Daily Brief · September 30, 2026
The SEC has streamlined the launch process for digital asset exchange-traded products, while Bitwise debuts the first US spot NEAR fund and Robinhood rolls out leveraged crypto perpetuals and AI…
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SEC Approves Generic Listing Standards for Spot Crypto Exchange-Traded Products
Three national securities exchanges received approval to adopt generic listing standards for spot commodity and digital asset trust shares .
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Bitwise Debuts First US Spot NEAR ETP on NYSE Arca Featuring Staking Rewards
Bitwise launched the Bitwise NEAR ETF ($NRR) on NYSE Arca on Sept. 29, 2026 . The trust charges a 0.75% management fee and stakes its holdings in-house, targeting an annualized network reward rate near 5% .
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Robinhood Unveils In-App AI Agents and Crypto Perpetual Futures for US Users
Robinhood launched in-app AI trading agents with customizable risk controls and announced plans to offer US perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage on $BTC and $ETH through Robinhood Derivatives and Bitstamp .
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CSD BR Partners With Ripple to Mirror Financial Assets on XRP Ledger
The Brazilian central securities depository will use the XRP Ledger to mirror BTG Pactual investment fund shares . The deployment uses the XRPL Multi-Purpose Token standard and Ripple custody for verified corporate and…
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Senator Blumenthal Urges DOJ and Treasury to Probe Tether Over Iran Financing
A Senate PSI report found 84% of 846 Iran-linked sanctioned wallets transacted almost exclusively in Tether's $USDT . Senator Richard Blumenthal formally asked the Treasury and DOJ to probe Tether for potential BSA and…
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House Oversight Committee Probes Polymarket and Kalshi Over Insider Trading
House Oversight Chairman James Comer launched an investigation into insider trading risks on prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi, requesting compliance records covering KYC checks, geofencing, and trade…
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SEC Sues Cryptoaiml and TSAI Entities Over $15 Million AI Trading Scams
The SEC filed complaints in federal court on Sept. 29 alleging Cryptoaiml and TSAI entities used falsified SEC Form D filings and WhatsApp groups to misappropriate over $15 million from retail crypto investors .
The numbers
Bitcoin is trading at $83,889, down 0.2% over the last 24 hours, while Ether fell 0.7% to $2,695, and the total crypto market cap gained 1.0% to reach $2.87 trillion.
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