Catch up on the latest crypto market developments from September 29, 2026.
Coinbase cleared to run its own US derivatives clearinghouse: The CFTC registered Coinbase Clearing, so Coinbase now holds the three core CFTC licenses: exchange, broker, and clearinghouse. Posts say it can settle fully collateralized contracts with USDC, around the clock.
SEC issued guidance on token buybacks: CoinDesk says buyback announcements from issuers of decentralized assets are not automatically a Howey “managerial efforts” promise. The same buyback tied to yield on a non-functional network could be treated differently.
Morgan Stanley opened a Digital Asset Lab: Bloomberg-cited posts say the bank set up an internal lab to test stablecoins, tokenization, and DeFi without touching core banking systems.
Swift’s CEO at Sibos 2026: Javier Perez-Tasso said the question is no longer TradFi vs DeFi, and that Swift’s platform should move any regulated value — fiat or tokenized — at global scale.
Cboe and S&P Dow Jones extended their S&P 500 options license through 2051 and said they may explore tokenized options. No launch date.
Citi paper with Swift and DTCC is circulating: DTCC’s tokenization service is described as launching in October 2026 on Canton for tokenized Treasuries, equities, and ETFs, with a private collateral appchain and later Stellar/Circle work mentioned for 2027.
Bitget is still dealing with last week’s $388M hack: CEO Gracy Chen told Cointelegraph she believes a North Korea-linked group was behind it. After withdrawals reopened, Bloomberg-cited posts said the exchange saw large net outflows. CoinDesk later said ETH withdrawals restarted in a phased reopening; USDT withdrawals are scheduled for 30 September. NEAR Intents said its SHIELD system blocked some stolen funds.
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade is set to go live on the Sepolia testnet on 6 October, with built-in proposer-builder separation, block-level access lists, and gas changes. Mainnet timing is still open.
MoonPay launched MoonPay Korea, aiming at remittances, payments, and stablecoin settlement with Woori Bank, KB Financial Group, and KakaoBank.
Coinbase wrapped Cardano (cbADA) is being posted as live on Solana via Sunrise, with trading on Raydium.
Aave integrated Coinbase tokenized stocks. Founder Stani Kulechov said a token burn is being considered in Aavenomics 3.0.
Coinbase also teased phone-based trading-card “rip packs” backed by real physical cards, vaulted or shipped.
Belarus registered its first two crypto banks under its new framework.
The Smarter Web Company, a UK-listed Bitcoin treasury firm, said it plans preferred shares backed by BTC.
Democratic investigators are calling for closer scrutiny of Tether over alleged Iran-linked USDT use.
Goldman Sachs was reported to be taking a Treasury fund onchain via Avalanche-based Lynq.