24H Trending Coins and News | Binance Invests $100 Million in Circle; First Batch of Tokenized Stock Trading Platforms Under SEC Innovation Exemption Expected to Announce Operational Plans as Early as Next Quarter (September 23)
- Key Takeaways: The SEC innovation exemption framework is driving tokenized stock trading to launch as early as next quarter. Binance invests $100 million in Circle and signs a five-year USDC cooperation agreement, as stablecoins and tokenized assets accelerate their integration into the mainstream financial system.
- Key Elements:
- The SEC innovation exemption allows qualified platforms to trade tokenized U.S. stocks on public blockchains, preserving dividend and voting rights, with a five-year validity period. The first batch of operational plans is expected to be announced as early as next quarter.
- Binance invests $100 million in Circle at $80.84 per share, signing a five-year USDC cooperation agreement, with Circle paying incentive fees on a monthly basis.
- Both Apple and Google are hiring for stablecoin and digital asset-related positions, exploring payments and RWA tokenization businesses.
- Bernstein predicts that prediction market annual trading volume will reach $10 trillion by 2035, with crypto, stocks, and commodities accounting for 49%.
- Pyth Network becomes an external data distributor for Nasdaq Basic, with PYTH briefly surging over 15%.
- Multiple crypto partnerships under World Liberty have yet to materialize, with most strategic token reserve assets having been transferred or disposed of.
- PlanB states that BTC has risen above all major realized prices, expecting new all-time highs within this halving cycle.
1. Top Trending CEX Coins
Top 10 CEX coins by trading volume and 24-hour change:
- BNB: -1.80%
- BTC: -0.56%
- ETH: -0.74%
- XRP: +5.04%
- SOL: -0.34%
- MUBARAK: +79.77%
- ZEC: +3.07%
- NEAR: +4.44%
- BCH: +27.12%
- MARSCOIN: +33.10%
Top 24-hour gainers (data source: OKX):
- DORA: +39.97%
- BCH: +27.01%
- MINA: +25.82%
- KITE: +17.94%
- GOAT: +15.51%
- ZRO: +14.77%
- PONS: +14.34%
- PENGU: +14.20%
- TIA: +14.17%
- AEON: +13.59%
Top 24-hour tokenized stock gainers (data source: msx.com):
- VKTX.M: +35.5%
- AIXC.M: +25.23%
- VICR.M: +19.85%
- INOD.M: +15.56%
- CLPT.M: +12.88%
- SNXX.M: +12.72%
- ORBS.M: +11.43%
- STXX.M: +9.3%
- MUU.M: +8.91%
- RMBS.M: +8.65%
2. Top 5 Trending Onchain Meme Coins (data source: GMGN):
- BAKARI
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- APEZCAT
- ARM
- CPU
Headlines
Taylor Lindman, Chief Legal Counsel of the SEC Crypto Task Force, said that under the newly launched innovation exemption framework, the first batch of tokenized stock trading platforms may begin announcing their operating plans as early as next quarter. The SEC has already received expressions of interest from multiple companies.
The exemption is valid for 5 years and allows qualifying platforms to trade tokenized U.S.-listed stocks on public, permissionless blockchains through permissioned AMMs and liquidity pools. The relevant tokens must retain traditional shareholder rights such as dividends and voting. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said the existing trading volume caps are sufficient to support commercial operations and views the exemption as a transitional arrangement before long-term regulatory rules are introduced.
Kalshi Requests CFTC Approval for Margin Trading on Its Platform
Kalshi has requested that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) allow margin trading on its platform.
Industry News
Trump: I Believe We Will Reach a Deal with Iran After the U.S. Midterm Elections
U.S. President Trump: I believe we will reach a deal with Iran after the U.S. midterm elections. (Jinshi)
Fed's Collins: Rate Hike Will Help Inflation Return to Target
Boston Fed President Collins said she supports the Fed's decision to raise rates last week, stating that the move will help push inflation back to the central bank's 2% target. Collins wrote: "A modest increase in the federal funds rate will help ensure that inflation sustainably returns to target. As labor market conditions improve, monetary policy can focus on restoring price stability in a timely manner—especially after five and a half years of high inflation."
