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The Polygon Foundation announced that the staking rewards for Polygon Chain are expected to increase to 7.7% on October 1. According to PIP-92, the accumulated 27.3 million POL priority fees in the network will be used to enhance staker rewards in the next two months.

Sei Network posted on platform X that REX Shares and Osprey Funds have updated their SEI staking ETF application documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), setting October 23 as the effective date.The document states that this revision is solely to designate a new effective date for previously submitted post-effective amendments. The funds involved include REX-Osprey SEI + Staking ETF, SUI + Staking ETF, HYPE + Staking ETF, NEAR + Staking ETF, AAVE ETF, ADA + Staking ETF, ATOM + Staking ETF, AVAX + Staking ETF.

DoubleZero co-founder Austin Federa posted on the X platform, stating that he recently saw some "boring FUD" from "big names" in private chats, and clarified that DoubleZero firmly supports Solana.Currently, DoubleZero has provided free high-speed connections for over 60% of Solana staking, with about 75% of validators using DoubleZero.

According to Ark Invest Tracker data, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest increased its holdings by 5,589 shares of 3IQ SOLANA STAKING ETF (approximately $51,000).

According to The Block, Bitwise has officially launched the Lighter Staking ETP (ticker: BLIT), which is listed on the Deutsche Börse Xetra, providing investors with exchange-traded exposure to LIT tokens.The product tracks the Kaiko Lighter Reference Rate Index and plans to activate staking yield capture features once the assets under management reach a certain threshold.

According to CoinDesk, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the central banks of EU member states wish to prohibit crypto platforms from providing indirect yields on stablecoins through lending, staking, and other products. The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) stated in response to the European Commission's consultation on the review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) that electronic money should be used for payments rather than savings, continuing to support the prohibition of crypto asset service providers (CASP) from paying rewards for stablecoins, and that the ban should not be limited to services already regulated by MiCA but should also cover unregulated activities such as crypto lending, borrowing, and staking.Central banks believe that allowing indirect yields could blur the lines between electronic money and bank deposits, distorting the fair competitive environment of the EU financial system. The ESCB stated that maintaining and, when necessary, strengthening this ban, while covering both direct and indirect forms of rewards, should be a clear legislative priority. This position also echoes the controversy in the U.S. surrounding the Clarity Act, where eight U.S. banking groups urged senators to tighten the bill's restrictions on stablecoin rewards, which ultimately failed in a procedural vote of 49 to 50.In addition, central banks also proposed to eliminate the MiCA requirement for stablecoin issuers to hold part of their reserves in the form of bank deposits, replacing it with liquidity rules based on the liquidity of reserve assets. Currently, stablecoin issuers must keep at least 30% of their reserves in credit institutions, and this percentage rises to 60% for those classified as significant stablecoins. The ESCB suggested that significant stablecoins must allocate at least 40% of their reserves to assets maturing within one day and 60% to assets maturing within five working days, while the corresponding thresholds for non-significant stablecoins are 20% and 30%.

Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform, stating that in the past two days, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF BSOL saw inflows exceeding 60 million dollars, with assets under management surpassing 1.2 billion dollars, setting a new historical high.He mentioned that Solana seems to be becoming the Solana of this cycle.

0G launched Compute Finance (ComFi) on September 21, and introduced the liquid staking product Ascend, while also announcing that the computing power-based digital asset Infinite AI (iAI) will be launched on September 29. Users can stake 0G to receive a0G, use a0G to mint iAI, and then stake eligible iAI to earn computing power points, which can be used for supported 0G AI products such as 0G Private Computer.According to the initial parameters, eligible staked iAI can earn computing power points daily, with a calibrated use value exceeding 1 dollar in supported 0G AI services. When 0G Private Computer goes live, it will connect to over 130 AI models. Computing power points are only used for eligible AI services and do not constitute cash, cash equivalents, or any guaranteed financial returns. iAI is also expected to be launched on 0G's agent and token issuance platform Comfy.fun.

According to CryptoSlate, the European Commission in item 66 of the MiCA review document inquired whether the current staking regulations in Europe are sufficient; if not, new requirements may be imposed on companies.Analysis suggests that overly strict rules could weaken staking yields and impact network security.

Bitwise CEO posted on platform X that the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF BSOL reached a trading volume of 20 million dollars in less than 30 minutes after opening.He expressed optimism about Solana and stated that investors seem to share the same view.

According to Onchain Lens, an address has staked 184,500 SOL in the past approximately 16 hours, worth about 18.94 million USD at market price.In the past two months, this address has withdrawn a total of 453,700 SOL from Coinbase, amounting to about 46.6 million USD, and has used all related tokens for staking operations.

Cryptocurrency asset company Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced last week that it has increased its holdings by 27,180 ETH, bringing its total ETH holdings to over 5.95 million, valued at approximately $1.54 billion, accounting for about 4.9% of the circulating supply of Ethereum. Including cash and other cryptocurrency assets, the company's total holdings amount to approximately $15.8 billion.Bitmine stated that currently over 5.06 million ETH are staked, and based on the current yield, it is expected to generate approximately $334 million in staking income annually, with about 85% of its ETH holdings used for staking. In comparison, the staking ratio for Grayscale Ethereum Staked ETF (ETHE) is 84.6%. Since BTC does not generate native staking income, this strategy has advantages over treasury companies holding Bitcoin. On Monday, Bitmine's stock price remained flat, around $25, having risen nearly 38% over the past month.Meanwhile, Michael Saylor's Strategy has not purchased Bitcoin for the second consecutive week, instead opting to repurchase its STRC preferred shares. Between September 8 and 13, Strategy spent $139.3 million to repurchase approximately 1.42 million shares of STRC, following a previous week where it repurchased $176.3 million worth of STRC. As of September 13, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings remained unchanged at 845,050 coins.

