[Bitdeer Mined 287.2 BTC This Week and Sold All, Maintaining Zero Holdings] Nasdaq-listed mining company Bitdeer mined 287.2 BTC this week and sold all of it, currently maintaining a zero holdings status.

Brian Armstrong stated on X platform that The Wall Street Journal is preparing to report on blaming Coinbase and himself for the failure of the CLARITY Act. Brian Armstrong stated that he opposed the initial draft of the bill in January due to issues with DeFi, tokenization, CFTC authority, and stablecoin rewards. The revised draft has addressed these issues and was approved by the committee four months later. Brian Armstrong supports the final draft of the CLARITY Act submitted to the Senate and will continue to push for cryptocurrency regulatory rules. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

Bastion, a stablecoin infrastructure company, has received conditional approval from the Office of the Superintendent of the Currency (OCC) to apply for the establishment of a national trust bank. Bastion was founded in 2023 by two former a16z executives, with investors including Coinbase Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Samsung Next. It raised $14.6 million in funding last year. Bastion has previously partnered with Sony Bank on stablecoins, and its CEO Nassim Eddequiouaq stated that after obtaining federal regulatory qualifications, the company can become a regulated partner for large financial institutions to launch stablecoin products.

On Friday, September 19th, approximately $96 million worth of short-term call options flooded into SNDK, MU, INTC, and MRVL, with SNDK rising over 11% at one point. These options expire on October 2nd, with a total premium of approximately $96 million. Market speculation suggests that the transaction is related to AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner, whose fund Situational Awareness held approximately $5.7 million in SNDK and $5.6 million in MU at the end of June. Nomura strategist Charlie McElligott previously discovered that approximately $315 million in option premiums flowed into AI and semiconductor targets. At present, the SEC filing has not disclosed the buyer's identity. (Source: CNBC, Financial Times)

SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins stated on a television program that regardless of whether the Bitcoin Clarity Act is passed or not, the SEC and CFTC will introduce clear cryptocurrency regulatory rules. （The Bitcoin Historian）