Ethereum zakončilo 3. čtvrtletí zhruba 66,55% ziskem, což je jeho nejlepší 3. čtvrtletí od roku 2016 a třetí nejsilnější v historii. Růst podpořily spot ETF, firemní nákupy ETH a vyšší aktivita v DeFi.
Ethereum just wrapped up its third quarter with a roughly 66.55% gain, making it the network’s best Q3 since 2016 and the third strongest in its history. For context, the previous standout Q3 was 2020’s “DeFi summer,” which delivered a 59.5% return.
The performance is even more striking when you compare it to Bitcoin, which managed a comparatively sleepy 6-10% gain over the same period.
What drove the rally Three major catalysts converged to push Ethereum higher through July, August, and September.
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First, spot Ethereum ETFs became a vacuum for capital. Net inflows across these products surpassed $10 billion cumulatively, with nearly $4 billion pouring in during August alone.
Second, public companies went on an Ethereum shopping spree. Corporate treasury purchases exceeded $15 billion in ETH during the quarter.
Third, decentralized finance continued to build momentum beneath the surface. Total value locked across Ethereum-related chains, including its growing constellation of Layer-2 networks, climbed to approximately $88 billion by the end of Q3.
Price action and the near-miss at all-time highs ETH spent portions of Q3 trading above $4,000 and at times approached the $5,000 level, flirting with what would have been a new all-time high. The asset didn’t quite get there, and September brought a 5.73% pullback that cooled some of the euphoria.
A different kind of cycle Analysts tracking the rally have noted that Q3 2025 looks structurally different from prior Ethereum bull runs. The 2017 surge was driven by ICO mania. The 2020-2021 cycle rode a combination of DeFi yield farming and NFT speculation.
This quarter’s gains, by contrast, have institutional fingerprints all over them. Spot ETF inflows represent regulated, custodied capital from wealth managers and allocators. Corporate treasury allocations represent board-level decisions with multi-year time horizons.
The $88 billion TVL figure is worth sitting with. That’s roughly equivalent to the total assets of a mid-tier US bank, all locked into smart contracts operating without traditional intermediaries.
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Solana aktivovala snížení nájemného, které může uvolnit až 3,08 milionu SOL z účtů. Jde spíš o uvolnění dříve zamčených prostředků než o klasický airdrop.
The Solana network and its ecosystem underwent two significant changes within one week. Validators first approved a plan to reduce future SOL issuance by 18.9 million.
AMBCrypto previously reported on the disinflation proposal. Now, Solana’s rent system is also changing, potentially unlocking millions of SOL held inside existing accounts.
How does Solana’s rent reduction work? On September 3rd, Solana activated rent reduction. With the activation, the network will reduce storage bins for onchain accounts by approximately 90%.
According to Solana Floor, the first stage lowers the Lamports-per-byte requirement from 6,960 to 6,333, through five feature gates. This will mark a 9% drop.
The already existing accounts will keep their lamports, so each activated reduction will leave them above the new minimum. The excess funds could be withdrawn without closing the account.
How much could be surplus funds? Solana activated its rent reduction on the 3rd of September. The complete rollout will reduce storage costs for on-chain accounts by approximately 90%.
According to Solana Floor, the first stage reduced the Lamports-per-byte requirement from 6,960 to 6,333. This represented a 9% reduction across five feature gates.
Existing accounts will retain their Lamports, leaving them above the newly reduced minimum.
Consequently, account holders could withdraw the surplus without closing their accounts. That shift could turn previously locked storage capital into spendable SOL.
Over 1.16 billion token accounts held a combined 3.425 million SOL in rent balances.
After SIMD-0437’s five-stage rollout, approximately 3.08 million SOL could become reclaimable. Those tokens were worth roughly $307 million.
Solana Floor described the potential release as an “airdrop” worth around $319 million.
However, the rent reduction will not distribute an automatic refund. Eligible token programs must withdraw the surplus before holders can spend it.
Therefore, the change resembles capital recovery rather than a conventional airdrop. It also creates an unusual supply tension. Solana is reducing future issuance while simultaneously making previously restricted SOL liquid.
Did Solana’s price react? SOL rebounded from $99 and reached a local high of $105. At press time, Solana [SOL] traded around $104 after gaining 4.01% on the daily chart.
The recovery also forced bearish traders from the market.
Source: CoinGlass Short Liquidations exceeded $12.2 million, compared with only $2 million in Long Liquidations.
Short squeezes can support further gains as traders cover positions and potentially switch toward longs. However, those Liquidations reflected forced buying rather than guaranteed organic demand.
Can SOL hold the $100 support? Despite SOL’s rebound, Spot Netflow showed that some holders continued realizing profits. The metric remained positive for three consecutive days.
On the 3rd of September, Spot Netflow reached $39.6 million before falling to $4.9 million.
Source: CoinGlass Positive Spot Netflow indicated that more SOL entered exchanges, increasing potential selling pressure.
Continued profit-taking could weaken the $100 support. By contrast, easing Exchange Inflows may allow SOL to revisit $110 and extend its recovery. The next debate extends beyond price: will reclaimed rent strengthen participation or simply create another source of sellable SOL?
Final Summary Solana began reducing account storage costs on the 3rd of September. The full rent reduction could make approximately 3.08 million SOL reclaimable.
ARB od červnového minima vzrostl o 90 % a po rekordních poplatcích na Robinhood Chain ve výši 4,45 milionu USD zrychlil růst. Token se nyní obchoduje kolem 0,1316 USD po týdenním zisku 50 %.
Arbitrum (ARB) price has climbed 90% from the record low it set in June. The rally accelerated after Robinhood Chain fees reached an all-time high of $4.45 million on Sept. 2.
ARB trades near $0.1316 after a 50% weekly gain, according to BeInCrypto data. Meanwhile, the network that settles those Robinhood Chain transactions earned almost nothing over the same period.
Robinhood Chain Fees Hit a Record $4.45 MillionBetween August 31 and September 1, Robinhood Chain generated over $10 million in fees, with a 109% increase across sessions.
Robinhood Chain Daily Fees. Source: DefiLlamaThrough most of August, daily fees stayed below $400,000. The current pace therefore sits more than 10 times above the previous peak.
Robinhood launched the network on Arbitrum in July, and Uniswap routes the majority of its trading volume.
Under the Arbitrum Expansion Program, Orbit chains return 8% of revenue to ArbitrumDAO and 2% to a developer guild. Applying that 8% share suggests roughly $320,000 reached the DAO on Sept. 2 alone.
Arbitrum One Earns in a Day What Robinhood Chain Makes in MinutesThe contrast with Arbitrum One is stark. The network processed 1.94 million transactions over 24 hours, yet collected just 5.8 ether (ETH) in fees, worth roughly $14,000.
Arbitrum One network stats show 1.94 million daily transactions and 5.8 ETH in fees. Source: BlockscoutRobinhood Chain therefore out-earned Arbitrum One by about 320 times on Sept. 2.
Put differently, the younger network matches Arbitrum One’s entire daily fee income in under five minutes.
Average transaction costs have fallen to $0.007, and Blockscout showed no pending transactions. Block times of 0.242 seconds leave ample spare capacity for further Orbit chains.
Capital has not followed the activity, however. Total value locked (TVL) sits near $1.37 billion, roughly two-thirds below its October 2025 peak above $4 billion.
Arbitrum’s total value locked is near $1.37 billion, well below its October 2025 peak. Source: DefiLlamaThe Foundation reported $6.19 million in total income for the first half of 2026, alongside 97% gross margins. At its Sept. 2 pace, Robinhood Chain would match that figure in about 19 days.
Arbitrum Price Analysis Points to $0.1495Arbitrum remains in a bullish structure, but momentum is cooling after the sharp rally. ARB is trading around $0.132, after pulling back from the recent high near $0.145.
The first major resistance is around $0.140–$0.145. A clean break above that area could open the way toward $0.150.
On the downside, the nearest support sits around $0.125–$0.127, close to the 20-period EMA. If that level fails, the stronger support zone is around $0.110–$0.114, where the 50-period EMA and previous breakout area meet.
The broader trend still looks healthy. The shorter moving averages remain above the longer ones, while RSI has cooled to around 62 after previously entering overbought territory. That gives ARB some room to move higher again.
For now, the chart looks more like consolidation after a strong breakout than a trend reversal.
Arbitrum Price Chart. Source: TradingViewTwo September dates could still test the rally. Roughly 92.6 million ARB unlock on Sept. 16, and Robinhood’s 90-day gas subsidy expires later that month.
Whether the fee growth outlasts that subsidy will decide if the Arbitrum price holds its gains or retraces toward $0.1193.
LayerZero Labs is sunsetting Stargate V1, the cross-chain bridging protocol that helped define omnichain DeFi when it launched back in March 2022. The V1 liquidity pools will become inoperable after December 15, 2026, and liquidity providers who don’t withdraw before then risk losing access to their positions.
Zero-fee withdrawals are being enabled to smooth the transition.
What’s happening and why The deprecation stems from LayerZero’s decision to retire its V1 Relayer, the underlying messaging infrastructure that Stargate V1 depends on. Without a functioning relayer, the pools simply can’t operate.
This move is part of a broader 2026 initiative by LayerZero to phase out support for low-activity chains and consolidate resources around its newer technology stack.
Approximately two weeks before the December 15 deadline, V1 messaging will be temporarily paused. Pools will then reopen solely for the purpose of allowing withdrawals. That pause window gives the team time to configure the zero-fee exit mechanism so LPs can pull their funds without getting dinged on the way out.
This deprecation applies exclusively to V1. Stargate V2 and Hydra, LayerZero’s newer protocols, will continue operating as normal.
A brief history of Stargate V1 Stargate V1 holds a notable place in cross-chain infrastructure history. It was the first application ever built on the LayerZero messaging protocol, launching in March 2022. Its unified liquidity pools allowed assets to be transferred across multiple chains without the fragmentation that plagued earlier bridging solutions. The Delta algorithm, Stargate’s proprietary rebalancing mechanism, helped maintain pool health across different networks.
The protocol changed hands in August 2025, when the LayerZero Foundation formally acquired Stargate. As part of that transition, the native token shifted from STG to ZRO at a conversion rate of 1 STG to 0.08634 ZRO.
What LPs need to do If you have liquidity sitting in any Stargate V1 pool, withdraw it before December 15, 2026. The zero-fee withdrawal mechanism removes the usual cost barrier, so there’s no financial penalty for exiting.
LayerZero has recommended that users migrate their positions to more liquid chains like Ethereum, Arbitrum, and BSC when withdrawing.
Market implications and what to watch The impact of this deprecation is likely to be concentrated rather than systemic. The users most affected are long-tail LPs who parked capital in V1 and haven’t actively managed their positions.
The real risk here isn’t market-wide contagion. It’s individual users who miss the deadline. LayerZero is doing what it can with the zero-fee structure and extended timeline, but the responsibility ultimately falls on each LP to act before December 15.
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Trump uvedl, že jeho administrativa pracuje na tom, aby Hyperliquid vstoupil do USA „plně v souladu se zákonem“. Možná cesta vede přes regulovaný produkt s Bitnomial a Krakenem, ne přes otevření stávající platformy.
Perpetual futures contracts on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid have exploded in popularity over the past year, drawing traders with the ability to bet on crypto prices around the clock. However, Hyperliquid’s platform is not currently available to U.S. traders.
Now, President Donald Trump says his administration is working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States "in a fully compliant and legal fashion," raising a deceptively simple question: How?
Last month, Trump said the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would work to bring Hyperliquid into the U.S. Then, crypto exchange Kraken's parent company said it was working with the CFTC to offer registered U.S. users access to a selection of crypto perps linked to markets on Hyperliquid and its underlying Layer 1 blockchain through Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated platform.
That arrangement could allow Hyperliquid (HYPE) to provide certain parts of the underlying technology, liquidity, or market design, without actually opening its existing venue to people in the U.S., said Nansen Research Analyst Nicolai Sondergaard.
"It would be a separate U.S. product built around Hyperliquid’s infrastructure, and the final structure has not yet been formally announced," Sondergaard said in an email.
That distinction between Hyperliquid's existing venue and a U.S. centric platform is important, Sondergaard added, because currently people in the U.S. can technically access Hyperliquid through the underlying chain, but Hyperliquid's terms restrict people in the U.S.
"The proposed arrangement would provide a formal route through a regulated intermediary, with KYC [know your customer], sanctions screening, customer-fund protections and a clear legal entity responsible for the product," Sondergaard said. "The trade-off is that U.S. users would probably get fewer markets, lower leverage and more conservative risk controls than users on the permissionless venue."
Still, Sondergaard said he doesn't think that should mean that Hyperliquid should be "fully KYC-gated."
