1. Analyst: Short-term Bitcoin holders increased their holdings by 559,000 BTC over the past quarter. 2. Poll: Cryptocurrency investors are becoming an important voting demographic in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. 3. Gemini crypto exchange officially enters the Australian market. 4. Joint circular from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the Monetary Authority: intermediaries are allowed to offer virtual asset staking services. 5. The UK will appoint a 'Digital Markets Leader' to promote the tokenization of financial markets. 6. Coinbase's Base team launches token and governance research positions, officially advancing decentralization plans. 7. Coinbase approved to launch crypto staking services in New York. 8. The UK plans to establish a 'Digital Markets Supervisor' to drive on-chain transformation of wholesale financial markets. 9. Coinbase to list LINEA, NOICE, and SYND spot trading pairs. 10. Ethena collaborates with Jupiter to launch JupUSD, a native stablecoin for the Solana ecosystem. 11. Crypto insurance company Anthea completes $22 million Series A funding, plans to introduce ETH-denominated life insurance products. 12. Bitwise: U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflows may hit record levels in Q4 this year.