Cryptography company Zama said it will open 16 confidential vaults on the Morpho protocol after its total value locked reached $40 million. The rollout marks a further expansion of the Morpho ecosystem. The confidential vault feature is expected to improve privacy and capital efficiency for on-chain lending. The partnership also signals continued institutional investment in decentralized lending infrastructure, with MORPHO positioned to benefit from the ecosystem’s growth.

U.S. Rep. French Hill said Democrats will vote to pass the Bitcoin Clarity Act, in comments to CNBC. The bill aims to provide a clearer regulatory framework for digital assets. If passed, it would mark a significant step forward for U.S. crypto legislation. The market has interpreted the remarks as a sign that bitcoin’s regulatory environment could become more defined.

U.S. Democrats moved to block the CLARITY Act just hours before the vote. Republicans hold 53 votes, short of the 60 needed to pass the crypto-regulation bill, leaving it effectively rejected. Expectations for a clearer regulatory framework have been dashed, keeping policy uncertainty hanging over the crypto industry.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he would “100%” sign what he described as the most important bill for the crypto sector, with a vote scheduled for tomorrow. The statement came directly from Trump, but the report did not provide details on the bill’s contents or how broadly it could affect the industry. The crypto market reacted positively, lifting bitcoin and overall sentiment. The bill’s details have yet to be disclosed, and its passage and subsequent implementation will determine its real impact on the sector.

A bill to establish a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve has formally advanced to a committee vote scheduled for Wednesday. The legislation aims for the U.S. government to hold 1 million BTC. It is viewed as a key step toward bringing crypto assets into national reserves, and if passed could have a significant impact on the market.

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a floor vote on the CLARITY Act at 2:15 p.m. ET on Sept. 16. The bill aims to establish a clearer regulatory framework for crypto assets. The projected tally stands at 57 votes in favor and 43 against, three short of the 60 votes required to pass. Market participants expect the outcome to move bitcoin and broader crypto prices in the short term, with a pass seen as bullish and a rejection as potentially triggering a sharp drop.

Tuttle Capital filed a post-effective amendment on Sept. 10, 2026, setting a new effective date for its XRP Income Blast ETF. The product is positioned as an income- or yield-focused XRP ETF. It is part of Tuttle’s broader “Income Blast” lineup, which also includes SOL, DOGE, ADA, LINK, BNB and AVAX ETFs. The SEC filing update indicates the XRP-linked compliant investment product is moving closer to launch.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana for use in Nasdaq Texas commodity trusts. The decision provides a regulatory green light for structuring commodity trusts for these digital assets on the Nasdaq platform, laying out a compliance pathway. It does not cover ETF approval or direct exchange listings, but it mainly affects the U.S. market and offers a new compliant framework for institutional participation in the four crypto assets.