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Key News:

• The U.S. SEC and CFTC will hold a roundtable meeting on September 29, focusing on coordination of cryptocurrency regulation
• Binance HODLer airdrop launches Falcon Finance (FF), which will be listed on spot trading on September 29
• Coinbase will list Australian Dollar and Singapore Dollar stablecoins AUDD and XSGD on September 29
• Binance Alpha and Binance Futures will delay the listing of Anoma (XAN) to September 29
• Binance Alpha will list OpenEden (EDEN) on September 30
• Binance Alpha and Binance Futures will list zkVerify (VFY) on September 30
• The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance will hold a cryptocurrency tax hearing on October 1
• The United States will release data on seasonally adjusted non-farm employment and unemployment rate for September

September 29 (Monday)

The U.S. SEC and CFTC will hold a joint roundtable meeting on September 29, focusing on coordination of cryptocurrency regulation

According to official information, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a joint statement today, announcing that they will hold a joint roundtable meeting on September 29, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) to discuss opportunities for regulatory coordination.

SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins and CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham stated that both sides will work closely together to provide clarity to the market and transform the unique U.S. regulatory structure into an advantage for market participants, investors, and the public.

The statement pointed out that the previous joint staff statement on spot cryptocurrency products is just the first step. Both agencies will consider coordinating product and trading platform definitions, simplifying reporting and data standards, unifying capital and margin frameworks, and establishing coordinated innovation exemptions to better serve the public interest.

Binance HODLer airdrop launches Falcon Finance (FF), which will be listed on spot trading on September 29

Binance conducted a Falcon Finance (FF) HODLer airdrop from 08:00 on September 14, 2025, to 07:59 on September 17, 2025, allowing users to receive airdrop allocations by purchasing principal-guaranteed coin earning or on-chain coin earning products using BNB. FF will be listed on September 29, 21:00, with trading pairs for USDT, USDC, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY, applicable to seed tag trading rules.

Coinbase will list Australian Dollar and Singapore Dollar stablecoins AUDD and XSGD on September 29

According to the official blog, Coinbase will list the Australian Dollar stablecoin AUDD and the Singapore Dollar stablecoin XSGD starting at 19:00 (UTC) on September 29.

Binance Alpha and Binance Futures will delay the listing of Anoma (XAN) to September 29

Binance Alpha originally planned to list Anoma (XAN) at 18:00 on September 23, 2025, but it has been postponed to 18:00 on September 29, 2025. Binance Futures originally planned to list it at 18:30 on September 23, 2025, but it has been postponed to 18:30 on September 29, 2025.

OKX will delist 6 spot trading pairs including FORTH and LUNC on September 29

OKX will officially delist the following trading pairs from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on September 29, 2025: FORTH/USDT, FORTH/USDⓈ, RUNECOIN/USDT, POLYDOGE/USDT, POLYDOGE/USDⓈ, SC/USDT, SC/USDⓈ, USTC/USDT, LUNC/USDT, LUNC/USDⓈ.

Users need to cancel orders before the delisting; orders not canceled will be automatically executed. Deposits have been suspended since 4:00 PM on September 22, 2025, and withdrawals will be suspended from 4:00 PM on December 22, 2025.

The case of Qian Zhimin's Bitcoin money laundering worth hundreds of millions will open in London on September 29

According to Caixin, the shocking Qian Zhimin's Bitcoin money laundering case involving hundreds of millions will open in the Southwark Criminal Court in London on September 29, 2025.

This case involves cross-border money laundering and recovery of cryptocurrency assets, and is seen as a milestone test for cross-border financial crime regulation and governance in the digital currency era. Qian Zhimin (also known as "Yadi Zhang" or "Huahua") is accused of illegally raising funds of approximately 4.3 billion RMB through Tianjin Blue Sky Gelei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. between 2014 and 2017, with 130,000 victims. This case is not only one of the landmark events in China's illegal fundraising history, but also the largest cryptocurrency money laundering case in British judicial history. Previously, Qian Zhimin, the main culprit in the case of 60,000 bitcoins money laundering, denied all criminal charges in the UK.

Ronin Treasury will launch RON buyback on September 29, accounting for about 1.3% of the circulating supply

Ronin announced that its treasury (Ronin Treasury) will start buying back RON tokens on the open market on September 29.

The treasury currently holds over $5 million in assets, including 890 ETH and 650,000 USDC. This will be fully converted into RON, accounting for about 1.3% of the current RON circulating supply.

Ronin stated that this move aims to reduce market circulation, increase treasury holdings, and form a stronger bond with ecosystem builders and token holders. The official emphasized that the treasury will only conduct one-way buybacks and will not sell RON.

September 30 (Tuesday)

UK regulators draft new anti-money laundering rules for crypto companies, with feedback collection ending on September 30

According to Decrypt, the UK Treasury released a draft revision of current anti-money laundering regulations this week, imposing stricter requirements on cryptocurrency companies.

The Financial Conduct Authority will implement a broader "fit and proper" test for company controllers, replacing the current beneficial owner test, to ensure regulatory coverage of complex ownership structures. Other provisions will lower the threshold for notification of changes in control from 25% to 10%, meaning any party acquiring 10% or more equity or having significant influence must notify the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

The UK Treasury is seeking feedback on the draft, with the deadline for comments on September 30. After that, the regulations will be finalized in early 2026 and submitted to Parliament for review.

