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MEXC launches Opportunity Compass | AlexaBlockchain
MUTSAMUDU, Comoros, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, today officially launched Opportunity Compass, a global markets education initiative aimed at advancing the market understanding as crypto and traditional finance become increasingly connected. Guided by the core message, “Know the Market, Know Your Opportunities,” the initiative is designed to help crypto-native users build a more systematic understanding of traditional and crypto markets while bringing together perspectives from across the broader financial and digital asset ecosystem.
The initiative comes as crypto users increasingly look beyond digital assets. Recent research from MEXC and CoinGecko found that trading volumes for traditional financial assets on crypto exchanges reached $1.45 trillion in the first half of 2026, nearly 10 times the total recorded for all of 2025.
Key findings from MEXC’s user survey include:
- 53.7% of respondents have already invested in stocks, showing that stock investing is becoming increasingly relevant to crypto-native users.
- Among users who have not used stock investment products, 43.1% cited insufficient investment knowledge as a key barrier.
- Among users who previously used stock products but stopped, 48.3% said limited investment knowledge was one of the reasons they discontinued participation.
- Among current stock investors, 44% said individual stock price movements influenced their participation, while 34% pointed to the AI boom as a key driver.
The findings suggest that access is expanding faster than understanding. As crypto-native users move across stocks, ETFs, commodities and digital assets, many are still developing the knowledge needed to understand market cycles, industry trends, asset behavior and investment risk. Greater access to financial opportunities therefore creates a growing need for more structured market education.
“Finding opportunities is important. What matters even more is having a systematic way to understand, evaluate and act on them,” said Vugar Usi Zade, CEO of MEXC. “As financial markets become more connected and users gain exposure to a wider range of assets, they need more than access alone. Opportunity Compass is designed to help users understand what drives different markets, evaluate opportunities and risks, and ultimately build their own framework for navigating a more complex financial landscape.”
Building market education with industry participants
Opportunity Compass is designed not only as an MEXC education program, but as a broader industry education initiative that brings together perspectives from across the evolving financial ecosystem. The group of participating partners includes xStocks by PAYWARD, Plume, Tether, Pyth, Optimism, CMT Digital and RootData, representing different parts of the digital asset and financial ecosystem.
With participation from industry partners alongside MEXC’s educational content, Opportunity Compass aims to connect foundational market knowledge with broader industry perspectives, helping users better understand both established markets and the emerging models shaping the evolution of global finance.
Featuring five seasons and 30 episodes, Opportunity Compass takes users from understanding global markets and major asset classes to interpreting macroeconomic and industry trends, exploring emerging financial models and evaluating market opportunities. Rather than focusing on individual products or investment recommendations, the program aims to help users understand how markets work and what drives opportunities and risks.
From seeing opportunities to understanding markets
- Season 1: See the Global Opportunities. Understand the broader global financial market landscape and how different markets connect.
- Season 2: Understand Asset Value. Explore what gives stocks, gold, commodities, ETFs, Bitcoin and other assets value.
- Season 3: Decode Market Trends. Understand how interest rates, inflation, market cycles, earnings and industry trends such as AI and semiconductors shape markets.
- Season 4: Explore Emerging Opportunities. Explore tokenized assets, real-world assets, prediction markets and other emerging financial models at the intersection of crypto and traditional finance.
- Season 5: Become an Opportunity Explorer. Build an independent framework for understanding markets, evaluating opportunities and assessing risk.
Opportunity Compass will roll out progressively from September through December 2026, with new episodes released regularly across all five seasons through a dedicated Opportunity Compass education hub.
Extending MEXC’s Infinite Opportunities philosophy into education, Opportunity Compass aims to help users not only discover more financial opportunities, but also develop the knowledge needed to understand and evaluate them more independently.
All Opportunity Compass content is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice.
About MEXC
Founded in 2018, MEXC is a leading global multi-asset trading platform built as your 0-fee gateway to infinite opportunities. Serving users across 170+ markets, MEXC provides simple and efficient access to crypto, stocks, tokenized assets, derivatives, and a growing range of TradFi-linked opportunities through one account and one gateway.
With 0 trading fees, deep liquidity, broad asset coverage, and a high-performance trading experience, MEXC is designed for retail users who want to discover earlier, act faster, and trade with fewer barriers. As crypto and traditional finance continue to converge, MEXC is committed to making global opportunities more accessible, helping users trade freely and MEXCmize every opportunity.
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Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs post a second straight outflow while other major funds turns green
The bitcoin funds shed $120 million on Wednesday, more than double Tuesday’s loss. Ether, XRP and solana all took money in.
