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According to SEC filings, Coinbase submitted an 8-K form on October 2, disclosing that Chief Accounting Officer Jennifer Jones notified the company of her retirement decision on September 29.She will continue to serve until her successor takes over, while the company has initiated the search for a successor. This decision was not due to any disagreements with the company regarding operations, policies, or practices.

According to Bitcoin.com, blockchain analysis company Arkham Intelligence stated that it has tracked approximately 78% of the Bitcoin holdings of the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, corresponding to a value of $55.78 billion.Among these, wallets that have been tagged hold Bitcoin worth $40.28 billion, and an additional $15.5 billion in assets has been marked within the Fidelity Custody custody system.Arkham's wallet profile shows that approximately 1,600 addresses related to Strategy collectively hold 478,199 Bitcoins. Fidelity Custody uses a pooled custody model, and the flow of funds in the addresses may reflect operational adjustments by the custodian, while the ownership of client assets remains unchanged.Strategy disclosed that it purchased 1,665 Bitcoins from September 21 to 27, costing $143 million, with an average purchase price of $85,681 per Bitcoin. As of the disclosure, it holds a total of 847,666 Bitcoins, with a cumulative purchase cost of approximately $63.95 billion, and an average cost of $75,437 per Bitcoin.

According to The Block, new data released by Visa shows that nearly 17% of the transaction volume from stablecoin-linked card transactions in the fiscal year 2026 to date comes from corporate and business projects.Visa currently supports over 160 stablecoin-linked card projects, with related payment transaction volume increasing by nearly 200% year-on-year.

According to a report by Caixin, the latest report from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that the global humanoid robot market continues to experience explosive growth. In the first half of 2026, global humanoid robot shipments are expected to approach 25,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 432.1%. The industry is accelerating its transition from technology validation to commercial application.Among them, China’s shipments exceeded 19,000 units, accounting for approximately 77.9% of the global market; ZhiYuan's shipments exceeded 8,600 units. IDC predicts that by 2030, global humanoid robot shipments will exceed 750,000 units, entering a period of accelerated large-scale application.

In the past 30 days, the trading volume of tokenized stocks on DEX reached 20.9 billion dollars. Among them, Uniswap V4 ranked first with a market share of 40.7%, followed closely by Uniswap V3 with a market share of 19.4%; together, they accounted for a market share of 60.1%, corresponding to a trading volume of approximately 12.6 billion dollars.

Analysis released by a16z crypto on September 23 shows that the total transaction volume of real-world asset perpetual contracts in August 2026 is $11.73 billion, with on-chain platform transaction volume accounting for about $10.1 billion, or 86%; centralized exchange transaction volume is about $16 billion, an increase of 44 times compared to the same period last year. A year ago, the on-chain platform transaction share was only one-third or lower.As of the end of August, the open interest size is $4.8 billion, expanding about 30 times from $161 million in July 2025. In terms of transaction volume, stocks account for 48%, commodities for 28%, and indices for 18%, indicating a shift in transaction structure from being commodity-dominated previously. a16z states that the HIP-3 protocol launched by Hyperliquid in October 2025 simplifies the creation of new perpetual markets and enhances liquidity sharing.

According to CoinGlass data, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours reached 400 million USD, with long positions liquidated at 298 million USD and short positions liquidated at 102 million USD, affecting a total of 92,268 people.The largest single liquidation in the past 24 hours occurred on Binance's ETHUSDT trading pair, valued at 11.4879 million USD.

Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal announced that 100 million POL has been permanently destroyed, accounting for about 1% of the total supply. Previously, Sandeep Nailwal stated that the relevant destruction contract is ready and can be triggered by any member of the community, and mentioned that the community may consider conducting a POL destruction once every quarter in the future.