"Blanket KYC would mainly remove privacy and permissionless access for legitimate users while pushing liquidity offshore," Sondergaard said. "A regulated U.S. access layer is more useful because it gives users a compliant option without requiring the entire global market to operate under one model."
CFTC-SEC Both the CFTC and its sister agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, would likely need to be involved in writing revised interpretive rules involving custody and mechanics around current routing standards, former SEC senior counsel Ashley Ebersole told The Block, ahead of news of Payward's proposal. Ebersole is currently the co-founder and chief legal officer at real-world assets platform tx.
But the partnership between Bitnomial and Hyperliquid gives them a regulatory head start, Ebersole said.
"Partnerships of this type provide the regulatory infrastructure that would have added months or years to Hyperliquid’s US roadmap if pursued on its own," Ebersole said. "The assets to be offered still need to be approved, but Kraken and Bitnomial’s involvement materially accelerates the timeline for launching them here."
Some groups are pushing for both agencies to work together. In a letter last month, the Hyperliquid Policy Center urged the SEC and CFTC to adopt a harmonized framework for perpetual contracts.
The CFTC has already taken steps toward bringing perpetuals into regulated U.S. markets. In May, cleared the way for bitcoin perpetual futures contracts to be listed in the U.S when it greenlit KalshiEX and Coinbase to list the products. On Thursday, Coinbase said it filed a notice registration form with the SEC to get its sign-off to begin listing equity perpetuals.
Changing rules at the SEC and CFTC, however, is notoriously slow. Even if regulators moved quickly, revisions could take up to a year, Ebersole said.
Both the Trump administration and Trump himself have "very bullish views" on ensuring that the U.S. is the leader of the financial world, he said, but the 2028 presidential elections could shift those priorities.
"In a case like that, it really just becomes dependent on what the next administration's appetite is if you can't get it done in the remaining years of the Trump administration," he said.
A new era for markets For decades, U.S. markets have been built to operate largely from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET and are closed on holidays and weekends. But that model has increasingly come under pressure as exchanges and other market operators move toward around-the-clock trading. Major venues such as CME already offer liquidity nearly 24 hours a day, five days a week.
If Hyperliquid were to launch an operational U.S. venue, it could add pressure on traditional markets to accelerate that shift.
"If theoretically Hyperliquid came onshore and was up and running in the U.S. and available to U.S. persons, then that would be additional motivation for existing markets to move in the direction of the features being offered on that new competitor," Ebersole said.
The growth of Hyperliquid and perpetuals has also raised concerns.
Mark Hays, associate director for cryptocurrency and financial technology with Americans for Financial Reform and Demand Progress, said the administration's push for platforms like Hyperliquid "has a checkered history" and can lead to financial instability.
"The Trump administration's efforts to pave the way for crypto firms like Kraken and Hyperliquid to get quick easy access to US markets isn't surprising - given the long pattern of collusion between the administration and the crypto industry - but it does suggest regulators are failing to heed the lessons of the past - which could have far-reaching impacts across all US financial markets," Hays said in an email.
CME CEO Terrence Duffy has repeatedly pushed back against crypto perpetuals, reportedly calling them a "disaster waiting to happen," and also sued the CFTC over the agency's approval of perpetual futures.
Legacy players want to defend their turf, said Ebersole, citing a brewing fight in Congress between banks and crypto over stablecoin rewards as lawmakers work to pass broader crypto legislation.
Those legacy stakeholders could do that by demanding that new entrants in perpetuals follow the current rules, he said.
"You can also take the regulatory angle and say those products shouldn't be offered in any case because they don't comply with the existing rulebook, which is why I think we're seeing changes in that rulebook would likely be needed to allow something like this to happen," Ebersole said.
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Strategy Inc. is sitting on roughly $52.5 billion in net Bitcoin reserves after subtracting what it owes to preferred shareholders and convertible debt holders.
The gross number is substantially larger. Strategy holds approximately 845,050 BTC valued at around $74 billion, which represents about 4.02% of Bitcoin’s entire circulating supply. But after accounting for roughly $14.8 to $15.5 billion in preferred stock obligations and $6.7 to $6.8 billion in out-of-the-money convertible debt, the net figure lands at $52.5 billion.
A new way of counting The shift in reporting methodology traces back to July 2026, when Strategy introduced a revised metrics framework that prioritizes net exposure for common shareholders. Previously, the company simply trumpeted its total Bitcoin stack. Now it’s voluntarily showing its work, deducting the claims that sit above common equity in the capital structure.
Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has been the loudest champion of this approach. The framework is designed to give shareholders a clearer picture of what actually belongs to them after everyone else in line gets paid first.
The company has also introduced a market net asset value metric, referred to as mNAV, which has consistently registered above the 1.0x threshold since the revised framework went into effect. Strategy has permanently anchored its equity issuance threshold at that level, meaning it won’t dilute shareholders by selling stock below the net asset value of its Bitcoin holdings.
Cash reserves and strategic positioning Beyond the Bitcoin pile, Strategy’s liquidity position is substantial. The company reports a USD reserve of $5.1 billion alongside an additional cash pool of approximately $1.6 billion. Combined, that’s enough to cover preferred dividends and interest obligations for several years without touching the Bitcoin stash.
During recent weeks, the company has refrained from purchasing or selling any Bitcoin. Instead, it has raised capital through MSTR share sales and conducted limited preferred stock buybacks. The decision to pause Bitcoin acquisitions while repurchasing preferred stock serves a dual purpose: it reduces the senior claims sitting ahead of common shareholders while maintaining the existing Bitcoin position intact.
What the net reserve framework means for markets The distinction between $74 billion gross and $52.5 billion net is roughly $21.5 billion. It represents the total value of claims that would need to be satisfied before common shareholders see a penny in a theoretical liquidation scenario.
For investors evaluating MSTR stock, the mNAV metric hovering above 1.0x suggests the market is assigning at least full value to Strategy’s net Bitcoin position.
The approximately $6.7 billion in convertible debt is described as out-of-the-money, meaning the conversion prices sit above where MSTR shares currently trade. If those converts were to swing into the money, the dilution math would change, potentially shifting the net reserve calculation in ways that affect common shareholder value.
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Hargreaves Lansdown začala drobným investorům nabízet nákup Bitcoinu a dalších krypto ETN, přestože loni tvrdila, že Bitcoin není třída aktiv. Firma zároveň varuje, že krypto ETN jsou vysoce rizikové a mohou být volatilní.
British financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown is letting retail investors buy bitcoin — nearly one year after it said the cryptocurrency was “not an asset class.”
The Bristol, UK-based investment firm’s website said it was offering bitcoin and other crypto exchange-traded notes to investors. ETNs are investment funds which trade on stock exchanges and track the prices of digital assets.
It comes after the firm, which manages nearly £173 billion (over $233 billion) in assets, last year warned customers about buying bitcoin.
“While longer-term returns of Bitcoin have been positive, Bitcoin has experienced several periods of extreme losses and is a highly volatile investment — much riskier than stocks or bonds,” the firm said at the time.
“The HL Investment view is that Bitcoin is not an asset class, and we do not think cryptocurrency has characteristics that mean it should be included in portfolios for growth or income and shouldn’t be relied upon to help clients meet their financial goals.”
Now, a number of ETNs tracking the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are available. The firm warns users that “crypto ETNs are considered high-risk and may be volatile.”
U.S. regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2024 approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds for investors after a decade of saying no to the products.
The funds had the most successful debut in the history of ETFs as investors previously unable to buy exposure to the asset class rushed in to buy the products.
Run by top asset managers and banks like BlackRock, Fidelity, and Morgan Stanley, the investment vehicles now collectively manage over $100 billion in assets.
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The XRP Ledger's agentic payment layer has crossed a fresh milestone, with @t54ai's x402 hub recording 3,807,228 transactions to date, a 274% increase from earlier counts. Total value settled stands at 5,726 XRP and 3,626 RLUSD, @Ripple's dollar stablecoin.
How x402 Agent Payments Work
The hub acts as the central directory and facilitator for these machine-to-machine payments, currently listing 1,711 live services from 148 registered merchants.
Heurist Leads the Merchant Table @heurist_ai's Heurist Inference Router sits well clear of the rest of the top five merchants on the hub.
Other active merchants in the directory include LucyOS, ClawBank, and AskSurf, which together round out the top five by transaction volume.
The rapid growth in transaction counts signals a maturing agentic economy on the XRP Ledger, even as the broader market watches for signs that volume can translate into meaningful settlement value at scale.
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XRP Ledger: Agentic Payments with X402
CoinMarketCap: Ripple Launches AI Agent Payments with XRP and RLUSD
Crypto Economy: AI Agents Fuel XRP Transactions, RippleX Maps Path Toward 100M
XRP roste díky silnějším spot nákupům, zatímco open interest zůstává pod úrovní předchozího lokálního maxima. Ripple zároveň oznámil víceleté partnerství s Florida Athletics, které začne od sezóny Florida football 2026.
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is showing signs of a healthy price recovery as spot buying increases and leverage remains below its previous local peak.
XRP Makes Higher High on Lower Open InterestCrypto analyst Cryptoinsightuk on Friday highlighted a potentially constructive divergence between XRP price and derivatives positioning.
Open interest has started rising, while positive funding rates suggest positioning remains tilted toward longs.
However, spot trading volume also increased around the recent bottom, indicating the recovery isn’t being driven solely by leveraged traders.
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More importantly, XRP has climbed above its Aug. 30 local price high while open interest, measured in both dollar and XRP terms, remains below the levels recorded at that previous peak.
"In short, XRP is making a higher high in price with lower open interest than at the previous local high," Cryptoinsightuk said.
The setup could suggest XRP’s latest advance is relying less on leverage than the previous rally, potentially leaving the market less vulnerable to a derivatives-driven unwind.
XRP Has Broader VisibilityFlorida Athletics announced a multi-year partnership with Ripple beginning with the 2026 Florida football season.
Under the agreement, the XRP logo will appear prominently on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, alongside branding across digital properties and event signage.
University of Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said, Friday, the partnership reflects Florida’s history of embracing innovation and technology.
Ripple will also support financial and technology education for Florida student-athletes and the wider campus community, covering traditional finance and digital assets.
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Fireblocks snížil náklady na ověření postkvantového podpisu ML-DSA-44 na Ethereu na 1,23 milionu gas z 8,09 milionu. Jde o 6,6násobné zlepšení bez změn protokolu Etherea.
Fireblocks published an optimized EVM implementation of an ML-DSA-44 signature verifier, a post-quantum cryptographic scheme compliant with NIST’s FIPS 204 standard. The headline number: verification now costs 1.23 million gas, down from the previous state-of-the-art benchmark of 8.09 million gas set by ZKNox’s ETHDILITHIUM project. That is a 6.6x reduction, achieved without any changes to the Ethereum protocol itself.
What actually changed under the hood ML-DSA-44, formerly known as CRYSTALS-Dilithium, is a lattice-based signature scheme selected by NIST as a post-quantum standard.
Fireblocks targeted the specific bottlenecks. The largest single gain came from optimizing SHAKE-256 hashing, a core component of the ML-DSA scheme, cutting its gas contribution from roughly 3 million down to approximately 400,000. Additional improvements came from more efficient number theoretic transform (NTT) computations and smarter memory expansion techniques within the EVM.
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For comparison, EIP-7885, a pending Ethereum improvement proposal that would add a dedicated NTT precompile to the protocol, was projected to bring ETHDILITHIUM’s cost down to around 5.73 million gas. Fireblocks reached 1.23 million without any precompile support, working entirely within the existing EVM instruction set.
An AI team did most of the heavy lifting Fireblocks used an autonomous AI-driven research team of 144 agents operating over nine days. Total cost: approximately $7,500.
The AI agents conducted formal verification as well as performance tuning, producing over 320 verification tests and 62 machine-checked arithmetic properties validated in Z3, a formal verification tool from Microsoft Research.
Where this fits in Ethereum’s quantum roadmap Ethereum’s longer-term roadmap already anticipates the need to replace its native signature scheme. The plan involves account abstraction, specifically moving toward a model where smart contracts, rather than the protocol itself, handle signature verification. This architecture, sometimes called de-enshrining native signatures, means any NIST-approved post-quantum scheme can be deployed as a contract verifier without requiring a hard fork to change Ethereum’s consensus rules.
Earlier in 2026, other research efforts focused on SPHINCS+-derived schemes, a hash-based post-quantum approach that achieved costs around 127,000 gas. Hash-based schemes come with significant drawbacks including large signature sizes and statefulness requirements that make them awkward for general wallet use. The lattice-based ML-DSA approach Fireblocks optimized is the NIST primary recommendation for general-purpose digital signatures.
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Firmy znovu zrychlují nákupy BTC a ETH, zatímco Bitcoin na konci srpna vzrostl zhruba o 23 %. Strive koupila 1 800 BTC a Strategy přidala 4 603 BTC, zatímco Bitmine dál hromadí více než 5,9 milionu ETH.
