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Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said UNI’s annualized burn value has surpassed $250 million. Earlier, Wu Blockchain reported that the dollar value of UNI burned on Sept. 4, local time, reached $1.15 million for the day, topping $1 million for the first time.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced the addition of USELESS for trading at 5:00 a.m. UTC today.

Samsung Securities will join KDX, an over-the-counter exchange for tokenized securities, as a new shareholder and plans to participate in the platform’s second paid-in capital increase, Digital Times reported. The move aligns with Samsung Securities’ broader expansion in the digital asset market, following its investment in Dunamu shares in June.

Netmarble’s USDT holdings posted a net increase in the second quarter, Digital Asset reported. The company’s holdings rose from about 3.16 million USDT at the end of March to about 22.33 million USDT at the end of June, roughly seven times higher in three months. The net increase, calculated by subtracting reductions from acquisitions, came to about 19,161,778 USDT. The filing did not disclose a specific reason for the sharp increase in second-quarter USDT acquisitions or identify the consolidated subsidiary that actually acquired and holds the tokens.

RWA tokenization platform Arco said today through its official channel it has been selected for the Hong Kong Financial Innovation Program 2026, a joint initiative run by global accelerator Brinc and Ripple (XRP). Through the program, Arco plans to expand cooperation with Hong Kong financial institutions and digital asset companies, while advancing the commercialization of RWA distribution for institutions and on-chain financial services. HFIP is a 12-week program that supports startups building practical financial services using Ripple’s layer-one blockchain XRP Ledger (XRPL), and 10 startups were selected this year. Selected companies receive support for technology integration, mentoring from financial industry experts, connections to corporate and investor networks, and assistance with entering the Hong Kong market.

Nearly 70% of Bitcoin trading value on South Korean exchange Bithumb was concentrated in the top 10 accounts during the recent price rally, Edaily reported. According to the report, the share of total trading value accounted for by the top 10 accounts on Bithumb climbed to nearly 70% on Aug. 21, as Bitcoin rose above 100 million won. That was more than double the usual level of around 30%. Over the same period, the concentration ratio reached 67% for Ethereum, 53% for XRP and the mid-50% range for Tether. Some in the industry have raised the possibility of abnormal trading around the concentration in Bithumb volumes. Still, trading concentration alone does not appear sufficient to justify such suspicions. Similar patterns, in which trading by more active investors increases faster during price rallies, have also been observed in other markets. Financial authorities reviewing the related trading data also see no issue, according to Edaily.

Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Lighter said on X it has bought back a total of 17.5 million LIT since its token generation event, equal to about 7% of the token’s current circulating supply. Lighter said it is continuing a buyback policy under which it purchases LIT on the market using trading fee revenue.

Abraxas Capital bought an additional 13,000 ETH worth $32.39 million in the spot market to hedge its 141,180 ETH short position on Hyperliquid, valued at $353.27 million, according to Lookonchain.

Tron founder Justin Sun has unstaked an additional 5,000 ETH from Lido, according to ai_9684xtpa. That brought Sun’s total unstaked amount from Lido since Aug. 26 to 10,000 ETH. Sun currently holds 238,000 stETH worth $594 million on-chain.

South Korea’s government has spent weeks in talks with the National Assembly to introduce a basic law on digital assets, but discussions have hit difficulties amid differences over the stablecoin oversight framework and limits on major shareholders’ stakes in virtual asset exchanges, Chosun Biz reported. According to the report, lawmakers are particularly concerned about the management and supervisory framework after stablecoins are issued. Previous discussions on the bill had focused on who would be allowed to issue stablecoins and what level of reserve assets and prudential requirements issuers should face. Concerns have since emerged that relatively little discussion has addressed how to monitor and control the risk of stablecoins being used for money laundering or illegal transactions once they are in actual circulation. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission plans to submit the government’s proposal to the National Assembly this month, but the actual timing of the bill’s introduction remains unclear as key issues have yet to be resolved.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission increased the budget for introducing a digital-asset analysis and tracking solution for anti-money laundering efforts by 1.93 billion won ($1.4 million), Digital Asset reported. In materials submitted to the National Assembly on Sept. 3, the commission said advances in blockchain and other new technologies have increased the speed and complexity of money laundering, while limitations tied to aging systems have made it harder to track transaction flows, prompting efforts to improve the quality of suspicious transaction analysis. Separately, it added 11.4 billion won ($8.3 million) for the introduction of an AI-based review and analysis system.

Privacy coins have surged 213% from their October 2025 levels, far outperforming other crypto sectors as the broader market rebounds, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. BTC remains 36% below its October 2025 peak, while the median cryptocurrency among the top 200 by market capitalization is still 58% below its high from that period. By contrast, privacy coins are up 213% on the same basis. That stands in contrast to other major sectors including DeFi, Layer 1, AI, real-world assets, memecoins and Layer 2, all of which have yet to recover their highs from that time. Over the past 30 days, privacy coins have also climbed 90%, leading the market’s gains.

CoinMarketCap’s Altcoin Season Index came in at 42, unchanged from yesterday. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of Bitcoin and the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins. A market is considered to be in altcoin season when 75% of the top 100 coins have outperformed Bitcoin over the past 90 days, while the opposite is considered Bitcoin season. A reading closer to 100 indicates stronger altcoin season conditions.