The on-chain derivatives protocol Variational announced that the Token Generation Event (TGE) for the token $VAR is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026. The initial token distribution includes 32% genesis allocation, 18% ecological reserve, and 50% for team and investor shares. The genesis tokens will be airdropped according to the proportion of Variational points held and will be 100% unlocked at TGE; the ecological reserve will be retained by the Variational Foundation for ecological growth and distributed at its discretion.The team and investor tokens will be locked for 12 months after TGE, followed by a minimum unlocking period of three years. Team members are also subject to individual vesting arrangements, and the specific shares for both parties will be announced before TGE. Variational stated that it plans to use all revenue directed to the treasury for the repurchase and destruction of $VAR. Weekly point distribution will continue until TGE, with 150,000 points distributed each week; accounts must hold at least 1 point to qualify for signing terms and receiving the genesis allocation, and any unclaimed portion will be destroyed.Variational originally planned to end the points program in the third quarter of 2026 and subsequently launch $VAR, but this timeline has been delayed due to significant strategic partnerships. In the final weeks before TGE, the project will conclude private testing, launch Omni on the public mainnet, expand exchange functions, and release trading APIs, while also announcing details on repurchase and token usage, and disclosing the impact of new partnerships on Omni, Pro, and traditional financial markets on-chain when conditions permit.

According to an analysis by Cointelegraph of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) MiCA registration data, the number of banks on the EU MiCA crypto service provider list has doubled from about 40 on June 26 to about 80 on September 16, with the proportion rising from about 17% to nearly 23%, approaching one-quarter. During the same period, the total number of registered Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP) increased from 243 to 349, but the proportion of non-bank service providers decreased from about 84% to 77%, reflecting a relative shrinkage.Germany is the main driving force behind this round of bank expansion, with several cooperative banks and commercial banks recently appearing on ESMA's MiCA registration list, including Volksbank, Raiffeisenbank, and VR Bank. Germany's largest bank, Deutsche Bank, also announced on Wednesday plans to launch digital asset custody services for institutional and corporate clients in Europe. A spokesperson for the bank told Cointelegraph that regulatory approval under MiCA is expected in October.Unlike crypto companies that need to apply for CASP authorization, banks can provide crypto asset services through the notification procedure stipulated in Article 60 of MiCA, allowing them to bypass the standard CASP authorization process by simply submitting the required information to their national regulatory authority at least 40 working days before offering the service for the first time.

Chainalysis released the "Cryptocurrency Tax Report: Data from Specific Countries," estimating that the scale of global cryptocurrency-related taxable activities is approximately $457 billion, covering transaction gains, on-chain income, and digital payments. The report states that it uses on-chain data to map these activities by region and country, providing tax authorities with a geographic view of potential taxable activities within their jurisdiction.Among them, stablecoin payment flows are the largest and most widely distributed category globally. The report also analyzes cross-border channels and their impact on direct and indirect tax obligations, demonstrating how on-chain intelligence can help tax authorities identify high-value, high-risk wallets to determine enforcement priorities.

According to The Block, the total market capitalization of the dollar-pegged stablecoins on Robinhood Chain recently surpassed 1 billion dollars. Currently, USDG accounts for about 67% of the total size, making it the largest stablecoin on the chain; the market capitalization of USDe issued by Ethena is close to 30%.

In the RWA on-chain market, the scale of tokenized gold is 5.1 billion dollars, accounting for 11%. Among them, XAUT has a scale of 2.7 billion dollars, PAXG is 1.9 billion dollars, followed by KAU at 230.8 million dollars, PGOLD at 85.1 million dollars, and XAUM at 66.1 million dollars.

The cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance's Bitcoin reserves have exceeded 693,000 coins, an increase of about 77,000 coins since late April, accounting for approximately 30% of the total Bitcoin reserves of major exchanges.Bitcoin is currently positioned below the long-term holder supply zone between $83,000 and $85,000, with new accumulation support forming around $75,000. If this support is lost, the next level of concern will be $75,000. Binance had previously announced plans to invest $1 billion to allocate approximately 15,000 Bitcoins, and factors related to the SAFU fund and the Coldcard incident may also influence some holders' custody choices.