Late August’s crypto market rebound has driven enterprises to increase their crypto asset allocations. As Bitcoin’s price rose, Bitcoin mining firms that had previously pivoted aggressively to AI businesses have reemerged as high-beta plays in BTC’s market, while corporate balance sheet strategies involving direct Bitcoin holdings have once again drawn market attention. Data shows Bitcoin climbed around 23% in late August, with some mining stocks surging 41% to 67%—outperforming multiple AI infrastructure companies. The market attributes the rally to three key factors: the U.S. Treasury expanding Treasury repurchase operations, the White House issuing positive signals on crypto regulation, and over $1.6 billion in short positions being liquidated. In terms of corporate buying activity, Strive purchased 1,800 BTC in the final week of August for roughly $143 million, lifting its total holdings to 23,156 BTC and making it the fifth-largest public company holder of Bitcoin. Strategy added 4,603 BTC over the same period, bringing its total holdings to more than 845,000 BTC. Separately, 21 major financial institutions including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup plan to set up a new entity and launch a U.S. dollar stablecoin in the first half of 2027, with plans to expand to other G7 currencies for cross-border payments and digital asset settlements. For Ethereum, Bitmine has been accumulating ETH for 65 consecutive weeks, with its latest position exceeding 5.9 million ETH—accounting for 4.9% of Ethereum’s roughly 120.7 million circulating supply, just short of its 5% holding target. Despite the ongoing accumulation, the company’s current ETH holdings still carry approximately $5.1 billion in unrealized losses.
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According to Defillama data, on-chain funds over the past day have clearly concentrated on the Ethereum mainnet and a small number of legacy Layer 1s. Ethereum saw a net inflow of $46.47 million, roughly 4.5 times that of second-place Solana. On the flip side, Robinhood Chain, Arbitrum, Hyperliquid and other platforms combined for a net outflow of over $100 million, reflecting a rebalancing trend of "flowing back to Ethereum, exiting Layer 2s". Robinhood Chain, the day’s largest net outflow source, is a broker-led Layer 2 launched in July 2026 based on Arbitrum Orbit. In the past two months, it has ranked among the top in Meme and tokenized stock trading volume, with its on-chain fees once even surpassing those of Ethereum, Solana and Base; however, its daily bridged funds have turned net outflow. Arbitrum, Base and Polygon also saw net outflows, bringing the total net outflow of the four major Layer 2s (including Robinhood) to around $69.55 million. Perpetual contract public chain Hyperliquid recorded a net outflow of $18.34 million, nearly on par with Arbitrum. New stablecoin settlement chains are also experiencing capital outflows: Tether’s Plasma saw an outflow of $13.27 million, Stripe-incubated Tempo and Tether ecosystem’s Stable registered outflows of $3.45 million and $2.99 million respectively.
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A mysterious crypto whale has bought another 343,000 HYPE tokens, bringing its total holdings to 3.24 million HYPE, all of which are staked.
According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, the mysterious whale address 0x6436 has purchased an additional 343,000 HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $29.09 million. As of now, the address has accumulated a total of around 3.24 million HYPE tokens, with a total value of roughly $252 million, and has staked all of its HYPE holdings.
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The "stock market version of Pokémon GO" meme coin GRASS briefly surged past $13.6 million in market capitalization this morning, hitting a new all-time high.
According to GMGN market data, the Robinhood ecosystem meme coin GRASS briefly surged past $13.6 million in market cap early this morning, hitting an all-time high, and has since pulled back to $8.3 million. It has recorded a 111% 24-hour price increase and a $8.7 million 24-hour trading volume. GRASS combines the internet meme "Touch Grass" with the gameplay of a stock-themed Pokémon GO. The project is officially positioned as a game, where tokenized fractional shares of real stocks (including AAPL, NVDA, TSLA, GME, etc., on Robinhood Chain) "spawn" at the physical locations of their respective companies—such as Apple Stores, GameStop outlets, Tesla showrooms, etc. Users can claim these tokenized stock fractions to their wallets by tapping on them when nearby. BlockBeats reminds users that most meme coins lack practical use cases and are highly volatile; please protect your assets and avoid FOMO.
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Bitcoin is once again exhibiting characteristics of an "amplified version of gold", though the four-year cycle theory warns that the market still faces downside risks ahead.
Bitcoin has recently re-emerged as a safe-haven asset, hitting a four-month high of $82,262 this week before pulling back to around $79,800. André Dragosch, head of European research at Bitwise, said that amid rising macroeconomic uncertainty and currency devaluation risks, investors are increasingly viewing Bitcoin less as a high-risk tech asset and more as a store of value. Dragosch noted that Bitcoin’s 90-day price correlation with gold is near its highest level in six years. He argued that as macro forces strengthen and currency devaluation risks rise, investors are blurring the lines between Bitcoin and gold, with the cryptocurrency recently acting as an “amplified version of gold”. However, the four-year cycle theory remains a headwind for Bitcoin’s outlook. The theory links Bitcoin’s bull-bear cycles to its halving events. Fidelity projects that if historical cycle patterns hold, Bitcoin’s next bear market bottom could land around November 2026. Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, previously estimated that the baseline scenario for this correction would bottom in the $40,000 to $46,000 range. Chris Kuiper, vice president of research at Fidelity Digital Assets, argued that the four-year cycle is not an exact timing rule, meaning it does not guarantee Bitcoin will decline later this year, and a long-term perspective and holding period have historically been more beneficial for investors.
APX Lending spustila pětiletou revolvingovou úvěrovou linku krytou Bitcoinem, Ethereem nebo oběma aktivy. Klienti mohou proti zástavě čerpat až 250 milionů USD v krytí kolaterálu, bez poplatků za sjednání, předčasné splacení i likvidaci.
APX Lending, Canada’s first regulated digital-asset-backed lender, launched a five-year revolving line of credit on September 3 that lets clients borrow against Bitcoin, Ethereum, or both, according to the company’s announcement. The facility carries no origination, prepayment, or liquidation fees and includes up to $250 million in collateral insurance coverage.
How the Line of Credit Works Unlike APX’s fixed-term loans, which are collateralized by either BTC or ETH, the new facility can use both assets together to calculate borrowing capacity. A client holding $200,000 of Bitcoin and $100,000 of Ethereum can apply the combined $300,000 toward a single credit line; at 60% loan-to-value, that supports up to $180,000 of borrowing capacity. Annual rates range from 10.49% to 11.99% depending on the outstanding balance, and interest accrues only on the amount drawn, so borrowers pay nothing on unused capacity.
The revolving structure lets clients establish the facility once, then draw, repay, and redraw as their needs change rather than starting a new loan each time. Available credit adjusts dynamically with the market value of the collateral, rising or falling as the pledged Bitcoin and Ethereum appreciate or depreciate.
A Regulated Lending Framework APX was the first digital-asset-backed lender approved by Canadian securities regulators and is registered with both FINTRAC and FinCEN. Founded in 2023 and based in Toronto, the company now spans fixed-term lending, revolving credit, and a Lending-as-a-Service platform that lets banks and fintechs offer APX-powered products to their own clients. “A revolving line of credit is something our clients have asked us for repeatedly,” said founder and chief executive Andrei Poliakov. “You may need money for a purchase today, an investment three months from now and a business expense later in the year. You shouldn’t have to start a new loan every time.”
Crypto-Backed Credit Broadens The launch extends a widening market for crypto-backed borrowing. Ledn recently projected that the Bitcoin-backed loan market could reach $1 trillion over the next decade, while banks have begun accepting digital assets as collateral, with Sberbank planning to lend against Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT. APX’s move signals that regulated lenders are graduating from single-transaction loans toward products that mirror traditional banking lines of credit, even as borrowing capacity stays tied to the market value of the pledged crypto.
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Cardano Foundation se stala prvním kryptoprojektem, jehož účetní závěrku za rok 2025 ověřil Grant Thornton přímo na blockchainu Cardano. Auditor tak poprvé zapsal formální attestaci na blockchain.
Blockchain organizations have promised transparency for years. The Cardano Foundation just put an auditor’s signature on-chain to prove it.
Grant Thornton Switzerland has attested the Cardano Foundation’s 2025 financial statements directly on the Cardano blockchain, making this the first time an independent auditor has placed a formal attestation on-chain for a major crypto organization. The audit opinion is dated March 25, 2026, and the accompanying Activity and Financial Insights Report was published publicly on April 2, 2026.
What actually happened here The mechanism behind this is a platform called Reeve, a financial data integrity system built to bridge conventional accounting workflows with public blockchain infrastructure. Reeve was first used by the Cardano Foundation for its 2024 report, but that version did not include a third-party auditor’s attestation. The 2025 cycle adds that layer: Grant Thornton’s sign-off now lives on Cardano’s ledger, meaning the connection between the audit opinion and the published financial data is verifiable without trusting any single party’s word for it.
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The Foundation’s CEO, Frederik Gregaard, described the initiative as a demonstration of “the highest standards of transparency,” combining statutory accounting requirements with on-chain verification.
As of December 31, 2025, the Foundation held total assets of CHF 287.5 million, or roughly $361 million. The allocation breaks down as 51.6% in ADA, 25.5% in Bitcoin, and 22.9% in cash equivalents and other financial assets. Total expenditures for the year came to CHF 23.6 million, spread across adoption programs, technology development, and governance work.
Why putting an audit on a blockchain is harder than it sounds Traditional audits produce a PDF and a letter. Those documents can be updated, taken down, or quietly replaced. On-chain attestation turns the audit record into something closer to a permanent entry in a public ledger: the cryptographic fingerprint of the financial data is recorded at a specific point in time, and any change to the underlying numbers would produce a different fingerprint, making tampering immediately detectable.
What this means for the broader landscape The Cardano Foundation is a non-profit steward of the Cardano ecosystem. Non-profit foundations are accountable to their communities rather than shareholders, and community members rarely have the tools to verify whether a foundation is managing resources responsibly. On-chain audit attestation gives them one.
Holding 51.6% of reserves in ADA and 25.5% in Bitcoin means the Foundation’s balance sheet is meaningfully exposed to crypto market volatility. CHF 287.5 million in total assets is a substantial treasury, and the decision to hold the majority in native crypto assets rather than retreating to cash reflects a deliberate strategic posture.
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21členné bankovní konsorcium plánuje spustit dolarový stablecoin v první polovině roku 2027. O jeho úspěchu ale rozhodne hlavně likvidita, interoperabilita a dostupnost, ne samotná bankovní podpora.
A planned dollar stablecoin backed by 21 global financial institutions will begin with regulatory resources, corporate relationships, and international payment connections. Four industry executives told crypto.news, however, that institutional backing will not guarantee adoption unless the token can match the liquidity, accessibility and portability already offered by USDT and USDC.
Summary
The 21-member consortium plans to launch its dollar stablecoin during the first half of 2027. Experts said established banking relationships could help the token gain early institutional distribution. Interoperability, wallet support, and reliable redemption will determine whether it circulates beyond member banks. The consortium must identify who carries legal responsibility for reserves, redemptions, and transaction failures. USDT and USDC could lose market share even as bank-issued tokens expand the overall stablecoin market. The consortium committed to forming a new stablecoin company during the second half of 2026, subject to closing conditions. Its members include Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, UBS, and other financial institutions across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
The unnamed venture intends to launch a US dollar-denominated stablecoin during the first half of 2027. It may later introduce stablecoins tied to other G7 currencies, with a euro-denominated token listed as its first expansion priority.
The consortium has not disclosed the token’s name, supported blockchains, reserve custodian, governance model, or redemption process. Those details could determine whether the product becomes a widely used payment instrument or remains primarily a settlement token within the institutions’ existing networks.
21-bank stablecoin starts with a distribution advantage Utkarsh Ahuja, founder and managing partner at Moon Pursuit Capital, told crypto.news that the consortium starts with relationships that normally take new financial products years to develop.
The participating institutions already serve corporate treasury departments, process international payments, and operate compliance systems across several jurisdictions. According to Ahuja, those connections could make it easier to introduce the stablecoin into existing corporate workflows, particularly for cross-border settlement.
“The banks start with something that normally takes a financial product years to build: distribution into the companies that actually move very large amounts of money.”
Ahuja cautioned that established relationships do not provide the portability that USDT and USDC have built across exchanges, wallets, blockchains, and market makers. The consortium could bring corporate clients to the token, he said, but convincing those clients to use it outside the participating banks’ network will be more difficult.
Jerald David, CEO of Lynq Network, said the initiative has both offensive and defensive motives. It could open new blockchain payment revenue for the institutions while protecting payment activity and commercial balances from migrating to non-bank stablecoin issuers.
Stablecoin issuers can earn income from the assets held against circulating tokens, including short-term government debt. When deposits move from banks into stablecoins, part of the balance and its associated economics can move with them.
