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Ethena starts USDe equity basis trade on Binance with bStocks

Ethena begins allocating USDe into Binance bStocks hedged with matching equity perpetuals as its first named equity basis trading venue.

Bitcoin ETFs take $2.39B for Sep. 21–25 as Friday adds $134.5M

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs take in 2.39 billion dollars for September 21 to 25, finishing Friday with 134.5 million dollars.

0xQuit opens nftsaresafu.xyz so collectors can reclaim rescued Limit Break NFTs

Yuga Labs 0xQuit opens the nftsaresafu.xyz claim site so collectors can reclaim rescued NFTs after first revoking Payment Processor approvals.

XRP Ledger Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support reset

XRP Ledger Batch upgrade slips to October 9 after trusted validators briefly fell below the required 80 percent support threshold.



Rug & Recovery Room

Bitget hacker moves $83M in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freeze

Bitget’s attacker moved about $83 million in stolen XRP Saturday while roughly $75 million remains beyond Ripple freezes on XRPL.

Bitget sets phased withdrawals: BTC Sept. 28, ETH 29, USDT 30, rest Oct. 2

Bitget publishes phased withdrawal calendar starting with Bitcoin on September 28, then Ether, USDT, and other assets through October 2.

Bitget raises hack total to $387.5M and offers 5% freeze and recovery bounties

Bitget now raises its confirmed hack total to $387.5 million and offers dual 5 percent freeze and recovery bounties tonight.

Bitget says $351.6M hack used spoofed transfers, not stolen private keys

Bitget CEO says the $351.6M hack used spoofed wallet transfers not stolen private keys while withdrawals stay frozen pending review.



On-Chain Culture

NFT sales hit $55.5M for the week as CryptoPunks lead collections

CryptoSlam shows global NFT sales near $55.51 million for the week ending September 26 with CryptoPunks leading the weekly collections.

Quit says white-hat rescue hit 23,155 NFTs after Limit Break V2 abuse; 660 WETH lost

Quit says his white-hat team rescued 23,155 NFTs after Payment Processor V2 abuse while about 660 WETH was lost today.

Identity MD NFTs trade near 1.8 ETH as ERC-8004 AI agent seats hit OpenSea

Identity MD NFTs trade near 1.8 ETH on OpenSea as 2,000 ERC-8004 agent seats power an Ethereum AI swarm network.

Colb launches Colbee on WhatsApp with 10,163 onchain actions across three chains

Swiss firm Colb launches Colbee on WhatsApp today with over ten thousand onchain actions across Ethereum BNB Chain and Polygon.



Real-World Utility

ARK and Securitize tokenize ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum with OpenAI and Anthropic stakes

ARK and Securitize put the ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum giving eligible investors OpenAI and Anthropic exposure from 500 dollars.

Solana RWA value hits $4.6B ATH as holders near 686K

Solana tracked RWA value hits about 4.6 billion dollars all time high as holders near 686 thousand this September.

Tesoro launches TORO on Robinhood Chain paying holders in tokenized gold and stocks

Tesoro launches TORO on Robinhood Chain with a 3 percent trade tax buying tokenized stocks funds and gold for holders.

Matrixdock launches XAUm tokenized gold on Circle Arc with same-day USDC path

Matrixdock launches XAUm tokenized gold on Circle Arc as that network first gold asset with Uniswap USDC liquidity today now.


Ape Index

Bitcoin ETFs take $2.39B for Sep. 21–25 as Friday adds $134.5M

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs take in 2.39 billion dollars for September 21 to 25, finishing Friday with 134.5 million dollars.

US crypto ETFs take $3.04B Mon–Thu as nearly $793M flows beyond Bitcoin

US crypto ETFs take 3.04 billion Monday through Thursday as nearly 793 million in new flows move beyond Bitcoin today.

XRP spot ETFs take $14.89M as Bitwise leads a third consecutive buy day

XRP spot ETFs take $14.89 million as Bitwise leads a third consecutive buy day for the spot ETF complex today.

HYPE spot ETFs take $4.77M as Bitwise BHYP alone reverses prior outflow

HYPE spot ETFs take $4.77 million as Bitwise BHYP alone reverses the prior $1.58 million outflow reported for Thursday night.



Plain English Policy

Sygnum Protect keeps Bitget institutions off-exchange as retail withdrawals stay paused

Sygnum Protect lets eligible Bitget institutions trade against Swiss bank collateral while retail balances stay behind Bitget's withdrawal pause today.

SEC staff FAQs: functional-network token buybacks do not by themselves create Howey managerial efforts

SEC Corp Fin staff FAQs say functional-network buybacks do not by themselves create Howey managerial efforts for crypto tokens today.



Stablecoin Settlement Desk

Ethena ends USDe-linked ENA incentives by month-end after 85% cut

Ethena will end all USDe-linked ENA token incentives and inflation by month-end after rewards already fell about 85 percent today.

Ethena starts USDe equity basis trade on Binance with bStocks

Ethena begins allocating USDe into Binance bStocks hedged with matching equity perpetuals as its first named equity basis trading venue.

Tether says EQIBank exposure under 0.034% after DOJ Capstone seizure coverage

Tether says its EQIBank Capstone exposure is under 0.034 percent of group assets after Friday U.S. DOJ forfeiture coverage today.

Circle and Tether freeze ~$318K on Bitget Exploiter 8 as 63K+ ETH stays loose

Circle and Tether freeze about $318,000 in USDC and USDT tied to Bitget Exploiter 8 while ETH remains loose today.


Marketplace Watch

0xQuit opens nftsaresafu.xyz so collectors can reclaim rescued Limit Break NFTs

Yuga Labs 0xQuit opens the nftsaresafu.xyz claim site so collectors can reclaim rescued NFTs after first revoking Payment Processor approvals.

OpenSea flags 3,000+ theft-linked NFTs and blocks sales after Magic Eden Limit Break incident

OpenSea flags more than 3,000 theft-linked ERC-721 NFTs and blocks their sales after the Magic Eden Limit Break incident today.

Magic Eden under scrutiny as reports say 3,832 NFTs moved in claimed white-hat wave

Market reports say 3,832 NFTs moved amid suspected Magic Eden linked 0 ETH sales as Quit claims a white-hat hold.

TokenWorks CreditStrategy aims to buy and relist Jack Butcher Credits NFTs

TokenWorks rolls out CreditStrategy to buy and relist Jack Butcher Credits NFTs as the OpenSea floor sits near 0.028 ETH.


Phygital & Vaulted

Solana on-chain TCGs cross $1B volume with about 64% global share

ThisGenGaming puts Solana on-chain trading card games past $1 billion in cumulative volume near 64 percent global TCG share now.

PSA 10 First Edition Charizard sells for $1M on Beezie in on-chain TCG record

A PSA 10 First Edition Base Set Charizard sells for one million dollars on Beezie as an on-chain TCG record.

Pudgy Penguins launches 12-product Essentials line for retail shelves

Pudgy Penguins launches its twelve-product Essentials line with stickers stationery stress balls and water bottles for retail shelves today now.

Pull.Fun lists TAKO mascot token on Robinhood Chain after $4M spike

Pull.Fun lists TAKO mascot token on Robinhood Chain as market cap briefly tops four million then settles near two million