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Infrastructure
Ethlabs Says CCIP 2.0 Cuts Ethereum Confirmation Wait to Seconds
Faster transfers require opt-in settings, while Ethereum’s full-finality guarantees and CCIP’s default wait remain unchanged.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Staff Adds 'No Central Party' Limit to Token Buyback FAQ
The Sept. 25 answer referred only to a system’s functionality. The revised wording makes the absence of centralized control an explicit condition.

NFTs & Web3
Coinbase Teases Pokémon Card Packs Backed by Physical Collectibles
Collectors would be able to keep their pulls in a vault or have them shipped. Coinbase has not set a launch date in its teaser.

Infrastructure
Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 With Custom Verifiers and Faster Transfers
Existing integrations keep working with full-finality defaults, while new token-pool controls require an opt-in contract upgrade.

Blockchains
Polygon Plans Two-Month Boost to 7.7% Gross POL Staking Rate
The fee-funded increase compares with a roughly 3% baseline and rewards stake held during the window, rather than when the fees accrued.

DeFi
Compound Foundation Denies V2 Reserve Misuse Allegation
Records show 344,780 COMP took the proposal’s supporters from 45.1% to 50.1% of delegated voting power before the $52 million V4 budget vote. No one voted against it.

Regulation & Politics
Tether Says It Helped Freeze Nearly $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT
A Senate minority report released the same day found USDT dominated activity in 84% of 846 Iran- and proxy-linked wallets it studied.

DeFi
Ondo Perps Adds Spot Trading for 12 Tokenized Stocks and ETFs
Traders can use purchased tokens as collateral for short perpetual positions. The venue is waiving spot trading fees for the first 30 days.

Hacks
Bitget Reopens Bitcoin Withdrawals After $387.5 Million Breach
ETH and USDT withdrawals remain paused, while CEO Gracy Chen pledges to replenish the protection fund above $300 million this week.

Markets
Bitcoin ETFs Draw Nearly $3 Billion in Seven Sessions as 2026 Flows Turn Positive
US spot funds finished Sept. 25 with about $1.02 billion in net inflows for the year, reversing a $1.96 billion deficit before the streak.