Collins does not have voting rights on monetary policy decisions this year. She said the scenario in which inflation remains "significantly above 2%" has become "more likely." (Jinshi)
Nasdaq 100 Index Extends Gains to 0.6%, on Track to Close at Record High
The Nasdaq 100 Index extended its gains to 0.6% and is on track to close at a record high.
Several partnership plans previously announced by Trump family crypto project World Liberty Financial have yet to materialize, including Aave supporting its lending market, using Ethena's stablecoin as collateral, and introducing tokenized U.S. Treasuries and stocks to the World Liberty platform through Ondo.
According to Nansen and Arkham data, the "Strategic Token Reserve" previously established by World Liberty has also undergone significant changes. Most of its holdings in LINK, AAVE, ENA, and MOVE have since been transferred or disposed of, with some assets moved to centralized exchange accounts. Nansen analysis shows that after World Liberty's token purchases were discovered onchain, the relevant tokens typically rose 10% to 26% within a day, but most of those gains failed to hold.
World Liberty stated that the company continuously adjusts its strategy based on market changes and business priorities, and emphasized that it has no connection to decisions made by the Trump administration. (Bloomberg)
Bernstein Expects Prediction Market Annual Trading Volume to Reach $10 Trillion by 2035
Bernstein expects annual prediction market trading volume to reach $10 trillion by 2035, up from an estimated $410 billion in 2026. Crypto, stock, and commodity trading volumes are expected to surpass sports-related trading before 2035, accounting for 49% of total trading volume. (The Block)
U.S. Crypto Stocks Fall in Pre-Market Trading; MSTR and CRCL Both Drop Over 3%
According to MSX.COM data, U.S. crypto stocks fell in pre-market trading, including:
CEA Industries (BNC): $6.30, down 4.11%;
Sharplink (SBET): $9.71, down 2.71%;
Strategy (MSTR): $163.40, down 3.03%;
Coinbase Global (COIN): $195.55, down 2.74%;
Circle (CRCL): $91.33, down 3.34%;
Robinhood Markets (HOOD): $120.40, down 2.35%.
Apple and Google have both recently posted job openings related to stablecoins and digital assets. Apple is hiring a Head of Financial Products Strategy for Apple Pay, prioritizing candidates with experience in stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and blockchain. Google is hiring a Principal Industry Architect in Hong Kong to support Google Cloud's Web3 and digital asset business in the Asia-Pacific region, prioritizing candidates with experience in RWA tokenization, stablecoin payment networks, tokenized deposits, and digital asset custody. (Bloomingbit)
Project News
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5 to Be Released in Coming Weeks
Anthropic said Claude Opus 5.5 is now available on all platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. For most tasks, its performance is comparable to Claude Fable 5.1, while running costs are 40% lower than Opus 5. Opus 5.5 is priced at $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens. In the coming weeks, Anthropic will also release Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5.
Pyth Network Becomes External Data Distributor for Nasdaq Basic; PYTH Briefly Surges Over 15%
Pyth Network announced it has become an external data distributor for Nasdaq Basic, integrating Nasdaq's real-time quotes and trade data products for U.S. equities into the Pyth data marketplace. Nasdaq Basic is Nasdaq's real-time top-of-book product for U.S. equities, providing best bid and offer quotes and order book depth from Nasdaq market centers.
Following the news, PYTH briefly surged over 15% and is now trading at 0.066 USDT.
MUBARAK and MARSCOIN Briefly Rise; MUBARAK 24H Gain Reaches 52%
Market data shows MUBARAK broke above 0.06 USDT, now at 0.068 USDT, with a 24H gain of 52%.
