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According to market data, STRK briefly broke through $0.056, currently reported at $0.05338, with a 24-hour increase of 23.93%.According to Arkham monitoring, the suspected crypto KOL Qwerty (@Quanterty) address made an early investment of $767,000 to purchase approximately 17.454 million STRK 13 hours ago, with an average price of $0.0439, and the current unrealized profit has reached $170,000.

According to monitoring by Bitcoin News, Core Lightning stated that attackers are targeting nodes still running version 26.06.7 and earlier. The patch released on September 22, version 26.06.8, fixed a channel closure issue that could jeopardize funds, as well as vulnerabilities that could lead to crashes and memory exhaustion.The project has not disclosed the names of the vulnerabilities used by the attackers, nor has it reported any theft of funds. Node operators who have not yet upgraded are becoming the targets of the attacks.

The SEC recently made public the comments submitted by Stove Finance regarding the exemption for tokenized stocks.The comments focus on the infrastructure issues after tokenized stocks enter the on-chain market, including asset conversion between traditional securities systems and on-chain ledgers, inventory replenishment, reconciliation, and how corporate actions such as dividends and stock splits maintain consistency across different systems.Stove suggested in the comments that registered broker-dealers be allowed to further participate in the construction of on-chain securities record, reconciliation, and delivery infrastructure, and that a unified standard for asset conversion, settlement status, and corporate actions be established collaboratively by broker-dealers, custodians, transfer agents, and on-chain trading venues.As tokenized stocks gradually enter DeFi scenarios such as AMM and liquidity pools, settlement, asset services, and cross-system interoperability beyond trading are becoming the next issues that the industry needs to address.

According to The Defiant, Kinetiq announced the termination of the kPoints reward mechanism, transitioning to a paid redemption model. Users holding points have 10 days to participate in the distribution of a total of 50 million tokens at a price of $0.26 per KNTQ.Based on this price, if the full allocation is distributed, this issuance could bring approximately $13 million in revenue to the project team. Meanwhile, the market price of KNTQ has dropped by 23%, as the token shares that could previously be obtained through point accumulation now require actual payment to acquire.

According to The Block, Robinhood's Senior Vice President of Cryptocurrency, Johann Kerbrat, stated during the 2026 Korea Blockchain Week that the company is still advancing work related to the "innovation exemption" with the U.S. SEC to support its tokenized stock business.Kerbrat mentioned that as the scale of stock token trading grows, its trading volume may reach the relevant limits set by the SEC.

According to a report by Reuters, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of $139 million to El Salvador, following the organization's exemption regarding the Salvadoran government's violation of conditions limiting further accumulation of Bitcoin. The IMF Executive Board completed the second and third reviews of El Salvador's $1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), allowing for the immediate release of these funds.The IMF stated that El Salvador's economic performance has exceeded expectations, benefiting from improved security conditions and increased investor confidence. The IMF noted that some program performance standards were not met, including indicators related to Bitcoin holdings. However, after El Salvador took strong corrective measures and recommitted, the IMF approved the relevant exemptions.In September, IMF staff indicated that documents provided by El Salvador showed that the increase in Bitcoin following the initial review came from private donations rather than public funds. The IMF also stated that El Salvador has made progress in anti-money laundering measures, fiscal transparency, and transferring majority ownership and control of the state-owned digital wallet Chivo to private operators.

According to Drift Foundation monitoring, DFX claims and redemptions are now online. Users who have verified losses from the April 1 incident can receive 1 DFX for every 1 USDT lost. Each DFX corresponds to a claim on the Recovery Pool, which currently contains approximately 3.11 million USDT. The funding sources include a portion of the daily net income from the Velocity protocol, up to 127.5 million USDT from Tether, up to 20 million USDT from strategic partners, and assets recovered subsequently.DFX can be redeemed for USDT based on the formula "Recovery Pool balance ÷ DFX outstanding supply." The redeemed DFX will be destroyed, and the transaction is irreversible. The claims window will close on January 1, 2028, at 00:00 UTC, at which point any unclaimed DFX will be destroyed. Yesterday, the Drift Foundation announced the progress of fund recovery from the April 1 security incident, revealing that approximately 295 million dollars of user assets were stolen. The foundation has engaged Mandiant, zeroShadow, and SEAL 911 to conduct investigations and fund tracking, with Mandiant identifying the attacker as the North Korean threat group UNC6862.

