Odaily reports: The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Border Patrol Predictive Intelligence Targeting Group (PITT) has been accused of collecting U.S. citizens' financial transaction records through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and providing "potential criminal suspect" leads to local law enforcement agencies. Multiple cases have shown that citizens were stopped and searched without having committed any criminal offense.

Coin Center researcher Laz Pieper criticized the practice as a violation of the Fourth Amendment and called on Congress to task the Government Accountability Office (GAO) with conducting an independent audit of DHS's data sources, targeting criteria, and error rates, while also demanding that federal agencies obtain judicial authorization before using sensitive financial records. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News: Coinbase posted on X that Coinbase Derivatives, LLC is a designated contract market registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Futures trading can be highly risky, and every investor must evaluate whether such an investment is suitable for them.

Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on September 16 advanced the "American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026" by a vote of 28 to 21, which seeks to codify into federal law the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve established by Trump through executive order, and would require the government to hold confiscated Bitcoin for at least 20 years.

The bill would also require public proof of reserves, independent audits, and a study on increasing Bitcoin holdings without raising taxes, government borrowing, or the federal deficit; the bill still needs to pass the full House and the Senate. Arkham Intelligence estimates that the U.S. government holds approximately 324,500 Bitcoin, worth about $24.7 billion, but the exact size has not yet been confirmed by unified government disclosure.

Odaily News: Coinbase Global announced that it has submitted an application to regulators seeking to list perpetual futures contracts (Perps) tied to major U.S. stocks. Perpetual futures are leveraged derivative contracts with no expiration date, allowing traders to amplify gains or losses through leverage. This move marks Coinbase's further expansion into the traditional financial derivatives market. (The Wall Street Journal)

Odaily News: SoftBank Group is finalizing nearly $21 billion in potential new borrowing this week to expand its AI-sector financing capacity. People familiar with the matter said SoftBank has increased the size of a margin loan backed by shares of its chip subsidiary Arm Holdings by $5 billion to $25 billion, and added $450 million to an existing credit facility, bringing the total to $6.5 billion. In addition, SoftBank plans to raise another $10 billion to $20 billion next week through another mega bond deal. (Bloomberg)

Odaily News: The CEO of Strive posted on X that, as of September 11, 2026, Strive has $718 million worth of PIPE warrants with an exercise price of $27 that remain unexercised, with the exercise deadline set for 5:00 PM Eastern Time on October 13, 2026.

As October 12 was originally designated as Columbus Day, a federal bank holiday, the deadline has been adjusted, with all other terms remaining unchanged.

Odaily News: The nonprofit organization Ethereum Institutional posted on X expressing support for the Ethereum block time reduction proposal EIP-8198 ("Quick Slots") put forward by Ethlabs, stating that as more institutional activity migrates on-chain, it is necessary to improve Ethereum's speed. The proposal plans to initially reduce Ethereum's block time from the current 12 seconds to 10 seconds. Ethlabs previously stated that 20 DeFi founders have publicly supported the proposal, and it is merging its specifications with the Ethereum main codebase to push for its inclusion in the subsequent upgrade Hegotá. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily reports that Matt Cole, CEO of Bitcoin treasury company Strive, stated that as of September 11, the company still has approximately $718 million in PIPE warrants that have not yet been exercised, with an exercise price of $27 per share.

Due to the U.S. Columbus Day holiday, the exercise deadline has been extended from October 12 to 5:00 PM Eastern Time on October 13, with all other terms unchanged. According to the company's SEC filings, the unexercised warrants correspond to approximately 26.596 million shares, and full exercise could bring in approximately $718 million in capital.

Odaily: HSBC Holdings is reportedly planning a risk transfer transaction to hedge its loan exposure related to data centers. As the AI investment boom continues to heat up, more and more banks are also considering similar transactions. HSBC is in preliminary discussions with investors, considering a significant significant risk transfer (SRT) transaction for over $1 billion in loan arrangements used to finance AI infrastructure such as data centers. People familiar with the matter, who declined to be named because the information is not public, said that the terms, including the size of the transaction, may still be adjusted as discussions progress.

Odaily News: Japan's National Police Agency, together with the U.S. FBI and other agencies, released a report stating that the North Korea-backed hacker group WaterPlum infected more than 30,000 devices across over 100 countries and regions worldwide between December 2025 and July 2026, stealing more than 7,000 pieces of crypto wallet information, with wallets under its control receiving at least approximately $10.71 million in crypto assets.

The group's tactics include impersonating recruiters at crypto companies to trick job seekers into running malicious code to carry out attacks. Japanese police also for the first time seized a "laptop farm" within the country that assisted North Korean IT personnel in working remotely, and disclosed that a suspected North Korean IT worker had applied for an engineer position at bitFlyer but was not hired.

Odaily News: Anthropic plans to have 5 gigawatts of computing capacity by the end of this year. (The New York Times)

According to Bitcoin News on X, Deutsche Bank plans to provide Bitcoin and digital asset custody services for European institutions and corporations by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory review and approval. Gerald Podobnik, Co-Head of the Corporate Bank, stated that the service will operate alongside the existing system, with specific configurations determined by client demand, regulatory requirements, and the bank's risk appetite.

Odaily reports that general-purpose AI compute chip unicorn EVAS Intelligence has announced the completion of a new funding round totaling nearly RMB 2 billion, with an estimated post-money valuation approaching RMB 15 billion. This round attracted participation from more than 20 investment institutions, including Huatai Innovation, Zhongding Capital, SMIC Juyuan, Jiuan Medical, Ren'ai Capital, Tongfu Microelectronics, Saiyi Industrial Fund, Holly Capital, Xinxin Leasing, Hengxu Capital, Shangqi Capital, Jianguang Zhanlu, and Rongyi Capital. EVAS Intelligence primarily provides efficient, scalable AI computing acceleration solutions to drive the widespread application of AI technology across various industries.

Odaily News: According to an 8-K filing disclosed by the U.S. SEC, XRP treasury company Evernorth Holdings signed a bond purchase agreement with NH Investment & Securities on September 11, intending to issue convertible senior notes with an aggregate principal amount of $30 million to an investment trust represented by the latter, with an annual interest rate of 4%, maturing in 2031.

The notes pay interest in kind (PIK), which can be added to the bond principal. The proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes, including purchasing XRP and conducting business related to the XRP ecosystem.

This bond issuance is subject to the completion of a business combination between Evernorth and special purpose acquisition company Armada Acquisition Corp. II, and is expected to be completed concurrently with the merger transaction in the fourth quarter of 2026. The company previously stated that after the merger is completed, it plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol XRPN.

Odaily reports: CoinShares noted in its latest research report that the Fed's hawkish policy shift and the stalling of the CLARITY Act are the two major short-term pressures currently facing the crypto market. According to the report, the Fed believes inflation remains too high, and its latest interest rate projections no longer show any room for rate cuts before 2027, which has provided support for the dollar and short-term U.S. Treasury yields. Combined with the Iran conflict driving up energy prices, the possibility of another rate hike within the year has increased. CoinShares believes that if the inflation outlook does not improve significantly, or if there is no major shift in monetary policy expectations, BTC may struggle to effectively break above $80,000 before the end of the year.

On the regulatory front, the main disagreement over the CLARITY Act remains centered on ethics provisions, and a revised version could potentially be reintroduced as early as the beginning of next year. Since Bitcoin's regulatory status is relatively clear, the bill's setback has limited impact on it, while Ethereum and other altcoins face greater regulatory uncertainty.

Odaily reports, according to market sources: Naive AI will release its first large language model this month.