Vietnam said it expects to license its first crypto asset service providers in 2026 under a pilot framework, while officials discussed regulatory cooperation with Austria's FMA on investor protection, anti-money laundering, and market supervision.

SlowMist said FomoPeek App versions 1.1 to 1.2 carried malicious code that could expose private keys and other sensitive data on affected iPhones, after users reported stolen assets linked to private key leaks.

Switchboard said it is ceasing operations, with maintenance for its oracle implementations ending immediately and remaining support scheduled to end on September 25, prompting protocols to migrate to alternatives including Pyth and RedStone.

Bastion is pursuing an OCC national trust bank charter after earlier reports framed the matter as conditional approval, highlighting growing efforts by crypto infrastructure firms to move stablecoin and custody businesses into a federal oversight framework.

Radix Foundation said it has fixed the vault authorization vulnerability behind an August 31 exploit that let an attacker withdraw third-party assets and move them off-chain through Hyperlane, with network recovery now under way.

21Shares has filed an amended registration statement for its proposed Injective ETF, aiming for a Nasdaq listing under TINJ while leaving custody details unresolved and keeping open the possibility of staking part of the fund’s INJ holdings.

Argentina has committed to the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and plans to begin automatic cross-border sharing of crypto transaction data by September 2029, joining 77 jurisdictions in the tax transparency initiative.

The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to about 1.25% on Sept. 18, with the new target taking effect Sept. 24, while Bitcoin rose and markets showed no immediate signs of a disorderly yen-carry unwind.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority said overseas crypto firms serving British consumers may fall within its future authorization regime, clarifying cross-border scope ahead of an application window starting Sept. 30 and rules due to take effect in October 2027.

Tether disclosed a $1.453 billion bullion financing arrangement with Gold.com through a gold leasing structure, deepening a relationship that already includes a $150 million equity investment, warehouse storage and XAUt distribution.