In addition, MARSCOIN broke above 0.12 USDT, with a 24H gain of 23.61%; FORM briefly rebounded, with a 24H gain of 22%.
Binance Futures to List Moonshot AI USD-Margined Pre-IPO Perpetual Contract
According to an official announcement, Binance will list the Moonshot AI USD-margined Pre-IPO perpetual contract on September 22, 2026 at 08:30 (UTC), with maximum leverage of 20x and support for multi-asset mode.
According to the operation page, Binance's deposit and withdrawal services are currently suspended across all networks. According to Binance's earlier announcement, the platform will conduct an infrastructure wallet system upgrade on September 22 at 14:00. To support this upgrade, deposit and withdrawal services across all networks will be suspended simultaneously, with the upgrade expected to last 1 hour.
In addition, Binance's USDe/USDT briefly depegged today, falling to $0.9202 before quickly rebounding to around $0.9987. It has now regained its peg.
X Launches Cashtag Partners, Connecting Stock and Crypto Asset Discussions with Trading Features
X Business posted on X that it is launching the Cashtag Partners program to connect financial information with trading features for stocks and crypto assets. Partners in the program include Kraken, moomoo, Gemini, Interactive Brokers, and Coinbase, allowing users to more easily connect financial discussions on the platform with trading features.
Funding and Investment
Binance Invests $100 Million in Circle to Further Expand USDC Partnership
Binance has invested $100 million in Circle Internet Group as part of the two parties' expanded stablecoin partnership to promote USDC adoption in emerging markets.
According to an 8-K filing submitted by Circle to the U.S. SEC, Binance purchased approximately 1.237 million Class A common shares of Circle at $80.84 per share, for a total investment of $100 million. The transaction was completed on September 17. The shares are subject to a lock-up period of up to two years in principle, during which Binance retains voting rights on the relevant shares.
At the same time, the two parties signed a five-year USDC cooperation agreement. Circle will pay Binance monthly incentive fees on a pro-rata basis based on the amount of USDC held through its Modular Smart Contract Wallet infrastructure service, while Binance will further promote USDC on its platform. (The Wall Street Journal)
Voices
Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han: New Products to Be Announced During TOKEN2049
According to the official Twitter of Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han, Gate is continuously expanding products in digital assets, stocks, wealth management, and payments, and building a new integrated platform. Related new products may be further announced during the upcoming TOKEN2049.
PlanB: BTC Has Reclaimed All Major Realized Prices, Could Hit New Highs Within This Cycle
PlanB posted on X that BTC is currently around $87,000 and has reclaimed all major realized prices, including the overall realized price of around $53,000, the 155-day realized price of around $72,000, and the 2-year realized price of around $86,000.
He believes that the possibility of BTC falling below $53,000 in this cycle is now low, and the view that "BTC will retest the overall realized price as in previous bear markets" has lost its last relatively clear condition for validity. He also said that the 2025-2026 trend is consistent with the characteristics of a relatively mild historical bull-bear cycle and expects BTC to set a new high within this halving cycle (2024-2028).
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said crypto-related contracts already account for a large share of Robinhood's prediction market business, and he expects sports contracts to fall to a minority share in the coming years, with crypto and other non-sports categories becoming an important direction for further prediction market expansion.
Robinhood's prediction market business has grown notably recently. The company disclosed that Q2 2026 event contract revenue reached $156 million, up more than 10x year-over-year, with trading volume of 13.6 billion contracts; August event contract trading volume was 4.7 billion contracts, up about 15x year-over-year. Tenev said sports contracts previously mainly served to attract users and build liquidity, while prediction markets are now expanding into more categories such as crypto. (Decrypt)
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on the Money Rehab podcast that what users receive for holding USDC is a "reward" rather than bank interest, and Coinbase defines it as a loyalty rewards program. Coinbase's official materials also describe USDC Rewards as a Coinbase-funded loyalty program and state that USDC balances are not bank deposit accounts.
Armstrong believes that stablecoins use a full-reserve mechanism,