Amplify ETFs Recognized with Two 2026 ETF Express Award Nominations
CHICAGO, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amplify ETFs, a leading provider of breakthrough ETF solutions, today announced it has been added to two shortlists for the 2026 ETF Express U.S. ETF Awards: Best Crypto-Linked ETF Issuer ($1 billion+) and Best Options Strategies ETF Issuer ($1 billion – $10 billion). The crypto-linked recognition marks the second consecutive year Amplify has been shortlisted in the category, following its 2025 win for Best Crypto-Linked ETF Issuer ($100 million – $1 billion).
Amplify’s recognition in the crypto-linked category follows the continued expansion of its digital asset lineup. In 2018, the firm launched the Amplify Blockchain Technology ETF (BLOK), the first actively managed blockchain ETF, and has since expanded its offerings with option income strategies tied to bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. Most recently, Amplify launched the Amplify Fairlead Tactical Bitcoin ETF (BNAV), an actively managed strategy that dynamically adjusts bitcoin exposure based on technical market signals.
In options strategies, Amplify previously won Best Options Strategies ETF Issuer ($1 billion – $10 billion) in 2024. The firm’s YieldSmart™ lineup has since expanded across a range of asset classes. The suite includes the Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (DIVO), which launched in 2016 and has grown to more than $8 billion in assets, while the Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (IDVO) has approximately $1.5 billion in AUM.
“The best ideas can come from emerging corners of the market or from improving strategies investors have used for decades,” said Christian Magoon, CEO of Amplify ETFs. “That’s how we’ve approached both digital assets and options strategies, with a focus on giving investors differentiated ways to pursue opportunities across the market. It’s rewarding to see that work recognized in two very different categories where we continue to see significant potential.”
Winners of the 2026 ETF Express U.S. ETF Awards are determined through industry voting and will be announced at an event in New York City in late October. To vote, visit the U.S. ETF Express Awards voting page.
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The pre-selection data for the issuer shortlists for our awards has been provided by Trackinsight since 2020. Candidates in all ETF asset class categories and groupings are determined on the basis of the following criteria.
All currently listed ETFs for the previous 12 months are included in the issuer universe.
For each category, all of an issuer’s ETFs in that specific asset class category or grouping are combined to give a total assets under management figure.
Within all categories, issuers with assets of below $100 million are excluded (based on average assets during the period under review).
Shortlist nominations are based on the percentage change in the issuers’ assets under management in each category over the previous 12 months.
Where the sample size in specific asset class categories permits, issuers are also grouped by average asset thresholds such as: $100 million – $1 billion; $1 billion – $10 billion; $5 billion – $50 billion and $50 billion+.
The shortlisted companies are then compiled into a voting survey with our shortlisted Service Providers, which is distributed among the industry. In this survey, votes are limited to 10 internal votes per company. Once the votes are reviewed by our team, the votes are tallied to find the winning companies.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s statutory and summary prospectuses, which may be obtained at AmplifyETFs.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. There is no guarantee that distributions will be made.
There is no guarantee distributions will be made. The Funds may not achieve their desired outcomes.
Amplify ETFs are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.
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Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP blames bots after 98% crash as traders rack up six-figure losses
The team said thin liquidity and automated traders distorted the launch, while Nansen data showed some early buyers sitting on six-figure losses after the memecoin’s debut.
CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti to Attend Oppenheimer Fintech Leaders Conference in New York
JERSEY, Channel Islands — September 9, 2026 — CoinShares PLC (Nasdaq: CSHR) (“CoinShares” or the “Company”), a leading global asset manager specializing in digital assets, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Marie Mognetti will attend the Oppenheimer Fintech Leaders Conference in New York, taking place September 15, 2026.
Mr. Mognetti will host one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the day. The meetings will cover CoinShares’ business, recent developments, and outlook for the industry.
Event Details
| Event | Oppenheimer Fintech Leaders Conference |
| Date | Tuesday, September 15, 2026 |
| Format | One-on-one investor meetings |
| Location | Thompson Central Park Hotel, New York, NY |
| Attendee | Jean-Marie Mognetti, President & CEO, CoinShares |
Investors, analysts and members of the press attending the conference are invited to request a one-on-one meeting with the CoinShares team via their Oppenheimer representative or by contacting Investor Relations directly.
About CoinShares
CoinShares is a leading global asset manager specializing in digital assets, that delivers a broad range of financial services across investment management, trading and securities to a wide array of clients that includes corporations, financial institutions and individuals. Focusing on crypto since 2013, the firm is headquartered in Jersey, with offices in France, the UK and the US. Relevant entities in the CoinShares group are regulated and/or authorized (as applicable) in Jersey by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, in France by the Autorité des marchés financiers, and in the US by the Securities and Exchange Commission, National Futures Association and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. CoinShares PLC is publicly listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker CSHR.
