Daily Summary, 22 September

⚡️ Tether’s project, Plasma, will launch a global stablecoin neobank this year.

🛍 Wildberries balance can now be topped up with cryptocurrency, thanks to integration with the Belarusian crypto exchange Whitebird.

⛩ Metaplanet purchased an additional 5,419 BTC — the company now holds 25,555 BTC.

🤣 Arthur Hayes sold all of his 96,628 HYPE tokens for $5.1 million, realizing a profit of only 19.2% — even though just a month ago he claimed the coin would grow 126-fold over the next three years.

🧱 Donald Trump announced the TRUMP GOLD CARD visa — obtaining US residency through it will cost $1 million for individuals or $2 million per employee for companies.

🇧🇴 In Bolivia, Toyota, BYD, and Yamaha have started accepting payments in the USDT stablecoin.

📊 Gold hit another all-time high, rising to $3,715. Silver is also keeping up: around $43.7 per ounce, its highest level in 14 years.

💸 Coinbase plans to become a super-app and provide all kinds of financial services.

🇷🇺 Starting October 1, 2025, part of social payments in Russia will be available in the digital ruble (CBDC), and from January 1, 2026, the digital ruble will be available for all federal payments — pensions, public sector salaries, scholarships, and benefits.

🐳 Strategy purchased an additional 850 BTC at an average price of $117,344 per BTC.

🇦🇪 The UAE signed an international agreement on cryptocurrency tax reporting and launched an eight-week industry consultation.

🇪🇺 EU finance ministers have developed and agreed on a roadmap for launching the digital euro (CBDC) — however, the launch of the tool could take years.

🪙 Circle minted 500,000,000 USDC today. Tether minted 1,000,000,000 USDT today.

🇨🇳 China’s financial regulator has ordered Hong Kong companies to suspend the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA).

🪙 Ripple announced the launch of a lending protocol on the XRPL.

🏛 The Fund – token rounds with a 100% guarantee.