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Group of 20 officials call for a coordinated regulatory path to support innovation while addressing stablecoin oversight G20 finance leaders have voiced support for clearer rules governing digital assets, according to reports published September 2. The statement frames regulatory clarity as a way to support financial innovation rather than restrict it.

The Hong Kong-based digital asset platform joins a group shaping market infrastructure standards for tokenized assets. HashKey has been admitted to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's digital assets working group. The company is the first Asian crypto service provider to secure a seat at the table, according to reports from Cointelegraph and crypto.news.

The project cited a security breach tied to a compromised Switchboard oracle as the reason for winding down operations. Full Sail, a decentralized finance protocol operating on the Sui network, has announced it will wind down operations.

A long-running cyber operation quietly drained digital assets from victims before being dismantled in a joint effort with federal agencies. CrowdStrike and federal authorities have dismantled a piece of Russian malware that secretly stole cryptocurrency from victims for approximately eight years.

The new platform aims to connect institutional clients with over-the-counter trading and stablecoin liquidity services. Liminal has launched Liminal Prime, a new platform designed to serve institutional clients with over-the-counter trading and stablecoin liquidity solutions. The company positions the offering as a response to growing institutional demand for reliable, compliant access to digital asset markets.

CryptoBriefing and Watcher.Guru give conflicting numbers for Robinhood Chain's trading volume, TVL, and stablecoin supply. CryptoBriefing and Watcher.Guru give conflicting numbers for Robinhood Chain's trading volume, TVL, and stablecoin supply. What all sources agree on Robinhood Chain's DEX trading, TVL, and stablecoin supply have all risen sharply in recent weeks.

The new Ethena Pay app lets users spend the USDe stablecoin while earning rewards on Avalanche's network. Ethena has rolled out a new payments product designed to let its USDe stablecoin function as everyday spending money. The app, named Ethena Pay according to BlockchainReporter, runs on the Avalanche blockchain.

Some exchanges have reportedly paused CORE token transfers as the network works through a reward distribution issue. Core DAO, a blockchain network built around a proof-of-stake mechanism layered on top of Bitcoin's security model, is facing an operational problem tied to validator rewards.

The HYPE treasury firm has more than doubled its stock-sale program from an initial $1 billion. Hyperliquid Strategies has increased the size of its equity facility to $2.5 billion, according to reports from multiple crypto news outlets on September 2.

The asset manager's rebalancing move sent HYPE's price higher as the token gained institutional index exposure. Hashdex has included HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, in its Nasdaq-listed crypto index exchange-traded fund. The addition was reported by CryptoBriefing on September 1, with CoinGape separately noting the same development the same day.

The stablecoin issuer is building a consumer-facing app that brings its synthetic dollar token out of yield protocols and into everyday banking use. Ethena has introduced a new neobanking application built on the Avalanche blockchain, according to reports from CoinGape and Bankless.

The new venture offers business accounts built on stablecoins, with yields advertised as high as 8% APY. Kast has introduced a business banking platform built around stablecoins, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news. The launch follows an $80 million capital raise, though the funding sources and timing were not detailed in the reporting.

Reports on Binance's new US stock options agree on scope and structure but disagree over how exercised contracts are settled, with Blockchain.News describing stablecoin settlement while three other outlets describe physical delivery of shares.

Regulator publishes agenda and panelist list ahead of discussion on round-the-clock stock market operations The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed the agenda for a roundtable discussion scheduled for September 17. The session will center on preparations needed for U.S. equity markets to move toward continuous, 24-hour trading.

The crypto industry's largest political action committee has trimmed its planned advertising budget for a closely watched Massachusetts primary race. Fairshake, the political action committee backed by major cryptocurrency firms, has reduced its planned advertising spending in a Massachusetts primary race.

A 21-firm coalition of major banks says it will launch a jointly backed dollar stablecoin in the first half of 2027. A group of 21 banks has agreed to work together on a dollar-denominated stablecoin, according to multiple reports published this week. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and UBS are named among the participants.

The research firms frame a spectrum comparing how each network distributes control and validation power ARK Invest and Glassnode have published a joint research report examining decentralization across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The report was covered by CryptoBriefing and by Glassnode Research on September 1, 2026.

Fifty separate incidents were recorded last month, marking a sharp rise from July. Crypto hacks surged in August, with losses totaling $136 million across 50 separate incidents. That figure represents a 67% increase compared to the prior month, according to industry reporting.