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2026/09/08
Singapore Man Pleads Guilty in $245M Crypto Theft Scheme
A 22-year-old Singaporean man has admitted helping lead an international cryptocurrency theft operation that prosecutors linked to more than $245 million in stolen funds. Malone Lam pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge in Washington, marking a major development in a case involv
Metaplanet Freezes 319M Insider Share Pool Amid Dilution Concerns
Metaplanet told shareholders that the mechanism behind its insider share pool amplified their dilution. The board then froze the pool at 319.5 million shares rather than reversing it.Ten days later the chief executive converted his vested third. Metaplanet stock fell 9.96% on Tuesday to ¥244.Metapla
Block Files for Federal Charter to Offer Bitcoin Custody Services
Jack Dorsey’s payments company, Block, has filed for a federal national trust bank charter. This move is aimed at allowing Block to offer Bitcoin custody services through Builders Bank, a proposed uninsured national trust bank. The charter application, if approved, would enable Block to operate unde
Cronos Reverses Two Hours of Transactions to Address Tectonic Attack
CoinDesk reports:Cronos, the public blockchain supported by Crypto.com, disclosed that, in response to an attack on the lending protocol Tectonic, network validators rolled back approximately two hours of on-chain history. Cronos stated that this action reversed around $111.2 million in related tran
CleanSpark Secures 585MW Baseload Power in Texas Amid ERCOT Review
CleanSpark just pulled off something that most large industrial power users in Texas are still waiting in line for. The Bitcoin miner received a conditional Batch Zero baseload designation from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, locking in 585 MW of power for its Texas sites, with an additio
Nvidia Stock Near Record High as AI Bubble Index Hits 57
Key InsightsNvidia stock is hovering near its all-time high.The AI Bubble Index has jumped to 57, suggesting that it is not a frenzy.This index suggests that the stock has some more upside.Nvidia stock remained near record levels after rebounding sharply from its summer correction. NVDA closed Sept.
Liquid Federation Discloses 4,000 BTC Vulnerability Incident
ChainCatcher report, according to Bitcoin News monitoring, Liquid Federation released an incident report stating that the attacker exploited a validation cache vulnerability in Elements’ range proofs to mint approximately 4,000 unbacked L-BTC, then exchanged them for real BTC via SideSwap’s authoriz
Liquid Discloses 4,000 BTC Exploit Incident, Reserve Drops to 197 BTC
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Bitcoin News monitoring, the Liquid Federation released an incident report stating that the attacker exploited a validation cache vulnerability in Elements’ range proofs to mint approximately 4,000 unbacked L-BTC, which were then exchanged for real BTC via S
Massachusetts Mandates 100% Clean Energy for New Data Centers
Massachusetts just told the data center industry to pack its own lunch. Governor Maura Healey’s administration rolled out a framework requiring data center developers to fund and procure 100% clean energy for their operations, a policy the state is calling “Bring Your Own Clean Energy.” The mandate
Polkadot Surpasses $1, Eyes $1.30 Resistance
TL;DRPolkadot surpassed the psychological resistance of $1 and is trading at $1.26, registering a 20% gain in the last 24 hours.Trading volume grew 7% during the session and surpasses $383 million, reinforcing the technical strength of its rally.Network activity recorded an increase of approximately
CleanSpark Mines 593 BTC in August, Total Treasury Hits 13,703 BTC
CleanSpark mined 593 Bitcoin in August, a slight uptick from the 586 BTC it produced in July, bringing the company’s total treasury holdings to 13,703 BTC as of August 31.Through the end of July, the company had already mined 4,310 BTC for calendar year 2026, and the August haul pushes that total no
Bitcoin Derivatives Market Turns Bullish Amid Weak Spot Buying
Bitcoin’s derivatives market is turning more bullish even as spot traders remain reluctant to chase another move above $80,000.Glassnode’s latest Market Pulse showed demand shifting toward call options while US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows accelerated. Yet aggressive selling still outweighed buying on c
DBS and Citi Settle 24/7 Cross-Border USD Payment on SWIFT’s Ledger
DBS and Citi settled a US dollar cross-border payment between Singapore and New York on September 5 using tokenized deposits on SWIFT’s shared ledger, clearing the transfer in minutes over a weekend when a conventional payment can take up to two business days.The banks used tokenized deposits, comme
Meta Launches Muse AI Agent, Challenging Anthropic's Dominance by September 2026
Meta has introduced Muse, a personal AI agent that functions continuously via a secure, approval-based virtual machine. This development positions Meta to potentially challenge existing AI leaders by offering a new approach to personal AI assistance. The launch comes as AI competition intensifies, w
Hyperliquid's open interest reaches $14.3 billion, HYPE hits all-time high
ChainCatcher report, according to The Block, Hyperliquid’s total open interest (OI) reached $14.3 billion on Sunday, nearing the level before the sharp decline on October 10, 2025. On that day, Hyperliquid’s OI dropped approximately 56% in a single day, from $14.7 billion to $6.5 billion. Since then
