Centrifuge said it has deployed three tokenized credit funds on Circle’s Arc public mainnet. Arc went live on September 16, 2026, positioning the blockchain to bridge traditional finance and digital assets. New York Life Investment Management managed about $807 billion in assets, according to a Centrifuge recap published in July. The deployment brings on-chain credit funds to the Arc ecosystem, adding momentum to institutionally focused tokenization of real-world assets on compliant infrastructure.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched rulemaking for Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (CAM) to build a nationwide framework for platforms offering retail customers margined, leveraged, or financed crypto trading. The proposal, rooted in provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, would require customer trades to be intermediated through registered futures commission merchants and would impose standards such as capital, disclosures, and segregation of customer assets. The move is seen as the CFTC’s biggest step toward drawing offshore crypto trading back to the United States, aiming to harmonize oversight and strengthen investor protections.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved six Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for listing and trading. The decision allows these funds to operate within a compliance framework, offering investors a regulated channel for direct exposure to Ethereum. The move marks deeper integration of the crypto market into mainstream finance and opens new avenues for both institutional and retail participation in Ethereum.

Aave has raised the GHO borrowing rate on its Ethereum Core market from 4.25% to 4.5% to match the sGHO savings rate and remove an arbitrage gap that was funded by the DAO. TokenLogic proposed the adjustment on Oct. 2, alongside lifting the base rate from 2.75% to 3% and the optimal utilization APR from 4% to 4.25%. The change is intended to encourage borrowers to source repayment GHO via stability modules so reserves can be replenished, according to TokenLogic.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Joint Crypto Asset Taxonomy explicitly lists XRP as a digital commodity, placing it in the same category as BTC, ETH, SOL and XLM. The move gives XRP a clearer regulatory positioning in the U.S. market and further strengthens the compliance basis for treating it as a non-security digital asset. The classification comes from an official CFTC document and marks a key step in XRP’s federal-level regulatory recognition.

The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn two proposed crypto reporting rules covering self-hosted wallet transfers and transactions involving mixers. The move ends plans to pursue additional data-collection requirements aimed at non-custodial wallets and privacy tools. Existing anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) frameworks remain unchanged. Some market participants view the decision as a temporary easing of regulatory pressure that supports on-chain privacy and compliance room for self-custody.

Circle’s revised USDC white paper dated Sept. 15, 2026 added redemption policy Section 8.4, allowing Circle to delay redemptions if reserves cannot be rebalanced across borders between Circle France and Circle Internet Financial, LLC. The provision is grounded in Article 49 of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and is intended to keep global stablecoin liquidity within Europe’s regulatory perimeter. The change is viewed as a response to MiCA scrutiny and could affect how quickly European holders receive dollars during certain stress events.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing 401(k) retirement plans to invest directly in cryptocurrencies. The policy would let individuals include crypto assets in their retirement portfolios, with tokens such as XRP cited as potential holdings. The move is being viewed as a regulatory step that could broaden mainstream adoption channels for digital assets.