According to the Ark Invest Tracker, ARK Invest made the following portfolio adjustments on September 10, 2026, for several of its ETFs:Buying direction: ARKK and ARKG simultaneously bought Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), totaling 89,284 shares, accounting for 0.0149% and 0.0041% of each fund's total position, respectively; ARKW and ARKF simultaneously bought 3IQ Solana Staking ETF (SOLQ.U), totaling 4,021 shares, accounting for 0.001% and 0.0019% of each fund's total position, respectively.Selling direction: ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF simultaneously reduced their holdings in Brera Holdings PLC (SLMT), selling a total of 4,156 shares, with each accounting for no more than 0.0003%.

The first staking exchange-traded fund linked to Tron will debut in the U.S. market on Wednesday. The Canary Staked TRX ETF launched by Canary Capital will be traded under the ticker TRXS, providing investors with a new way to access TRX tokens through traditional markets. This ETF also has the potential to earn more TRX through the network's proof-of-stake mechanism, with staking rewards reflected in the fund's net asset value.Tron founder Justin Sun stated that the launch of this fund indicates the growing recognition of the Tron network as a key infrastructure for the global digital economy. Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg noted that as the adoption of stablecoins continues to grow globally, Tron has become a critical infrastructure supporting digital asset payments and settlements. Over the past year, Canary Capital has launched multiple crypto ETFs, including products tracking HBAR, Litecoin, and XRP. According to The Block price data, TRX has a market capitalization of approximately $32.1 billion, ranking as the eighth largest cryptocurrency.

According to CryptoBriefing, the Bitcoin wallet Xverse has launched a joint Bitcoin staking service, allowing users to pair sBTC with STX tokens to participate in the Stacks PoX-5 locking period. During the staking period, Bitcoin remains on the Bitcoin mainnet and is controlled by the users, without the need for cross-chain or wrapping. This feature requires an upgrade to the Xverse v2.9 version wallet.Registration will close on September 9 or when the quota is used up. Staking rewards are expected to be distributed starting September 10 (Bitcoin block 966350, corresponding to Stacks' 143rd period). Institutions such as UTXO (a subsidiary of Nakamoto Inc.), HashKey Cloud, and 21shares have joined as anchor participants. Previously, Xverse managed approximately 152 million STX in non-custodial staking.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, at the end of July, a whale or institution that redeemed 2.886 million HYPE from staking has completed liquidation, transferring the last 969,000 HYPE ($79.18 million) to Coinbase Prime and FalconX 20 minutes ago.They accumulated and staked it at around $19.8 at the beginning of last year, and liquidated it at around $64.9 in the past month, making a profit of $132 million (+228%).

According to Crypto Briefing, the U.S. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has added 21Shares' Polkadot Staking ETF to its listing, with the code TDOT, marking the official entry of this product into the U.S. ETF ecosystem. Meanwhile, 21Shares has renamed the fund from its original name "21Shares Polkadot ETF" to "21Shares Polkadot Staking ETF," with this change taking effect on August 27, 2026.This name change is not just a superficial adjustment; the term "Staking" clearly communicates the product mechanism to institutional investors: the fund holds DOT tokens, stakes 40% to 95% of its holdings through network validators, and distributes earnings to shareholders on a quarterly basis. The current staking yield is 2.04%, with a management fee of 0.3%, and custody is jointly handled by Anchorage Digital, BitGo, and Coinbase. The ETF was listed on Nasdaq on March 6, 2026, with initial seed funding of approximately $11 million, and as of the end of August, the assets under management are approximately $7.5 to $7.9 million.

The 21Shares report shows that Solana is advancing two governance proposals, SIMD-550 and SIMD-553, which may significantly change the SOL holding economic model in the next two years.SIMD-550 proposes to increase Solana's annual inflation reduction rate from 15% to 30%, allowing it to reach a terminal inflation rate of 1.5% more quickly, with nominal staking yields expected to drop to about 2.25% within three years.SIMD-553 was approved and merged on July 20, and will introduce a destruction fee for compute unit requests, increasing the daily SOL burn amount from about 600-800 to about 7500-9000.The report believes that although the decline in staking income will directly affect the earnings of validators and stakers, a lower issuance combined with a higher burn rate may improve the long-term supply and demand structure of SOL, and could drive some capital towards the decentralized finance ecosystem on the Solana chain.

According to CoinDesk, Ethereum researchers have proposed rebuilding the validator deposit contract to support a new cryptographic system and ultimately stop accepting deposits protected by the existing BLS signatures. This proposal targets the deposit contract, aiming to add a switch that prevents the network from accepting the currently relied-upon signature format.Currently, the contract only accepts BLS keys because their exact size is hardcoded, while the new draft allows for different key sizes, with each deposit tagged by the cryptographic system used, where BLS receives a tag of zero, reserving space for future schemes.If the proposal is approved, it will initially operate with BLS deposits, while other schemes can be registered simultaneously. Future decisions may permanently disable new BLS deposits, at which point validators who have staked using BLS keys will not disappear, but new validators will not be able to join using this method. Ethereum will ultimately need to change separately to inform validators how to check new signatures. This is part of the migration for validators, while another part is already in progress—EIP-8141 framework transaction proposals will allow regular Ethereum accounts to change the cryptographic method for approving transactions without changing their address.The urgency stems from research released in March by Google's Quantum AI research department, which outlined five quantum attack paths against Ethereum, putting over $100 billion in assets at potential risk. The Ethereum Foundation is advancing core protocol changes with a target around 2029. Currently, the amount of ETH staked in Ethereum is approximately 42.4 million, valued at about $10.4 billion.