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South Korea’s Kwangju Bank said on Sept. 14 it completed a proof-of-concept project for digital meal vouchers at its staff cafeteria with the Solana Foundation and blockchain infrastructure company Nodeinfra. The project was carried out as a follow-up to a business agreement signed with the Solana Foundation in June. Kwangju Bank said it implemented the entire process on a Solana-based blockchain environment for headquarters employees, from issuing digital wallets to issuing and using meal vouchers, transferring them between employees, and settlement. Based on the pilot’s results, the bank plans to review follow-up tasks and new services, including digital asset payments.

UK-regulated digital asset exchange Archax will support 100 regulated security tokens and real-world assets on Aptos (APT), Crypto Briefing reported. Archax also plans to tokenize additional financial products on the Aptos network, including funds, equities and debt securities.

Shinhan Asset Management has been approved to serve as a super validator, a key node for Canton Network in South Korea, Yonhap reported. The institutional global blockchain platform’s super validators support network operations and take part in governance decisions without holding virtual assets. Yonhap said the role is similar to the way financial institutions participate as nodes in distributed ledgers for tokenized securities. The move follows a June agreement between the two sides to build a framework for governance participation.

South Korea’s Korea Deposit Insurance Corp. investigation into hidden cryptocurrency assets was leaked to some of the people under review through a crypto exchange, SBS News reported. The breakdown in coordination between the agency and the exchange disrupted efforts to trace concealed assets, and critics said it could have become a major incident if the scale had been larger. According to the office of Democratic Party lawmaker Park Min-gyu on Sept. 14, the Korea Deposit Insurance Corp. has been investigating 8,405 people tied to failed financial institutions, including Busan Savings Bank, since April. Of those, 46 were notified in advance through a domestic won-based exchange that their cryptocurrency information had been requested.

Circle’s USDC-optimized layer-one blockchain Arc could draw early interest from memecoin traders, well-known trader Bonk Guy said, pointing to social trading app FOMO’s planned support for the chain within days of Arc’s launch. Bonk Guy said Robinhood, BNB and Solana are likely to be key drivers in this cycle, while noting FOMO does not yet support Hyperliquid’s HYPE, Tron’s TRX or TON. Assets on those chains have already surpassed a $100 million market capitalization without FOMO integration, Bonk Guy said. Against that backdrop, support for Arc from the early days of its launch could create meaningful short-term profit opportunities for trenchers, according to the trader. Bonk Guy added this differs from a view that Arc could become the next BNB, Robinhood or Solana, and said the key point is that FOMO would be integrating a non-mainstream chain immediately after launch, making Arc a notable testing ground.

As the U.S. Senate prepares for an initial procedural vote on whether to begin floor consideration of the crypto market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act at 6:15 p.m. UTC on Sept. 15, Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno urged support on X, saying the vote is not on final passage but on whether the chamber should start debating the bill. Moreno added that lawmakers with concerns about the measure could submit amendments after debate begins. Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick also stressed that clear rules are needed to protect consumers and promote innovation in the United States, adding that after extensive discussion, the Senate should vote on Sept. 16 to move the bill forward.

Hana Securities will work with Upbit Global, which oversees Upbit’s overseas digital asset business, on cooperation in digital assets and finance, Newsis reported. The two sides plan to collaborate on developing digital asset management business models, designing and launching digital asset-related products and services, building related infrastructure and systems, and making joint investments for digital asset businesses. They plan to discuss specific cooperation measures in line with relevant regulations and market conditions.

CoinMarketCap’s Altcoin Season Index stood at 41. The index compares the price performance of Bitcoin with that of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins. A market is considered to be in altcoin season when 75% of those top 100 coins have outperformed Bitcoin over the past 90 days. Otherwise, it is considered Bitcoin season. The closer the index is to 100, the more the market is seen as being in altcoin season.

A National Assembly petition calling for a two-year delay to taxation on virtual assets, or digital assets, has surpassed 50,000 signatures and will be referred to a standing committee. As of today, the petition on delaying coin taxation for two years had received 50,779 signatures, meeting the required threshold. The petition argues for a two-year postponement on the grounds that implementing digital asset taxation could sharply reduce exchange revenue, which in turn could lead to a steep drop in corporate tax revenue. A separate petition calling for the tax to be scrapped was previously referred to a standing committee after topping 50,000 signatures in May. The government is currently pushing for taxation to proceed as scheduled in January 2027, while the People Power Party opposes the plan, citing inadequate infrastructure.

Bitcoin rose even after Strategy sold more than $200 million worth of BTC, signaling ample buying demand in the market, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said. Hougan said the sale was a capital management strategy for dividend payments and cash management rather than a response to funding stress. Hougan added that Strategy’s influence on Bitcoin’s price is likely to decline over time, while institutional investors are expected to take over as the main marginal buyers.