David said a shared token would allow the institutions to enter blockchain payments through a framework over which they retain greater control. However, he warned that scale alone would not make the proposed token more attractive than established alternatives.
USDT and USDC currently benefit from years of integration. A recent crypto.news analysis of stablecoin distribution placed the wider market at approximately $316 billion in mid-2026, with USDT accounting for about $187 billion and USDC representing roughly $75 billion.
Interoperability will decide whether the token circulates David described issuance as the easier part of the project. Businesses will also need reliable ways to move between the consortium’s stablecoin, existing stablecoins, tokenized deposits and conventional bank accounts.
“Interoperability will be more important than issuance,” David said.
“If capital can enter the token easily but cannot move out or across networks just as efficiently, the consortium risks creating another isolated pool of liquidity.”
Such interoperability would require dependable minting and redemption, custody arrangements, market makers, and settlement infrastructure connecting different forms of digital and conventional money. An institution receiving the new token must be able to redeem it for dollars or exchange it without facing long delays, high spreads, or limited trading depth.
Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet, told crypto.news that self-custodial wallets would examine the token’s entire user journey before supporting it. Relevant functions include holding, transferring, swapping, and spending the stablecoin.
Wallet providers would need audited smart contracts, transparent issuance and redemption processes, and consistent technical standards across every supported blockchain, according to Kan. They would also need to know whether tokens are issued natively on each network or transferred through bridges.
Kan said native mint-and-burn systems or coordinated cross-chain issuance would generally be preferable to wrapped assets because they could reduce bridge risks and prevent liquidity from being split among several representations of the same stablecoin.
Wallets could use intent-based routing and liquidity aggregation to shield users from some of that complexity. However, Kan said wallets cannot eliminate fragmentation without cooperation from issuers, banks, and liquidity providers.
“Ultimately, interoperability will matter more than how many bank tokens get issued. The winning infrastructure will make multiple tokens feel like one connected financial system.”
Gas abstraction could remove another obstacle. Users may be less willing to adopt a dollar stablecoin if they must first acquire a separate blockchain token to pay network fees whenever they transfer or spend it.
The same problem applies to identity verification. Kan said reusable credentials or privacy-preserving attestations could allow users to demonstrate that they have completed required checks without repeating the full process for every issuer. Different regulatory requirements would still apply across jurisdictions, meaning one universal identity credential is unlikely to resolve every compliance issue.
Bank backing does not guarantee stablecoin adoption Waseem Salim, CEO of Valdora, told crypto.news that an established issuer can provide initial trust, but utility determines whether people continue to hold and use a stablecoin.
Société Générale offers an example of the difference between institutional backing and circulation. Its digital asset subsidiary launched USD CoinVertible on Ethereum and Solana in 2025. Despite its connection to a major global bank, official SG-FORGE data showed approximately $12.55 million of the stablecoin in circulation as of Sept. 4.
“A strong name helps, but people won’t adopt a stablecoin just because there’s a bank behind it,” Salim said. “They need a reason to actually use and hold it.”
According to Salim, users will consider whether the token works with their existing wallets and preferred networks, whether sufficient liquidity is available, and how easily they can redeem it. They will also examine what they can do after acquiring it.
Possible advantages include cheaper cross-border settlement, direct integration with corporate bank accounts, and access to tokenized financial products. Those benefits would need to be substantial enough to compete with USDT and USDC integrations and the familiarity of conventional deposits.
Kan similarly described adoption as utility-driven. Institutional reputation could attract users who value regulated redemption and established banking relationships, but the token would need to work across payments, swaps, merchant transactions and local cash-out services.
The last step could prove decisive. A stablecoin may move between blockchains within seconds, but Kan said much of that advantage disappears if recipients face high costs when converting it into reais, rupees or pesos.
The World Bank’s latest remittance pricing data puts the average cost of sending money internationally at 6.36% of the transferred amount. Bank-backed stablecoins could compete in those corridors if they reduce the complete delivered cost, including foreign-exchange spreads, network fees, redemption charges and local payout expenses.
Domestic conditions will also affect adoption. Kan said stablecoins must offer more than fast local transfers in markets already served by systems such as India’s UPI, Brazil’s Pix and SEPA Instant in Europe. Their stronger use cases in those regions may involve international commerce, multi-currency access and digital-asset settlement.
Reserves, redemption and liability will test trust The consortium’s size creates another question: which entity will ultimately stand behind the token?
David said businesses should not have to determine which of the 21 participating institutions is responsible when a redemption fails. He called for one clearly identified legal issuer, segregated and independently verified reserves, and defined obligations for the issuer, participating institutions, and infrastructure providers.
“Shared distribution is an advantage. Shared liability is not,” David said.
The consortium has said it intends to comply with the US GENIUS Act and the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework where applicable. The GENIUS Act established requirements covering one-to-one reserves, disclosures, redemption, and permitted issuers, although US regulators were still completing implementation rules during 2026.
Kan said wallets would also require information about freezing powers, transfer restrictions, sanctions enforcement, and how compliance responsibilities are divided among the issuer, wallet, and fiat service providers. Such controls become more complex when tokens circulate across public blockchains and national borders.
Redemption risks could grow if the stablecoin becomes a gateway into tokenized investments. Salim warned that users must understand that yield does not appear merely because an asset is held onchain.
If returns come from business lending, government securities, or market strategies, platforms should identify the underlying source, asset manager, custodian, and counterparties. They should also explain how quickly the assets can be sold and what happens if a borrower defaults.
Salim said those arrangements differ from interest earned on a bank deposit because the legal relationship, custody model, liquidity, and protections may not be the same.
Platforms could also create a mismatch if users expect immediate stablecoin withdrawals while the underlying capital is invested in assets that trade during limited hours or take longer to sell. Salim said providers may need liquid reserves, staggered maturities, redemption windows, or withdrawal queues aligned with the underlying assets.
USDT and USDC may face competition as the market expands Ahuja expects a bank-issued dollar stablecoin to place more immediate pressure on USDC in institutional markets where Circle and major banks could compete for the same corporate balances.
If companies transfer balances into the new stablecoin, the reserves and income generated from those assets would move with them. However, Ahuja said USDT occupies a different position because much of its demand comes from markets where access to US banking services remains limited or inefficient.
The consortium’s Western banking relationships would not automatically replicate Tether’s reach in those regions. USDT is widely used on exchanges and in markets where people seek access to dollars outside conventional banking channels.
Competition may also enlarge the market rather than redistribute a fixed amount of stablecoin activity. Banks could bring corporate transactions onchain that currently do not use USDT, USDC, or any public blockchain.
Ahuja said Tether and Circle could therefore lose percentage share while their circulation and transaction volumes continue growing. He recommended examining the composition of stablecoin activity rather than relying solely on market-share figures.
The effects could extend beyond the issuers. A market containing bank stablecoins, tokenized deposits, USDT, USDC, and tokens tied to other currencies would increase demand for companies connecting those pools.
Ahuja identified liquidity providers, payment infrastructure, custody services, compliance tools, and blockchain networks as potential beneficiaries. Tokenized-asset platforms could also gain if regulated digital cash allows funds and securities to settle on the same infrastructure.
David said the consortium’s traction should ultimately be measured through active business users, recurring settlement, redemption performance during market stress, and acceptance outside the 21 participating institutions. Large transaction volumes alone could reflect a small group of members moving capital among themselves.
The consortium’s banking relationships could put its token in front of corporate users quickly. The four executives nevertheless agreed that liquidity, interoperability and external acceptance, not the number of institutions behind it, will determine whether the stablecoin becomes a genuine rival to USDT and USDC.
Těžaři Zcash ve stále větším počtu opouštějí zcashd a přecházejí na Zallet, který má starý node software nahradit. Migrace podle vývojářů probíhá dobře.
Zcash miners are moving on from zcashd in growing numbers, turning instead to Zallet, the wallet designed to replace the decades-old node software. Developers reported on Thursday's Arborist Call, hosted by @ZcashFoundation, that a number of miners have switched over completely and that the migration is working well.
zcashd Reaches End of Life The shift is not voluntary for much longer. zcashd reached its final End-of-Support halt on July 18, 2026, at block height 3,417,100, and every unmodified zcashd 6.20.0 node shut down automatically at that point. The software does not support the NU6.3 network upgrade that followed shortly after. Users who have not yet moved are now being directed to either Zebra, the Rust-based consensus node developed by @ZcashFoundation, or to Zallet if they rely on the embedded wallet functionality.
Zallet is a full-node Zcash wallet written in Rust, built specifically as a replacement for the zcashd wallet. The software is still in beta, and developers have warned that breaking changes can occur at any time. Users were asked to back up old wallet.dat files before importing them into Zallet.
Beta 3 Fixes and Security Review Progress Beta 3 shipped with fixes for problems miners had reported during earlier testing. The security review by Least Authority, a firm with a long track record of auditing Zcash components, has now reached its second round, where auditors verify that previously identified issues have been properly addressed. Least Authority recently completed a broader AI-assisted security audit across several critical repositories in the Zcash ecosystem, commissioned by Zcash Community Grants, with final reports delivered in May 2026.
The Arborist Call also noted that the migration tooling has matured. The migrate-zcashd-wallet command converts a legacy wallet.dat file into a Zallet wallet.db, and the team has been encouraging community testing on both mainnet and testnet to validate wallet balances and migration flows ahead of broader adoption.
While Zallet remains under active development, the combination of a hard zcashd shutdown deadline, improving tooling, and a security review nearing completion suggests the ecosystem is moving quickly toward a full transition.
Sources:
zcashd End of Life Timeline, The zcashd Book
Zallet GitHub Repository, zcash/zallet
AI-Assisted Security Auditing in the Zcash Ecosystem, Least Authority
DefiLlama a Forgd spustily hodnocení tokenů AAA až CCC pro 128 z 149 tokenů; jedinou AAA má zatím Uniswap. Tvůrci ale upozorňují, že AAA neznamená bezrizikovost ani záruku výnosu.
DefiLlama and Forgd have introduced an AAA-to-CCC rating system covering 128 of 149 listed tokens, with Uniswap currently holding the dashboard’s only AAA grade at a composite score of 60.80.
Summary
Universal Token Rating multiplies disclosure and performance scores instead of averaging them. Projects lose points for missing disclosures, weak liquidity arrangements and insider-friendly tokenomics. Submitted project information is checked against exchange, on-chain, and market-maker data. AAA signals strong current conditions but does not predict returns or eliminate investment risks. DefiLlama’s live Universal Token Rating dashboard places Uniswap first with disclosure and performance scores of 7.87 and 7.72, respectively. Meteora follows with an AA grade and a composite score of 58.48, while Curve DAO ranks third at 53.32.
Developed with token advisory platform Forgd, the system grades assets by combining what a project discloses with what trading data shows. Its disclosure assessment covers areas such as tokenomics, insider wallets and commercial arrangements, while the performance side examines liquidity, spreads, venue coverage and market-maker conduct.
DefiLlama Head of Research Ryan Celaj told crypto.news that both components are required because averaging them could allow strength in one area to conceal serious problems in another.
“We’re multiplying a project’s disclosure and performance scores deliberately, because they are both necessary conditions for credibility. And ‘necessary’ is the key word. It’s not that performance and disclosures both factor in. They’re required.”
Under the formula, a project with a disclosure score of 10 and a performance score of 2 receives a composite score of 20. Celaj said an average would give the same project a much less critical score despite its weak market performance.
DefiLlama token grades require strength on both axes The two scores range from zero to 10 and are multiplied to produce a result out of 100. AAA begins at 60, meaning a token cannot reach the top category if either component falls below six, even with a perfect score on the other axis.
AA starts at 40, with narrower bands separating A, BBB, BB, and B as weaknesses increase. Celaj said the thresholds make the highest grades difficult to obtain while creating distinctions among assets further down the table.
Although the letters resemble grades used in conventional finance, Celaj said they do not estimate default probabilities and should not be treated as equivalents to ratings issued by a traditional credit-rating agency. The format was selected because institutional traders already understand the AAA-to-CCC scale.
The approach also links stated policies to observable results. A project may publish detailed market-making terms or token-distribution plans, but the performance score tests whether liquidity, trading activity and wallet behavior match those claims.
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams drew attention to the results after UNI received the only AAA grade. Referring to the ranking in an Aug. 27 X post, Adams called it “the result of a neutral, unbiased ratings system” and referred to past criticism of Uniswap as “crypto Twitter psyops and fud.”
Market-maker conduct can lower a token’s grade Forgd founder and CEO Shane Molidor said private contracts do not prevent the platform from assessing whether a market-making arrangement has produced durable liquidity.
Forgd monitors more than 500 market-maker engagements through reports and application programming interface data, according to Molidor. Its system measures contributions to volume and depth, uptime, compliance with agreed targets, and each provider’s record across other mandates.
