Kalshi denies CFTC investigation into ether perpetual trading patterns
Kalshi attributes unusual trades in its ether perp market to liquidity incentives, contradicting an earlier enforcement probe report.
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The Ether: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Blocks: 26,036,464 - 26,043,610
Slots: 15,274,799 - 15,281,998
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Attested this day's snapshot (download json file, ) with EAS on Base ().
The day in review
The day in review
Protocol
- Geth v1.17.6 set Amsterdam's Sepolia launch and dropped support for the Holesky testnet.
- EU regulators warned quantum computing threatens Ethereum, targeting a 2029 migration timeline.
Apps
- Coinbase launched fixed-rate Base loans as KB Securities, Optimism, and Securitize signed a tokenized-fund MOU.
KB Securities, Optimism, and Securitize sign MOU for tokenized funds on OP Mainnet
South Korea's KB Securities, Optimism, and Securitize partner to launch tokenized bonds and funds on OP Mainnet, with regulatory phase one beginning February 2027.
More: The Defiant
NYSE and Blockchain.com partner to bring tokenized US stocks to crypto users
Major stock exchange teams with crypto platform to deliver tokenized equities and ETFs to retail traders, accelerating institutional asset tokenization.
More: Bankless
Galaxy adds $100M sUSDS to treasury, approves sUSDS as institutional collateral
Galaxy's institutional lending desk now accepts tokenized Sky stablecoin as collateral, letting borrowers earn 3.6% yield while posting loans.
More: The Defiant
EU regulators warn quantum computing threatens blockchain security, Ethereum targets 2029 migration
European supervisors flag quantum computers as a risk to cryptocurrency security as core developers evaluate cryptographic transitions and timeline them to 2029 for Ethereum.
Top podcasts this day
chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:15How Does Onchain Reinsurance Work?
- 9:43Why Is Reinsurance Yield Different?
- 14:38Where Does The Yield Come From?
- 20:47Turning Reinsurance Into DeFi Collateral
- 26:47What Could Wipe Out Your Yield?
- 34:35Can AI Improve Insurance Underwriting?
- 37:53Does DeFi Leverage Add New Risks?
- 42:45How Big Can Onchain Reinsurance Get?
- 46:28Scaling Beyond Solana
- 50:57Which RWAs Actually Belong Onchain?
Also in the news this day
Stories that gathered new coverage this day but broke earlier, so they live on their own day's page.
- Coinbase launches fixed-rate bitcoin-backed loans on Base via Morpho Midnight
- Geth v1.17.6 schedules Amsterdam on Sepolia, retires Holesky
- Ondo expands in-kind minting for tokenized stocks via Alpaca partnership
- 0x live on Arc from day one as swaps and cross-chain layer
- EIP-8411 segmented payload diffusion analyzed: small blocks and builder bandwidth dominate propagation
- Osero's cBEAM activation gains trusted operator controls without spell requirement