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2026/09/08
Ripple Spends $5M Annually to Brand XRP on Florida Football Field Amid 48% Price Drop
Ripple is spending millions to put XRP in front of college football fans, but the token’s price has not kept pace with the marketing push.Florida Athletics announced a multi-year Ripple partnership on Sept. 4 that places XRP logos on both 25-yard lines at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.The deal is reporte
PwC, Merck, and The Hashgraph Group Pilot Cocoa Traceability System
Huo Xing Finance reports that The Hashgraph Group, with consulting and implementation support from PwC Germany, is piloting a cocoa traceability solution in collaboration with Merck. The solution integrates Merck’s M-Trust physical authentication technology with TrackTrace, a digital product passpor
Multimodal Retrieval Heads Identified in Long-Context Vision-Language Models
With the advancement of Office AI and document agents, large models are now directly processing lengthy text and image-based materials such as financial reports, contracts, and research papers.But being able to receive an entire document does not mean you can correctly use the information within it.
Glassnode: BTC's Low Volatility Driven by Long-Term Holders, Not Market Cap Growth
ChainThink reports that, according to analysis released by Glassnode on September 8, Bitcoin's current volatility is at a historical low, but the true factor suppressing volatility is not market cap growth, but long-term holders (LTHs) locking up their holdings.The regression model's explanatory pow
PwC, Merck, and Hashgraph Test Cocoa Supply Chain Tracking on Hedera
PwC Germany, Merck KGaA and The Hashgraph Group said they are testing a system to track cocoa production just months before European Union rules on limiting deforestation come into play as a precursor to a more extensive provenance-checking system.The system pairs physical markers on cocoa bags with
CEA Industries (BNC) stock surges over 60% in pre-market trading amid BNB Chain's 4Stock launch
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that, according to market data, the stock price of CEA Industries (BNC), a BNB treasury company, surged over 90% in pre-market trading before retreating to a 60% gain, with the current price hovering around $6.
Today, Launchpad Four.meme on BNB Chain launched its pre-bStoc
Bitcoin wealth management firm Metaplanet's stock falls 17% over two days amid market doubts
According to Mars Finance, on September 8, according to market data, Metaplanet, Japan’s largest Bitcoin treasury company, closed down 9.9% at 244 yen per share, falling approximately 17% over two days. Recently, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich published a response addressing controversies surrounding
Bithumb Holdings Appoints Kim Gi-byeong as New Representative
According to New1, Bithumb Holdings, the parent company of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, recently held a board meeting and appointed Kim Ki-beom, former Head of External Cooperation at Bithumb, as the new representative. Previously, Bithumb representative Lee Jae-won concurrently ser
NVIDIA expands AWS GPU deployment to 2 million units by 2028, invests in Murati's startup
CoinMarketCap reports:NVIDIA's stock rebounded approximately 5% last week, reclaiming the $226 level. Market attention now focuses not only on whether the stock can rise further toward its May high, but also on whether the company’s recent increased investments in AI infrastructure and startup ventu
Web3 August Security Report: 29 Major Incidents, Over $68.29M Lost
According to data monitored by Beosin Alert, in August 2026, total losses from various security incidents amounted to approximately $76.15 million, with a total of 29 major security incidents occurring, primarily due to contract vulnerabilities. Among these, 18 incidents were caused by contract/netw
Arm CEO Says AI Could Help Cure Cancer in This Generation, But Chip Supply Is a Major Bottleneck
ARM CEO Hasse said in an interview with the BBC that AI has transformative potential in healthcare, capable of shortening drug development and testing times, and may help humanity conquer cancer within this generation.Author and source: BBCThe CEO of Arm said that AI might help humanity conquer canc
BTC long-term holdings increase during the pullback, indicating a shift away from short-term traders.
According to ME News, on September 8 (UTC+8), CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost noted a positive on-chain signal during the minor pullback following the breakout above $80,000: the proportion of Bitcoin’s native supply held by long-term holders (LTHs—those holding for over six months) has significantly i
Zcash Surges Above $1,200 Amid ETF Launch and Privacy Narrative
Zcash has suddenly become one of crypto’s hottest large-cap trades.ZEC surged above $1,200, reaching its highest level in nearly a decade after climbing more than 40% in a week. The rally has also dramatically outpaced Bitcoin and much of the wider crypto market. The move is not being driven by one
Trump Claims Stock Trading Benefits the U.S., Not Himself
ChainCatcher report: On September 6 local time, former U.S. President Trump posted on the social platform Truth Social, claiming he generated “hundreds of billions of dollars” for the United States through stock trading and other asset holdings, adding, “I did this for our country, not for myself.”
Visa: Stablecoin-Linked Card Projects Grow Rapidly, Credit Coop Offers On-Chain Settlement Financing
ChainThink reports that on September 8, Visa stated that stablecoin-linked card programs have become one of the fastest-growing businesses on its network.In the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, over 160 projects went live globally, with related payment volumes growing nearly 200% year-over-year,
