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Sunday, 09/20/2026

Polymarket Perps launched and is open to everyone

Polymarket Vice President of Engineering @devjoshstevens announced that Polymarket Perps has launched and is open to everyone. This product is a brand new exchange built from scratch using Rust, aimed at both retail and professional traders, can be integrated via SDK, and welcomes product feedback.

Israeli Airstrikes on Northern Gaza Kill 2

Odaily News: Gaza's health ministry and Al-Shifa Hospital said that on the 19th local time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip and areas around the Jabalia refugee camp, killing 2 Palestinians. As of now, the IDF has not responded. (CCTV News)

Michael Saylor: Best Protection for Digital Asset Innovation Is Mass Adoption, Aims to Reach 50 Million US Users

Odaily News: Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated in a post that after the CLARITY Act stalled, the digital asset industry should, rather than accept the additional restrictions in a final compromise version, use the existing authority of the SEC, CFTC, the US Treasury, and banking regulators to advance supportive regulatory rules and accelerate the rollout of digital financial products from 2027 to 2028.

Saylor believes the industry should expand its user base through lower-cost and more convenient products such as Bitcoin holding and collateralization, digital credit, tokenized securities, trading platforms, and stablecoin payments, with the goal of enabling 50 million US users to actually benefit from digital financial products. He said mass adoption can create a broader foundation of public interest, and "the best protection for digital innovation is for the public to benefit from it."

Musk: AI may enable the U.S. GDP growth rate to reach 4% next year

Elon Musk stated on the social media platform X that artificial intelligence could double the U.S. economic growth rate from about 2% to 4% next year, and it may even be higher.Apollo's Chief Economist Torsten Slok estimates that from 2027 to 2029, U.S. capital expenditures related to artificial intelligence could reach around 3% of GDP each year. Moody's analysts say that U.S. tech companies are expected to invest nearly $1 trillion in chips and data centers by 2027.

Iran Sets 7 Conditions for Talks with US

Odaily News: On the evening of Sept. 19 local time, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that Iran has laid out 7 conditions required to start any negotiations to the US government. Iran's message is clear: "If the US wants to extricate itself from the predicament it created and avoid sinking deeper, there is no way out but to accept Iran's conditions." Rezaei confirmed in an interview that day that Qatar, as a mediator, has conveyed Iran's negotiation conditions to the US side and is awaiting a response from US President Trump. Rezaei said Iran's conditions include the US ending all military actions against Iran, unfreezing frozen Iranian assets, and ending the maritime blockade. (CCTV International News)

Michael Saylor: The best protection for digital assets is widespread adoption

Founder of Strategy Michael Saylor stated: The digital asset industry is better off with supportive rules from the SEC, CFTC, Treasury, and banking regulators than accepting the limitations in the final CLARITY compromise. The safest path is to create products that satisfy customers and deploy them widely, allowing people to have a stake in innovation. Ownership should be protected, honest disclosure required, and fraud punished, then let entrepreneurs compete and grow.Saylor mentioned that the September CLARITY compromise would have restricted covered providers to only paying customers for holding stablecoins while allowing qualified activity rewards, and directed the Treasury to limit certain rewards when a significant harmful deposit transfer to community banks was identified. The GENIUS Act has included restrictions on issuers paying interest and returns on stablecoins. The innovation sandbox of CLARITY would have limited participating companies to 25 employees, with each committee approving 20 projects per year. The SEC provided conditional relief for on-chain trading of certain tokenized stocks on September 17, and the CFTC chairman committed to using existing authority while the bill is stalled.He pointed out that useful products should be scaled by 2027 and 2028, transforming temporary relief into permanent rules. The goal is to have 50 million American voters using digital financial products that improve their lives. The best protection for digital innovation is the public that benefits from it.
Saturday, 09/19/2026

Standard Chartered Predicts ARB to Reach $10 by 2030, Arbitrum Monthly Revenue May Hit $5 Million

Odaily News: Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, said he expects ARB to reach $10 by the end of 2030. The forecast uses $0.14 as a reference price, about 48 times the current price of $0.21; its annual targets also include $0.5 in 2026, $1.5 in 2027, $3.5 in 2028, and $6.5 in 2029.

Arbitrum's monthly revenue for September is expected to reach $5 million, more than a 5-fold increase from before Robinhood Chain launched. Robinhood Chain launched its public mainnet on July 1 based on the Arbitrum platform, targeting tokenized assets and decentralized finance applications; under the Expansion Program, 10% of protocol net revenue is returned to the Arbitrum ecosystem, with 8% going to the ArbitrumDAO treasury and 2% supporting the Arbitrum Developer Guild.

ARB is an ERC-20 governance token used to vote on ArbitrumDAO proposals, and currently does not represent ownership of on-chain assets, nor is there a mechanism to directly capture Arbitrum revenue. Standard Chartered noted that a slowdown in the tokenization process, competing blockchains, and ARB's lack of a direct value capture mechanism are the main risks facing the forecast. (Bitcoin.com News)

Standard Chartered: It is expected that ARB will reach $10 by 2030, and Arbitrum's monthly revenue may reach $5 million

Geoff Kendrick, the Global Head of Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered, stated that ARB is expected to reach $10 by the end of 2030. This prediction is based on a reference price of $0.14, which is approximately 48 times the current price of $0.21; its annual targets also include $0.5 in 2026, $1.5 in 2027, $3.5 in 2028, and $6.5 in 2029.Arbitrum's monthly revenue is expected to reach $5 million, more than five times the growth before the launch of Robinhood Chain. Robinhood Chain launched its public blockchain mainnet on July 1, based on the Arbitrum platform, targeting tokenized assets and decentralized finance applications; according to the Expansion Program, 10% of the protocol's net revenue is returned to the Arbitrum ecosystem, with 8% going to the ArbitrumDAO treasury and 2% supporting the Arbitrum Developer Guild.ARB is the ERC-20 governance token used for voting on ArbitrumDAO proposals, and currently does not represent ownership of on-chain assets, nor does it have a mechanism for directly capturing Arbitrum revenue. Standard Chartered pointed out that the slowdown in the tokenization process, competitive blockchains, and the lack of a direct value capture mechanism for ARB are the main risks facing this prediction.

