The world is preparing for the internet to SHUT DOWN. Yesterday, the UK government urged households to keep 3 days of food, water and cash at home. Among the risks are CYBERATTACKS that could disrupt power, internet access and card payments. And this week showed how quickly that can happen. As news of critical PHP flaws spread, attempts to exploit them climbed into the MILLIONS. Several websites gone dark while they worked to secure them. Now imagine a wider outage affecting several essential services at once. You’re buying groceries, but the checkout can’t process your card. You try withdrawing cash, but the ATM is offline. Your rent is due, but your banking app won’t load. You need medication, but the pharmacy can’t access your prescription. You arrive for surgery, but the hospital’s systems are down. You’re stranded at the airport because your airline can’t check you in. You log in for work, but your company’s systems are locked. You try calling your family, but the mobile network is down. These are ALL possible consequences of major outages. Your own phone or laptop doesn’t have to be hacked for you to feel the impact. The services you depend on just have to stop working. Prepare while everything still works.

BREAKING: Trump-signed GENIUS Act gets its FIRST final stablecoin rule ahead of Jan 2027 implementation. The OCC eases its approach to stablecoin rewards, dropping language that presumed certain third-party arrangements were unlawful. Those rewards will now face case-by-case reviews, while issuers remain banned from directly paying interest. The OCC is the first federal banking regulator to finalize rules under the law.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Treasury and FinCEN WITHDRAW two major crypto proposals targeting self-custody and mixers. • “Unhosted Wallet” KYC rule • CVC mixing surveillance rule If implemented, the rules could have significantly expanded reporting, record-keeping and transaction monitoring across crypto. Their withdrawal removes two of the most closely watched federal surveillance proposals hanging over self-custody and privacy-focused crypto activity.

🚨JUST IN: The SEC just APPROVED a rule change allowing 3x leveraged ETFs tied to Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas from Volatility Shares. The funds would use regulated FUTURES rather than holding the underlying assets directly. They are NOT trading yet, with their registration statements still requiring final clearance. For Bitcoin and Ethereum, this opens the door to significantly higher-leverage exposure through traditional U.S. brokerage accounts.

This is HUGE. The SEC has OFFICIALLY proposed new rules for how financial advisers and funds can hold crypto, including through self-custody in some cases. Here's what the proposal would do: 1. Self-custody allow crypto to be held in self-custody under certain circumstances 2. State trust companies let them act as custodians for client and fund crypto 3. Crypto advice remove barriers that stop advisers from giving crypto-related investment advice 4. Crypto funds let regulated funds offer a wider range of crypto investment strategies SEC Chair Paul Atkins says parts of the old custody rules "predate the internet," and that the proposal would give advisers and funds "a compliant pathway where none existed before." The public will have 60 days to comment once the proposal is published, before any final vote.

Everyone is SELLING. BONDS are getting dumped across the world today. $140 TRILLION in global debt is cracking at the same time. Here’s the damage:

🚨BREAKING: $2.8T Citi partners with Coinbase, US' largest crypto exchange, to allow stablecoin payments for institutional clients. The partnership will let Citi clients convert fiat into crypto or stablecoins, send payments onchain, and convert back into fiat when needed. Citi brings a payments network across 94 markets and 300+ clearing systems while Coinbase brings $246B in assets on platform. Citi also projects stablecoin issuance could hit $1.9T by 2030 in its base case.

🇺🇸JUST IN: DTCC to officially launch its tokenization service for $114 TRILLION in assets. CEO Frank La Salla confirmed the timeline after more than 30 firms made live trades with tokenized assets in July. The service will cover Russell 1000 stocks, major index ETFs and US Treasuries, which can move between approved wallets 24/7. Over 100 firms, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, have joined DTCC's tokenization working group.

🚨JUST IN: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says crypto wins no matter how the CLARITY Act vote turns out. “If it passes, we get legislation,” “If it doesn’t pass, the SEC and CFTC are ready to issue rules.” Armstrong said the Sept. 15 Senate vote will bring regulatory clarity regardless of the outcome while speaking on CNBC early Thursday morning. He added that the bill is “ready to get a YES vote,” saying the senators he has spoken with are on board. Armstrong said the main issue still standing in the way is ethics rules for government officials holding digital assets.