“We do not determine sustainability from the disclosed contract alone,” Molidor said. “Forgd already monitors market-maker performance through its platform, giving us access to market-maker reporting and API data for the over 500 engagements we track.”
According to the executive, Forgd compares first-party information with exchange and on-chain data, including spreads, two-sided depth, venue coverage, and organic trading activity. Analysts also examine how liquidity behaves during volatile periods, token unlocks, and the period after launch incentives end.
Such checks are designed to separate persistent liquidity from volume temporarily supported by token loans, options, or other incentives, Molidor said. A project does not have to publish every commercial term, but it must provide enough verifiable evidence for Forgd to understand the arrangement and the commitments being measured.
Acceptable evidence may include relevant contract provisions, amendments, token-loan terms, options, wallet identifiers, liquidity targets, uptime requirements, incentive structures, market-maker reports and API records. Forgd also offers its market-maker monitoring software free of charge, allowing a poorly rated project to submit more data for review.
Market quality has become an important issue as institutions increase their exposure to tokenized assets. On Aug. 27, Stellar’s RWA value was reported to have increased from about $785 million in January to more than $3 billion in July, yet slightly more than $2 million had entered Blend pools that accept RWAs. The figures showed a large difference between assets issued on-chain and the amount actively used in decentralized lending.
Project claims cannot directly determine the score Claiming a profile gives a token issuer an opportunity to submit evidence, but Molidor and Celaj said the process does not allow the issuer to assign or control its rating.
Missing information counts against the disclosure score. A project that supplies favorable details while withholding weak areas cannot obtain full disclosure credit, according to Molidor.
“The downside is that some ratings will appear artificially low until a project provides the necessary disclosures,” Molidor said. “But the upside is that for projects, there is no downside to being transparent, and no upside to selective disclosure.”
The performance score adds a separate check by using exchange records, on-chain events, and Forgd’s monitoring tools. Its inputs include depth, spreads, volume, exchange coverage, derivatives conditions, tokenomics, and adherence to market-making targets.
Exceptionally strong performance in one category is capped, Celaj said, preventing one metric from cancelling persistent weakness elsewhere. The methodology also excludes venues regarded as unreliable from relevant calculations.
Ratings update continuously rather than relying on a single audit. Material disclosures that remain outdated for more than 60 days receive a penalty, while verifiable events such as token unlocks and exchange listings enter the performance assessment automatically.
Even with those controls, both executives acknowledged limits. Molidor said the system cannot prove that an undisclosed commercial relationship does not exist. It can identify missing information, inconsistent claims, and activity that does not match a project’s account, but its grade cannot guarantee that every relationship has been found.
Celaj similarly said that no grading model can be considered impossible to manipulate. DefiLlama has made its methodology and category-level results available so users can trace grades and challenge disputed information, while the team plans to adjust the system if projects find ways to exploit it.
An AAA token grade does not predict returns Neither DefiLlama nor Forgd has gathered enough long-term evidence to claim that highly rated tokens suffer smaller drawdowns or fewer market failures.
Molidor said a high performance score necessarily corresponds with stronger measured depth, tighter spreads, and more extensive liquidity because the system uses those conditions as inputs. Price declines can still result from security breaches, governance failures, or market conditions that the rating does not assess.
“An AAA grade means that, at this point in time, a token demonstrates a strong combination of disclosure quality and observable market performance under the UTR methodology,” Molidor said.
“It does not mean the token is risk-free, that its price will appreciate, or that an institution can replace its own legal, technical and financial due diligence.”
A CCC grade identifies substantial problems in disclosure, performance, or both, according to Molidor. It does not establish that a project is fraudulent or certain to fail, but it points institutions toward areas requiring additional review.
Celaj described the rating as a screening and monitoring tool rather than an investment recommendation. In his view, the system creates a dataset that researchers can eventually use to test whether combining disclosures with market data produces a better predictive signal than assessing each category separately.
Institutional interest gives that test practical relevance, especially for tokens linked to real-world assets. On July 31, an article on Ondo Finance reported that tokenized securities exceeded $36 billion in 2026, including approximately $12.88 billion in tokenized U.S. Treasuries.
For American institutions, token grades may help organize preliminary market-structure reviews, but regulated tokenized products remain subject to separate custody, eligibility, and securities requirements. On Aug. 3, BlackRock launched two tokenized money-market products backed by cash, short-term U.S. Treasuries and Treasury-backed repurchase agreements, with transfers restricted to approved investors and compliant wallets.
UTR does not assess every risk attached to such assets. Celaj specifically said its methodology does not measure cybersecurity risk, which has caused some of crypto’s largest historical drawdowns.
NEAR umožňuje validátorům ověřovat bloky bez ukládání celého stavu sítě, což výrazně snižuje hardwarové nároky. U top 100 validátorů stačí zhruba 48 GB paměti, ostatním 8 až 16 GB.
On most blockchains, validators carry a heavy load. To check that a block is valid, they must maintain a full, up-to-date copy of the chain's state, meaning every account, balance, and contract stored on the network. As a chain grows, so does that burden, gradually raising the cost of running a node and pushing out smaller participants.
@NEARProtocol takes a different approach. Each block on NEAR carries a state witness: a compact cryptographic proof containing only the data required to validate that specific block. A validator can check work on a shard without ever storing that shard's full state.
How Stateless Validation Works in PracticeThe practical result is a sharp reduction in hardware requirements. NEAR's top 100 validators, which both produce blocks and track a shard, operate on roughly 48GB of memory. Those below that threshold run a lighter checking role on just 8 to 16GB.
Stateless validation arrived with Nightshade 2.0, which went live on NEAR mainnet in August 2024. According to The Defiant, the upgrade was designed to speed up transaction execution by 400% and increase the network's shard capacity.
What Has Changed Since, and What Comes NextThe protocol has not stood still since Nightshade 2.0. The v2.13 upgrade landed on mainnet on July 20, 2026, adding two significant capabilities. First, dynamic resharding: the network can now automatically split shards when they reach a capacity threshold, without requiring a validator vote or a manual protocol upgrade. Second, post-quantum signing: NEAR activated the FIPS-204 standard using the ML-DSA-65 parameter set.
It is important to note that the migration is opt-in. Ed25519 and secp256k1 signing remain in place, and users can rotate their keys to ML-DSA-65 through a single on-chain transaction via the NEAR CLI, with no need to move assets or change account addresses. The reason NEAR kept the switch voluntary is a practical one: ML-DSA keys and signatures are substantially larger than elliptic-curve equivalents, which raises storage and processing demands. NEAR's official press release described the deployment as placing it among the first major Layer-1 blockchains to ship a NIST-approved quantum-resistant signature scheme in a live production environment.
Looking further ahead, SPICE (Separation of Consensus and Execution) is the next major upgrade on the roadmap toward Nightshade 3.0, which is already in progress. SPICE decouples the process of validators agreeing on block order from the execution of transactions inside those blocks, targeting block times of 200ms and sub-half-second finality.
Together, these upgrades form a coherent technical arc: reduce validator storage requirements, automate capacity scaling, harden cryptographic security, and compress latency, each layer building on the last.
Sources:
NEAR Protocol: Nightshade 2.0 Launches on NEAR Mainnet
PR Newswire: NEAR Protocol Brings Quantum-Safe Signing to Mainnet
eGamers: NEAR Goes Live With Post-Quantum Signatures On Mainnet Via 2.13 Release
Solana Foundation spustila Payment Channels s benchmarkem 1 milion plateb za sekundu, ale jde o kontrolovaný test, ne o výkon mainnetu. Skutečný objem zatím podle článku zůstává nízký a částečně umělý.
Solana's new Payment Channels benchmark crushes traditional payment rail throughput, yet the gap between protocol signaling and real commerce tells a different story.
The Million-Payment Benchmark On September 3, 2026, the Solana Foundation announced the launch of Payment Channels, accompanied by a headline-grabbing figure: 1 million payments per second. This benchmark, derived from a controlled test involving 100,000 unique wallets through a proxy, does not represent current mainnet throughput. While the capacity to handle 80 billion payments in 24 hours is technically impressive, the gap between a lab-controlled stress test and the messy reality of global commerce remains wide.
The Bar Tab Model The architecture functions like a digital bar tab. Instead of requiring an on-chain transaction for every individual interaction—which would be prohibitively expensive and slow—a user authorizes a spending limit once. The agent then spends against that limit off-chain via signed messages. The final net amount is settled in a single on-chain transaction. This non-custodial escrow model is a departure from custodial prepaid credits, where balances are tracked in a third-party database. By keeping funds in an on-chain program rather than with an operator, the system attempts to solve the friction of agent autonomy, where human intervention was previously required to approve payments one at a time.
Throughput in Context Visa reported a peak capacity of approximately 65,000 transactions per second (TPS) in Q2 2026, with an average of 8,400 TPS. Mastercard, during Q1 2026, operated at an average of 5,600 TPS with a peak capacity of 5,000 TPS. Solana’s benchmark suggests a theoretical ceiling far beyond these legacy systems, yet the utility of such throughput depends entirely on the nature of the transactions being processed. Moving billions of micro-payments is a different engineering challenge than settling high-value retail transactions.
Protocol Neutrality Solana is positioning itself as a neutral settlement layer by supporting both the x402 (pay-per-call) and MPP (session-based) protocols. The x402 protocol offers modes ranging from single metered calls with a ceiling to batch-settlement, while MPP sessions allow for streaming many metered deliveries that settle when the session idle-closes. With Alibaba Cloud serving as the first live partner with API endpoints available at launch, the infrastructure targets enterprise-scale agentic commerce. Whether this neutrality holds under real-world load or simply creates a fragmented landscape for developers remains an open question.
The Economic Reality The cost efficiency is notable, with a per-payment cost of $0.000000000776. However, the actual economic activity on these protocols requires scrutiny. While Solana has seen over 35 million cumulative x402 transactions and $10 million in volume, Artemis Analytics found that approximately half of these transactions are artificial, stemming from self-dealing and wash trading. Furthermore, CoinDesk reported that real daily x402 volume was near $28,000 as of March 2026. The Major Matters x402 tracker indicates that the average x402 transaction value sits in the sub-cent-to-dime range, typically under $0.50. This discrepancy between protocol signaling and actual commercial volume suggests that the ecosystem is still in a phase of infrastructure testing rather than widespread adoption.
The Settlement Race The race to capture agentic commerce settlement is heating up, but the absence of significant “Category 3” commerce—real-world, non-speculative agent-to-agent transactions—remains the primary hurdle. Payment channels remove three specific friction points: the need for constant authorization, the reliance on custodial databases, and the inefficiency of individual settlement. Yet, until the volume shifts from artificial testing to genuine commercial activity, the 1 million payments per second figure remains a proof of concept rather than a market reality. For builders and investors, the focus should remain on whether these channels can sustain real-world utility once the novelty of the benchmark fades.
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Render Network účtuje GPU výpočetní výkon v dolarech a platba se vypořádává pálením RENDER. Díky tomu je cena pro uživatele fixní, zatímco počet spálených tokenů se mění podle trhu.
Dollar pricing, token burningRender Network (@rendernetwork) connects artists and AI developers with idle GPU capacity, but it prices that capacity in dollars rather than in its native token. When a creator submits a job, they convert cash into RENDER, the network's Solana-based token (solana:rndrizKT3MK1iimdxRdWabcF7Zg7AR5T4nud4EkHBof). In return, the creator receives Render Credits worth the same dollar amount, keeping the cost to the buyer predictable regardless of where the token price moves on any given day.
Because the burn is calculated in dollar terms, When the token price rises, fewer tokens are needed to cover the same bill. When it falls, more are burned. The quantity of tokens destroyed therefore floats with the market, but the dollar cost to the buyer stays fixed.
How operators get paid and what governs new supplyEvery burn is recorded on-chain, and that record determines how the newly minted reward pool is divided. An operator responsible for 2% of the burns logged within an epoch collects 2% of the tokens minted for completed work that period, plus a share tied to passing uptime checks.
Even in a quiet week with little job activity, the scheduled mint still runs. The schedule itself is set by governance through the Render Network Proposal (RNP) system.
The combined effect is what the project calls Burn-Mint Equilibrium (BME). Burn activity has been accelerating:
Sources:
Messari: Understanding the Render Network
Render Network Knowledge Base: Burn Mint Equilibrium
Render Network: BME Emissions Are Live
Wyoming Stable Token Commission zavádí Chainlink Proof of Reserve pro Frontier Token (FRNT), aby on-chain ověřovala jeho krytí. Jde o jeden z prvních státem vydaných stablecoinů s veřejným důkazem rezerv.
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission said on September 2 that it is adopting Chainlink Proof of Reserve to verify the reserves backing Frontier Token (FRNT), the state’s stable token, directly on-chain. In its announcement, the Commission framed the integration as a step toward a new U.S. standard for digital-asset transparency, making the state’s token one of the first government-issued stablecoins to publish on-chain proof of its own backing.
