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New guidance permits onchain recordkeeping as Congress stalls on crypto market structure legislation The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has updated its rules to let futures brokers invest customer funds in tokenized assets. The change was issued through staff guidance rather than a formal rulemaking.

State regulators accuse the prediction market platform of running unlicensed gambling, and Polymarket has filed its own countersuit. New York state authorities have sued Polymarket, alleging the platform runs an illegal gambling operation within the state. The filing was reported by Crypto News Australia and Crypto Daily on September 25, 2026.

The ARK Venture Fund, known as ARKVX, now exists in tokenized form, giving blockchain-based exposure to holdings that include OpenAI and Anthropic stakes. ARK Invest has moved its flagship venture fund onto Ethereum, tokenizing the roughly $1.3 billion vehicle through a partnership with Securitize.

A new TokenInsight report also credits the exchange with the deepest BTC and ETH futures books among tracked platforms in September. MEXC's spot market liquidity for Bitcoin and Ether has expanded sharply since the summer. Finbold reported that order book depth for both assets on the exchange more than doubled between July and late September.

Reports indicate a fresh custodial move follows a month-long detention episode tied to the privacy wallet case. A co-founder of Samourai Wallet is reportedly facing a new transfer, according to Cointelegraph and crypto.news, following what both outlets describe as a 30-day ordeal.

The latest inflow figure caps a stretch that has pulled in $2.8 billion and helped offset earlier outflows U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs added $191 million in net inflows, according to figures reported across multiple outlets tracking daily fund flow data.

The liquid restaking protocol accuses the cross-chain messaging firm of failures tied to a major loss of user funds Kelp DAO, the liquid restaking protocol behind the rsETH token, has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero and a co-founder of the cross-chain messaging network.

The new on-chain products are currently available only to traders outside the United States, according to reporting on the launch. Ondo Finance has begun offering tokenized portfolios built around investment strategies originally developed by BlackRock, according to reporting from Cryptopolitan and CryptoSlate.

Commissioner suggests zero-knowledge proofs could verify identity without collecting excess personal data. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has renewed calls to rethink how crypto firms verify customer identities. She argued that existing know-your-customer, or KYC, frameworks demand more personal information than regulators actually need.

New rule extends disclosure requirements to trades involving personal, non-custodial wallets. Brazil has issued a new regulatory requirement obligating reporting of large cryptocurrency transactions involving self-custody wallets. The threshold for triggering the reporting obligation is set at $10,000, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News, Coinfomania, and crypto.news.

A new privacy proposal aims to bring shielded transfers, long associated with Zcash, directly to Bitcoin's core protocol. Bitcoin researchers have proposed adding Zcash-style shielded transactions to Bitcoin's base layer, according to CryptoSlate and Bitcoin.com News. The idea would import a privacy technique long associated with dedicated privacy coins into Bitcoin's own protocol.

Of four stories filed while US desks were dark, only the tokenized-deposit settlement report earned third-party corroboration; the rest sit at two publishers apiece. Of four stories filed while US desks were dark, only the tokenized-deposit settlement report earned third-party corroboration; the rest sit at two publishers apiece.

The lawsuit accuses the prediction market platform of running unlicensed betting, reopening a dispute over who regulates event contracts. New York’s attorney general has sued Polymarket, accusing the prediction market platform of facilitating illegal gambling, according to crypto.news.

A five-year regulatory relief period sets terms for automated market makers trading tokenized equities, and XRP Ledger's native AMM feature puts it in position early. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has granted relief that establishes terms for automated market makers, or AMMs, to handle trading of tokenized stocks, according to Cryptonews.com and Coinspeaker.

CME Group plans to launch regulated Uniswap and Bitcoin Cash futures contracts on October 19 Open interest tied to Uniswap's native UNI token has reportedly reached its highest level in six years, according to CoinGape.

The integration lets banks move tokenized deposit transactions through Swift's blockchain messaging infrastructure. IBM has connected its Digital Asset Haven platform to Swift's blockchain ledger. The integration supports tokenized deposit transactions between financial institutions. Both The Block and CryptoBriefing reported the news on September 24, 2026.

The two firms are reportedly examining ways to bring round-the-clock tokenized stock trading to crypto users. The New York Stock Exchange and crypto exchange Blockchain.com are reportedly teaming up on a plan to bring tokenized U.S. stocks to crypto users.

New research from asset manager Bitwise shows institutions kept crypto positions even after a 50% market drawdown. Bitwise, a crypto-focused asset manager, has published survey findings describing how institutions are approaching digital asset allocation. The results show that a 1% to 2% allocation range dominates among institutional investors who hold crypto exposure.