According to CoinMarketCap data, the RWA perpetual contract market, covering stocks, commodities, foreign exchange, and indices, has seen the total trading volume of centralized and decentralized trading platforms increase from $822 billion in May this year to $3.16 trillion three months later, approximately 3.84 times the previous amount. The market has a high concentration, with four platforms—Binance, Hyperliquid, OKX, and Bitget—accounting for 86% of the market share; stock perpetual contracts contribute over 60% of the trading volume.The monthly trading volume of the RWA perpetual contract market continues to reach new highs and is becoming a new source of business growth for leading platforms.

According to the Dune data chart published by analyst Adam, the crypto trading terminal's single-day trading volume on September 2 exceeded $1 billion, marking the first time since January 2025. The multi-chain trading terminal GMGN contributed approximately $479.7 million, accounting for nearly half of the total $1.03 billion, of which 90.7% ($445.5 million) came from Robinhood Chain, which has been online for about two months, while its Solana chain trading volume was only $9.5 million, remaining basically unchanged from 30 days ago.Data from DefiLlama shows that GMGN's trading volume on September 2 reached $490.9 million, the third highest in history, only behind $519.2 million on October 8, 2025, and $494.9 million on October 9. The peak during the issuance of the TRUMP meme coin in January 2025 was $272.4 million. GMGN's BSC chain daily trading volume fell from $91.6 million to $29.6 million during the same period, with a cumulative trading volume of $3.02 billion over 30 days, a month-on-month increase of 21.5%; the day's fee income was $2.46 million, significantly up from $956,000 on August 26. Robinhood Chain's own DEX trading volume set a record of $1.67 billion on September 1, with a cumulative total of $20.36 billion over 30 days, a month-on-month increase of 34.9%, second only to Solana among all networks.

According to market news, Solana, citing DefiLlama data, stated that Solana ranked first in application revenue in August with $143 million, accounting for 38% of all on-chain application revenue.

The cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance saw an inflow of funds reaching $15.7 billion in August, setting a monthly record and accounting for over 75% of the total inflow to all centralized exchanges. During the same period, the price of Bitcoin rose over 20%, surpassing $80,000, driving an increase in exchange trading volume.Binance Research pointed out that $15.7 billion is approximately 8.4 times that of the second-largest exchange by positive inflow, with Bybit and OKX ranking among the three exchanges with concentrated liquidity. The inflow to smaller platforms is more dispersed. Additionally, Binance faces accusations in the European Union for accepting local users without obtaining a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).

Bitcoin mining company BitMine Immersion Technologies stated in its latest staking disclosure that as of August 30, it has staked 5,067,309 ETH, valued at approximately $12.7 billion based on a price of $2,511. The company's disclosed staking balance remained unchanged from August 9 to 30, while it added 53,501 ETH in the latest week, bringing its total holdings to 5,901,112 ETH.BitMine indicated that its Ethereum vault accounts for about 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply of 120.7 million coins, and the company had previously set a target to acquire 5% of the total Ethereum supply. The company has set the annualized yield for its staking operations over the past seven days at 2.63%, stating that the annualized staking income corresponding to the current holdings is approximately $335 million; if the entire ETH balance is staked through its self-built network and staking partners at the same yield, the annualized staking rewards could reach $390 million.BitMine officially launched its self-built "Made in America Validator Network" (MAVAN) in April this year. In its April disclosure, the company mentioned that some staked ETH had already been deployed on MAVAN, but did not specify the exact amount. BitMine's staking holdings were 4,879,157 ETH at the beginning of July, surpassed 5 million on August 9, and have remained stable in the subsequent four weekly disclosures. The company's chairman, Tom Lee, has stated that BitMine's staked ETH amount exceeds that of any other entity.

According to FT, cryptocurrency projects have spent nearly $640 million repurchasing their own tokens this year. Amid a prolonged market slump, they are emulating common practices in the stock market, attempting to boost token prices.Data from blockchain analytics firm Allium Labs shows that the repurchase amount this year is $638 million, compared to $545 million during the same period last year, with only $366,000 for the entire year of 2024. The repurchase amounts from Hyperliquid and pump.fun account for nearly 90% of the total repurchase amount.