According to Gate data, the US dollar against the Japanese yen (USDJPY) briefly pulled back to 155.5, currently at 155.464, with a 24-hour gain of 0.2%.

Odaily reports that Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Marathon purchased 1,292 Bitcoin through FalconX for $98.6 million.

Odaily News: Fortitude Mining, a Zcash mining-focused subsidiary under Digital Currency Group (DCG), has announced the appointment of Jaime Leverton, former CEO of Nasdaq-listed mining company Hut 8, as its new CEO to accelerate its reverse merger with Nasdaq medical technology company HeartSciences as part of a backdoor listing process.

Leverton will officially take office on September 21 and will lead the newly listed company upon completion of the merger, while former CEO Andrea Childs will transition to CEO. The all-stock merger transaction was announced in June of this year, and the combined entity plans to rename itself Fortitude and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol TUDE, with DCG expected to hold approximately 95% of the shares. Fortitude was spun off from Foundry's proprietary mining division in January 2025 and produced a cumulative 72,696 ZEC in the first half of 2026. (The Miner Mag)

According to Lookonchain monitoring, BlackRock deposited 54,096 ETH and 2,015 BTC into Coinbase Prime.

Odaily News: The Zcash community has decided with 98.9% support to retain the Bitcoin-style halving mechanism, with a total of 2.4 million ZEC used in the vote, representing 66% of eligible tokens. The community also chose to shorten block times to 25 seconds, immediately deprecate the Sprout pool, and limit the scope of the NU7 upgrade to features that can be completed before September 30.

ZEC briefly reached $1,388, rising 10.9% in a single day, with a market cap of $22.9 billion, climbing to ninth place among crypto assets by market capitalization. Zcash's Ironwood upgrade was activated in July, adding quantum-resistant transaction records; the token has risen over 2,500% in the past year. (Decrypt)

Odaily reports, according to OKX market data, GENIUS has broken above 0.44 USDT, currently trading at 0.41507 USDT, with a 24H gain of 34.18%.

Earlier news: Genius Foundation announced the launch of a new Launchpad platform genius.fun on BNB Chain, claiming it will be the first platform to support "unwrapping" tokenized shares and using them to acquire real publicly listed companies. The platform is powered by Genius Foundation.

Odaily reports that Tom Lee, Chairman of Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, said in an interview that most investors are not good at growth investing, and their biggest mistake is "only looking at the present" rather than what new technology could turn it into.

Tom Lee pointed out that growth investing requires establishing a clear Base Case and fully understanding the potential Total Addressable Market (TAM). Investors often assume that future opportunities are limited to the current market, thereby underestimating a project's growth potential. While new technology brings uncertainty, speculation, and innovation, most investors tend to focus more on the risks involved rather than the potential opportunities.

Odaily News: The deal will see S&P Global acquire blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin.

Odaily News: Fortitude, a mining firm focused on Zcash mining, has appointed former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as CEO and plans to list on Nasdaq through a merger with HeartSciences. Andrea Childs will serve as COO.

In the first half of 2026, Fortitude produced approximately 28% of the total ZEC output during the same period, with second-quarter revenue of $20.9 million. The implied valuation of the proposed combined company may be at least $400 million. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News: According to Gate data, gold (XAUUSD) has risen above $4,350/oz and is now trading at $4,352.70/oz, up 0.3% in 24 hours.

Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Sparrow Wallet has released version v2.5.5, adding stricter PSBT signature verification, Silent Payment output verification, and expanded support for BitBox02, Jade, Krux, Trezor, and Ledger hardware wallets.

This version also strengthens Coldcard multisig import restrictions, improves chain reorganization handling mechanisms and Trezor debug log sensitive data protection, and adds a new system theme that can automatically follow the operating system's light or dark settings.

Odaily News: The French National Gendarmerie has cracked a violent cryptocurrency-related kidnapping and extortion case that occurred in March 2026, arresting 5 suspects in their 20s in Paris, Isère, and Brittany. According to the case details, two masked men armed with knives broke into the home of a 48-year-old woman in Taninges, Haute-Savoie, in March, binding and beating the victim for several hours and attempting to seize valuables and crypto assets. The suspects then attempted to abduct and transport the victim using her own vehicle, but she managed to escape and seek help from neighbors. Following detention and investigation, 4 suspects were formally charged with unlawful imprisonment and attempted extortion, with 3 of them placed in pre-trial detention. (Le Dauphiné Libéré)

Odaily News: Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company and data center developer CleanSpark has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CSDC Finance I, plans to raise $2.227 billion through a private placement of senior secured notes due 2031. The proceeds will primarily be used to complete the construction of its Sandersville data center in Texas, reimburse the company for a portion of the equity funds previously invested in the facility, and establish a debt service reserve. However, the offering remains subject to market and other conditions, and there is no guarantee that it will be completed or what the final terms will be.

Odaily: According to CryptoRank, in the ranking of perpetual contract trading volume across public chains and ecosystems over the past 30 days, Hyperliquid leads with $240 billion in trading volume, firmly holding its dominant market position. Arbitrum ranks second with $47.2 billion, performing best among general-purpose public chains; Solana ranks third with $46 billion. Following closely are Lighter ($45.6 billion), Ethereum mainnet ($44.9 billion), and edgeX ($42.3 billion).

Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that Republican Senator Josh Hawley said he voted against it because he worried that high-yield alternatives could siphon funds away from small-town banks, weakening their ability to issue loans to Missouri farmers. When Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono was asked about the reason for opposing advancing CLARITY, she said she was not prepared to comment at this time. The Senate cloture vote fell short of the required 60 votes, and CLARITY failed to advance.

Odaily reports that the platform supports splitting tokenized shares and using them to acquire real public companies.