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CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig and Kansas State University announced the agenda for the Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference (AgCon) scheduled for October 22-23, 2026.
Kraken has officially listed TCS Blockchain (TCS), an ERC-20 token on the Polygon network designed to facilitate freight invoice settlements for the US transportation industry.
Kraken has listed ONE (ONEchain), an EVM-compatible Layer 1 network focused on on-chain gaming.
Kraken has launched 'Smart Grid,' a new grid trading bot feature exclusively for its Kraken Desktop application. The tool allows users to configure, backtest, and adjust live grid trading strategies without needing to restart the bot, aiming to provide more control for range-bound market conditions.
Kraken has launched a $20,000 cash prize sweepstakes for users who purchase Kraken Prop evaluations between September 9 and September 21, 2026.
Bitcoin is currently consolidating within a $77,100 to $81,300 range, with significant trading volume concentrated at the lower bound. While Bitcoin remains range-bound, altcoins have experienced increased volatility and outperformance, with altcoin perpetual contract open interest recently surpassing Bitcoin's for the first time since December 2024. Market participants are shifting options hedging toward the 18 September expiry to account for upcoming CPI data and the Federal Reserve interest rate decision.
Kraken has launched kHYPE, a 1:1 backed ERC-20 wrapped token representing HYPE, designed for use on the Ink network with plans for future cross-network compatibility.
Kraken has launched a sweepstakes promotion in partnership with the Atlassian Williams Racing team, allowing users to earn entries by trading SOL on the platform for a chance to have their name featured on the FW48 F1 car at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
The Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #421 Recap Podcast discusses technical updates including silent payments for miner payouts, a DoS vulnerability in CLN, PQC output types, and various software releases for Core Lightning, LND, and Bitcoin Core.
Kraken Pro has introduced Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) orders, allowing users to split large orders into smaller child orders executed over a specified time window ranging from 1 minute to 7 days.
Kraken has enabled deposits and withdrawals for USDT0 on the Stellar network.
Kraken has listed the SOFID stablecoin, issued by SoFi Bank, N.A., for trading and funding starting September 4, 2026.
Kraken has launched a five-tier Liquidity Provider (LP) Program across Spot, Futures, and xStocks, utilizing a Maker Contribution Share (MCS) based on a rolling 30-day window rather than fixed volume minimums. The program offers maker rebates up to -0.005% for Spot, -0.006% for Futures, and -0.020% for xStocks, with credit line eligibility starting at tier LP 3.
Kraken Futures has launched the 'AI Chip Supercycle Challenge', a one-month trading competition from September 4 to October 4, 2026, featuring six new equity perpetuals: SK Hynix, SOXL, SOXS, Nebius, Samsung, and SanDisk. The competition uses a $20,000 USDG prize pool based on Realized PnL.
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), particularly Treasury funds, are increasingly replacing traditional DeFi lending pools as preferred collateral due to higher risk-adjusted yields and lower smart contract risk. While DeFi TVL has fluctuated, RWA deposits grew from $2.3 billion to $7.4 billion between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026, with assets like BUIDL and USTBL gaining traction on platforms like Aave and Morpho.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #421 covers a proposed method for using silent payments for miner payouts, the disclosure of a critical DoS vulnerability in Core Lightning (CLN), and ongoing discussions regarding post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and covenant-related proposals. Several maintenance and security releases for CLN and LND were also announced.
Kraken has launched Fixed Rate Rewards, a new feature of Kraken Earn allowing eligible clients to earn a fixed APY of up to 6% on USD, EUR, USDT, USDC, and USDG balances for terms of 3, 6, 12, or 18 months.
Kraken Pro has added JTO, GRASS, and WLFI to its margin trading markets, bringing the total to over 250 markets. JTO and GRASS are available as long-only positions with 3x leverage, while WLFI/USD supports both long and short selling with 3x leverage.
Kraken Desktop has integrated a native fair value gap (FVG) indicator, featuring real-time detection, automated filtering, scoring based on five objective criteria, and opt-in price-return alerts.
Payward (Kraken) and SoFi Technologies have formed a strategic partnership integrating banking, payments, and digital asset markets, with SoFi routing digital asset order flow through Kraken Prime for better execution and liquidity.
Bitfinex provides an educational guide on the SuperTrend indicator, using recent BTC price action—including a massive short squeeze on August 19 and a subsequent pullback following a hawkish Fed keynote—to illustrate its application in trend following and risk management.
Bitfinex released version 1.137, featuring UI improvements, search functionality for securities events, and various bug fixes across the trading platform.
The CFTC Division of Market Oversight issued a no-action letter to Electron Exchange DCM LLC, allowing it to submit large trader reporting on behalf of direct participants.
The CFTC has issued a final rule updating interest rate swap clearing requirements, replacing legacy benchmarks CDOR and TIIE with risk-free overnight rates for CAD and MXN denominated swaps.
Bitcoin is currently consolidating in a tight range between $76,500 and $79,500, holding just above its True Market Mean of $76,350. Despite hawkish Fed signals and Middle East tensions, the asset shows resilience, though September is historically bearish.
Kraken Pro has increased the maximum margin leverage for the ETH/USD pair to 20x for eligible traders in select markets.
Bitfinex outlines a high-stakes September 2026 for cryptocurrency, focusing on the FOMC rate decision on September 16 and key inflation and employment data. The outlook emphasizes that Bitcoin's performance is closely tied to the 10-year real yield, with a 2.5% threshold acting as a critical resistance level.
The Bitcoin Optech podcast discussed a recent Core Lightning (CLN) security release, which utilized an embargoed binary-only distribution strategy to mitigate risks from AI-assisted vulnerability discovery. The team confirmed that the binaries were reverse-engineered by third parties shortly after release, highlighting the challenges of maintaining security through embargoes in the era of advanced LLMs. Future security releases will likely shift toward simultaneous source and binary releases to maintain transparency.
The SEC has proposed amendments to modernize registered transfer agent rules, updating reporting requirements and operational standards to reflect electronic transactions, tokenization, and distributed ledger technology.
The SEC has proposed new rules to modernize transfer agent regulations, addressing the shift from paper certificates to tokenized securities and enhancing efforts to combat microcap fraud.