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2026/09/04
August Jobs Report Surpasses Expectations, Boosts Fed Hike Probability
Wall Street spent the early hours of September 4 in a familiar holding pattern: futures ticking modestly higher, nobody willing to make a big bet until the Bureau of Labor Statistics dropped the August jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET. Then the number landed, and the calculus changed fast.August nonfarm
NFL Warns Prediction Markets to Remove Problematic Contracts Before 2026 Season
The NFL fired off another warning to prediction market platforms this month, demanding they pull event contracts the league considers threats to game integrity. The letter, sent in early September, follows an initial round of complaints the league lodged back in March 2026. It identifies four specif
Wall Street Injects $900M into Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs
Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew nearly $900 million as both cryptocurrencies pushed through closely watched price levels.CryptoSlate data showed Bitcoin climbing above $81,000 and Ethereum topping $2,500 as fresh capital returned to US spot ETFs. Bitcoin funds attracted $730.8
Crypto Market Loses $50 Billion in 30 Minutes Amid Jobs Report Shockwave
On the morning of Friday, September 4, the cryptocurrency market suffered a sudden and violent correction that erased $70 billion from the total market capitalization of digital assets within less than 30 minutes. The subsequent recovery proved to be only slight by press time on the same day, and th
Falcons Defeat G2 on Inferno, Lead BLAST Open Porto Quarter-Final Series
In a strategic upset, Team Falcons defeated G2 on the Inferno map during the BLAST Open Porto 2026 quarter-final. This victory marks a significant shift in the tournament dynamics as Falcons now lead in the best-of-three series. G2, who reached the quarter-finals through the lower bracket, had previ
High Court Disputes Craig Wright's Claim as Satoshi in $70M Bitcoin Movie
The Bitcoin movie, now in post-production, tells Craig Wright’s version of the Satoshi Nakamoto story. Former Mt. Gox chief Mark Karpelès answered by pointing viewers toward the court record instead.Doug Liman directs the $70 million production. Casey Affleck plays Wright, while AI versions of Mark
Hargreaves Lansdown Makes 9 BTC and ETH ETN Products Available to 2 Million Clients
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest retail investment platform, has announced it will offer nine Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to its 2 million customers, provided by BlackRock iShares, CoinShares, WisdomTree, 21Shares, Invesco, and Bitwise, with an
AMC CEO Calls on Robinhood to Halt Stock Token Trading
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron escalated his fight with Robinhood over its tokenized stocks on Friday, calling on the brokerage to stop trading tokens linked to AMC shares and threatening legal action.Aron’s comments came in response to Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, who asked “what’s the concern?” in a
Smart Money Address yixie10 Earns Over $9.5M in Profits from ZEC Long Position
According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai (@ai_9684xtpa), the smart money address @yixie10 holds a $20 million long position in $ZEC with 2x leverage, having already realized a profit of $1.038 million and an unrealized profit of $8.465 million, for a total gain exceeding $9.503 million. This address wa
Coldcard hackers begin converting stolen BTC to ETH via THORChain
Huo Xing Finance reports, according to Bitcoin News monitoring, the hacker linked to the third wave of Coldcard wallet thefts has begun moving stolen funds, exchanging Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain. Alex Thorn of Galaxy Research stated that approximately 10% of the stolen BTC has been transferred, w
The MEME token price surges then declines, dropping below $70 million as FOMO-driven community members sell large orders.
According to ME News, on September 4 (UTC+8), according to GMGN market data, despite Robinhood’s co-founder tweeting support for stock tokens, the MEME token price surged then reversed, falling back below $70 million to $67.41 million—the lowest market cap since its peak of $150 million.
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UK's Hargreaves Lansdown launches Bitcoin and Ethereum ETN products
According to CoinDesk, Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest retail investment platform with over $200 billion in assets under management, has launched nine Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) for its 2 million customers, offered by BlackRock iShares, CoinShares, WisdomTree, 21Shares,
Coldcard hackers begin moving stolen BTC via THORChain, with 10% transferred
ChainCatcher report, according to Bitcoin News monitoring, the hacker linked to the third wave of Coldcard wallet thefts has begun moving stolen funds for the first time, exchanging Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain. Alex Thorn of Galaxy Research stated that approximately 10% of the stolen BTC has been
At least 1,789 BTC stolen in Coldcard hack, 10% transferred via THORChain
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Bitcoin News monitoring, the hacker linked to the third wave of Coldcard wallet thefts has begun moving stolen funds, exchanging Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain. Alex Thorn of Galaxy Research stated that approximately 10% of the stolen BTC has been transferred
Polygon co-founder launches crypto donation drive for Nepal disaster relief
ChainCatcher report: Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon and CEO of the Polygon Foundation, posted that today he launched a cryptocurrency initiative to support the people of Nepal and donate to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund, with donation access available via a designated link. This