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Silvergate Ex-CEO Challenges Official Account of Bank Closure
Former Silvergate Bank CEO Alan Lane said political and regulatory pressure from the Biden administration drove the crypto-focused lender’s voluntary wind-down in 2023, arguing that the bank remained solvent after weathering a deposit run.
In an inaugural Substack post on Tuesday, Lane said Silvergate could have continued operating after satisfying withdrawals equivalent to 70% of its demand deposits during the fourth quarter of 2022. He argued that a “coordinated attack by the Biden Administration” ultimately led to the wind-down, saying the bank chose liquidation “in the face of political pressure.”
Lane said Silvergate had held liquid assets that could be sold or pledged as collateral during periods of heavy withdrawals. In a January 2023 business update, the bank reported that digital asset deposits fell 68% from $11.9 billion to $3.8 billion during the quarter. Silvergate sold $5.2 billion of debt securities, recording a $718 million loss. The bank said it had $4.6 billion in cash and equivalents at year-end.
Lane’s account adds a firsthand claim to the debate over whether US agencies sought to restrict crypto companies’ access to banking. However, it differs from federal findings that attributed the bank’s liquidation to its concentrated deposit base, funding risks and weaknesses in governance and compliance.
Regulators cited risk management, compliance failures
A September 2023 review by the Federal Reserve Board’s Office of Inspector General said Silvergate’s dependence on crypto depositors, rapid growth and multilayered funding risks led to its liquidation. It also cited significant weaknesses in corporate governance and risk management and said examiners could have acted more aggressively and decisively.
Lane said no regulator had proven that Silvergate’s anti-money laundering (AML) controls failed. In July 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Silvergate Capital, Lane and former chief risk officer Kathleen Fraher with misleading investors about the bank’s AML program and monitoring of crypto customers.
The regulator alleged that Silvergate’s automated system failed to monitor more than $1 trillion in transactions and that the bank failed to detect nearly $9 billion in suspicious transfers among FTX entities.
Related: Silvergate’s Fraher breaks silence on settlement with Gensler’s SEC
Lane settled the SEC’s charges without admitting or denying the allegations, agreeing to a $1 million penalty and a five-year officer-and-director bar. Separately, the Federal Reserve fined Silvergate $43 million over transaction-monitoring deficiencies.
Lane also cited interagency crypto-risk statements issued in early 2023 as evidence of pressure against the industry. The statements urged banks to take a cautious approach to crypto-related activities, although the Fed said institutions were neither prohibited nor discouraged from serving any specific customer class. In April 2025, government agencies withdrew the statements.
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BTCS CEO Charles Allen to Present at H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference September 15th
WAYNE, Pa., Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BTCS Inc. (Nasdaq: BTCS) (“BTCS” or the “Company”), short for Blockchain Technology Consensus Solutions, a company focused on decentralized finance and blockchain infrastructure operations, today announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Charles Allen, will participate as a panelist at the H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. ET.
During the panel, Mr. Allen will join fellow industry executives to discuss Ethereum, institutional adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology, and the unique experience of operating a public company in the crypto space. Investors and other interested parties who wish to register to attend the H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference can do so at the following link:
Event Registration Link
“I’m looking forward to participating in this year’s H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference,” said Charles Allen, CEO of BTCS. “Over the last year, we’ve seen many new public crypto companies come to market, each with its own approach to creating value. I’m excited to share why BTCS’s strategy stands apart and where I see it taking us next.”
About H.C. Wainwright & Co.:
H.C. Wainwright is a full-service investment bank dedicated to providing corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. H.C. Wainwright & Co. also provides research and sales and trading services to institutional investors. According to EPFR, H.C. Wainwright’s team is ranked as the #1 Placement Agent in terms of aggregate CMPO (confidentially marketed public offering), RD (registered direct offering) and PIPE (private investment in public equity) executed cumulatively since 1998. For more information, visit H.C. Wainwright & Co. on the Internet at www.hcwco.com.
About BTCS:
BTCS Inc. (“BTCS” or the “Company”), short for Blockchain Technology Consensus Solutions, is a U.S.-based Ethereum-first blockchain technology company committed to driving scalable revenue and asset accumulation through its hallmark strategy, the DeFi/TradFi Accretion Flywheel, an integrated approach to capital formation and blockchain infrastructure. By combining decentralized finance (“DeFi”) and traditional finance (“TradFi”) mechanisms with its blockchain infrastructure operations, comprising NodeOps (staking), Builder+ (block building), and Imperium (DeFi deployments), BTCS offers a unique opportunity for blockchain exposure, driven by recurring on-chain revenue generation and an Ethereum-focused strategy. Discover how BTCS offers exposure to Ethereum and its on-chain economy through the public markets at www.btcs.com.
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