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TREE NEWS update: Bitget has listed USDT-settled perpetual contracts on six stocks: SDGR (Schrödinger), PATH (UiPath), AGPU (Axe Compute), GNRC (Generac), HUT (Hut 8) and CYPH (Cypherpunk Technologies). The contracts offer up to 20x leverage and 24/7 trading. Bitget now supports 319 stock contract tickers in total.

TREE NEWS update: Cronos community has opened a governance proposal to use all revenue from Ult and Cronos Launch to buy back and burn CRO monthly on-chain, publishing each transaction hash. Operating, infrastructure and growth costs would be covered by existing funds, with a strategic reserve backing future Cronos POS staking rewards. The proposal is still in the proposal stage, with voting running until October 3.

TREE NEWS update: SlowMist issued a risk alert on FomoPeek App versions 1.1–1.2 after multiple user asset theft reports traced to private key leaks, some involving users who had downloaded the app. A joint analysis by SlowMist and OKX’s security team confirmed malicious code was implanted, bundling two unrelated modules including a professional iOS kernel attack framework with eight exploits, auto-selected by device model and OS version, affecting iOS 12.0–18.7 and 26.0–26.1.

TREE NEWS reports: A wallet tied to BIT.com (bc1qsz…r2g) transferred another 1,000 BTC, worth $81.06 million, to Binance, on-chain monitor Lookonchain reported on September 19. The transfer marks a repeat deposit of the same size from the BIT.com-related address to the exchange.

TREE NEWS reports: Two wallets, likely belonging to the same whale investor, deposited 33,180 ETH worth $86.93 million to Bitfinex after more than two years of dormancy, on-chain tracker Lookonchain reported on September 19. The deposit carries a profit of $20.48 million if the ETH is sold.

TREE NEWS update: Argentina has agreed to implement the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), joining 77 jurisdictions and planning automatic exchange of crypto transaction data by 2029. It will share user identity information, fiat-crypto purchases and sales, digital asset exchanges, crypto payments and transactions with external addresses, while receiving information on overseas transactions. Argentina must enact domestic rules by 2028 requiring virtual asset service providers to report data to tax authorities.

TREE NEWS reports: Circle issued about $9.1 billion and redeemed about $9.4 billion of USDC in the seven days to September 17, cutting circulating supply by roughly 300 million tokens. Total USDC in circulation stands at $73.8 billion, backed by about $74 billion in reserves, including roughly $40.7 billion in overnight reverse Treasury repos and about $25.7 billion in Treasuries maturing in under three months.

TREE NEWS update: Oracle provider Switchboard announced it is ceasing operations, with core developer Switchboard Technology Labs winding down remaining business. All Switchboard implementations stop being maintained immediately, and remaining support ends September 25, with protocols told to migrate to alternatives such as Pyth and RedStone. Switchboard cited AI lowering the cost of running in-house oracles, a crypto bear market cutting new chain and project budgets, and data providers like Hyperliquid and S&P working directly with protocols.

TREE NEWS update: Stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert its New York state trust charter into a national trust bank charter. The federal charter lets Bastion offer stablecoin custody, wallets, payment infrastructure and white-label issuance — including minting, redemption and fiat conversion — to large enterprises and financial institutions, without taking deposits or gaining FDIC insurance. Bastion has partnered with Sony Bank, and its investors include Coinbase Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund and Samsung Next.

TREE NEWS update: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the Wall Street Journal is preparing a report blaming the failure of the CLARITY Act on Coinbase and himself. Armstrong said he opposed a January draft version over major problems concerning DeFi, tokenization, CFTC authority and stablecoin rewards, but that those issues were resolved in a version roughly four months later, which he strongly supports. He criticized the WSJ’s repeated hostility toward the bill, saying its coverage echoes bank lobbying groups rather than facts.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin fell below $81,000, trading at $80,999.90 per coin. The move leaves the largest cryptocurrency up 0.34% over the past 24 hours.

TREE NEWS reports: Ethereum spot ETFs drew $144 million in net inflows on September 18 (US Eastern Time), led by BlackRock’s ETHA with $114 million. ETHA’s cumulative net inflows now stand at $12.957 billion. Fidelity’s FETH came second with $26.2449 million for the day, bringing its all-time total to $2.247 billion.

TREE NEWS reports: US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $433 million in net inflows on Sept. 18, with Fidelity’s FBTC leading at $311 million. FBTC’s cumulative net inflows now stand at $10.362 billion. BlackRock’s IBIT followed with $108 million for the day, bringing its all-time total to $64.125 billion.

TREE NEWS reports: A whale address, t1Lyq, moved $362.56 million worth of ZEC on Thursday night and deposited $15 million of it into Coinbase, its first exchange deposit in ten months. The tokens were worth $163.88 million when transferred into the address ten months ago. The whale has booked $361 million in profit since 2025.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin’s market cap climbed to about $1.63 trillion, up 5.05% over 24 hours, overtaking Tesla to return to the top 15 assets globally by market value, 8MarketCap data show. Tesla shares closed Friday at $364.27, down 0.53%, giving the automaker a market cap of $1.438 trillion.

TREE NEWS reports: Visa is fixing a loophole that let users earn credit card points or cashback when buying meme tokens through Crossmint, people familiar with the matter said. The loophole allowed those purchases to be settled under a merchant code intended for ordinary digital media such as ebooks, films and music. The fix was reported on September 19.

TREE NEWS update: Argentina-based crypto exchange Lemon is shutting down its Brazilian operations, saying the capital required to secure a central bank crypto licence is disproportionate to the size of its local business. Lemon Card services in Brazil will stop on September 30, and all Brazilian accounts will be automatically closed on October 16.

TREE NEWS reports: A trader known as solanadoomer on Hyperliquid closed out a 14,300 ZEC position on September 19, booking a profit of about $5.237 million at an average sell price of $1,559.6 per token. The exit fully unwound the position, which was closed to lock in gains.

TREE NEWS reports: US spot HYPE ETFs drew $1.03 million in net inflows on September 18, with Bitwise’s Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) the only fund to record inflows that day. BHYP’s cumulative net inflow now stands at $145 million. Total net assets of the HYPE spot ETFs reached $495 million, with cumulative net inflows of $333 million and HYPE net asset ratio at 2.43%.

TREE NEWS reports: A new wallet address 0xa3b…38587 opened a first position of 1 million UNI tokens worth $9.05 million five hours ago, at an entry price of $9.05. UNI has surged 145% over the past month amid Robinhood meme trading activity and the SEC’s new rules on compliant on-chain US equity trading.