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The issuer of the stablecoin USDT, Tether, stated on September 28 that actions involving USDT in 2026 have frozen approximately $550 million, with the related wallets identified by U.S. authorities as being associated with the Central Bank of Iran and the Iranian sanctions network. Tether claimed that its cooperation with U.S. and international authorities has supported over 2,900 investigations globally, with more than 1,600 involving U.S. law enforcement agencies.According to Tether, in April 2026, it assisted in freezing over $344 million USDT across two addresses based on information provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and U.S. law enforcement agencies. The next day, OFAC listed these addresses as digital currency identifiers of the Central Bank of Iran, with the sanctions entry associated with the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah. In July 2026, the Treasury expanded the designated scope to four additional TRON addresses, with over $130 million USDT frozen across the four wallets.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that USDT is not a safe haven for sanctioned actors, terrorist organizations, or criminal networks, and that public blockchains allow authorities to see the flow of funds, enabling Tether to take action when law enforcement provides credible information. Tether also mentioned that it collaborates with over 340 law enforcement agencies in 67 countries, and its wallet freezing policy has been aligned with the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, as NEAR declined, a certain address had 748,100 NEAR liquidated, worth 3.67 million dollars.

The Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia, Ivan Chebeskov, stated that at least 20 million Russians have invested in cryptocurrency products, holding a total of approximately 3.7 trillion rubles, equivalent to about 44 billion dollars. These assets are mainly used for foreign trade settlements, mining, and trading on overseas exchanges and savings.Russia is allowing qualified and non-qualified investors to hold and trade cryptocurrency assets on regulated domestic exchanges through a regulatory framework, while still prohibiting the use of cryptocurrency assets for everyday payments, and promoting the digital ruble as a payment tool directly regulated by the state.

According to SoSoValue data, last week's trading days (Eastern Time from September 21 to September 25) saw a net inflow of $2.386 billion into Bitcoin spot ETFs.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a weekly net inflow of $1.158 billion, bringing IBIT's total historical net inflow to $65.28 billion; followed by Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a weekly net inflow of $702 million, bringing FBTC's total historical net inflow to $11.06 billion.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net outflow last week was WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust BTCW, with a weekly net outflow of $4.0161 million, bringing BTCW's total historical net inflow to $7.865 million. As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $108.42 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of total Bitcoin market value) of 6.43%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $57.55 billion.

According to Coingecko data, the token Rhea of the cross-chain DeFi project Rhea Finance in the Near ecosystem has surpassed $0.19, with a 24-hour increase of 131% and a 7-day increase of 466%.It is reported that the project offers services such as lending, yield, cross-chain bridges, and Perp on Near, making it the largest DeFi ecosystem project on Near at present.

Bitwise has submitted the final prospectus for its NEAR spot ETF and has also released a 39-page investment report on NEAR, co-authored by Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan.The report provides various scenario forecasts for NEAR: under the baseline scenario, NEAR is expected to reach $155 by 2030; under the extreme bullish scenario, the target price is $562; while the bearish scenario predicts $1.63.The report does not shy away from the risks of a significant decline in NEAR's price. In the extreme bullish scenario, Bitwise compares NEAR to Visa. The report notes that Visa processed payment transactions totaling $15.7 trillion in 2024, with a current market capitalization of approximately $701 billion, and uses this as one of the references for assessing NEAR's potential future value. The report also includes a product page for Bitwise's European NEAR ETP at the end.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), trader mk4 (@mk4_lul) currently holds the largest position on the Hyperliquid platform for $NEAR, with an open interest share of 7.68% and a current floating profit of 17.55 million dollars. They hold 5.838 million NEAR long positions with 10x leverage, with a position value of approximately 31.28 million dollars, an opening average price of 2.35 dollars, and the current price has risen to 5.36 dollars. NEAR has surged 187% this month, and mk4 opened the position at the beginning of September, having already realized about 128% of the increase. This position is also the only long position in their current holdings.

