A16z suggests that the US Securities and Exchange Commission refer to the ATS framework to regulate cryptocurrency trading platforms

[Coinbase Applies to List Perpetual Futures Contracts Tied to Major U.S. Stocks] On September 18, 2026, Coinbase Global submitted an application to regulators, planning to list perpetual futures contracts (Perps) tied to major U.S. stocks. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

The non-profit organization Ethereum Institutional has published a document supporting Ethlabs' EIP-8198 proposal, which aims to shorten Ethereum block time from 12 seconds to 10 seconds. Currently, 20 DeFi founders have publicly supported the proposal. (Source: Cointelegraph)

Türkiye's wealth fund bought shares on Thursday to stem the market's slump.

The SEC has approved an innovation exemption policy aimed at promoting the development of tokenized stocks.

The Japanese National Police Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have released a report stating that the North Korean hacker group WaterPlum infected over 30000 devices in more than 100 countries and regions worldwide between December 2025 and July 2026, stealing over 7000 encrypted wallet information. The wallets under its control received at least $10.71 million in encrypted assets. The organization induces job seekers to run malicious code by impersonating encrypted companies to recruit personnel. Japanese police have seized a laptop farm in Japan that assisted North Korean IT personnel in remote work, and revealed that suspected North Korean IT personnel had applied for the bitFlyer engineer position but were not hired.