U.S. regulators SEC and CFTC clarified that Bitcoin and XRP are digital commodities, not securities, with the SEC overseeing securities and the CFTC regulating commodity derivatives like futures. While Bitcoin and XRP derivatives fall under CFTC jurisdiction, spot trading of these assets lacks comprehensive regulatory oversight, creating a gap in current law. The SEC-CFTC joint interpretation in 2026 brought clarity but did not grant the CFTC full authority over spot crypto exchanges. The pending CLARITY Act aims to establish clearer rules for crypto trading venues, but until then, regulatory oversight depends on the type of transaction and product involved, making the SEC vs. CFTC distinction crucial for investors.
On Sept. 14, the XRP Ledger processed a record 3,254 transactions in a single ledger, mostly consisting of one-drop XRP payments, the smallest unit of XRP. This burst likely served as a throughput test and does not indicate a permanent increase in th...
BNB Smart Chain validators are upgrading the network by raising the block gas limit target to 70 million by September 15 to handle over 95% network utilization. This follows the Pasteur hard fork which introduced BEP-675 and BidBlock V2, improving ga...
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin reached a new supply record of $2.44 billion in September 2026, marking a 41% increase in 30 days. Most of the new supply since July has been minted on Ethereum, which now holds $1.37 billion of RLUSD, surpassing the XRP Led...
On September 14, 2026, Bitcoin showed remarkable stability, slipping only 0.5% to about $76,800, while Asian tech stocks, including SoftBank, plunged due to renewed AI safety concerns. SoftBank shares dropped 13% after AI leaders called for a slowdow...
Hyperliquid has grown rapidly to become the third-largest crypto exchange by open interest, surpassing $11 billion. This marks it as a significant competitor to Binance in the perpetual futures market and a key player in the on-chain derivatives spac...
