September 16, 2026

📰 Headlines
• Payward, Kraken’s parent company, plans to offer onchain perpetual futures to U.S. clients, starting with Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets, subject to regulatory approval.
• Circle launches Arc mainnet with BlackRock and Visa among validators, mints 10 billion ARC tokens.
• U.S. Senate Fails to Advance CLARITY Act as Cloture Vote Falls Short of 60-Vote Threshold.
• Two Robinhood Engineers Charged With Trading on Confidential Crypto Listing Information.
• X Introduces Trading Option to Cashtags
• Germany's Largest Bank to Launch Crypto Custody Services.

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