Odaily News: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating former U.S. Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger for using a Kalshi account on a prediction market platform to bet on whether he would receive a presidential pardon. The trades occurred between December 2024 and January 2025.

Kinzinger confirmed that he participated in contract trading related to his own pardon and whether Biden would issue a preventive pardon, stating that he made approximately 25 trades, with the majority resulting in losses overall, and that the related trading generated a profit of $823. He denied any wrongdoing, saying he did not possess non-public information. (Decrypt)

Odaily News: According to GMGN market data, the market cap of SOL ecosystem Meme coin SI briefly surpassed $64 million, continuing to hit a new all-time high, peaking at $64.54 million, and is now at $58.67 million, with a 24H gain of over 150%.

On the news front, U.S. President Trump previously stated that he signed a document on artificial intelligence development with executives from multiple tech companies, describing it as "a sort of constitution" with "moral force." In addition, Trump also announced that "Artificial Intelligence" AI would be called "Super Intelligence" SI, driving related Meme coin narratives to attract market attention.

Odaily reminds that Meme coin prices are highly volatile and susceptible to market sentiment and trending events. Please be aware of trading risks.

Odaily reports that Michael Saylor posted on X platform stating that Strategy and Strive conduct business based on the shared capital foundation of Bitcoin. Although the two parties differ in securities products, decisions, and target audiences, they can compete while jointly expanding long-term opportunities. He believes that more well-managed Bitcoin-backed digital credit issuers can help enhance investor awareness, liquidity, and institutional research coverage for this category, and may improve the financing environment for eligible issuers. Saylor also mentioned that Strive disclosed the purchase of $50 million worth of STRC on March 11, 2026.

PPP Prediction Market Tool monitoring shows that on Polymarket, the probability of "the Fed keeping rates unchanged in October" has risen to 59%, up 28% in 24 hours; the probability of a 25 basis point rate hike has dropped to 42%, down 27% in 24 hours.

Today at 20:15 Beijing time, the U.S. September ADP employment data will be released first, followed closely by the August PCE data that the Fed focuses on. The market expects core PCE to remain flat at 3.3% year-over-year.

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Odaily reports that Sui announced on X that @scorechain now offers wallet screening, transaction monitoring, and fund tracking features on Sui, built specifically for Sui's object-centric model.

1. "Little Non-Farm" alongside PCE data arrives tonight; if both readings come in hot, rate hike bets may resurface;

2. The U.S. SEC plans to update securities transfer agent rules to include blockchain-based securities issuance and share transfers;

3. Bitget's user protection fund has been replenished to over $300 million;

4. Standard Chartered initiates coverage on ENA, projecting it to reach $2 by the end of 2028;

5. SEC Chairman: Will clarify on-chain financing rules within statutory authority

6. Kalshi terminates trader liquidity incentive program

7. TSMC is reportedly evaluating a potential investment in Texas;

8. First comprehensive regulation: UK FCA opens authorization applications for crypto firms.

Odaily reports that multi-chain DEX Jumper announced on X that Jumper Perps has been opened to the top 1000 XP-ranked holders, inviting eligible users to participate in early testing and provide feedback.

Odaily reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed on September 1 its first major revision to transfer agent rules since the 1970s, aiming to incorporate blockchain technology into the securities registration and settlement system. The proposal states that transfer agents may use distributed ledger technology to record and transfer securities, while also needing to avoid ownership data fragmentation caused by the coexistence of token wrapping, special purpose vehicles, broker internal ledgers, and off-chain databases. Institutions such as Fairmint advocate for treating on-chain cap tables as the official ledger required under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act.

Odaily News: Polymarket has introduced deposit limits, self-exclusion lists, and anti-addiction support measures. Users can set deposit limits that cannot be immediately revoked, or add themselves to a temporary or permanent self-exclusion list to suspend their use of the platform.

Polymarket has also partnered with Birches Health, an online gambling addiction treatment organization, to provide mental health resources for users exhibiting compulsive financial trading behavior. Its Global Head of Safety, Malea Otranto, stated that the company will track usage of these tools and may adjust them based on their actual effectiveness.

Prediction markets are classified in the United States as CFTC-regulated financial markets and are not required to follow the consumer protection rules that states have established for sports betting platforms. According to TickerTracker data, sports markets and parlay trading accounted for more than 98% of trading volume on Polymarket's U.S. platform this month. The state of New York has sued Polymarket, seeking to shut down its operations; Polymarket denies any wrongdoing and has filed a countersuit in federal court.

Odaily reports: A wallet linked to the $387.5 million Bitget exploit transferred 2,746 ZEC into Zcash's Ironwood privacy pool on Wednesday across three transactions, worth approximately $3.9 million.

The funds account for roughly 15% of the ZEC stolen on September 24. The Ironwood privacy pool can conceal the sender, recipient, and transfer amount, but investigators may still be able to trace the path of funds returning to public addresses through transaction timing and amounts. (CoinDesk)

Odaily reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 1 proposed the first major update to securities transfer agent rules since the late 1970s, aiming to adapt to the shift from paper records to electronic data.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said the rules should reflect how securities transfer agents actually operate today and in the future, including the use of blockchain technology in securities issuance and share transfers.

Securities transfer agents are responsible for maintaining official records of securities ownership, processing transfers and restrictive legends, and collaborating with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) as part of the national clearing and settlement system. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News: Verona has launched the U.S. dollar stablecoin verUSD, targeting AI agents and machine-to-machine payment scenarios. It went live on its first day across multiple blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and Arbitrum, with plans to expand to more networks. Verona stated that it has secured over $100 million in launch commitments from ecosystem investors and partners, including Animoca Ventures and Figment Capital, among others; this amount does not represent the scale of verUSD issued and in circulation.

Odaily reports: Former New York Governor and OKX board member Andrew Cuomo stated that if Democrats win Congress in the midterm elections, the current regulatory progress in the crypto industry could be overturned. He said that stopgap rules formulated by regulators are far more fragile than legislation, and emphasized that "regulation is not legislation."

Previously, the Senate voted 49-50 on September 15 to reject the CLARITY Act, which would establish federal rules for the crypto market, falling short of the 60-vote threshold; the SEC granted a five-year exemption for tokenized stock trading on September 17. Andrew Cuomo expects the new Congress to scrutinize such agency rules strictly and hopes that the lame-duck Congress or legislation will be passed before January 1 next year.

Odaily reports: Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss said the current market hype around privacy coin Zcash is reminiscent of the 2019 crypto market, when Bitcoin had just emerged from the 2018 bear market and market attention shifted toward institutional infrastructure and custody.

Zcash launched in 2016 and uses zero-knowledge proofs to enable private transactions. It has long faced regulatory scrutiny, and some exchanges have delisted it. According to CoinGecko data, the price of ZEC rose from about $511 in January 2026 to $1,335.51 on September 16. Since receiving approval from New York State in 2018, Gemini has become the first licensed exchange to offer Zcash trading and custody services.

Odaily News: Bitcoin Treasuries posted on X that over the past month, the combined average daily trading volume of Strategy's MSTR and STRC was 1.3 times the combined average daily trading volume of JPMorgan's JPM and its largest preferred stock JPM-PJ.

Odaily reports that according to an official announcement, Bitget's User Protection Fund has been replenished to over $300 million, with the latest on-chain balance standing at 3,705 BTC.

Since its establishment in 2022, the fund has continued to operate as an additional protection mechanism for user asset security, employing an on-chain, publicly transparent, and traceable management approach. Users can view the relevant wallet addresses through the fund page and independently verify the on-chain fund.