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TradFi & Fintech
World Rolls Out Money App as Key Features Remain Country-Limited
The self-custodial app combines Bridge-linked accounts and Morpho lending, but availability, eligibility and third-party providers vary by jurisdiction.

TradFi & Fintech
S&P Global to Acquire OpenZeppelin in Onchain Risk Push
The smart contract security firm will retain its name and audit team as S&P expands from financial risk assessments into onchain technology risk.

Infrastructure
Blockworks Lets Exchanges Take Compliance Alerts Straight From AI Agents
Agentic Detection, live Thursday in Messari Monitoring, lets a listings or compliance desk take a development the moment Blockworks' agents find it, before an analyst has checked it. Every alert carries a tag saying whether an agent or an analyst produced it.

Markets
Bitcoin Round-Trips the First Fed Rate Increase Since 2023 as Zcash Runs to $1,383
The Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 to lift its target range a quarter point to 3.75%-4%, and the median projection now puts the rate at 4.1% at the end of 2026 against 3.8% in June. Bitcoin spiked to $76,499.99 five minutes after the release and gave it back within half an hour. The S&P 500 and gold closed lower. Zcash reached $1,383.30.
Research & Opinion
The Next Bull Run Could Be One Big Airdrop Away
History says major airdrops mark tops as often as they spark rallies, but the timing is everything.

Regulation & Politics
SEC and CFTC Chairmen Say They Will Write Crypto Rules Without CLARITY Act
Michael Selig said the CFTC is "locked in and ready to ship its rules for the new frontier of finance." Paul Atkins said the SEC will "act decisively within the SEC's statutory authority." Both posted the statements to X on Wednesday, within two hours of each other, the day after the Senate blocked the market structure bill. The SEC has a crypto offering rule out for comment until Oct. 20. The CFTC has not proposed one.

TradFi & Fintech
Ondo’s Oasis Pro Markets Joins DTCC’s Fund/SERV Processing Network
The standardized connection replaces bespoke links to fund counterparties; the joint release named no specific Ondo product or transaction start date for Fund/SERV.

Regulation & Politics
Crypto Industry Points to SEC and CFTC After CLARITY Setback
Trade groups and executives responded to the Senate blocking the CLARITY Act by pointing at agency rulemaking, saying the SEC and the CFTC can keep writing crypto rules without the bill. Several framed the loss as one of permanence, since a future agency chair can rewrite a rule and repealing a statute takes another act of Congress. Mark Warner, one of the seven Democrats who negotiated the bill, said the president's ability to profit from crypto was what made it impossible for him to vote yes.

DeFi
Kraken Parent Plans Permissioned Hyperliquid Perps for US Traders
Bitnomial would deploy, administer, clear and settle the proposed markets, while NinjaTrader Clearing would carry approved customer accounts.

DeFi
Aave Labs Plans A Tokenized-Asset Credit Market On Avalanche With Tether's USA₮
The Aave V4 RWA Hub would let institutions borrow USA₮ against tokenized collateral on Avalanche. The hub and the USA₮ listing both go to an Aave DAO vote, and the release gives no launch date.





