SEC Chair pushes for crypto self-regulation under new framework SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has directed staff to draft a proposal allowing investment advisers to self-custody crypto assets under certain conditions — including assets held for managed funds. The plan would also permit state-trusted companies to serve as custodians for regulated advisers and investment funds. Atkins announced the initiative on September 14 in a speech at the Solana Policy Institute Summit, placing self-custody alongside two other pillars of the agency's updated crypto regulatory framework. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

Bitcoin holds gains as traders price 85% chance of September rate hike Bitcoin holds near $78K as markets confront the macro shocks they may have underpriced this week August’s inflation report left the Federal Reserve with a mixed signal: gasoline drove much of the headline increase, but monthly core inflation accelerated. That combination kept Governor Christopher Waller’s conditional case for a rate hike in play even as Bitcoin held its daily gain. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

The Biggest Vulnerability in Your Bitcoin Wallet Might Be the Shipping Label Hardware wallets protect your keys, but the paperwork from buying one can expose your identity. When you buy a hardware wallet, you give a company your name and address so it can ship you a device designed to put you in control of your money. Once you unpack the box and set it up, there’s little reason to think about the order again. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

Crypto Billionaires Give Reform UK $97M in Record Donations BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo has given Reform UK £36 million, the largest single donation in British political history. Tether investor Christopher Harborne matched it a day later, saying his "competitive spirit" prompted him. The combined £72 million exceeds the roughly £69 million all UK parties took in donations last year. Delo made his announcement in the Telegraph on Friday, calling it the biggest single donation ever made to a British party. It is more than four times the £8 million he had already given Reform this year. He is giving the equivalent of £1 million a month until the latest date Labour could call an election in 2029, but paying up front in case the government caps large donations. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

Top Crypto to Buy Before U.S. CLARITY Act Vote The U.S. Senate is preparing for a crucial procedural vote on the CLARITY Act, legislation that could determine how cryptocurrencies are regulated across the country. Scheduled for September 15, the vote will test whether the bill has enough support to progress through the Senate. If so, it will clarify which digital assets should be treated as securities or commodities and divide oversight between financial regulators. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

Bitcoin's $80,000 ceiling looks fragile after stocks shrug off near-5% Treasury yields Bitcoin hit $79,890 on Sept. 11 but couldn't crack $80,000, even as US stocks rose ~1% and long-dated Treasury yields hovered near multi-year highs. The intraday peak fell short of the $80,000-$82,000 resistance zone flagged by digital asset trading firm QCP. The S&P 500 closed up nearly 1%, with the Dow and Nasdaq close behind. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

GPT-6 Astra Users Say OpenAI's Newest Model Got Dumber. It Happened Before, Too Complaints about GPT-6 Astra's "nerf" are flooding X just a week after launch. Users say writing quality issues existed from the start. OpenAI's last model, Sol, faced the same backlash in July. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

SSV Fee Migration: Validator Deadlines Explained SSV Network is migrating validator clusters from SSV-denominated fees to ETH-based fees, with IMP rewards due by January 2, 2027, or they revert to the DAO Treasury. Legacy cluster incentives under the Incentivized Mainnet Program shut off on June 30, 2026. Validator owners who still hold unclaimed IMP rewards have until January 2, 2027 to claim them before the balance reverts to the DAO. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

Ethena Brings USDe and sUSDe to TRON, Expanding Stablecoin Access TRON DAO and Ethena Labs have announced that USDe and sUSDe are now live on the TRON network, expanding access to Ethena’s digital dollar products across one of the world’s largest stablecoin settlement networks. Users can bridge USDe and sUSDe to TRON through Stargate Finance and hold or transfer both assets on the network. Support across TRON’s core DeFi applications, including JustLend DAO and https://t.co/DOxEcawXyV, is expected to roll out over the coming weeks, with broader adoption across wallets, exchanges, and payment applications to follow. USDe on TRON will also remain connected to liquidity across Ethena’s other supported networks, supporting interoperability across Ethena’s broader multichain ecosystem. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.

Thailand’s Stablecoin Proposal Would Block Transfers to Other People’s Wallets Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has floated a same-owner requirement for stablecoin transfers that would sharply narrow how customers can move tokens such as USDT through licensed crypto firms. The measure remains at the consultation stage and is not yet an operative rule. Under the SEC Board-approved Sept. 3 consultation principles, stablecoins entering a customer account at a digital asset operator would have to come from an account or wallet verified as belonging to that customer. Withdrawals would likewise have to go to an account or wallet verified as the customer’s own. ⚠️ Personal market analysis only. NFA — manage risk and DYOR. Educational content, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, deposit, or withdraw any asset. No paid promotion or referral/affiliate links.