bitcoin has now become the central topic of discussion regarding currency devaluation. She pointed out that bond vigilantes are making a comeback, U.S. Treasury financing is shifting from foreign buyers to domestic buyers, and the debt situations in Japan and Italy are not comparable to the U.S. buyer base.Macellari has 20 years of experience in emerging market sovereign debt and distressed debt investment, and later was responsible for establishing T. Rowe Price's digital asset business. In the interview, she reviewed the evolution of internal discussions on digital assets within the institution, the considerations for launching actively managed multi-token ETFs, and discussed the trends of asset management tokenization and automation, as well as the liquidity fragmentation risks brought by 24/7 trading.Additionally, Macellari assessed whether the demand for stablecoins under the GENIUS Act represents a substantive change or is merely wishful thinking, and she believes that devaluation trading has indeed driven institutional allocation to Bitcoin. She also stated that volatility can serve as a portfolio tool, and there are significant generational differences in Bitcoin allocation.

The decentralized AI infrastructure project DGrid AI announced that its community-driven AI model evaluation platform DGrid AI Arena has launched the Points-to-$DGAI redemption mechanism. Users can earn points by participating in AI model evaluations and redeem them for $DGAI, further connecting user participation, model feedback, and ecological incentives.It is reported that since its launch, DGrid AI Arena has attracted over 570,000 users to participate in reviews, generating more than 2.5 million model evaluation votes. The platform employs an anonymous model battle mechanism, where users compare two sets of AI outputs and choose the better response, continuously accumulating evaluation data from real scenarios.DGrid stated that AI Arena is not only a model evaluation and community incentive platform but also the community intelligence layer within the DGrid AI ecosystem. By continuously gathering real user preference signals across different tasks, the platform can more accurately understand the performance of different models in specific scenarios, further optimizing model selection and routing mechanisms, making AI services more aligned with real user needs.Previously, DGrid AI's native token $DGAI has been listed on Binance Alpha and several exchanges such as OKX and Bybit, further promoting the ecological application and community participation of $DGAI.