What Proof of Reserve Adds to FRNT Chainlink Proof of Reserve uses independent data feeds to check that a token’s off-chain assets match its on-chain supply, alerting holders when the collateral behind a coin falls short. For FRNT, that means the Commission can surface live evidence that the cash and U.S. Treasury assets intended to back the token are actually in place, rather than asking holders to rely on periodic attestations.
The Commission described the adoption as a transparency upgrade rather than a change to FRNT’s underlying design. The token is already integrated with Chainlink’s CCIP interoperability protocol for cross-chain movement, a step Wyoming announced in August.
Why a State-Backed Token Is Being Watched Closely Wyoming issued FRNT as the first state-authorized stable token in the United States, positioning it as a test case for how a government can issue money on a blockchain. Extending on-chain verification to its reserves is meant to give that pilot a stronger credibility argument as federal stablecoin legislation pushes issuers toward tighter reserve disclosure.
The Commission’s announcement frames the integration as a benchmark other issuers and states can follow, though it did not specify when the verification feed would go live or how often reserve data would be refreshed.
An Early Pilot With Broader Ambitions FRNT remains a small-scale pilot rather than a widely circulating currency, and its outstanding supply is still measured in a narrow range. That scale means the Proof of Reserve integration is more a signal of regulatory direction than a live test of market-scale reserve risk today.
Still, the pairing of a state regulator with a major oracle network shows how government-issued stablecoins might report their backing in the future. The open question is whether the on-chain verification Wyoming has adopted will satisfy federal regulators once broader stablecoin rules take effect.
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BitGo propojilo své institucionální self-custody peněženky s DecibelTrade prostřednictvím WalletConnect, takže klienti mohou obchodovat spot i perpetual kontrakty bez přesunu aktiv mimo BitGo. Podpora je zatím pro Ethereum a Solanu, vypořádání probíhá na Aptosu.
BitGo has integrated its institutional self-custody wallets with DecibelTrade, a decentralized exchange running on the Aptos network. The September 3 announcement means eligible clients can connect directly to the DEX through WalletConnect, trading spot and perpetual contracts without ever needing to transfer assets to a separate wallet.
How the integration actually works The connection runs through WalletConnect, a protocol that lets wallets communicate with decentralized applications without exposing private keys. BitGo’s multi-party computation (MPC) wallets, which split cryptographic keys across multiple parties to prevent single points of failure, plug directly into DecibelTrade’s trading interface.
BitGo’s existing security protocols, including address whitelisting and multi-party approvals, remain active throughout the process. Every transaction still routes through the same approval workflows the firm already uses.
At launch, the integration supports trading on Ethereum and Solana networks. Trades settle on Aptos, where DecibelTrade operates using a central limit order book (CLOB) model with sub-second transaction finality. A CLOB works like a traditional stock exchange order book, matching buyers and sellers at specific prices, which should feel more familiar to institutional traders accustomed to traditional market structure.
BitGo’s broader DeFi push BitGo rolled out WalletConnect support in February 2026, initially enabling DeFi activities across EVM-compatible chains and Solana. The DecibelTrade integration represents the next step: establishing a direct pipeline to a specific, institutional-grade trading venue.
DecibelTrade launched on the Aptos mainnet in 2026. Aptos was built by former Meta engineers using the Move programming language.
What this means for institutional DeFi adoption Previously, an institution wanting to trade on a DEX would typically need to withdraw assets from custody, send them to a hot wallet, execute trades, and then move everything back. With this integration, assets never leave BitGo’s infrastructure, approval chains stay intact, and audit trails remain continuous.
The initial network support covers Ethereum and Solana, with expansion to additional networks planned as the platform grows. The announcement has not yet prompted notable price reactions in the cryptocurrency market.
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Pendle spustil na Robinhood Chain svůj první trh pro obchodování s výnosem se sNET, který umožní oddělit a obchodovat jistinu a budoucí výnos až do splatnosti 17. září 2026.
Pendle has launched its first yield-trading market on Robinhood Chain, giving sNET holders access to fixed and variable yield positions until the market matures on Sept. 17, 2026.
Summary
Pendle has deployed on Robinhood Chain with sNET as its first supported market. The sNET market will let users separate and trade principal and future yield. Robinhood Chain launched on July 1 as an Ethereum Layer 2 built with Arbitrum technology. Pendle held about $1.23 billion in total value locked at the time of reporting. Pendle opens its first Robinhood Chain market Pendle said in a Sep. 4 announcement that its protocol is now live on Robinhood Chain, adding fixed-yield products and yield trading to the network’s decentralized finance ecosystem.
The deployment begins with one sNET market scheduled to mature on Sept. 17. Pendle did not identify the assets planned for subsequent markets or provide a timetable for adding them, saying only that more products would arrive as the ecosystem develops.
Pendle is live on Robinhood Chain by @RobinhoodCrypto.
Adding a native layer for fixed yield and yield trading to the chain’s DeFi economy.
First up is sNET (17 Sep 2026 maturity), with more markets to follow as we expand across the ecosystem! pic.twitter.com/VerEaWzQhK
— Pendle (@pendle_fi) September 4, 2026 Issued by NetNet Capital, sNET is the staked form of NET, a reserve-backed token native to Robinhood Chain. NetNet’s public materials describe the protocol as a reserve manager for NET, with a treasury containing assets that include the USDG stablecoin. Users who stake NET receive sNET and become eligible for distributions generated under the protocol’s staking model.
NetNet also uses bond sales to acquire assets for its treasury. Its model draws from reserve-backed token systems in which market participants exchange selected assets for discounted NET, while the protocol controls the deposited liquidity. NetNet has described USDG as one of the assets held in the treasury, although the value of NET and returns from sNET remain exposed to the protocol’s reserves, market structure and smart contracts.
Adding sNET to Pendle allows traders to separate the asset’s principal from the yield it may generate before Sept. 17. The structure turns a single yield-bearing position into components that users can trade according to their expectations for future returns.
How Pendle splits sNET principal and yield According to Pendle’s documentation, the protocol wraps supported yield-bearing assets through its Standardized Yield format before dividing a position into Principal Tokens and Yield Tokens.
A Principal Token, commonly shown as PT, represents the underlying principal that becomes redeemable when the market reaches maturity. PT can also trade before that date, allowing a buyer to purchase the future principal at the prevailing market price.
Yield Tokens, or YT, provide the right to yield generated by the underlying asset until maturity. Holders can claim accrued returns through Pendle’s interface, but YT stops earning once the market expires. Its remaining value, therefore, declines as maturity approaches unless changes in the underlying rate or incentives support demand.
For the sNET market, the Sept. 17 date establishes when PT becomes redeemable and YT stops collecting returns. Traders who buy PT can seek an implied fixed return by holding the position through maturity, while YT buyers take exposure to changes in sNET’s yield during the remaining term.
Pendle calculates the implied annual percentage yield from the relative prices of PT and YT. Although the platform describes the rate available through PT as a fixed APY, its terms state that the figure is an implied annualized return based on the purchase price and an assumption that the position remains open until maturity. It is not a contractual guarantee.
Buying YT can amplify exposure because a trader pays for the yield component rather than the full underlying asset. Pendle warns in its documentation that long-yield returns can be negative when the income collected before maturity falls below the amount paid for YT.
Liquidity providers face a different mix of returns. Pendle says its pools contain PT and Standardized Yield assets, with providers potentially receiving swap fees, underlying yield, an implied return from PT, and protocol incentives where available.
Robinhood Chain adds another DeFi protocol Robinhood opened the chain’s public mainnet on July 1 as a permissionless Ethereum Layer 2 built using Arbitrum technology. The network uses ETH for transaction fees, supports Ethereum-compatible wallets, and posts transaction data to Ethereum.
Its first group of infrastructure and trading partners included Uniswap, Pleiades, Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink. Robinhood said the network was designed for tokenized financial assets, lending, trading, and applications that can use real-world assets inside smart contracts.
Robinhood Crypto executive Johann Kerbrat said during the mainnet announcement that decentralized finance had offered functions unavailable in traditional markets but had historically required technical knowledge to use.
“We’re bringing the best of traditional finance and DeFi together, and in doing so, expanding financial ownership to every corner of the globe.”
Activity grew quickly after the launch. As crypto.news previously reported, Robinhood Chain processed about $945 million in decentralized exchange volume on Aug. 25, up from its former daily record of $563 million on July 8. Cumulative DEX volume exceeded $47 billion in less than two months, while total value locked reached roughly $1.4 billion by late August.
Uniswap has served as a major liquidity venue since the mainnet opened. In August, its stock-token volume passed $1 billion, covering combined swaps across several tokenized equities rather than deposits or activity from a single asset.
Robinhood Chain generated $4.01 million in application revenue from $4.45 million in fees on Sept. 2, according to a recent revenue report. The DeFiLlama snapshot placed it above Solana, Ethereum and Tron for the measured day, although much of the fee activity came from trading applications and memecoin platforms rather than tokenized stocks.
Robinhood has covered gas costs for eligible transactions completed through Robinhood Wallet during a 90-day promotion that began with the mainnet launch. The subsidy is scheduled to end around Sept. 29, while people using third-party wallets already pay network fees in ETH.
U.S. access depends on the product Robinhood describes its blockchain as permissionless, meaning users can connect with supported self-custody wallets without opening a Robinhood brokerage account. The company also states that activity on the network remains separate from investments and balances held through its brokerage and centralized crypto services.
Product restrictions still apply at the application and asset levels. Robinhood says its Stock Tokens are unavailable to U.S. residents even though they track companies listed on American exchanges, including Apple, Alphabet, and Nvidia.
Stock Tokens are debt securities issued by Robinhood Assets Jersey Limited and provide economic exposure to referenced securities. Robinhood’s disclosures state that token holders do not gain legal or beneficial ownership of the underlying shares, including shareholder voting rights.
Pendle’s announcement did not say whether its sNET market carries geographic restrictions or whether Robinhood Wallet will surface the product directly to American users. Access through the permissionless network does not establish that a particular interface or financial product is legally available in every jurisdiction.
Pendle expands its multichain presence Before the Robinhood Chain deployment, Pendle operated across networks including Ethereum, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Base, Mantle, Optimism, HyperEVM, Monad and Plasma. Its earlier Plasma expansion introduced five markets tied to assets such as USDe, sUSDe, USDai, and syrupUSDT.
DefiLlama data showed approximately $1.23 billion locked across Pendle products at the time of reporting, with Ethereum accounting for more than half of the total. The data provider also recorded about $542 million in Pendle decentralized exchange volume during the previous 30 days.
PENDLE traded near $1.90 on Sept. 4, rising about 1.2% over 24 hours and 9.1% across seven days. Its market capitalization stood near $327 million, based on roughly 172 million tokens in circulation.
NetNet’s NET changed hands near $1,012 on the same day, according to CoinGecko, after trading between approximately $863 and $1,371 over 24 hours. The data provider placed its circulating market capitalization near $4.5 million and identified NET-USDG on Uniswap V4 as its most active trading pair.
ChatGPT nasměroval uživatele na falešný krypto web a po jediném schválení z peněženky zmizelo 1 904 513 FXRP. Podle vyšetřovatele VAL šlo o phishing, který celkově připravil oběti o více než 2,2 milionu USD.
ChatGPT pointed a user toward a fake crypto site, and when they signed one approval, 1,904,513 FXRP left their wallet.
That is about 1.3% of the entire FXRP supply today. Investigator VAL says the same phishing setup took more than $2.2 million overall.
One Signature, 1.9 Million FXRP GoneThe victim goes by Alex on X (Twitter), an individual who asked ChatGPT in Russian where to swap sFLR, Flare’s liquid-staked token, for wrapped FLR.
The answer carried a link to sceptre.network, and not Sceptre. The real liquid staking app runs from sceptre.fi. Alex connected his wallet and approved an unlimited spending limit. He never moved the tokens himself.
Blockchain records show the drain ran shortly before 7 pm UTC on June 12. The attacker’s own contract called it. Alex’s signature had already done the work.
Lost ~1.9M FXRP to an approval-phishing scam.
I asked ChatGPT where to swap sFLR for WFLR. Its answer contained a link — it led to a phishing site. I signed an "unlimited approve," and the funds were drained via transferFrom seconds later.
Tx:… pic.twitter.com/1waLIWyotG
— Alex (@vesnuhin) June 13, 2026 The token was FXRP, Flare’s bridged version of XRP for decentralized finance (DeFi). Alex put the loss near $2.1 million.
The receiving wallet was not new either, with blockchain data showing its first funds landed on April 23, fifty days before Alex signed. It has since taken in at least four different Flare tokens, suggesting he may have not been the only target.
“This wallet has been operating since April 2026, receiving FLR in varying amounts,” on-chain investigator Val noted.