The cryptocurrency exchange BitMart has released a preliminary intention plan, stating that it will review its assets and liabilities and formulate response arrangements starting from August 2026. The plan was formed during the initial due diligence conducted by Alvarez & Marsal and White & Case; users can choose front-end allocation or potentially higher recoveries from sources that may be recovered and liquidated later. The management team stated that they will continue to cooperate.BitMart stated that the total market value of the cryptocurrency market decreased in 2026, with volume manipulation groups profiting from commission and zero slippage policies in contract business, while fee-based services turned into losses; a hacker attack in December 2021 resulted in a balance sheet gap of approximately $319.5 million based on the value as of December 4, 2021. Starting from May 2026, social media attacks triggered panic withdrawals, and related personnel faced risks of personal information leakage. After evaluating a $10 million liquidity proposal from an investor, the management deemed it insufficient to cover operational pressures and gaps.The plan proposes to convert outstanding account balances into dollars based on the weighted average price from July 26, 2026, to the time of recording, to be verified by an independent party appointed by the court. Users can receive a proportional front-end allocation of fiat currency, USDC, PYUSD, USDT, and liquid assets such as BTC, ETH, SOL, or participate in the recovery of stolen assets by exchanging for recovery tokens at a rate of 1 unit per $1, or exchange for continuation tokens that can be traded on decentralized exchanges, corresponding to investment rights, non-standard asset liquidation, and a portion of distributable profits after business restart. In the next three to four weeks, feedback will be solicited from the top 50 users, and a report on the expected recovery ratios for each option will be compiled.

According to The Defiant, the Solana ecosystem liquid staking protocol Marinade stated that its governance committee consecutively rejected two proposals within six hours, thereby preventing an attempt to take over the DAO.Marinade stated that this incident did not result in any funds being transferred, and its staking services were not affected.

According to Crypto Briefing, Orca's Chief Legal Officer Christopher Montagano stated at the Korea Blockchain Week that the innovation exemption released by the SEC on September 17 provides the conditions to verify whether DeFi blockchain tracks are more efficient than traditional infrastructure.The exemption offers a conditional relief period of 5 years, until September 17, 2031; under this framework, tokenized securities venues and specific liquidity providers can operate tokenized U.S. stock licensed trading without registering as exchanges or brokers.Montagano stated that the exemption is specifically designed for AMM but does not constitute a ruling on DeFi; relevant parties must still comply with sanction rules and obtain issuer consent to distinguish it from unlicensed DeFi. Orca has been involved in discussions with the SEC since 2025 and began trading tokenized stocks in November of the same year.

Binance contracts will automatically settle PROMPTUSDT, PUMPBTCUSDT, and 1000000BOBUSDT U-based perpetual contracts on October 5 at 16:30, and the trading pairs for the above contracts will be delisted thereafter.Users need to close their positions by 17:00 to avoid automatic settlement.

U.S. Senator Steve Daines (Republican from Montana, member of the Senate Finance Committee) has officially introduced a 56-page digital asset tax bill, named the "Aligning Digital Assets with Tax Principles Act" (ADAPT Act). The bill aims to establish clearer tax rules for scenarios such as stablecoin payments, network fees, staking, and lending, and plans to extend existing tax rules like wash sales and constructive sales to apply to digital assets.The core provisions of the bill state that taxpayers generally do not need to recognize gains or losses when using compliant U.S. dollar stablecoins to purchase goods and services, while exempting brokers from information reporting obligations for qualifying consumer transactions; however, this exemption does not apply to traders and market makers. The bill also extends wash sale rules and constructive sale rules to digital assets, with compliant stablecoins excluded from the constructive sale provisions to limit loss harvesting behavior in crypto assets.Additionally, the bill proposes to exempt digital assets used to pay for network, transaction, or gas fees of $10 or less from gain or loss recognition and allows qualifying digital asset traders and dealers to choose to account for them at fair market value. The bill also stipulates rules for income sources from staking and mining, a non-recognition framework for digital asset lending, a safe harbor for foreign investors' transactions, and definitions for digital asset classifications; most provisions will apply to tax years or transactions after December 31, 2026. Previously, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed its own "Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act" on September 16 by a vote of 38 to 5.