According to data from Dropstab, the major token unlocks scheduled for this week (Sept. 14–20) are as follows: - ZKC: 203.85 million tokens ($9.5 million), representing 63.71% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 15 - STRK: 128.23 million tokens ($3.59 million), representing 1.79% of circulating supply, at 12:00 p.m. UTC on Sept. 15 - ARB: 93.65 million tokens ($12.53 million), representing 1.40% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 16 - STBL: 544.59 million tokens ($13.93 million), representing 77.80% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 16 - PENGU: 703.92 million tokens ($4.95 million), representing 1.12% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 17 - BARD: 29.49 million tokens ($3.73 million), representing 8.34% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 18 - RTX: 4.86 million tokens ($3.44 million), representing 29.19% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 19 - KAITO: 17.6 million tokens ($5.33 million), representing 7.29% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 20 - LISTA: 36.39 million tokens ($2.78 million), representing 8.46% of circulating supply, at 12:00 p.m. UTC on Sept. 20 - BR: 40.63 million tokens ($12.85 million), representing 13.47% of circulating supply, at 2:00 p.m. UTC on Sept. 20

The key global macro events for the third week of September are as follows, with times converted from KST to UTC: - Sept. 15, 12:15 p.m. UTC: U.S. ADP weekly employment change - Sept. 16, 6:00 p.m. UTC: U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision - Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m. UTC: Federal Reserve press conference - Sept. 17, 12:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. initial jobless claims - Sept. 17, 8:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. Federal Reserve balance sheet - Sept. 18, 3:00 a.m. UTC: Bank of Japan interest rate decision

Nate Geraci, CEO of Novadius Wealth Management, said it is positive for the crypto industry that the U.S. Clarity bill has secured enough support in Congress to move to the next stage, but added he does not see the bill’s passage as determining the industry’s future. Geraci said the SEC and CFTC under President Donald Trump’s administration are likely to use their existing authority to support the industry’s growth regardless of whether the bill passes, and added the pace of change is so fast that by the time politicians recognize the financial system has already changed, it may be too difficult to reverse. He said passage of the Clarity bill could strengthen market confidence that policy would not be easily rolled back and could accelerate innovation, but added the future of crypto itself does not depend on the bill.

CoinMarketCap’s in-house crypto fear and greed index came in at 66, indicating market sentiment remained in greed territory. The index signals extreme fear when it is closer to zero and extreme optimism when it is closer to 100. According to CoinMarketCap, the index is calculated based on price moves among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, market volatility, derivatives-market indicators including the put-to-call ratio, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio, or SSR, and CoinMarketCap’s own search data.

Spot CVD is an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper section shows the volume heatmap, while the lower section represents cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap tracks trading volume at each price level. The background becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or makes a large move. Brighter zones may act as support or resistance. - The CVD indicator in the lower section reflects buy and sell orders by capital size, with the corresponding colored line rising as buy orders increase. The yellow line is based on orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line is based on large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Crypto trader Ali Martinez said ETH could rise to $3,000 if it breaks above its current triangle consolidation pattern. Martinez said ETH previously surged 31% in three days after breaking out of a similar triangle pattern, and added that further gains could follow if the pattern repeats.

More than 90% of Brazil’s local crypto firms could be pushed out of the market under new capital rules from the country’s central bank, CoinPost reported. Brazil is estimated to have 200 to 300 virtual asset service providers, or VASPs, but only 20 to 25 are expected to meet the regulatory requirements and apply for licenses. Of those, only around 10 are expected to ultimately receive approval. Depending on the type of business, firms must secure as much as 37.2 million reais ($7.2 million) in equity capital, and the license application process will begin on Oct. 30.

Mexican authorities uncovered a clandestine cryptocurrency mining site in a mountainous area of Puebla state and are investigating possible money laundering and electricity theft, The Block reported, citing Reuters. Authorities seized around 300 GPUs, along with transformers and satellite internet antennas, at the site. Investigators are examining whether the mined cryptocurrency was used to conceal criminal proceeds and whether electricity from a nearby hydroelectric plant was used illegally.

Sixty-seven percent of wealth managers still have not added cryptocurrency to client investment portfolios, Cointelegraph reported, citing Bitwise Research.

Solana-based dapps generated about $5.14 million in daily revenue, or 16.9 times Base’s $304,000, Crypto Briefing reported, citing DefiLlama data. The figure excludes network fees and tracks fees earned by applications such as decentralized exchanges, token launchpads, and trading platforms. Solana’s monthly dapp revenue rose about 57% from $91 million in May to $143 million in August.

Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone reiterated that BTC could fall to $10,000. In a post on X, McGlone said BTC recently faced resistance at $80,000, about 70 basis points of Federal Reserve rate hikes are priced in over the next year, and the S&P 500 remains excessively elevated relative to its 200-week moving average. McGlone added that if the S&P 500 falls about 20% and the downturn persists, BTC’s losses could widen significantly. McGlone had also said in June that BTC could decline to $10,000 over the long term.

Securitize President Brett Redfearn said the industry has yet to find a solution for determining who can exercise voting rights when stock tokens are transferred to wallets that have not completed know-your-customer checks. Redfearn added that if issuers can no longer identify shareholders, a gap in corporate governance could emerge, and stock tokens issued without corporate consent also pose problems.

Bitcoin has entered a stretch of about 365 days without setting a new all-time high, but the time from one cycle peak to the next record high has continued to shrink, crypto analyst Darkfost said. Darkfost said the interval shortened to 1,180 days in 2014-2017, 1,094 days in 2017-2020, and 849 days in 2021-2024. If that trend continues, Bitcoin could break to a new all-time high faster than expected in this cycle, Darkfost said.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said the spread of AI coding tools has made developer headcount a less meaningful metric for assessing growth in blockchain ecosystems. In a recent broadcast, Hoskinson said AI now enables people without technical knowledge or experience to operate like developers, and stressed that substantive results such as actual paying users and projects that have secured external investment should carry more weight than simple developer tallies.

Japan-listed BTC treasury company Metaplanet has reduced the size of stock options for executives to 41% of the original plan and withdrawn a separate employee warrant plan after shareholder backlash, Cointelegraph reported. Some Metaplanet shareholders had previously urged the company to cancel newly added options equivalent to 273 million shares during the revision process and to disclose the related decision-making process more transparently, arguing existing shareholders could face continued dilution.