Ethereum layer-2 project Scroll said in a governance forum update on Sept. 9 that it plans to transition from a general-purpose public blockchain into a private, application-specific network centered on Compass and its broader AI product stack. The team said the full transition is expected to take about nine months. According to Scroll, it has spent the past several months applying AI to network operations and product development, while building out a product suite that includes Compass, Compass API, CENO, USX and SCR. Compass offers AI models as well as services such as VPN and eSIM, while Compass API routes requests across more than 30 large language models. CENO, the team said, uses zero-knowledge technology to provide a trust layer for AI agents covering credentials, context and privacy-preserving computation. Scroll also said CENO has more than 30 potential customers, with 12 already in proof-of-concept testing. Compass remains in an early consumer validation stage. As part of the transition plan, SCR will move to the Ethereum mainnet to preserve broad accessibility and liquidity. Scroll said the token’s supply and overall tokenomics will remain unchanged, and SCR will continue to serve as the governance token for the Scroll network. The team added that the forum post is only a progress update, not a formal proposal or vote, and that a detailed transition plan will be submitted to the DAO once the relevant details are finalized.

The Asia FinTech Alliance (AFA) summit wrapped up on Sept. 3, with AFA Chair and Taiwan FinTech Association honorary chair Tsai Yu-ling arguing that global trade and supply chains have become the most important real-world arena for fintech deployment. She said Taiwan was not the earliest mover, but its manufacturing and supply-chain base, paired with clearer market demand, gives it room to catch up. Tsai said the two-day event brought together senior speakers from home and abroad, financial institutions, and cross-border regulators. She described the agenda as tightly packed and said presentations from overseas industry figures offered first-hand information that decision-makers could use to track current global trends. A major shift this year, she said, was the sponsor mix: about half of the sponsors came from supply-chain companies. Compared with last year’s wait-and-see tone, that change signaled stronger demand from the client side. Tsai added that executives from Test-Rite Group, Wistron-related supply-chain leadership, Avalue Technology, and Chenbro attended in person and discussed pain points in cross-border trade and supply chains, as well as expectations for fintech tools. In her view, those needs are now concrete enough to move into proof-of-concept work.

FinTechOn 2026 and the Asia FinTech Alliance, or AFA, Summit wrapped up in Taipei on Sept. 3 after a two-day program that brought together Taiwan officials, overseas regulators, supply-chain executives and major financial institutions. In her closing remarks, AFA Chair and Taiwan Fintech Association honorary chairperson Tsai Yu-ling said one of the clearest signals from this year’s event was that fintech is no longer a topic discussed only by banks or technology vendors. She said supply-chain companies that actually use financial services are now putting forward clear and urgent demands, especially around cross-border transactions and treasury management, with some topics already ready for proof-of-concept work. The summit featured representatives from four major Taiwan government bodies, including the Financial Supervisory Commission, the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the National Development Council. Panels also examined AI governance, stablecoin and virtual-asset oversight, cross-border payment risks, tokenized real-world assets, and the challenge of connecting new digital tools with existing finance, payments and compliance systems. Tsai said AFA, whose members span 16 Asian economies, should move beyond being only a discussion platform and form task forces to turn cross-border cooperation into practical execution.

Ethereum consolidates near the $1,800 point of control, but declining bullish volume suggests distribution rather than accumulation. A daily close below this level could trigger a capitulation move toward the value area low aligned with the 1.618 Fibonacci extension.

Dogecoin remains inside a defined descending channel after losing the POC, with weak rebounds keeping bearish structure intact. The $0.11 area aligned with VAL is now the main support to watch.

The Fed left rates unchanged at 3.5%-3.75%, and Bitcoin stabilized near $89,000. Technicals show channel low and value area low holding, POC reclaimed, and rising open interest, favoring a relief rally.

Ethereum is consolidating near the point of control after rejecting the $4,800 range high. Under Market Auction Theory, the structure points toward a move to $870, keeping sub-$1,000 risk in focus.

HBAR remains in a corrective range after repeated failures at the value area high. The $0.09 level is the key near-term support, and a breakdown could open the way toward $0.07.