Kraken has implemented mandatory liquidation of XMR, ZEC, DASH, USDD, DAI, USDS, and USDE balances held by UAE users since September 15th, with a liquidation window lasting until September 25th. The withdrawal of related assets has been stopped at 22:00 on September 14th (UTC+8), and trading and recharging have been closed on June 16th. Kraken stated that the delisting was based on routine asset review, without mentioning regulatory requirements, and the valuation currency of the liquidation proceeds could not be confirmed before execution.

Binance has announced the addition of BTCUSDT Quarterly 0326 (BTC), BTCUSDT Quarterly 0326 (ETH), BTCUSDT Quarterly 0326 (BNB), and 5 other tokens to multiple services, including futures contracts, officially launching on 2026-09-25 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Notes: - The new contracts will go live after 08:00 (UTC) on September 25, 2026. - Within the 10 minutes prior to settlement, only position closing or "reduce-only" orders will be allowed, and opening new positions will be prohibited. - The maximum leverage varies by contract type. The XRP USD-M contract has a maximum leverage of 20x, while the other contracts have a maximum leverage of 50x.

The European Central Bank's Managing Director, Zack, stated that the exact level of neutral interest rates is not the main issue at present and that a second round effect must be prevented.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to launch a wholesale central bank digital currency wCBDC by the end of this year for interbank settlement and 24-hour tokenized deposit trading settlement under the Project Ensemble TX project. The project has entered the real trading pilot phase by the end of 2025. wCBDC will solve the current limitation of interbank settlement relying on the RTGS system during working hours, and plans to use it for settlement of derivative trading during the HKEX off exchange period of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The relevant real fund trading targets will be implemented within this year. (Source: Ledger Insights)

The cross-border payment network Party is connected to DiSH, the digital settlement platform of the London Stock Exchange Group. Settlement banks can collect and settle bilateral interbank balances 24/7 between each other. Part's existing settlement banks include DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Standard Chartered Bank, supporting US dollars, euros, and Singapore dollars. The plan is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2027. (Source: Ledger Insights)