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Binance faces U.S. probe over alleged Iran sanctions bypass
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Binance knowingly allowed users to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran, with allegations of over $1 billion in Iran-linked trades.
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Marcus Feld is CoinScoop's DeFi and on-chain analyst. He digs into L2 activity, stablecoin flows and protocol revenue, translating raw chain data into plain-English calls.
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SEC opens Section 12(j) cases against seven companies
The SEC has initiated Section 12(j) administrative proceedings against seven companies for delinquent periodic filings, including Reelcause, Santa Fe Gold Corp., and Zerify, Inc.
DeFi
Trueo moves from Base to Ethereum with Buterin endorsement
Trueo is moving its primary deployment from Base to Ethereum mainnet, with co-founder Vitalik Buterin endorsing the move as ethical and decentralized.
Ethereum
ERC-721 proposal would record who burned an NFT
A new ERC-721 proposal would allow contracts to query which address burned an NFT, moving provenance from logs into on-chain contract state.
Analysis
EVM shielded-pool proposal replaces relayers with reciprocal note roles
An Ethereum research post proposes a new shielded-pool mechanism using "strict role alternation" to eliminate relayers, with simulation overhead near 1%.
Altcoins
Binance sets STG-to-ZRO conversion timeline
Binance details its support for the Stargate Finance (STG) to LayerZero (ZRO) token merge, outlining a staged shutdown of services across its platform.
Analysis
CFTC gives passive software providers a path around introducing-broker registration
The CFTC's Market Participants Division issued a no-action position on September 17, allowing passive software providers to avoid introducing-broker registration if they don't operate the trading rela
DeFi
Aave weighs BTC.b onboarding as reserve parameters shift
Aave governance considers onboarding BTC.b to its Ethereum hub, contingent on custody segregation, while also adjusting parameters for USDT, JAAA, and GHO reserves.
Analysis
Fed raises target range for federal funds rate to 3.75%–4% and releases projections
The Federal Open Market Committee unanimously voted to raise the federal funds target range to 3.75%–4%, matching CoinDesk's pre-meeting estimate.
DeFi
Aave proposes raising ETH and BTC collateral limits
Aave proposes raising loan-to-value and liquidation-threshold limits for ETH and BTC collateral, with WETH moving to 81% LTV and 84% LT on Aave V3 Ethereum Core.
![Aave proposes raising [ticker ETH] and [ticker BTC] collateral limits](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/article-779-200x130.png)