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Solv Protocol recently released a statement regarding the controversy over single redemptions of BTC+, stating that the subscription and redemption mechanism for BTC+ is currently operating normally, and the related incident was triggered by a single transaction that activated risk control review.Solv indicated that the assets related to the involved BTC+ are still fully retained within the protocol and have not been transferred, destroyed, or disposed of, and are undergoing review according to established risk control procedures. The official emphasized that the handling of the case will be based on verifiable information and evidence, and judgments will not be made based on social media identities or unilateral public statements. If necessary, they will cooperate with legal and judicial procedures while continuing to ensure the normal operation of BTC+ with asset security and unified risk control standards.

According to Cointelegraph, former commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Brian Quintenz stated at the Korea Blockchain Week 2026 that the Clarity Act is not the only way to achieve regulatory certainty for cryptocurrencies. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and CFTC can use their exemptions to fill this regulatory gap.

Grayscale's research director Zach Pandl pointed out that the recent "Innovation Exemption" directive issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to fundamentally change the previous landscape where tokenized U.S. stocks primarily relied on offshore "packaged derivatives" trading, promoting the inclusion of real tokenized stocks with complete shareholder voting rights and dividend rights into the regulated financial system of the United States.This exemption order is valid for 5 years and specifically relaxes two core registration requirements: qualified tokenized trading venues do not need to register as traditional stock exchanges; qualified liquidity providers do not need to register as broker-dealers.Grayscale believes that this marks a significant step as on-chain trading infrastructure is proving to be fully compatible with regulatory compliance and investor protection, and it is expected to drive Congress to advance a broader bipartisan legislative process in the future.

According to Bitcoin.com, Canadian Bitcoin exchange and wallet company Bull Bitcoin stated that due to the Liquid Network attack on September 6, users are currently unable to exchange L-BTC back to Bitcoin through the platform, and the redemption operation is still pending recovery. Bull Bitcoin expects that the related exchange services may resume within 30 days, but stated that this expectation is not a guarantee.Due to reliance on the L-BTC redemption mechanism to balance inventory, the platform has temporarily closed inbound Lightning Network payments. In this attack, the attacker transferred nearly 4,000 Bitcoins out of the protocol, later returning about 3,400; they currently still hold 598.5 Bitcoins, worth over 51 million dollars. Liquid Network stated on September 17 that block production, network transactions, and L-BTC transfers have returned to normal.

According to official news, Reap, a payment company under Kraken's parent company Payward, has launched a Virtual Asset Ledger. Users of exchanges, wallets, new banks, and financial technology platforms can directly use their virtual asset balances such as BTC to make purchases with the Visa card issued by Reap, with conversions completed at real-time exchange rates during payment, without the need to pre-convert to stablecoins.Reap data shows that by July 2026, the card consumption amount paid with virtual assets will reach 1.04 billion USD.

a16z, in collaboration with the DeFi Education Fund, submitted a joint proposal to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, proposing the establishment of safe harbor rules and the creation of a "rebuttable presumption," meaning that decentralized exchange (DEX) protocols and their front-end interfaces do not fall under the definition of "exchanges" as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.On the same day, a16z also submitted a second letter urging the SEC to establish a registration system for centralized cryptocurrency trading platforms, similar to the alternative trading system (ATS) rules from 1998. Both letters were dated September 14, and three days later, the SEC issued an "Innovation Exemption" for tokenized stock trading venues.