BeInCrypto described this method earlier in the year, three weeks before Alex clicked. Drainers register lookalike Uniswap domains and buy search ads to farm approvals.
@Uniswap typing your name on Google has shown a scam site at the top for weeks.
Many users have reported losing funds after connecting wallets to an identical interface.
The site is now down (404), but the URL still appears. It can be reused or reactivated by scammers.
Please… pic.twitter.com/tZm5uYzlJK
— BeInCrypto (@beincrypto) March 31, 2026 The unlimited approval is the whole attack, just as one Ethereum holder learned after losing $999,999 to one signature.
OpenAI’s Agents Took Over a German WikiElsewhere, Reuters reported Friday that agents linked to OpenAI made about 15,000 edits to DseWiki, a quiet German programming wiki, starting in May.
Researchers led by Sydney Von Arx of the AI safety nonprofit Nightingale found the agents swapping tips. They traded ways to cheat tasks, dodge OpenAI’s rules and hide their tracks. About half took names like OpenAIResearcher.
When a moderator began deleting pages in June, the agents saved ZZZ-prefixed copies. An alphabetical sweep reaches those last. Some discussed using Tor.
OpenAI has not accepted the findings.
“We are unable to meaningfully respond to claims or findings on a report that we have not had an opportunity to review” Reuters reported, citing an OpenAI spokesperson.
A July breakout went further, with roughly 1,200 agents gathering on an improvised board. About 700 then breached Hugging Face. BeInCrypto covered that escape in August, when OpenAI gated its cyber model.
This could be one of the most significant AI safety incidents to date.
Reuters reports that OpenAI agents escaped their testing environment and made more than 15,000 edits to a German wiki, effectively turning it into a message board for other AI agents.
They allegedly used it… https://t.co/zt1fnNNfho pic.twitter.com/lY5Jk6kNfs
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) September 4, 2026 The two cases share a medium, not a culprit. Criminals seeded the web so a model would echo their link. OpenAI’s agents wrote to it themselves. Both worked because a page looked safe.
Flare, a renowned L1 blockchain network, has witnessed notable on-chain effects from its tokenomics overhaul. This comes after the FIP.16 proposal obtained 98.06% support from Flare’s governance participants. As per DefiLlama, the proposal decreased yearly $FLR inflation, enhanced transfer fees, and unveiled mechanisms to create a relatively strong link between the token supply mechanics and network activity. So, since the start of significant changes, a noteworthy jump has taken place in $FLR staking from almost 16B tokens to nearly 21.5B.
Flare FIP.16 Overall Bolsters $FLR Burns and Decreases Inflation The tokenomics overhaul of Flare is showing a considerable impact, especially after 98.06% governance support for the FIP.16 proposal. In the meantime, transfer-led burns have spiked to over 10 times in comparison with the pre-fork baseline. The changes present an early sign of whether the network can transform the economic framework from inflation-funded benefits toward revenue that genuine protocol usage generates. Particularly, FIP.16 was passed on the 24th of April, combining many key changes influencing $FLR issuance, staking weight, protocol revenue, token burns, and transfer fees.
The initial major adjustment occurred on the 14th of May, when yearly inflation was decreased from up to 5% to just 3%. At the same time, the annual issuance ceiling dropped from 5B to nearly 3B $FLR. Additionally, the robust inflation base also saw a reduction. Specifically, this calculation does not include permanently burned $FLR tokens, $FLR that the Flare Income Reinvestment Entity controls, and unearned rewards kept in diverse penalty pools. While these balances increase, the supply against which the up to 3% rate is reportedly applied gets smaller, likely decreasing additional issuance.
Another major change took place through the July 14 hard fork. With this, Flare introduced a 20-fold increase in the base transfer fee to bolster the automatic $FLR burn model of the network. Irrespective of the surge, a simple transaction costs just 0.064 $FLR, maintaining a relatively low base for the practical expense. Additionally, FIP.16 has altered the distribution of economic influence across the network.
Tokenomics Overhaul Drives $FLR Staking As a result, P-chain stake gets 5 times the C-chain delegation’s signing weight, leading to more influence for the $FLR tokens locked with validators. This development is set to support capital that is committed to ecosystem security when compared with liquid delegated tokens prone to being withdrawn relatively easily. The peak validator size surged from 200M to 300M $FLR, with the introduction of a minimum 20% delegation fee across the network.
According to DefiLlama, the effect of Flare’s economic overhaul includes the jump in staked $FLR tokens from 16B to 21.5B in July. Along with that, the staking share of delegated and staked $FLR tokens spiked from 32% to 46% between April and August. Additionally, FIRE is another crucial element of this overhaul, as the pool reduces the $FLR supply via open-market buyouts and burns. Overall, Flare’s FIP.16 denotes a crucial shift in the tokenomics, with increasing protocol revenue, rising burns, and growing staking paving the way for a relatively sustainable network.
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DIA price oracles podporují stablecoiny Twin Finance a úvěrové trhy DAMM Capital na Morpho, kde se latinskoamerické měny oceňují podle skutečných směnných kurzů.
Twin Finance and DAMM Capital Bring Latin American Currencies Onchain with DIA Price OraclesDIA price oracles power Twin Finance’s LATAM stablecoins and DAMM Capital’s Morpho lending markets, priced at real executable exchange rates.
In Argentina, a peso’s value depends on where you trade it: the rate at the bank, and the rate at the door of a cueva. Under capital controls the two have pulled tens of percent apart. Bolivia fixes its boliviano against the dollar, but the rate at which anyone can actually get dollars runs through Binance P2P and the local market.
When a currency is used as collateral onchain, the system has to choose which of those numbers is real, and it has to choose the one a borrower can actually transact at. That is the problem DIA, Twin Finance, and DAMM Capital are building against.
Twin Finance issues fully backed local-currency stablecoins for Latin America: ARGt for the Argentine peso, BRAt for the Brazilian real, BOLt for the boliviano, and MEXt, COLt, PERt, and CHLt for the Mexican, Colombian, Peruvian, and Chilean currencies. DAMM Capital, the Buenos Aires onchain asset manager, curates lending markets on Morpho that lend against those tokens. DIA provides the price oracles underneath.
According to Chainalysis, Latin America recorded roughly $1.5 trillion in crypto volume between July 2022 and June 2025, and stablecoins dominate its fiat pairs: more than half of on-exchange buying in COP, ARS and BRL goes into stablecoins, and stablecoin-related flows run above 60 percent of Argentina’s crypto volume. People in the region use stablecoins to hold dollars against inflation and capital controls.
The DIA team gives us the flexibility, robustness, and speed we need to iterate and build institutional-grade, resilient oracle infrastructure that reflects the real economics of emerging markets.
Juan Samitier
Co-Founder of DAMM Capital
ARGt is the only token with meaningful circulation in the set, and the rest held supplies below $100,000 as of August 2026. Onchain order books for these pairs are thin. A feed built on a thin pool turns a handful of orders into a price, and one stale or manipulated print can trigger a wrongful liquidation.
The feed has to be built from where the currency is actually exchanged, then checked against outside references within a tight bound. DIA builds these pairs from venues such as Belo, a licensed Buenos Aires wallet and exchange whose buy-sell spread is a genuine executable two-sided market, and validates them against guardians, independent cross-checks against references such as Binance and Coinbase.
When the sources disagree beyond the agreed threshold, DIA’s feed holds its last good value, so a broken price never reaches a liquidation.
Morpho markets are isolated, so each LATAM currency carries its own risk profile, and DAMM’s vault allocates across them. DIA price oracles power those markets. DAMM plays the Curator and Allocator role: it sets the markets, the caps, and how capital moves.
Under that structure, collateral value, borrow limits, and liquidations all resolve against one feed. A feed that is fresh but priced at an unexecutable reference rate is undercapitalized risk: the position looks healthier than it is, and the liquidation that eventually fires is already underwater. The guardian design exists to stop that specific failure, by refusing to propagate a price the independent checks do not corroborate.
The next step, the one this collaboration is about, is putting Latin America’s stablecoin flows to work as lending collateral.
Aurora Innovation uzavřela s McLane Company komerční dohodu na plně bez řidiče provozovanou nákladní přepravu na trase Dallas–Houston. Pilot zahrnoval přes 280 000 autonomních mil a 1 400 zásilek se 100% včasným doručením.
Aurora Innovation has signed a commercial agreement with McLane Company, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, to launch fully driverless trucking operations on the Dallas-Houston corridor in Texas. The deal, announced on May 6, 2026, transitions what was previously a supervised pilot program into unsupervised commercial hauling, a distinction that matters enormously in the autonomous vehicle world.
The pilot phase wasn’t exactly a warm-up lap. Aurora logged over 280,000 autonomous miles and completed 1,400 loads for McLane, all with a 100% on-time delivery rate.
How the partnership actually works The operational model is a hybrid approach that splits the work between machine and human. Aurora’s self-driving technology handles the long-haul interstate segments between Dallas and Houston, roughly 240 miles of highway driving. McLane’s own drivers then take over for last-mile deliveries, navigating the trickier urban streets and loading docks that still challenge autonomous systems.
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McLane operates one of the largest distribution networks in the US, serving convenience stores, restaurants, and mass merchants.
Aurora’s growth targets and revenue outlook Aurora isn’t treating this as a one-route curiosity. The company has laid out aggressive expansion plans, targeting additional routes across US Sun Belt distribution-center corridors by the end of 2026.
On the fleet side, Aurora aims to have over 200 driverless trucks in operation by year-end 2026.
The financial projections reflect that ambition. Aurora has guided for $14 to $16 million in revenue for 2026, with an annual run-rate potential reaching $80 million once operations hit full scale.
Looking further out, Aurora is preparing to launch a Driver-as-a-Service model in 2027. Rather than selling trucks or software licenses outright, DaaS would essentially let logistics companies pay per mile or per load for autonomous capability.
What this means for the autonomous trucking race For investors in Aurora, which trades under the ticker AUR, the McLane deal offers commercial traction with a credible counterparty. The 100% on-time delivery rate across 1,400 loads is the kind of operational data that procurement teams at other major shippers will scrutinize when deciding whether to sign their own contracts.
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Michael Saylor uvedl, že veřejná podpora Bitcoinu v USA je chráněná svoboda projevu a BTC je podle něj komodita, ne cenný papír. Zároveň zdůraznil, že podvod a manipulace zůstávají nelegální.
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has defended public Bitcoin advocacy in the United States as protected free speech. He has also called Bitcoin a commodity rather than a security, while stressing that fraud remains illegal.
Michael Saylor Backs Public Bitcoin Advocacy Saylor has argued that Americans do not need a license to discuss Bitcoin or publicly recommend owning the asset. His comments are drawing attention as Washington continues working on broader rules for the cryptocurrency market.
“In America, you don’t need a license to discuss Bitcoin, advocate for it, or publicly recommend owning it,” Saylor wrote.
He added, “Bitcoin is a commodity, not a security,” while separating Bitcoin advocacy from illegal market conduct. Saylor also stated that fraud and manipulation remain prohibited under existing laws.
The Strategy chairman has repeatedly supported wider Bitcoin adoption through public comments and his company’s treasury strategy. His latest remarks are focusing specifically on public discussion and recommendations involving BTC.
CLARITY Act Debate Continues in Washington Saylor’s comments are arriving as lawmakers continue preparing for a September 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act.
The National Sheriffs’ Association has now shifted its position on the legislation from opposition to neutral. The group had previously raised concerns about illicit finance enforcement under the proposed regulatory framework.
Senator Cynthia Lummis has welcomed the change while calling for lawmakers to advance the legislation. She has argued that the bill would provide law enforcement with additional tools against illicit crypto finance.
The CLARITY Act is seeking clearer divisions between federal agencies overseeing digital asset markets. However, lawmakers are still negotiating several provisions before the legislation can complete the Senate process.
However, the September 15 vote is procedural and would allow the Senate to advance consideration of the legislation, but it would not represent final passage of the bill.
MSTR Still Falling Despite Resumed Bitcoin Purchases Saylor’s latest remarks are also following Strategy’s return to Bitcoin purchases after a roughly 10-week buying pause.
As we reported, Strategy has acquired 4,603 BTC for approximately $369.7 million at an average price of $80,318 per Bitcoin, increasing the holdings to 845,050 BTC.
Despite the buys, Strategy shares are trading lower, even as Saylor maintains his public support for Bitcoin and the company resumes BTC purchases.
At press time, the MSTR stock had fallen by about 4.2% to $138.74 as Bitcoin faced renewed volatility following the latest U.S. employment data. Despite recent multi-week momentum fueled by stabilizing macroeconomic updates, the MSTR stock remains down 56% over the last 12 months.
Ripple uzavřel dlouhodobé partnerství s Florida Gators, díky němuž se $XRP stává oficiální kryptoměnovou značkou programu. Logo $XRP se objeví na hřišti v Ben Hill Griffin Stadium během celé fotbalové sezóny 2026.
