Odaily News: A person familiar with the matter revealed that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating Kalshi for suspected wash trading. Since August, Kalshi traders have executed nearly 1 million trades in the Ethereum futures market, with each trade being almost identical in size, drawing the attention of federal regulators and traders. Kalshi stated that there is no fake trading on the platform, and that the recurring quotes are fixed quotes posted by market makers, which faster traders seize upon. Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara said that attracting large traders to new markets to promote broader adoption is not uncommon.
Odaily news: Market data shows that at the opening of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index opened down 0.09%, the Tech Index opened up 0.01%, and multiple stocks in the semiconductor sector opened higher. Montage Technology (06809.HK) opened up 3.36%, and Ingenic Semiconductor (03223.HK) opened up 3.07%.
1. ZEC briefly broke through 1650 USDT to hit a new all-time high, with a 24H gain of 10%;
2. CFTC warns of manipulation risks in prediction market "mention markets";
3. Sources: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent may take on the role of "AI Czar";
4. A whale/institution holding $143 million in ETH has accumulated 52,000 ETH with an unrealized profit of $31.1 million;
5. CFTC Chairman: Markets need to prepare for large-scale tokenization and 24/7 trading;
6. Wintermute has begun transferring large amounts of HYPE tokens to major centralized exchanges;
7. White House crypto advisor: Reserved about progress on the Clarity Act before year-end, focused on current developments at regulatory agencies;
8. Anthropic: Will launch two large models, Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5, in the coming weeks.
Odaily News: Puffer has announced a partnership with Google Cloud. Google Cloud will serve as a key infrastructure partner to support Puffer UniFi, and will participate in transaction processing through Puffer Preconf as one of the Gateways for the Puffer UniFi execution layer, providing pre-confirmation services before final settlement on Ethereum.
Odaily reports that approximately $1.81 billion worth of BTC and ETH options will expire this Friday. The overall put/call ratio for BTC options currently stands at 0.66, with a 24-hour trading volume put/call ratio of 0.37; the open interest put/call ratio for ETH options is 0.61, with a 24-hour trading volume put/call ratio of 0.55. Both BTC and ETH options positions are now clearly skewed toward bullish bets, with recent trading further tilting toward call options. BTC call option open interest is mainly concentrated at the $90,000 and $100,000 strike prices, while ETH call option interest is distributed across the $3,000 to $4,000 range.
Odaily reports: According to MSX.COM data, at the U.S. stock market close, the Dow fell 0.36%, the S&P 500 closed flat at 0%, the Nasdaq rose 0.45%, and the VIX fear index fell 4.44%. AI-related stocks rose broadly, with Twilio up 6.94%, Astera Labs up 6.67%, Micron up 5%, Teradyne up 4.49%, and Arm up 3.19%.
It is reported that MSX is a leading RWA trading platform and has cumulatively listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering popular U.S. stocks and ETF token assets such as Nvidia, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM, and AMD.
Odaily News: According to the latest data from Gate, the price of gold has risen to $4,358.09 per ounce, with an intraday gain of 0.02%. The price of silver has risen to $67.334 per ounce, with an intraday gain of 0.95%.
In the forex market, the U.S. dollar fell 0.04% against the offshore Chinese yuan (USD/CNH) intraday, with the current exchange rate at 6.69581. The U.S. dollar rose 0.18% against the Japanese yen (USD/JPY) intraday, with the current exchange rate at 157.584.
In global stock indices, the Euro Stoxx 50 Index (EUSTX50) rose 0.27% intraday, reaching 6,351.62 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index (UK100) rose 0.01% intraday, reaching 10,748 points; the German DAX 40 Index (GER40) fell 0.1% intraday, reaching 25,672.5 points.
In commodities, WTI crude oil rose 0.07% intraday, reaching $94.46 per barrel. Brent crude oil rose 0.63% intraday, reaching $100.16 per barrel.
Gate supports users in directly trading traditional financial market products within the platform, offering one-stop coverage of multiple asset classes including precious metals, forex, global stock contracts for difference (CFDs), major indices, and commodities, achieving deep integration between crypto assets and traditional financial assets. Gate TradFi-related features have been fully integrated into the Gate App and Web platforms, allowing users to conveniently participate in global asset price trading without switching platforms, unlocking more strategies and opportunities beyond the crypto market and continuously enhancing the multi-asset allocation experience.
Odaily News: A source familiar with the discussions said Tuesday that US Treasury Secretary Bessent may serve as US President Trump's "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Czar." Meanwhile, Washington lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about the risks posed by AI technology.
Trump has previously downplayed concerns about AI multiple times and believes there is no need for additional regulatory measures. Regarding Bessent's possible new role, the US Treasury Department did not immediately comment. Another source said no decision has been made yet. Trump said last Saturday that he plans to appoint a new "AI Czar" and form an "AI force," but did not provide details. (Jinshi)
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale/institution accumulated 37,000 ETH two months ago through a Galaxy Digital OTC deal at an average price of $1,923. Today, it purchased another 15,000 ETH at $2,751, worth $41.26 million. It now holds a total of 52,000 ETH, worth $143 million, with an average cost of $2,161 and an unrealized profit of $31.1 million.
Odaily reports: According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (September 22, US Eastern Time), SOL spot ETFs recorded a single-day total net inflow of $28,869,200.
The SOL spot ETF with the largest net inflow yesterday was Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), with a single-day net inflow of $26,381,400, bringing its total historical net inflow to $1.131 billion.
Next was Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL), with a single-day net inflow of $1,791,500, bringing its total historical net inflow to $146 million.
As of press time, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs stands at $1.774 billion, with a SOL net asset ratio of 2.56%, and cumulative historical net inflows have reached $1.472 billion.
Odaily News: According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (September 22, US Eastern Time), XRP spot ETFs recorded a total daily net inflow of $20.0214 million.
The XRP spot ETF with the largest net inflow yesterday was Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP), with a single-day net inflow of $19.1592 million, bringing its total historical net inflow to $637 million.
This was followed by Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ), with a single-day net inflow of $862,200, bringing its total historical net inflow to $485 million.
As of press time, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs stands at $1.731 billion, with an XRP net asset ratio of 1.75%, and cumulative historical net inflows have reached $1.730 billion.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Yu Jin, the FTX / Alameda Research asset liquidation team transferred 27,372 ETH worth $75.32 million to Wintermute through 6 wallets 3 hours ago, suspected to have entrusted Wintermute with selling. The relevant address is 0xCe84...f228.
Odaily reports that according to Onchain Lens monitoring, after HYPE broke above $97.5, Wintermute has begun transferring large amounts of HYPE tokens to major centralized exchanges.
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the issuance of DEED on the Robinhood chain was highly bundled, with 110 linked wallets controlling about 86% of the supply at its peak; the related wallets withdrew approximately $7 million?
According to OKX market data, ZEC briefly broke through 1,650 USDT to set a new all-time high. It is now trading at 1,617 USDT, up 10% in 24H, with a market cap of approximately $27.451 billion.
Odaily News: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an advisory opinion cautioning prediction market platforms that "mention market" contracts may face manipulation risks.
The CFTC did not prohibit such trading contracts, but stated that platforms permitting such bets must meet high standards. (CoinDesk)