FTX will initiate the third round of creditor payments on September 30, totaling $1.6 billion

FTX announced that it will make the third round of payments of approximately $1.6 billion to approved creditors who have completed the pre-allocation requirements on September 30, 2025.

Eligible creditors are expected to receive funds through their chosen distribution service providers within 1 to 3 business days starting on September 30, 2025.

Binance Alpha will list OpenEden (EDEN) on September 30

According to official information, Binance Alpha will become the first platform to list OpenEden (EDEN) on September 30.

Eligible users can claim airdrops by visiting the Alpha activity page after the Alpha trading opens, using Binance Alpha points. Specific details will be announced separately.

Binance Alpha and Binance Futures will list zkVerify (VFY) on September 30

Binance Alpha will launch zkVerify (VFY) trading on September 30, 2025, at 19:30. Additionally, the Binance Futures platform will launch the VFYUSDT perpetual contract on the same day at 20:00, with a maximum leverage of 50 times. All eligible users can claim exclusive airdrops via Binance Alpha points from 19:30 on September 30, 2025, to 19:30 on October 1, 2025.

Starknet: BTC staking feature will go live on the mainnet on September 30

Starknet announced on the X platform that the BTC staking feature will go live on the mainnet on September 30. This upgrade will allow Bitcoin holders to stake on Starknet, helping to secure the network and earn rewards.

In addition, the unstaking period will be shortened from 21 days to 7 days, providing stakers and delegators with faster and more flexible operations. To complete this upgrade, the staking contract will be paused for several hours around 10:00 (GMT+3) on September 15 to integrate the Bitcoin staking feature into the Starknet staking mechanism. After the upgrade, validators and developers will be able to deploy Bitcoin delegation pools and start integrating with the protocol, with rewards beginning to be distributed on September 30.

October 1 (Wednesday)

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance will hold a cryptocurrency tax hearing on October 1

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance announced that it will hold a hearing on cryptocurrency taxation on October 1. Witnesses include Jason Somensatto, Policy Director of Coin Center, Andrea S. Kramer, founding member of ASKramer Law, Lawrence Zlatkin, Vice President of Tax at Coinbase, and Annette Nellen, Chair of the Digital Assets Tax Working Group at the American Institute of CPAs.

Binance will support OMNI renaming to NOM and complete token exchange, with new trading pairs going live on October 1

Binance will stop trading and remove all existing OMNI spot trading pairs on September 29, 2025, at 11:00, and open NOM spot trading on October 1, 2025, at 16:00. Old OMNI tokens will be exchanged for new NOM tokens at a ratio of 1 old OMNI = 75 new NOM tokens. Please prepare accordingly.

Ethereum developers plan to activate the Fusaka first public testnet upgrade on October 1

Christine Kim, Vice President of Research at Galaxy, summarized that during the 221st Ethereum Execution Layer Core Developer Meeting (ACDE), developers discussed the Fusaka first public testnet upgrade, which is expected to be activated on October 1. Currently, four client teams have not yet released relevant versions.

After the testnet upgrade is completed, the Fusaka mainnet client will adjust the default block Gas limit to 60 million Gas. In addition, the EthPandaOps team plans to launch the Holesky shadow fork tomorrow.

SBI will acquire more than half of CoinPost's shares, with the transaction expected to be completed on October 1

According to the SBI Holdings announcement, SBI Holdings has signed a share transfer agreement with some existing shareholders of CoinPost, acquiring more than half of the shares of the Web3 media company CoinPost, making it a subsidiary. The transaction is expected to be completed on October 1, 2025.

CoinPost is one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency and Web3 professional media outlets, and also operates Asia's largest Web3 conference "WebX". After this acquisition, the two parties will collaborate in three areas: expanding media functions, supporting the expansion of digital asset investment, and jointly hosting industry events. SBI Holdings stated that this move will accelerate the social implementation of Web3 through collaboration with group enterprises, and establish a new digital financial industry foundation in Japan.

October 2 (Thursday)

Optimism: Superchain 16a upgrade plan to be deployed to the mainnet on October 2

Optimism stated on the X platform that, after governance approval, the Superchain 16a upgrade proposal will soon be executed: it will be deployed to Superchain Sepolia on September 22 and to the Superchain mainnet on October 2. This is a maintenance upgrade that will replace U16 with a more secure and flexible approach.

DoubleZero mainnet Beta will go live on October 2 and begin deploying 2Z tokens

According to market news, the DoubleZero mainnet Beta will go live on October 2 and begin deploying 2Z tokens. Its early production network mainnet Alpha was launched on September 15 and has undergone stress testing through batch verification nodes.

Since the test network was launched in March 2025, it has connected 386+ verification nodes, accounting for approximately 16% of Solana mainnet staking.

October 3 (Friday)

The United States will release data on seasonally adjusted non-farm employment and unemployment rate for September

At 20:30 Beijing Time on October 3, the United States will release data on seasonally adjusted non-farm employment and the September unemployment rate.