Brazil Tops Global Crypto Adoption Index

According to Chainalysis, “a growing diversity of use cases, not price speculation, kept

the economy steady” as grassroots activity proved resilient worldwide. The firm notes

that while market capitalization contracted significantly, overall transaction volume

“slipped just 1.6%, from $9.5 trillion to $9.4 trillion”. Researchers highlighted that “a new

methodology reframes how we measure adoption,” placing Brazil at the top of the global

rankings.

CME Group Expands Crypto Futures Suite

CME Group announced plans to launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures to expand its

crypto derivatives lineup.

“As crypto markets continue to mature, participants require broader, regulated tools to

navigate evolving digital asset related price risk,” said Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group’s

crypto product lead in a statement. “Designed for greater versatility and capital

efficiency, these new BCH and UNI contracts allow clients to manage price risk and gain

exposure to key crypto networks within our 24/7, regulated marketplace.”

Bitget CEO Confirms Hot Wallet Breach

At 18:31 UTC on September 24, 2026, Bitget detected “unauthorized transfers from

some of our hot wallets,” with estimated affected funds at approximately $351.6 million.

The exchange emphasized that “user funds are safe” as the loss falls within Bitget’s

Protection Fund, while withdrawals are temporarily paused pending a full security

review. CEO Gracy Chen stated that “cold wallets remain fully secure” and promised to

publish a complete incident report within 24 hours.

Vitalik Buterin Backs Trueo Prediction Market

Prediction market protocol Trueo announced it is migrating its primary operations from

the Base layer-2 network to the Ethereum mainnet. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin

publicly commended the decision, praising the project for its ethical and not corposlop.

Following Buterin’s public backing and the migration announcement, market interest in

the project increased, driving a rally in its native token

Ondo Stocks Go Live On NEAR Network

Ondo Finance has launched access to tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on near.com and

NEAR Intents.

“Starting with 20 assets, near.com users can access tokenized U.S. stocks, ETFs, and

commodity-linked products directly from their account,” including Nvidia, Tesla, and

Apple. Ondo explicitly notes that these tokenized securities have not been registered

under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and are offered only to eligible non-U.S. users.