Canary Capital plans to launch the staking TRX ETF TRXS, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said. According to a filing with the U.S. SEC, the ETF is set to list on the Chicago Board Options Exchange on Sept. 9.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said in a recent interview that the company is betting on the expansion of the dollar network by supplying dollars globally through USDT and holding large amounts of U.S. Treasurys. He added that Tether is actively buying Bitcoin and gold with its operating profits to prepare for a decline in fiat currency values, describing BTC as the foundation of all digital assets and a natural inflation hedge. Ardoino also said most key decision-makers worldwide are older than 60 and do not understand Bitcoin, while central banks are buying gold every day instead of Bitcoin. Younger generations understand BTC better, he said, adding that a generational shift is needed for its natural adoption.

CoinMarketCap’s in-house crypto fear and greed index came in at 73, down two points from yesterday, with the market remaining in greed territory. A reading closer to zero signals extreme fear, while one closer to 100 indicates extreme optimism. CoinMarketCap said the index is calculated based on price moves among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, market volatility, derivatives-market indicators including put-to-call ratios, the stablecoin supply ratio (SSR), and CoinMarketCap’s own search data.

The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol Cluster has released its evaluation and roadmap for 62 EIPs proposed for the next Hegotá upgrade. In the review, the foundation gave EIP-7805, a proposal focused on censorship resistance, and EIP-8141, which relates to framed transactions and account abstraction, an "S-tier" rating, meaning they should be included in the upgrade. Another 15 proposals received an "A-tier" rating, indicating they are expected to be included, while 28 proposals were rejected. The Protocol Cluster also set a research goal of making Ethereum’s layer 1 broadly quantum-resistant by December 2029. Its main research areas include improving transaction finality speed, strengthening privacy, quantum-resistant security, state management and zkEVM.

XRP futures trading volume across the top three centralized exchanges reached about $64.6 billion in August, the highest level since February, according to an analysis by on-chain data platform Arab Chain. Arab Chain said Binance accounted for the largest share at about $37.0 billion, followed by Bybit at about $14.54 billion and OKX at about $12.88 billion. The platform said the increase suggests liquidity is flowing back into XRP and investor interest in the derivatives market is rising. At the same time, Arab Chain said higher futures volume does not necessarily signal a price increase, as both long and short trading can expand. To gauge the market’s next direction, price trends, funding rates and open interest, or OI, should be monitored together, it added.

SBI Holdings subsidiaries SBI Shinsei Trust & Banking and SBI VC Trade have begun investing part of the trust assets backing the yen-pegged stablecoin JPYSC in Japanese short-term government bonds, the companies announced today. Under the move, 1 billion yen ($6.8 million) of JPYSC reserve assets will be managed through Japanese short-term government bonds. SBI said the goal is to manage reserve assets with highly creditworthy yen-denominated assets while securing the liquidity needed for JPYSC redemptions.

Solana’s share of the on-chain tokenized stock trading market fell from 71% to 30% over the past two weeks, Crypto Briefing reported. The outlet said the drop appeared to reflect not a problem with Solana itself, but a shift in speculative demand to rival chains as BNB Chain and Robinhood Chain introduced products combining memecoins and stock tokens. Crypto Briefing added that memecoin-stock token linked products use trading pairs that bundle the two assets together, rather than simply tokenizing stocks for trading like Solana’s xStocks. The outlet said trading such products requires a bridging process to move assets across chains, and those transactions can lift overall network volume and activity while drawing in additional investors.

Solana-based DeFi lending protocol Kamino Finance has launched a new market that lets users borrow USDC against ZEC collateral, Crypto Briefing reported. ZEC is bridged to Solana through NEAR Intents and OmniBridge, allowing users to use the token as collateral for USDC loans.

More than 100 altcoins listed on South Korean crypto exchanges Korbit and Coinone went without a single trade over a 24-hour period, Yonhap reported. As of 2:00 p.m. UTC on Sept. 7, more than 80 of the roughly 190 cryptocurrencies supported for trading on South Korean exchange Korbit had recorded zero won in 24-hour trading volume, according to the report. At South Korean exchange Coinone, more than 130 of the roughly 360 supported cryptocurrencies also posted zero won in 24-hour trading volume, meaning not even one unit was traded throughout the day.

Unrealized gains held by short-term Bitcoin whales reached $9.07 billion, the highest level since 2016, Cointelegraph reported.

Brazil’s major banks are expanding cryptocurrency services for retail clients in step with the country’s evolving regulatory framework, Decrypt reported. Itaú, Brazil’s largest bank, supports trading in 15 cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH and USDC through its investment app, while fintech firm Nubank offers 28 tokens. Banco do Brasil, which launched BTC and ETH trading services in January, has processed more than 11 million reais ($2.1 million) in transactions so far. Brazil’s crypto trading volume reached 505.5 billion reais ($98.7 billion) in 2025, up more than fivefold from 2020. However, local banks do not appear to hold crypto as proprietary assets, according to data from Brazil’s central bank.

Bitwise has filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the U.S. SEC to add staking to its spot Ethereum ETF, ETHW, NewsBTC reported. The amendment includes details on how the fund would stake the ETH it holds, validator operations, the accounting treatment for staking rewards, and related risks including slashing. If staking is approved, the ETF could earn additional rewards using its ETH holdings.