Wyoming has chartered the United States' first digital asset banks and established a relevant legal framework.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, VanEck sold BTC and ETH worth approximately $10.76 million via Gemini, including 45.41 BTC (valued at around $3.84 million) and 2,570 ETH (valued at roughly $6.91 million).

Beating AI News — Anthropic has officially launched Claude Code Mods. The feature, previously previewed as Function Hooks, is now officially named Mods, with Function Hooks serving as its underlying technology. A Mod is essentially a plugin that can directly modify Claude Code, altering its behavior and interface. Mods can rewrite prompts before they are sent to the model, intercept, modify or retry tool calls, handle permission requests, and even replace parts of the interface. Users can also directly ask Claude to write a Mod, install it, and load it immediately. Anthropic has begun splitting Claude Code’s built-in features into Mods, with the /diff feature being the first to migrate; users can disable it or replace it with their own version. The company plans to continue migrating more built-in features, leaving Claude Code with a smaller core in the end. Mods are still installed and shared via existing plugins, and work on both CLI and desktop platforms. However, Mods lack sandbox isolation and have the same local permissions as Claude Code itself. Anthropic recommends only installing Mods from trusted sources.

Coinbase’s latest report indicates that Bitcoin (BTC) profit-taking has surged to its highest level this year, with market demand showing signs of cooling. On September 22, BTC holders booked profits from 25,700 BTC in a single day — the highest daily profit-taking volume since 2026. Meanwhile, the unrealized profit margin of short-term BTC traders climbed to 33%, its peak since December 2024. Over the past 30 days, BTC’s apparent spot demand has fallen by 170,000 units; the incremental speculative futures demand also dropped from 164,000 on September 14 to 16,000 on September 29.

Illinois rolled out a tax policy in June this year that no other U.S. state has attempted before. The state levies a 0.2% tax on anyone who buys cryptocurrency, sells crypto, or even transfers crypto assets between wallets—regardless of whether the trader makes a profit or loss. This means simply using cryptocurrency can trigger a taxable event. On Thursday, Illinois agreed to pause implementation of the new policy. Per a court filing, state officials and crypto industry groups jointly asked a Sangamon County judge to push back the tax’s effective date from January 1, 2027 to July 1, 2027. The request remains pending the judge’s approval.

According to Axios, two U.S. officials and a regional source said that in recent weeks, the U.S. military has deployed two additional Patriot missile defense systems to the Middle East to protect oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The U.S. aims to reassure its allies in both countries that it will safeguard their critical energy facilities should President Trump decide to resume large-scale military operations against Iran. Trump said Thursday he is considering resuming bombing operations in the coming weeks, stating: "I have to make a decision now: either Iran signs the deal, or it ceases to exist." If large-scale military operations resume, the U.S. will need Saudi Arabia to grant it access to its airspace. However, if Saudi Arabia believes its oil facilities cannot be protected, it is unlikely to approve the U.S. request for airspace access.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, Hyperliquid yesterday repurchased and burned 20,210 HYPE tokens at a volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of $89.05, totaling roughly $1.8 million. As of press time, Hyperliquid has cumulatively burned 49.09 million HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $4.29 billion, accounting for 4.91% of its maximum supply. The protocol’s revenue over the past 30 days stood at $55.89 million.