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2026/09/08
Trader Earns 177x Return by Buying $4,400 Worth of 4Stock in 2 Hours
ChainCatcher report, according to LookonChain monitoring, trader 0xbebb spent 4,400 USDC to purchase 18.6 million 4Stock tokens within just two hours; the current value of the held tokens is approximately $780,000, representing a 177x return, making them the largest holder of the token.
ZHIPU Whale Suffers 268% Loss as Price Drops 12.8%
ChainThink reports that, as of September 8, according to TradingBeats monitoring, ZHIPU is currently trading at $118.12, down approximately 12.8% over the past 24 hours.The whale starting with 0xddb8 still holds 18,320.38 long positions in ZHIPU, with a position value of approximately $2.164 million
White-Hat Wallets Return $270M in Bitcoin as Liquid Network Prepares Restart
Blockstream-backed Liquid has moved closer to resuming normal operations after a partial repayment tied to a Sunday security incident involving the network’s Bitcoin reserves. According to on-chain activity and statements from industry figures, purported “white-hat” actors returned 3,400 BTC—worth a
Liquid Network Recovers 3,400 BTC from White-Hat Hackers, $47M Still Pending
On September 6, 2026, roughly 4,000 BTC walked out of the Liquid Network’s federation wallet through a vulnerability that, on the surface, looked like a perfectly normal transaction. No alarms, no broken keys, no obvious intrusion. Just a peg-out processed by SideSwap that quietly drained what was t
Canada Imposes $20B–$27.6B Counter-Tariffs on US Imports Amid Escalating Trade War
Canada just fired back. On September 8, 2026, the country activated counter-tariffs covering between $20 billion and $27.6 billion worth of US imports, a direct response to the 50% duties Washington levied on Canadian goods back on August 22. The result is the most significant trade escalation betwe
KRW1 Stablecoin Integrates LayerZero for Cross-Chain Interoperability
ChainCatcher reports that LayerZero has announced that South Korea’s digital asset custodian, BDACS, has adopted LayerZero Labs’ OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) standard for the Korean won-backed stablecoin KRW1, enabling native cross-chain interoperability. LayerZero stated that KRW1 is now the firs
MarsCoin Drops 14.5% Amid Surge in 4Stock and BNC4
HuoXing Finance reports that, according to GMGN data, over the past two and a half hours, NiuLai fell 10% and MarsCoin dropped 14.5%, potentially due to the sudden surge in price of the new tokens 4Stock and BNC4. 4Stock is a “stock meme” narrative launched by Four.meme, initially introducing 4Stock
RBA Maintains 4.35% Cash Rate, Signals Potential Rate Hikes Amid Persistent Inflation
The Reserve Bank of Australia isn’t blinking. Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter made clear that the central bank’s board views elevated inflation as its primary concern and may need to push interest rates even higher to tame it.The numbers behind the hawkish toneThe RBA held its cash rate at 4.35% fol
BSC Meme Coin 4Stock Surpasses $19M Market Cap, 24H Surge Exceeds 990x
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to GMGN data, the BSC-based meme coin 4Stock briefly surpassed a market cap of $19 million and has since retreated to $17.7 million, with a 24-hour increase of over 990x.It is reported that 4Stock is the first Meme token in the BNC pool, tied to a new model on
4Stock reaches a $19 million market cap within 2.5 hours on BSC
HuoXing Finance reports that, according to GMGN data, on September 8, 4Stock on BSC reached a market cap of $19 million within two and a half hours of launch, peaking at $19.78 million, and is currently trading at $17.68 million with a trading volume of $17.2 million.
Ethereum Aims for Full Quantum Resistance by December 2029 with Hegotá Upgrade
Ethereum is targeting full post-quantum security across Ethereum L1 by December 2029. EF Protocol's tier list evaluated 62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals for the Hegotá upgrade. FOCIL and Frame Transactions received S-tier status. FOCIL is EIP-7805. It would let a validator committee force the inclu
OpenAI launches ChatGPT sites, disrupting traditional SaaS website builders.
Just now, OpenAI has evolved again.Now, the highly anticipated ChatGPT Sites are officially open for public beta!Even if you can't write a single line of code, you can generate a highly professional, feature-rich interactive website in just minutes—simply by using a few natural language prompts or u
BNC4 market cap exceeds $5M, driving a 15.19% gain for BNC during the night session.
HuoXing Finance reports that, on September 8, according to GMGN data, the BSC-listed meme token BNC4 briefly surpassed a market cap of $5 million and is currently trading at $4.21 million, with a trading volume of $40.7 million in just over two hours since listing. According to BIT (bit.com) data, t
Canada Imposes $20B Tariffs on US Goods in Retaliation Against Trump's 50% Duties
Canada just hit back. After weeks of deteriorating trade talks and the implementation of 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports, Ottawa announced retaliatory duties covering approximately $20 billion worth of American goods. The countermeasures, affecting roughly 700 products, will carry tariff rates be
The Ethereum Foundation Targets 2029 for a Quantum-Safe Upgrade
ChainCatcher report, according to The Block, the Ethereum Foundation's protocol team has released the Hegotá upgrade EIP priority list, setting the target date of December 2029 for achieving "quantum resistance" on Ethereum's Layer 1 across execution, consensus, and data layers. On the consensus lay
