staking

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has included FNXAI token and 1FNXAI token in the list of suspicious investment products related to digital tokens.The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission stated that the related products claim that investors can automate trading of U.S. stocks and a range of financial instruments through an AI-driven trading platform to generate stable returns, and involve staking arrangements related to virtual assets.

EIP-8363 co-sponsor Jérôme de Tychey announced the withdrawal of the application to include the proposal in the Hegotá hard fork, and the discussion on the related issuance policy will shift to an independent topic.

Bitwise officially stated that the first spot NEAR ETP, Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR), has reached an asset management scale of 52.8 million USD, with a net inflow of 13.2 million USD yesterday and a trading volume of 20.1 million USD.According to previous news, Bitwise plans to stake the NEAR tokens held by the fund internally to maximize participation in the average staking reward of approximately 5% for NEAR.

The Polygon Foundation announced on the X platform that the PIP-92 proposal has been officially activated, and the staking rewards for the Polygon Chain will be increased to an expected 7.7%. This incentive will last until December 1, 2026.According to PIP-92, the 27.3 million POL priority fees accumulated by the network will be used to enhance the reward earnings for stakers over the next two months.

The liquidity staking protocol Lido announced that MetaMask Staking (formerly Consensys Staking) has taken precautionary measures to protect customer assets related to its Ethereum validators after investigating an infrastructure breach incident. The related measures include withdrawing its Ethereum validators from the Lido protocol, which may result in some loss of rewards. If the validators go offline recently to reduce potential network slashing risks, it may also incur downtime penalties.Lido stated that the related validators have begun to withdraw, with the last batch expected to complete the withdrawal by October 7, 2026, but full withdrawals may not be completed by then. stETH holders do not need to take any action. The ETH withdrawn from the validators operated by MetaMask Staking is expected to gradually return to the protocol during the cycle of the validators completing the withdrawal, withdrawing, and re-entering, with the estimated maximum duration of this process being about 45 days due to extended queuing times.Lido reminds that staking operations are non-custodial, and MetaMask does not manage withdrawal keys on behalf of customers. The diversified node operators of the Lido protocol and other security mechanisms, including a temporary reserve of over 6,750 stETH, are designed to control and mitigate disruptions to the normal operation of the protocol. A comprehensive investigation is ongoing, and further updates will be announced separately.

Aave founder Stani posted on the X platform, stating that the team is currently monitoring the progress of the MetaMask Staking infrastructure security incident in collaboration with Lido.Stani mentioned that the Aave market is currently unaffected, and all operations are running normally.

Hyperliquid co-founder iliensinc stated in the official DC channel that Hyperliquid Labs will un-stake 3.75 million tokens today and plans to distribute the related tokens to team members on October 7. This batch of tokens is part of an over-the-counter transaction with an institution and will not be sold on the public market.

Bitwise officially stated that the first spot NEAR ETP, Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR), had an asset management scale of 36 million USD on its first day, with a net inflow of 35.5 million USD and a trading volume of 15.1 million USD.According to previous news, Bitwise plans to stake the NEAR tokens held by the fund internally to maximize participation in the average staking rewards of approximately 5% for NEAR.

Cosmos ecosystem liquid staking protocol Stride announced today that it is proposing an orderly shutdown of the Stride chain. The team stated that stToken can still be redeemed normally on Stride before October 12; after that, redemptions will be suspended to allow the underlying assets to complete the unbinding.According to the plan, redemptions are expected to resume around November 20 on Osmosis. Stride also stated that the stToken held by users will not expire.

Bitwise Asset Management announced the launch of the Bitwise NEAR ETF (ticker NRR) on NYSE Arca, referred to as the first spot NEAR ETP in the United States, with a management fee of 0.75%. The plan is to stake the NEAR held by the fund through its proprietary staking team, aiming to participate in approximately 5% of the average staking rewards.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, about 25 minutes ago, HyperCore transferred 447,824 HYPE to the liquid staking protocol Kinetiq, worth approximately 39.56 million USD.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, SharpLink Gaming has once again staked 42,100 ETH, worth 113 million dollars. SharpLink Gaming currently holds 892,100 ETH, valued at 2.4 billion dollars, and has received 27,900 ETH in staking rewards, worth 75 million dollars.

The Polygon Foundation announced that the staking rewards for Polygon Chain are expected to increase to 7.7% on October 1. According to PIP-92, the accumulated 27.3 million POL priority fees in the network will be used to enhance staker rewards in the next two months.

Sei Network posted on platform X that REX Shares and Osprey Funds have updated their SEI staking ETF application documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), setting October 23 as the effective date.The document states that this revision is solely to designate a new effective date for previously submitted post-effective amendments. The funds involved include REX-Osprey SEI + Staking ETF, SUI + Staking ETF, HYPE + Staking ETF, NEAR + Staking ETF, AAVE ETF, ADA + Staking ETF, ATOM + Staking ETF, AVAX + Staking ETF.

According to PR Newswire, Ethereum treasury company BitMine increased its holdings by 17,362 Ethereum last week, with total ETH holdings surpassing 6 million for the first time. As of September 27, 2026, its total Ethereum holdings reached 6,001,302, accounting for approximately 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply, with uninterrupted weekly increases since the launch of the ETH treasury strategy on June 30, 2025, in less than 15 months.Currently, the total value of cryptocurrencies, cash, and other investment assets held by BitMine is approximately $17.2 billion, which includes $672 million in cash and securities, 213 Bitcoin, $180 million in equity assets from Beast Industries, and a $115 million investment in Eightco Holdings (ORBS). In addition, the number of staked Ethereum remains at 5,067,309 (84% of total holdings), valued at approximately $13.7 billion, with a current annualized staking yield of about $358 million.Tom Lee stated in the company's weekly report that so far in the third quarter, ETH has outperformed the S&P 500 by over 6,728 basis points, making it the best macro asset globally; he believes that the crypto bull market began in late June, and institutions are currently underweight in crypto assets, expecting to significantly increase their holdings in the last few months of 2026. Additionally, Lee will deliver a keynote speech at the Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) on September 30.

DoubleZero co-founder Austin Federa posted on the X platform, stating that he recently saw some "boring FUD" from "big names" in private chats, and clarified that DoubleZero firmly supports Solana.Currently, DoubleZero has provided free high-speed connections for over 60% of Solana staking, with about 75% of validators using DoubleZero.

According to Ark Invest Tracker data, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest increased its holdings by 5,589 shares of 3IQ SOLANA STAKING ETF (approximately $51,000).

According to The Block, Bitwise has officially launched the Lighter Staking ETP (ticker: BLIT), which is listed on the Deutsche Börse Xetra, providing investors with exchange-traded exposure to LIT tokens.The product tracks the Kaiko Lighter Reference Rate Index and plans to activate staking yield capture features once the assets under management reach a certain threshold.

Onchain Lens reported that two associated wallets, possibly controlled by the same entity, have staked a total of 212,590 HYPE, worth approximately 20.49 million USD.One wallet staked 106,410 HYPE (about 10.25 million USD), while the other wallet staked 106,180 HYPE (about 10.24 million USD). The relevant addresses are 0x8bddfed1ec21bde1ee812a2a74c07dad69f76aec and 0x1ca9e572e5000e825e2e152f6ec5c511404d5120.