Raphael Zagury, CEO of U.S.-listed Bitcoin accumulation company Twenty One Capital (XXI), said in an interview with Coin Stories host Natalie Brunell that the company is considering issuing a form of preferred stock similar to Strategy's STRC to fund additional BTC purchases. Source: Coinness

Justin Sun, founder of Tron (TRX), announced plans to establish a mathematics prize bearing his name and said he will shift the focus of his future philanthropy to the award. Sun said his wealth is rooted in mathematics and cryptography and that he wants the funding to come from mathematics and return to mathematics. The prize will focus on mathematical proofs and formal verification, with the goal of using the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence to verify mathematical results more efficiently by machine. Source: Coinness

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued guidance to help firms determine whether they will need authorization under the country’s crypto regulatory framework, which takes effect in October next year. The covered activities include issuing qualifying stablecoins, operating crypto trading platforms, dealing and brokerage, custody, and staking intermediation. The FCA will begin accepting authorization applications on Sept. 30, and plans further consultations in October on detailed guidance for some technology providers and decentralized protocols. Source: Coinness

Binance is expanding further into traditional wealth management by opening Capital Connect, an investment platform previously reserved for institutional investors, to high-net-worth individuals, CNBC reported. For the first time, Binance will allow individual investors to access Capital Connect. Individuals who meet certain financial requirements, including holding at least $1 million in assets, can compare strategies from professional trading teams on the platform and allocate funds directly. Source: Coinness

An anonymous whale holding a high-leverage BTC long position worth about $53.33 million on Hyperliquid is facing liquidation risk, according to on-chain analytics firm Hupzy, formerly Spot On Chain. The whale entered the position three weeks ago at an average price of $80,118, and unrealized losses widened to $2.97 million as BTC fell 4.3% today. Remaining margin stood at about $2.96 million, leaving the position at risk of forced liquidation if BTC falls further. Source: Coinness

Crypto-related stocks were broadly lower in U.S. premarket trading. CRCL fell 2.12%, MSTR 1.43%, HOOD 1%, BMNR 1.29%, BNC 2.04%, and MARA 0.36%. Source: Coinness

On-chain analyst IT Tech said a pattern seen around past market bottoms is reappearing as long-term Bitcoin holdings increase արագly, according to a CryptoQuant contribution. IT Tech said the key metric in this cycle is BTC supply that has remained unmoved for six to 12 months. That cohort’s share of the aggregate holder cost basis jumped to 30.8% from 16.2% on Dec. 16 last year, while the share held for three to six months fell to 7.7% from 24.8% over the same period. The shares of BTC held for 12…

Malaysia has emerged as one of the most crypto-open Islamic markets, supported by clear regulations and sharia standards, Wu Blockchain said. The Shariah Advisory Council under the Securities Commission Malaysia approved major cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, XRP and XLM as sharia-compliant assets from 2020 through the first half of 2026. As of mid-2026, 10 digital asset businesses had received regulatory approval. In 2025, trading volume on regulated exchanges in Malaysia rose 23% from a year earlier to more than $4 billion, equivalent to about 2.5% of local stock market turnover.…

With financial markets largely pricing in a 25-basis-point rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee, on-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr said stronger-than-expected signals of further hikes could increase downside pressure on stocks and BTC. In a blog post, Adler said CME FedWatch showed a 92.7% probability of a 25-basis-point hike, with rates expected to rise to 3.75%-4.00%. Since 1988, there have been seven cases in which the Fed began a rate-hike cycle, and in five of those cases the S&P 500 fell six weeks after the…

After the U.S. Senate rejected a cloture vote overnight on the CLARITY Act, a decision on whether to move the bill to floor debate, Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff, a prominent Bitcoin critic, said "비트코인은 가치가 없기 때문에 의회의 어떤 법안도 필요하지 않다." BTC was trading at $75,744.70, down 1.64%, at the time of writing, according to CoinMarketCap. Source: Coinness

Bitcoin’s decline began before the U.S. Senate’s vote on the Clarity Act, making it difficult to explain the recent pullback solely by the bill’s defeat, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment. In a post on X, Santiment said BTC had already fallen about 5% from its Sept. 3 peak before the vote, while the additional drop during the voting period was just 1.7%. That means the decline tied to the vote accounted for less than one-quarter of the total 7% pullback from the peak, Santiment said. Santiment added that its…