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As of Sept. 12, TIP-899 remains labeled Draft. Nile’s June 30 software release included implementations of Falcon-based FN-DSA-512 and ML-DSA-44, each subject to its own activation setting. Each implementation still needs its own governance approval before the network accepts its signatures. A Sept. 12 check of the Nile parameter endpoint returned getAllowFnDsa512 with a value of 1. The ML-DSA setting appeared without a value, providing no affirmative activation reading. The mainnet response contained neither setting. Developers had said in their July 15 call that mainnet timing was undecided; the current checks do not establish mainnet activation. A network switch meets…

The licensing plan has moved forward during 2026. Five companies have already passed an initial assessment under the pilot, although none had received a final exchange license as of Aug. 30. Passing the assessment does not authorize a company to operate a crypto trading platform. Vietnam crypto licenses remain under review Vietnam formally opened its licensing process in January, when the Ministry of Finance introduced administrative procedures covering the issuance, adjustment and revocation of licenses for crypto asset trading platforms. As crypto.news previously reported, applicants must be Vietnamese enterprises with at least 10 trillion dong, roughly $383 million, in paid…

Paxos Labs has announced it will use Uniswap as the liquidity layer for its new tokenized gold product. This move underlines Uniswap’s dominance as a leading venue for onchain trading of tokenized assets. The collaboration aims to provide deep markets from day one, enhancing the trading experience for users. For more details, see Uniswap’s official announcement here. The Latest The crypto market is currently navigating mixed signals, yet Uniswap continues to stand out as a preferred choice for tokenized assets. Paxos Labs’ selection of Uniswap indicates confidence in its liquidity capabilities, particularly for a product as significant as tokenized gold.…

TL;DR Soluna and Bitdeer have expanded their Project Kati 1 agreement by approximately 7 MW. Bitdeer’s total deployment at the wind-powered Texas site will rise to 35 MW and about 2.42 EH/s. The additional capacity is expected to be deployed by November and fully books the K1BC phase of the project. Soluna and Bitdeer are expanding a Bitcoin mining partnership before the original deployment has even finished. Soluna announced on September 28 that Bitdeer will add approximately 7 MW of mining equipment at Project Kati 1 in South Texas. The amendment increases Bitdeer’s total planned deployment at the site to…

Moving an investment onto a blockchain does not mean anyone can buy it. Some assets come with restrictions on who can hold them, where investors can live and when they can sell. Metaplex wants to make those rules part of the token itself. The Solana tokenization platform announced MPL-3643 on September 28, ahead of Korea Blockchain Week. The new standard gives issuers tools to create permissioned real-world assets and tokenized securities, with investor eligibility and transfer restrictions enforced onchain. It is currently in limited-access alpha. Metaplex names Orca, Raydium, Solflare, Jupiter and Phantom as launch integrations, aiming to connect these…

This slowdown in the pioneer cryptocurrency coincided with a capital rotation into mid- and high-cap tokens. Data from the report reveals that the implied volatility index for options contracts tied to Ethereum and Solana surpassed Bitcoin’s by 12% over the past seven days. Liquidity Rotation and Institutional Technical Support The prior transactional floor, located between $77,000 and $81,000, concentrates a significant volume of institutional buy orders executed during the latest accumulation phase. The Bitfinex research team noted that this band represents average cost-basis support for the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) approved earlier this year. A decline toward these levels would help…

“Onchain transactions between two individuals shouldn’t mean publishing your financial history to the world,” Joe Andrews, CEO of Aztec Labs, said in a statement. Andrews added that Aztec Labs chose $DAI because it considers it “the most decentralized of the mass-market stablecoins used today on Ethereum.” He said the wallet could support other assets later. Aztec’s zk.money hides payments once money is inside. (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)Ethereum already has apps that hide payments, though transfers from an ordinary wallet remain public. Its developers are weighing changes for the planned 2027 Hegotá upgrade that could let privacy apps handle transaction approvals and fees…

Fed’s $15.6B Treasury Bill Buys Are Reinvestments, Not QE The purchases reflect principal payments from agency securities and do not mark the return of quantitative easing. Under existing FOMC instructions, principal from agency debt, mortgage-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities is reinvested into Treasury bills. That process replaces agency assets that are paying down and maintains the Federal Reserve’s portfolio strategy. Crucially, the New York Fed’s schedule contains no reserve management purchases. Those separate operations can increase System Open Market Account holdings when officials judge that more reserves are needed to maintain ample banking conditions. That distinction corrects claims that…

The immediate outcome of the failure to pass the law is that crypto regulations in the United States will continue to be created outside Congress. The SEC moved quickly after the vote, issuing a temporary conditional exemption that allows eligible venues to trade tokenized U.S. stocks through permissioned liquidity pools on public blockchains. Soon after, the CFTC sent crypto rules to the White House for review. The agency submitted a new proposal; the details were not disclosed. For now, which crypto assets it contemplates, what exchanges would need to do to qualify for licenses, what restrictions would apply and how…

Market Snapshot Currently, the market shows varied momentum, and the launch of DeepBook on Sui represents a potential pivot point for Bitcoin trading. As traders seek effective strategies amid uncertain market conditions, the introduction of innovative tools like DeepBook may influence trading behaviors. The overall market dynamics remain mixed, with traders navigating through various asset performances. Sui is a blockchain platform aimed at providing high-performance decentralized applications. The introduction of DeepBook aligns with Sui’s goal to enhance user experience and trading efficiency, drawing attention from traders seeking robust self-custodial options. Given Sui’s capabilities, the launch of DeepBook could catalyze further…