According to Blockworks data, the cross-chain liquidity protocol THORChain achieved approximately $381,700 in revenue on September 25, setting a new high since April 25.The day's exchange trading volume reached $211 million, marking the second highest since April 23, only behind approximately $280 million on September 10.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, over 90% of the funds exchanged across chains through THORChain are from illicit sources. Yu Jin stated that most of the stolen funds from Bybit last year were transferred via THORChain, which collected nearly 10 million dollars in fees within 10 days; recently, part of the stolen funds from Bitget has also been transferred through THORChain, with its fee income reaching 1 million dollars.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that PeerDAS has been running stably for nearly a year with virtually no issues, which is an "underappreciated achievement" by Ethereum client developers.Vitalik mentioned that PeerDAS is a complex task and is the first large-scale blockchain system case to achieve "consensus on data availability without any single node downloading the complete block," realizing decentralized consensus without the need for complete data replication.

The U.S. SEC filing shows that Bitwise NEAR ETF has submitted Form 8-A registration statement, applying to register its common beneficial certificates on the NYSE Arca exchange.The document indicates that the ETF is sponsored by Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC, and the corresponding S-1 filing was submitted to the SEC on September 16.The Bitwise NEAR ETF aims to provide exposure to exchange-traded products related to NEAR assets. This Form 8-A was signed on September 24, signed by Bitwise Chief Operating Officer Teddy Fusaro.

Arkham disclosed that the Hyperliquid address "MK4" currently holds a long position in NEAR valued at approximately 29.7 million dollars, with an opening price of about 2.35 dollars, using 10x leverage, and currently has an unrealized profit of about 15.96 million dollars.Arkham stated that the cumulative profit of this address on Hyperliquid over the past 3 years has reached approximately 58 million dollars, and this address is suspected to belong to the X account @mk4_lul.

Cryptocurrency analyst Ali posted on platform X, stating that in the past five days, XRP whales have accumulated over 470 million XRP, worth approximately 724 million dollars.At the same time, the daily chart of XRP continues to form a "head and shoulders bottom" pattern, indicating that a bullish breakout may be approaching.

NEAR Protocol posted on platform X that the NEAR platform has launched a privacy limit order feature, supporting assets from any blockchain.Users can set a target price, and when the market price reaches the target price, the order will be executed automatically. The order will not be publicly displayed while waiting to be executed.

Killa posted on platform X, stating that it believes the bottom for Bitcoin has already appeared. From the current level to $126,000, the maximum pullback in this bull market is expected to be around 10% to 15%. If Bitcoin forms a local high near $87,000 before further dropping to just above $70,000, that area may become the bottom for Bitcoin; if it reaches the relevant price level, it will significantly increase the continuation of the upward trend for long positions.Killa stated that Bitcoin is currently testing a key area near $80,000. If it can hold the previously broken range high, the upward trend may continue; it will only consider shorting near $90,000.

According to Binance spot market data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. ZRO has increased by 11.29% in the last 24 hours, reaching a new high for today, while NEAR has risen by 8.31% in the last 24 hours and is in a rebound state after hitting a low.At the same time, BCH, XNO, and NIL have all shown a "high and then low" state, with declines of 5.07%, 7.1%, and 6.27% respectively. Other tokens such as IMX, C, ASTER, OPN, and AERO have also shown a rebound state after hitting lows, with increases ranging from 5% to 9%.

The 2026 Wealth Survey by U.S. Bank shows that the average American Generation Z starts accumulating wealth at 19 years old, significantly earlier than previous generations. The survey covered 5,000 American adults aged 18 and older. Generation Z consciously begins to build wealth on average at 19, including investing, saving for retirement, or long-term savings, which is 6 years earlier than the average age of 25 for Millennials, 10 years earlier than 29 for Generation X, and 13 years earlier than 32 for Baby Boomers.Despite starting earlier, 56% of Generation Z believe they are doing everything right but have not achieved their expected financial situation, 62% report difficulty in making financial progress, and 49% have paused or plan to pause their investments. 62% of Generation Z and 61% of Millennials believe that the stock market is a more realistic path to wealth than buying a home, with the percentages for Generation X and Baby Boomers being 51% and 45%, respectively. About 47% of Generation Z obtain financial information through social media, and nearly half of young people are more interested in emerging options like cryptocurrency, but most still believe that traditional investments are the best way to achieve long-term goals. About 70% of parents have provided or plan to provide assistance for their children's significant milestones.