Sept. 7: Holiday closures, filing plans, and platform changes
Odaily’s weekly preview for Sept. 7 to Sept. 13 packs in a busy slate of crypto, tech, and macro events.
Because of the U.S. Labor Day holiday, stock markets in the U.S. and Canada will shut for one day on Sept. 7. Under CME Group, precious metals and U.S. crude oil futures will stop trading early at 02:30 Beijing time on Sept. 8, while equity index futures will wrap up early at 01:00 Beijing time. Brent crude futures on Intercontinental Exchange will also close early, at 01:30 Beijing time on Sept. 8. CLS was cited as the source for that item.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has put out draft revisions to parts of its supervisory guidelines, including the Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Major Banks and related rules. The plan would standardize reporting formats used when companies file reports with authorities after computer system failures or cybersecurity incidents. It spans 17 areas of supervisory guidance, including administrative guidance for cryptocurrency exchange operators. The public comment period lasts through Sept. 7, 2026. CoinPost said the revised setup would sort reports into three formats: a shared format for DDoS incidents, a shared format for ransomware incidents, and a new shared format for other cyberattacks and related incidents. Before this, only DDoS and ransomware incidents could use a common reporting format.
Anthropic is weighing whether to let existing shareholders sell shares in its IPO, and plans to publicly release its prospectus after Sept. 7, The Information reported.
X has rolled out a new original content rewards program aimed at creators who bring original ideas, expertise, reporting, creativity, and commentary to the platform. New users are no longer allowed into the old revenue-sharing program. People already in that older program can keep getting payouts through Sept. 7, then receive three final payments on Aug. 14, Aug. 28, and a final settlement around Sept. 11.
From Sept. 8, existing users in the old revenue-sharing program can apply to join the new original content rewards program if they meet the eligibility rules. Eligible creators will be paid based on qualified impressions generated by their original content. Payments under the new program will go out every two weeks, with the first one set for Aug. 28. Creators from the legacy program who qualify and join the new program on or after Sept. 8 will get their first payment on Sept. 25.
iFlytek plans to open-source its Spark X2.5-4B and Spark X2.5-1.7B edge general-purpose large language models on Sept. 1. The company said both models natively support context windows of up to 1M tokens and are built to improve agent capabilities, mathematics, and general understanding for edge-side uses such as vehicles, smart hardware, and the internet of things. And on Sept. 7, iFlytek is also expected to formally release the Spark X2.5 (293B) base model, with upgrades in coding and agent-related capabilities. The company had earlier said at its 2026 first-half earnings briefing that it would unveil a new flagship general-purpose model based on fully domestic computing power at this year’s 1024 Developer Festival.
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit will stop supporting BONK trading at 15:00 local time on Sept. 7, 2026, covering the BONK/KRW and BONK/USDT pairs. Upbit said it labeled BONK a trading caution item on July 7 and decided to end trading support after deciding the issues behind that warning had not been fixed. Withdrawal support will end on Oct. 7, 2026.
Binance Futures will list the BYDUSDT U-margined perpetual contract at 02:00 UTC on Sept. 7, 2026, and the HK0992 USDT Quanto perpetual contract at 02:05 UTC. Both contracts will offer leverage of up to 20x.
Sept. 8: Noah Doe hearing, STRC timeline, and USDY minting halt
Galaxy’s head of research said on X that a hearing has been set for 14:30 on Sept. 8 to review requests for Bitcoin Policy to join the Noah Doe case as an intervenor-defendant and for the Digital Chamber to participate as amicus curiae. The case centers on Noah Doe’s attempt to claim legal ownership of long-dormant Bitcoin, including holdings attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto.
On an earnings call, Strategy founder Michael Saylor said of STRC: “When STRC was first listed, it took us about 70 trading days to get back to par. Some people may have forgotten that our IPO was priced at $90, and it took 70 days to get back to par. If we count from the point when STRC fell below the $99–$100 trading range, 40 trading days have passed as of today. If we start from May 28, the day it broke below that range, and count forward 70 trading days, the timing lands around Sept. 8. We are watching that date closely, and we are also tracking our progress. We will stay focused on restoring STRC to health. We believe that since we were able to do it within 70 days after the IPO, it is reasonable to set 70 days as the repair target after falling out of the range. We have ample tools to get STRC back to par.” In English, he said the company took about 70 trading days to return STRC to par after the IPO, which he noted was priced at $90. He said about 40 trading days had passed since STRC dropped below the $99-$100 trading range, and that counting 70 trading days from May 28 points to around Sept. 8. He added that the company was watching that date closely and said, “We have ample tools to get STRC back to par.”
Ondo Finance said it will stop minting USDY on the Aptos and Noble networks starting Sept. 8. USDY on other supported networks will not be affected. But because USDY on Osmosis and Mantra is bridged from Noble through IBC, holders there will be affected too. Ondo said USDY will remain fully backed by reserves. Holders with 1,000 USDY or more can bridge to other supported networks or redeem directly with Ondo at net asset value during a window that stays open until Sept. 8, 2027.
Sept. 9: Coinbase-Deribit merger target date and additional platform updates
Adam of Greeks.live Research wrote on X that Deribit has been shipping updates more than once a week lately, that spot liquidity has already been merged into Coinbase, and that most reserve assets have been placed in Coinbase custody. He said those moves are part of the prep for a Sept. 9 merger.