Catcher Predict: "Bengals vs. Texans" "O/U 31.5" Win rate skyrocketed 17%

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the probability of the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 31.5" for the "Bengals vs. Texans" event on the Polymarket has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 71% an hour ago to the current 88% (a fluctuation of 17%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

iseewhy.eth Nets $281K Profit with 632 Trades and 82.86% Win Rate in 30 Days

Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, iseewhy.eth (0x8434...6577) completed 632 trades on Hyperliquid over the past 30 days, with a trading volume of $136 million, a win rate of 82.86%, and a profit of $281,000. Currently, this address is shorting ZEC, USELESS, and PONS, with all three positions in profit.

REX launched a 2x leveraged ETF, associated with the Bitcoin treasury company Strive

REX Shares and Tuttle Capital Management jointly launched a leveraged ETF------T-REX 2X Long ASST Daily Target ETF, which began trading on Friday at the Cboe exchange under the ticker ASSX. The fund aims to achieve 200% of Strive's daily stock price performance before fees, providing traders with a leveraged betting avenue on this Bitcoin treasury company.Unlike spot Bitcoin ETFs, ASSX does not hold Bitcoin nor track its price, but instead offers leveraged exposure to Strive's stock price. The fund resets its leverage daily, so returns over more than one trading day may significantly differ from Strive's twofold performance. REX and Tuttle stated that the two companies also launched 2x leveraged ETFs related to Strategy, BitMine, Cipher Mining, Circle, and SharpLink.According to data from BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Strive currently holds 25,000 Bitcoins, making it the fifth largest Bitcoin holder among publicly traded companies. The company last purchased 469 Bitcoins, financing the acquisition through the sale of its perpetual preferred stock SATA. On Friday, Strive's stock price rose 6.4%, closing at $30.09.

Catcher Predict: "Aurora Gaming vs. Vitality" "Map 2 Winner" win rate plummeted by 19%

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Aurora Gaming vs Vitality," the option "Aurora Gaming" in the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 32.5% an hour ago to the current 13.5% (a fluctuation of 19%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Catcher Predict: "Dota 2: LGD Gaming vs. Yakult Brothers - PGL Wallachia Group Stage" "Match Winner" win rate skyrocketed by 20%

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: LGD Gaming vs Yakult Brothers - PGL Wallachia Group Stage," the "Match Winner" sub-market option "LGD Gaming" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, rising from 65.5% an hour ago to the current 85.5% (a fluctuation of 20%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Universal Protocol announced its shutdown, operating until November 17

The cross-chain asset protocol Universal has announced its shutdown. The protocol will continue normal operations for the next 60 days until November 17, 2026. Universal was launched two years ago to build Universal Assets (uAssets), bringing assets like SOL, XRP, DOGE into a new ecosystem, supported 1:1 by underlying assets, and has supported over 80 types of assets.The team stated that the scale has not reached a long-term sustainable level, hence the decision to shut down. During the shutdown period, uAssets will still be supported by underlying assets, and users can sell through the Universal app or redeem underlying assets via the minting redemption interface. For larger redemptions, please contact [email protected] for coordination. After November 17, the remaining uAssets will be redeemed through smart contracts: the six types of uAssets on Base correspond to SOL, cbXRP, cbDOGE, cbADA, cbBTC, and cbLTC, while the rest will be redeemed for USDC, with the final plan to be announced before the shutdown.

VanEck rated the executive compensation of Metaplanet as "poor," with dilution risks far exceeding those of peers

On Friday, asset management company VanEck released a report on the compensation of executives at the top ten digital asset treasury companies, rating the compensation structure of the Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet as "poor," making it the only company to fall into the lowest rating. The report shows that Metaplanet's equity plan corresponds to 14.7% of fully diluted shares, with executive risk exposure at 8.2%, which is ten times the average level of 0.8% for the other nine companies, and the scale of the equity plan is also nearly four times the industry average.In comparison, the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, Strategy, has an equity plan that accounts for only 2% of fully diluted shares, with executive risk exposure at 0.5%, and its compensation structure rated as "good." Metaplanet currently ranks third among publicly listed companies in Bitcoin holdings with 43,000 BTC. VanEck pointed out that the gap partly stems from Metaplanet's previous compensation mechanism: the option pool automatically expanded when the company issued shares to purchase Bitcoin, causing it to swell from 46 million shares to 319.5 million shares, adding approximately 273 million potential shares, which drew criticism from shareholders at the time.Metaplanet terminated the automatic adjustment mechanism at the end of August and reduced the option pool by 41% to 188.2 million shares in September, but VanEck believes these adjustments are still "far from satisfactory," calling for the retraction of the expansion of approximately 273 million shares in favor of a shareholder-approved compensation plan, while also suggesting that executive compensation be linked to the number of Bitcoins corresponding to each fully diluted share and adopting a written grant timing policy.