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TREE NEWS update: Self-custodial wallet Tonkeeper has rebranded to Keeper and expanded beyond The Open Network, adding support for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron. The wallet now supports seven blockchains in total, with more financial products planned, the company said.

TREE NEWS update: China’s SIE Information said it signed a supplementary agreement with a party identified as Company W to raise the tax-inclusive value of one of two computing power service contracts to 3.87 billion yuan from 3.6 billion yuan. The two 60-month contracts signed in August 2026 now total 6.72 billion yuan including tax, up from 6.45 billion yuan, with all other core terms unchanged.

TREE NEWS reports: The largest CRCL long on Hyperliquid is down $1.099 million, holding a $6.936 million position at 10x leverage with an average entry of $98.20 and a liquidation price of $73.10, about 13.8% below the current price. The trader’s $86 and $85 buy orders filled for roughly $200,000 in added long exposure, with four more bids between $81 and $84, about $100,000 each. CRCL closed at $86.30 on Sept. 15, down 11.41%, after a Senate procedural vote on the CLARITY Act failed 49-50.

TREE NEWS update: Shengyi Electronics said its 1.6T switch supporting products have entered small-batch mass production, while 800G optical module PCBs are already in volume production with shipments rising. The company said 1.6T optical module PCBs remain in the sampling and testing stage, and that its satellite communications ground equipment has begun small-batch supply after completing product development.

TREE NEWS reports: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed 0.19% higher and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 0.79%. Among individual names, Cambridge Technology gained about 11%, Chifeng Gold and Lenovo Group each rose about 8%, while Iluvatar CoreX, Hua Hong Semiconductor and Zhipu AI each added about 6%.

TREE NEWS update: Hong Kong-founded crypto exchange CoinEx is shutting down after nine years, telling users they have until December to withdraw funds. The exchange cited a prolonged crypto winter and rising compliance costs for the closure, ending a run that began in December 2017.

TREE NEWS update: Circle’s Arc, a stablecoin-focused EVM-compatible Layer 1, launched its mainnet at 9 a.m. today, with token launchpad coins and native memecoins drawing the most first-day trading interest. ArgusPad’s platform token ARGUS peaked at a $35 million market cap before falling to $23 million, Tolly’s TOLLY hit $25 million and eased to $15 million, and Long.supply’s LONG touched $17 million before sliding to $12 million. Memecoins COOL and ARCAT reached $7.9 million and $5 million respectively.

TREE NEWS update: Underdog has sued Connecticut to halt the state’s crackdown on sports prediction markets, following cease-and-desist orders issued to platforms including Underdog, Polymarket and Coinbase. The lawsuit challenges the state’s authority to target prediction market operators. Underdog is seeking to stop enforcement while the case proceeds.

TREE NEWS update: X rolled out its Cashtag Partner Program in the US, adding a “Trade” button to supported stock, ETF and crypto cashtags that routes users to partner brokers including Interactive Brokers, Moomoo, Gemini, Kraken and Coinbase. Users can view price charts and related posts, then click through to execute trades. X’s former product lead Nikita said the feature drove about $1 billion in trading volume in four days during April testing.

TREE NEWS reports: Data storage company DapuStor has reportedly selected banks to arrange its Hong Kong listing. The company has chosen underwriters for the share sale, though no size, timing or valuation details were disclosed. DapuStor is a Shenzhen-based enterprise SSD maker, and the move would add another Chinese technology issuer to the Hong Kong market.

TREE NEWS update: Etherscan said it has never issued, launched, sponsored or endorsed any token linked to ‘Robinscan’, stating that all such tokens are unrelated to the company. The block explorer said its only official explorer for Robinhood Chain is robin.etherscan.io, and warned that any site, token or project using similar branding, interface or design should not be treated as affiliated with or endorsed by Etherscan. Users were told to rely only on official Etherscan domains and channels.

TREE NEWS reports: Phemex CEO Federico Variola said AI has been a “net negative” for crypto, arguing it has diverted capital away from the industry and is empowering attackers. He added that rising cybersecurity costs could push the crypto industry toward greater centralization.

TREE NEWS reports: Crypto trader Unipcs (@theunipcs) saw his overall portfolio draw down by about $12.6 million over the past 10 days, on-chain tracker Lookonchain reported on September 16. Unipcs has not reduced his positions in PONS, USELESS or MarsCoin despite the decline.

TREE NEWS reports: The Federal Reserve will announce its rate decision on Sept 16, with markets pricing a 25 basis point hike at 88% on Polymarket and 92.3% on CME FedWatch after August core CPI rose 0.3% month-on-month versus 0.2% expected. A hike would be the first since July 2023 and the first of 2026, with investors focused on whether Chair Warsh signals a new tightening cycle. Bitcoin fell below $76,000 after the CPI print and spot bitcoin ETFs saw $463 million in net outflows last week.

TREE NEWS update: Zcash’s community completed a privacy vote on its next network upgrade, NU7, with about 2.4 million ZEC — roughly two-thirds of eligible supply — taking part. 99.9% backed cutting block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds for faster confirmations, and 98.9% supported keeping the existing Bitcoin-style halving. About 96.6% favored delaying Network Sustainability Mechanism fee redistribution to miners until as late as February 2031, while disabling the obsolete Sprout pool and shipping NU7 as soon as features are ready, potentially by September 30.

TREE NEWS update: Binance will open an Alpha airdrop claim at 16:00 (UTC+8) today, September 16. Users holding at least 240 Binance Alpha points can claim the token airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis, until the airdrop pool is exhausted or the event ends.

TREE NEWS update: BitMart has launched a user feedback portal to collect questions, concerns and feedback on withdrawal arrangements, near-term action plans and the exchange’s future direction, the platform said on September 16. Submissions go to BitMart, financial adviser Alvarez & Marsal and legal counsel for ongoing assessment. Users must select the “User Engagement Portal” category and verify by email using their registered address; the portal does not process withdrawals case by case and filing a ticket does not change account or asset status.

TREE NEWS reports: Micro LED display application modules and Micro LED CPO modules are projected to generate a combined total output value of $5.308 billion by 2030. The research firm said 2026 industry resources are shifting toward applications with clear commercialization potential, as weak consumer demand and AI capital expenditure crowd out investment. Beyond displays, Micro LED is expanding into CPO optical interconnect to capture a role in AI infrastructure.

TREE NEWS update: Binance will remove the BREV/USDC, COOKIE/USDC, LA/USDC and QNT/USDC spot trading pairs on September 18, 2026 at 11:00 (UTC+8). The exchange said it will also terminate the related trading bot services at the same time. No reason for the delisting was given.