Hyperliquid's policy group wants perps under MiFID II, while Circle targets MiCA's bank deposit floor in filings to the European Commission's MiCA review.

Co-author Jérôme de Tychey said industry participants and core contributors convinced him a scoping process was the wrong venue for an issuance change.

Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders approved the Evernorth merger. The XRP treasury company expects to hold ~473M XRP.

Meanwhile, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw $59.6 million in net outflows on Wednesday, led by $26.6 million exiting Fidelity's FETH fund.

Lloyds used USDC to settle $750,000 of payment obligations with Visa during a seven-day live cross-border pilot.

DogeOS launched a public testnet for its zero-knowledge rollup bringing EVM smart contracts to Dogecoin, with DOGE used for gas fees.

Core PCE rose just 0.2% in August, easing pressure for an October Fed hike. Bitcoin trades near $83,700 as rising Treasury yields cap gains.