Adam said this is not just a surface-level brand tie-up. Coinbase’s spot business, global user base, and institutional system are expected to be integrated with Deribit’s options business, derivatives liquidity, and trading infrastructure. For traders, that would mean products that used to sit across separate venues—spot, perpetuals, and options—getting pulled together. Under the planned structure, Coinbase would combine spot, perpetuals, options, and futures inside one trading system. The derivatives layer is expected to run on a next-generation matching engine while fragmented liquidity is merged further.
BitMart said in a long X post that after its July 26, 2026 announcement, it kept talking with users, stakeholders, and professional advisers and is drafting a possible restructuring proposal as an alternative to a full wind-down and liquidation. The proposal could include an orderly, phased restoration of part of its business operations alongside asset distributions to creditors, though the plan still needs more legal, financial, operational, and compliance review.
BitMart said it has appointed Weil, Gotshal & Manges as restructuring legal counsel. The firm, working with BitMart’s other advisers, will assess workable options and help shape a possible restructuring plan, including the framework for a phased recovery of operations. BitMart said it is working with advisers on a roadmap and aims to publish another update by no later than Sept. 9, 2026. It also said that once information is confirmed, it will keep updating the community and plans to seek user feedback after a formal business recovery plan is finalized. And it urged users to rely only on its official website, official mobile app, and official social media channels, while staying alert to scams.
Jacob Creech said on X that Solana will take its first step toward rent reduction next week, with Transaction V1 set to go live on Sept. 9 and slot times due to be shortened further. Solana also plans to push Alpenglow ahead in October and hold its Scale or Die event in November. Creech said development on Solana will look different once those changes arrive.
On Sept. 4, Balancer said it had sent an on-chain message to the wallet linked to the Aug. 31 Balancer V1 exploit, offering a bounty in exchange for the return of stolen funds and saying it would not pursue legal action based only on the act of returning them if the conditions are met. If there is no response by 05:00 on Sept. 9, Balancer said it will use technical, on-chain, and legal measures to track the attacker. Losses from the incident were about $234,000.
Sept. 10: ECB decision and Apple’s product event
The European Central Bank is scheduled to announce its interest-rate decision at 20:15 Beijing time on Sept. 10. ECB President Christine Lagarde is then expected to hold a monetary policy press conference at 20:30 Beijing time.
Apple has officially announced that its 2026 fall product event will be held at 01:00 Beijing time on Sept. 10 under the theme “A Bright New Chapter, Time to Shine.” The source described it as the first major launch event since John Ternus became CEO. The event is expected to center on the iPhone 18 Pro lineup and the first foldable iPhone Ultra, while the standard iPhone 18 has been delayed to spring 2027.
SecondFi, a wallet project in the Cardano ecosystem, said it is launching a wallet migration tool and has laid out a recovery plan for assets affected by a June 2026 security incident. Because the project is shutting down, users need to move any remaining assets still held in SecondFi wallets. The migration tool is expected to go live on Aug. 13 and will support transfers of eligible ADA, Cardano-native tokens, and NFTs into a new Cardano wallet created with a provider chosen by the user.
SecondFi said the tool supports only Cardano-based assets for now. Non-Cardano assets will have to be moved using the relevant network and wallet procedures. The company also said the migration tool has completed an independent security review by Bitdefender. For affected assets, SecondFi plans to launch a recovery portal before Sept. 10, letting users verify wallet ownership with a zero-knowledge proof and submit claims. It warned users to trust only information published through @secondfiapp, @secondfi_jp, and its official support website, to avoid phishing sites and impersonation accounts.
Sept. 11: U.S. CPI and round-the-clock silver trading
The U.S. is set to release August CPI data at 20:30 on Sept. 11, including year-over-year readings for headline CPI and core CPI on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, along with month-over-month seasonally adjusted CPI and core CPI figures. Odaily said this will be the last major batch of data available to the Federal Reserve before its September policy meeting.
CME Group said 24-hour silver trading will begin on Sept. 11, expanding around-the-clock access to 100-ounce silver futures. Jin10 was cited for that item.
Sept. 12: HSBC Hong Kong asks certain clients to confirm source of funds
According to Jiemian News, HSBC Hong Kong has recently informed some existing mainland China investment clients that they must submit a Declaration for Opening/Maintaining an Account through the HSBC Hong Kong app and update their contact information by Sept. 12. The declaration includes confirmation that funds used for investment activities come from lawful sources outside mainland China and that the bank may disclose personal data if law enforcement or regulators request it.
The notice also said investment-related services could be suspended if the declaration was not submitted by Aug. 20, and could be terminated if it still had not been filed by Sept. 12.
An HSBC Hong Kong spokesperson told Jiemian News: “We follow relevant regulatory requirements in managing relationships with our investment clients. We therefore invite relevant mainland Chinese investors to provide a self-declaration and confirm that the information they provided for Know Your Customer, or KYC, and customer due diligence remains current and valid. This helps us continue providing uninterrupted service to clients. This latest declaration requirement applies only to our investment services clients.”
Jiemian News also said the Hong Kong Monetary Authority had published a notice in May on control measures to be taken when opening investment accounts and maintaining customer relationships. That included extra measures for opening and managing investment accounts for mainland investors, covering issues such as closing accounts opened with suspicious or forged documents, closing zero-balance inactive investment accounts, and opening new investment accounts.
Sept. 13: No major item listed
Odaily’s preview said there is no major event listed for Sept. 13.