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TradFi & Fintech
Securitize Will Issue Socios' Tokenized Sports Team Equity
The Chiliz Group announced the equity token product on Aug. 27 without naming an issuer. The EU regime the companies say the first offering would run through admits shares only from issuers worth less than €500 million.

CeFi
Backpack Adds Micron and SanDisk Shares as Margin Collateral
The exchange also introduced 24/7 perpetual futures on MU, SNDK, SPY and QQQ, but its post did not specify key collateral and liquidation terms.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Proposes Transfer Agent Rules for Blockchain-Based Share Records
The proposal would update electronic recordkeeping rules and add risk-management and compliance requirements for registered transfer agents using blockchain systems.
Markets
Arbitrum Jumps 25% on Robinhood Chain Fees as Bitcoin Holds $78,000
ARB led the 108 largest non-stablecoin tokens after chain fees on Robinhood's network doubled in a day, taking the Arbitrum DAO's contractual 10% cut to roughly $192,000 a day. Bitcoin fell 0.7% while Japanese and U.S. government bond yields rose and gold dropped 1.9%.
DeFi
Securitize's HINC Becomes Collateral on Solana's Loopscale
Eligible investors can now borrow USDG against a fund holding high-yield corporate bonds and CLO tranches, collateral whose value moves daily with credit spreads.

DeFi
Bloomberg: Hyperliquid in Advanced Talks With Kraken Parent on US Perpetuals Push
The reported plan would route U.S. traders through CFTC-regulated Bitnomial, while neither Payward nor Hyperliquid has confirmed a deal.
Markets
Traders Make a September Rate Increase the Favorite as Bitcoin Holds $78,000
Polymarket prices a quarter-point hike at 55.5% after Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech, against 28% on Friday afternoon. Bitcoin is down 0.7% on the day and 24.5% higher since the start of August, while 88 of the 125 largest non-stablecoin tokens fell.

TradFi & Fintech
BitMine’s Staked ETH Holds at 5.07 Million as Treasury Grows
The $12.7 billion staked balance was unchanged in four weekly readings, while BitMine added 53,501 ETH and reported $335 million in annualized staking revenue.

TradFi & Fintech
Sberbank Plans Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether as Loan Collateral
The expansion is contingent on new crypto rules taking full effect and the Bank of Russia permitting the assets for public circulation.

CeFi
Strategy Restarts Bitcoin Buying With $370 Million Purchase
The company funded 4,603 BTC entirely with MSTR share-sale proceeds, leaving its $5.10 billion USD Reserve untouched for preferred dividends and debt interest.





