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2026/09/08
Bit2Me Launches Bit2Shield to Assist Authorities in Tracking Cryptocurrencies
ChainCatcher report: Spain’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bit2Me, has announced the formation of an independent company, Bit2Shield (registered as CryptoShield S.L.), to assist courts, police, and financial institutions in tracking, seizing, storing, and selling crypto assets. The division will
China Aims to Quadruple AI Computing Power by 2030
ME AI News, Dongcha Beating AI Brief: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has released the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Information and Communications Industry," setting a national target of 9,800 EFLOPS for intelligent computing power by 2030. According t
Ark Invest may become the first tokenized securities asset manager under an SEC exemption
Odaily Planet Daily report: Andy, host of the Rollup podcast, posted on X: “We received reliable information that Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest will be among the first asset management firms to launch tokenized securities via a transfer agent under the U.S. SEC’s Innovation Exemption. The initiative will
Germany's AfD Election Win Revives Pro-Bitcoin Policy Agenda
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won 43.8% of the vote in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election, its strongest regional result. The win revives questions about what a bigger AfD footprint would mean for Bitcoin (BTC) policy in Europe’s largest economy.The party fell short of an outr
FOMO and Pump.fun Bring Bridgeless Trading to the Meme Coin Ecosystem
The new generation of Meme traders has never opened a cross-chain bridge.Fomo recently used this phrase to describe its users. During the previous cycle, similar products emerged, but they lacked Fomo’s social features and did not offer the same convenient deposit methods as Fomo.Today, when opening
Australia's AUSTRAC Revokes 45 Crypto and Remittance Licenses in One Year
According to Cointelegraph, Australia’s financial intelligence regulator, AUSTRAC, has canceled, suspended, or refused to renew the registration of 45 cryptocurrency and remittance service providers over the past year, targeting entities that are inactive, insolvent, lack operational capacity, or po
China's MIIT sets 2030 AI computing target at 9,800 EFLOPS
ChainCatcher report: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has released the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Information and Communications Industry," setting a national target of 9,800 EFLOPS for intelligent computing power by 2030. According to data from the N
MarsBit: 'Maji Brother's' BTC position has shrunk to 10% of its previous size amid losses
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that, as of September 8 at 14:30, according to TradingBeats monitoring, Huang Licheng's BTC long position has decreased from approximately 541 BTC last night to 50 BTC, a net reduction of about 491 BTC. The current remaining position is worth approximately $3.9174 million,
F2Pool Co-Founder Criticizes Zcash's Price Surge as Narrative-Driven Speculation
ChainCatcher report: F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun (@satofishi) stated that Zcash’s current price surge is fundamentally speculative and narrative-driven, not supported by actual value. He highlighted several core issues: In terms of unfair issuance, 20% of each block reward during the first four year
ASML to Develop Next-Generation EUV Lithography for Large Data Center Chips
ChainCatcher reports that ASML plans to collaborate with its key customers to develop new solutions capable of producing the most advanced chip manufacturing equipment to meet the demands of large data center chips designed by companies such as NVIDIA. Currently, ASML’s widely used extreme ultraviol
Maji Da Ge's BTC long position size has been reduced to 10% of the original.
ME News reports that, as of 14:30 UTC+8 on September 8, according to TradingBeats monitoring, Huang Licheng (“Maji Dage”) has reduced his BTC long position from approximately 541 BTC last night to 50 BTC, a net reduction of about 491 BTC. The current remaining position is valued at approximately $3.
STRATTON surges over 100% in 2 hours on Robinhood Chain, mirroring the 4Stock narrative
Huo Xing Finance reports that, according to GMGN data, the STRATTON token of the Stratton Market project surged over 100% in the past two hours, with its current market cap at $6.81 million. Notably, STRATTON was launched on September 3, and its narrative closely mirrors that of today’s popular 4Sto
Swiss Franc Stablecoin Sandbox Enters Testing Phase with SIX and TWINT Joining
ME News reports that on September 8 (UTC+8), UBS announced that the Swiss Franc stablecoin sandbox has entered its testing phase, with infrastructure operator SIX and payment company TWINT joining as new participants. The sandbox validates specific use cases for Swiss Franc stablecoins in a controll
Blockstream's Liquid Network Loses $320M in BTC Hack
Blockstream’s Liquid Network, one of the oldest and most prominent Bitcoin sidechains, lost approximately 4,000 BTC, worth roughly $320 million, after hackers exploited a bug in its underlying software on September 6. The federation’s reserves cratered from over 4,200 BTC to about 197 BTC in a singl
Ethereum Targets Quantum-Resistant L1 by 2029 with Hegotá Upgrade
Ethereum is targeting a quantum-resistant Layer 1 by December 2029, with the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster laying out a multi-fork plan as Hegotá enters its scoping phase.Post-quantum security sits alongside privacy, faster finality, state management and zkEVM development, while the next up
