Liquid Network hackers return $270M of $320M stolen, 600 BTC still outstanding
Blockstream engages with purported white-hat hackers via PGP-signed on-chain messages; 600 BTC (roughly $47M) remains unrecovered and doubts persist about the a
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Robinhood takes equity stake in Crypto.com, taps OG.com for prediction markets
The multi-year deal makes Crypto.com's OG.com the infrastructure and clearing engine behind Robinhood's prediction markets business, with Robinhood taking an eq
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Hunter Biden launching LAPTOP meme coin on Base, airdrop for TRUMP holders
The politically themed token launches Sept. 9 on Base with 20% of supply earmarked for traders who lost money on the TRUMP token; Pump.fun and Kraken pulled pro
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Visa taps onchain lending to finance stablecoin card programs
The payment processor pairs settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs access working capital.
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Zcash flips Dogecoin as ZEC rally reshuffles crypto top 10
ZEC's market cap hit an all-time high above $1,200, flipping DOGE, as the privacy coin sector surged 213% and a cat memecoin paid holders $2.8M in Zcash.
KuCoin · +5 outlets
Zcash flips Dogecoin as $20B ZEC rally reshuffles crypto top 10
ZEC's market cap surpassed DOGE's amid a massive privacy coin rally, with ZEC reaching a $20 billion market cap.
KuCoin · +1 outlets
Cronos erases two hours of transactions to reverse $111M DeFi exploit
The rollback reversed legitimate activity alongside the attack, with $9.19M still unrecovered, according to Cronos.
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Pudgy Penguins PENGU token rallies on $5.3B Manchester City deal, volume tops $194M
Pudgy Penguins' PENGU token draws fresh trader interest after a major partnership deal, with trading volume surging and market cap holding near $616M.
Yellow.com · +1 outlets
Bitcoin holds $78,800 as oil shock revives Fed hike bets
Bitcoin defends its golden zone support while the S&P 500 stalls, with markets waiting on Friday's inflation report before the Fed's September 16 rate call.
Decrypt · +3 outlets
OpenAI chief scientist calls for mandatory AI safety standards
Jakub Pachocki warns it is becoming harder to monitor advanced AI models' reasoning and urges labs to slow down with mandatory safety standards.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Bittensor TAO surges 25% in five days, targets $300
TAO rallies on protocol upgrades and AI-coin momentum, with analysts watching for a $300 breakout amid a broader AI crypto narrative.
CoinJournal · +9 outlets
Pump.fun reclaims top 24-hour revenue spot among memecoin launchpads
Pump.fun regains the lead in daily revenue after briefly being overtaken by rival Fomo, as the Solana memecoin launchpad ecosystem continues to generate outsize
cryptobriefing.com · +14 outlets
Strive buys $109M in Bitcoin, preferred stock pushes toward $1B
Vivek Ramaswamy-founded asset manager adds 1,375 BTC in its third straight week of 5%-plus growth, pushing its preferred stock offering toward $1 billion.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Ethereum proposal EIP-8141 would let users pay gas without holding ETH
The draft proposal is pitched as a defense against quantum computers, allowing gas payments in other assets.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Fomo beats Pump.fun in daily revenue for first time at $1.76M
The Solana social trading platform Fomo surpassed Pump.fun in daily revenue for the first time, signaling increasing competition in the memecoin launchpad space
finance.biggo.com · +2 outlets
Strategy's Bitcoin buying returned for exactly one week, then paused
The Bitcoin treasury firm spent $176.3M on its own preferred stock instead and doubled the buyback authorization to $2B, signaling a shift in capital allocation
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Middle East crypto activity triples to $350B amid ongoing conflict
The Iran conflict has increased demand for digital assets for wealth preservation and transfer, while Gulf crypto businesses continue operating through disrupti
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Tom Lee's Bitmine adds $70M in Ethereum, holdings reach 5.93M ETH
The company says it holds roughly 4.9% of Ethereum's total supply, with most of its tokens staked to earn rewards.
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