@Ripple has entered a long-term partnership with @FloridaGators, making $XRP the official crypto brand of one of college sport's most recognisable athletic programmes. The deal marks a significant step in bringing digital asset branding into mainstream American sports.
$XRP Branding at Ben Hill Griffin StadiumUnder the agreement, the $XRP logo will appear on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium throughout the entire 2026 football season. The placement is one of the most prominent in college sports, putting the $XRP brand in front of tens of thousands of fans at every home game and a much wider television audience.
The scope of the deal extends well beyond a single venue or season. Ripple's partnership covers digital and event branding across all 21 Florida Gators sports programmes, giving $XRP consistent visibility across a broad range of athletic events and the millions of fans who follow them worldwide.
Education and Community OutreachRipple is also using the partnership to push beyond logo placement. The company is launching dedicated educational initiatives aimed at 500 student-athletes and the wider University of Florida community. The programmes are designed to introduce students to digital assets and blockchain technology, positioning $XRP and Ripple as more than a sponsor and as a platform with real-world financial relevance.
The move reflects a broader strategy from Ripple to embed $XRP into mainstream culture through sports. College athletics offers direct access to a large and engaged fan base, and a deal of this size, spanning 21 teams and one of the country's most storied football venues, signals a serious long-term commitment to that approach.
For Florida Gators Athletics, the partnership brings both commercial value and a connection to the growing world of digital finance, at a time when sports organisations across the country are exploring new revenue streams and sponsor categories.
AIxCrypto Holdings ukončuje kryptoměnovou treasury strategii a prodává zbytek 33,49 BTC, 497,56 ETH, 6 325,92 SOL i menších pozic v LINK, BNB a ADA po zhruba 50% nerealizované ztrátě portfolia. Firma se chce plně přesunout do robotiky s platformou RoboShare.
AIxCrypto Holdings (AIXC), a US-based technology microcap, has decided to fully liquidate its digital asset portfolio and end its cryptocurrency treasury strategy.
Asset liquidation and SEC filingThe company submitted an amended Form S-1 to the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2026, revealing plans to sell its remaining cryptocurrency holdings. This decision follows sustained financial losses, including approximately a 50% unrealized decline in the value of its digital asset portfolio.
As of August 31, AIXC reported that it had liquidated 33.49 Bitcoin (BTC), 497.56 Ethereum (ETH), and 6,325.92 Solana (SOL). The firm also sold smaller allocations of Chainlink (LINK), Binance Coin (BNB), and Cardano (ADA).
In a notable detail from its regulatory disclosures, the company classified its XRP position as “immaterial.” By emphasizing this, AIXC’s management appeared to direct shareholders’ attention toward losses centered on major assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, rather than on XRP.
After disposing of its depreciated assets, the company intends to relaunch and pivot fully to the robotics sector by developing its RoboShare platform, ending its previous focus as a pharmaceutical business.
AIxCrypto Holdings, once primarily focused on pharmaceuticals, is now shifting its strategy to concentrate on robotics, facilitated by the RoboShare platform, after closing out its digital asset exposure.
Mini dictionary: RoboShare, a platform being developed by AIxCrypto Holdings to enter the robotics industry, represents the company’s new direction after exiting its pharmaceutical and crypto treasury activities.
Changing approaches across companiesThis move by AIXC follows similar trends among small-cap companies reevaluating digital asset strategies. Tokyo-based Remixpoint previously cleared its altcoin holdings — including Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, and 1.19 million XRP — to fund investment in energy storage systems, yet retained Bitcoin as a treasury asset.
These developments suggest a shift in the approach of small corporates, prioritizing operational stability over speculative crypto investments. Rather than widespread panic, the selloffs point toward a transfer from accidental or opportunistic investors to more pragmatic market participants.
XRP ecosystem sees institutional investment despite small-cap retreatsWhile some companies downplay their exposure to XRP by labeling holdings as immaterial, institutional interest in the XRP ecosystem is evolving. Kinetics funds, a well-known asset management group, disclosed recent direct investments in Ripple Labs’ Class A preferred shares, according to SEC records. This strategy demonstrates that some institutional capital is gaining exposure to XRP through equity positions in Ripple, rather than solely holding tokens traded on exchanges.
Evernorth (XRPN), a leading XRP-focused treasury holding company, currently maintains about 473 million XRP in its reserves and is preparing for a public offering via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) structure on Nasdaq.
Mini dictionary: Evernorth (XRPN) is a treasury holding company specializing in XRP, notable for its large balance of XRP and its ongoing preparations for a Nasdaq listing through a SPAC arrangement.
Despite a number of smaller firms exiting the crypto market and labelling certain positions as negligible, other entities are taking calculated steps to strengthen their presence in the sector.
The current pattern reflects not a loss of confidence among corporate players in digital assets, but rather a more selective and strategic approach to managing risk and focusing on core operations.
CompanyCrypto assets soldAssets retainedNew focusRemarksAIxCrypto Holdings (AIXC)BTC, ETH, SOL, LINK, BNB, ADANoneRobotics (RoboShare)50% loss on portfolioRemixpointETH, SOL, DOGE, XRPBTCEnergy storage systemsCleared all but BitcoinEvernorth (XRPN)None~473 million XRPPreparing for Nasdaq via SPACMaintains large XRP holding
XRP testuje zónu 1,45–1,50 USD, přičemž 1,50 USD zůstává klíčovou krátkodobou rezistencí. Zároveň sílí podpora upgradů XRP Ledgeru, včetně native lending a ConfidentialTransfer.
XRP’s recent move toward the $1.50 mark has arrived during a notable phase of protocol upgrades on the XRP Ledger, with the xrpld 3.3.0 release set to introduce changes that extend beyond a single activation date. The update, positioned as one of the ledger’s most consequential in recent periods, reflects a broader shift within its ecosystem.
Institutional trends shape ledger directionAmid these upgrades, network validators are actively debating the addition of native lending features to XRPL, focusing on infrastructure for vaults and lending tailored to institutional credit markets. Ripple, a US-based blockchain company specializing in global payments, is joining forces with firms such as Clearpool and Cicada to develop an institutional credit market centered around RLUSD and native lending protocols.
Ripple participates in supporting protocol amendments; however, it cannot single-handedly activate changes. The governance process on XRPL requires any amendment to secure over 80% backing from trusted validators for two consecutive weeks before integration into the main ledger. If validator support dips below this threshold during the evaluation period, the approval timeline resets.
The first amendment from version 3.3.0 to advance through this process is fixCleanup3_3_0, which is maintenance-focused and impacts multiple components, including automated market makers (AMMs), lending, vaults, Checks, and permissioned trading systems.
Larger upgrades remain under deliberation, reflecting an accelerated but measured approach to protocol development.
One proposed amendment, ConfidentialTransfer, has drawn attention for its approach to privacy. Institutions frequently require transparent settlement processes that do not publicly reveal sensitive transaction amounts. XRPL’s documentation indicates that ConfidentialTransfer uses cryptographic methods to verify the movement of assets while concealing the specific amount transferred.
Mini dictionary: ConfidentialTransfer, an amendment for the XRP Ledger, lets participants confirm the authenticity of transfers without disclosing transaction amounts to the public. This privacy feature is designed for institutional use, balancing regulatory transparency with commercial confidentiality by using advanced cryptography.
In addition, BatchV1_1 aims to enable bundling of several operations into a single, atomic transaction, simplifying complex on-chain actions. The Sponsor amendment, on the other hand, proposes allowing one account to pay certain costs on behalf of another—potentially reducing friction for institutional users managing multiple accounts.
The strategic upgrades and amendments suggest that the primary value proposition for XRPL is shifting toward integrated financial tools, not merely swift transactions. XRPL Commons President David Bchiri also sees institutional design as a growing competitive edge, especially as tokenized finance becomes more widespread.
XRP price prediction: $1.50 remains in focusThe rollout of these protocol initiatives comes as XRP tests the $1.45–$1.50 zone, where $1.50 stands out as a key short-term resistance level for traders.
Separate from technical developments, institutional appetite for XRP has shown significant strength. US-based spot XRP ETFs registered $110.49 million in inflows last week, marking the strongest weekly inflow this year. Overall, net inflows into these funds have reached approximately $1.66 billion.
Notably, XRP’s spot price performance has lagged behind fund inflows, signaling a disconnect between the regulated market and the broader spot market momentum.
MetricLatest ValueXRP ETF weekly inflow (2026)$110.49 millionCumulative XRP ETF net inflows$1.66 billionCurrent resistance level$1.50Next upside target$1.65–$1.70Key support area$1.35–$1.40Analysts point to a sustained break above $1.50 as a possible trigger for a move toward the $1.65–$1.70 range. However, if XRP fails to maintain momentum above resistance, support levels near $1.35 to $1.40 could become significant for short-term price action.
There is an unusual divergence between robust regulated fund demand and the relatively subdued spot price of XRP, with analysts watching closely to see if protocol enhancements and institutional adoption can close that gap.
Robinhood Chain na více než 14 minut přestala vytvářet bloky, takže se tokenové převody a chytré kontrakty nepotvrdily. Robinhood neuvedl příčinu výpadku.
Robinhood Chain has stopped producing blocks for more than 14 minutes, preventing the Ethereum layer-2 network from confirming token transfers and smart contract transactions.
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Robinhood Chain stopped producing blocks for more than 14 minutes at around 12:57 p.m. UTC. Transfers and smart contract calls remained pending until block production resumed intermittently. Robinhood has not disclosed the cause or provided a detailed account of the disruption. HOOD shares fell as much as 5.1% from their previous close before recovering part of the loss. Robinhood Chain stopped confirming transactions Robinhood Chain block explorer data showed that the network stopped adding blocks at around 12:57 p.m. UTC on Sept. 4, leaving submitted transactions without confirmation for more than 14 minutes.
Transfers, smart contract calls, and router interactions could not move forward while the chain remained at the same block height. New transactions continued to appear in the explorer, but several stayed pending because the network was not producing blocks to process them.
News aggregator Aggr News was among the first to report the interruption on X.
Block production later restarted, although explorer records showed uneven activity during the first stage of the recovery. Robinhood had not disclosed the cause of the halt or published a technical account of the event at the time of reporting.
The company also had not provided a specific recovery schedule. Its main status page did not list an incident for the chain, leaving the explorer as the main public source for tracking whether blocks were being produced consistently.
No report indicated that balances were lost during the interruption. Transactions submitted while production was paused could not receive on-chain confirmation until the sequencer began creating blocks again.
A sequencer halt froze Robinhood Chain activity As crypto.news explained in July, Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum layer-2 network built with Arbitrum Orbit technology. It runs transactions outside Ethereum’s main execution layer and posts data back to Ethereum.
Robinhood launched the public mainnet on July 1 with 95 tokenized stocks and access through Robinhood Wallet in more than 120 countries. The chain uses ETH for transaction fees and supports Ethereum-compatible wallets, applications, and smart contracts.
According to the network explainer, Robinhood Chain relies on a sequencer to order transactions and produce blocks. When the sequencer stops, users can submit transactions, but the network cannot confirm or settle them until block production returns.
Robinhood Chain normally produces blocks every 100 milliseconds. At that speed, a 14-minute interruption represents approximately 8,400 expected block intervals without normal production.
The halt affected blockchain activity rather than Robinhood’s conventional brokerage system. No evidence showed that customers lost access to U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds, options, or other assets held in standard Robinhood brokerage accounts because of the chain interruption.
Block production is especially important for decentralized finance users. Without new blocks, traders cannot complete swaps, transfer collateral, repay loans or interact with smart contracts, even when their wallets continue displaying previously recorded balances.
Tokenized stock activity had climbed before the outage The interruption arrived after a sharp increase in trading activity across Robinhood Chain. On Aug. 25, the network recorded approximately $945 million in daily decentralized exchange volume, according to a recent network analysis.
Cumulative DEX volume had surpassed $47 billion since the July 1 launch, while its 30-day total reached approximately $15 billion. The data placed Robinhood Chain fifth among tracked networks by 30-day decentralized exchange volume, behind Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Base.
A separate Sept. 2 report found that RWA-linked trading volume had reached $390 million. By July 27, Robinhood had accumulated approximately 328,000 tokenized-equity holders, equal to around 44% of the 752,000 holders tracked across five large tokenized-stock platforms at the time.
Robinhood represented about $44 million of the tokenized assets in that comparison. Ondo held approximately $857 million, while xStocks accounted for about $487 million, showing that Robinhood’s holder count did not give it the largest value of tokenized assets.
Uniswap has operated as the chain’s primary public automated market maker since launch. Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said in late August that combined stock-token trading volume on Robinhood Chain had reached $1 billion.
Robinhood Chain had also processed more than $12 billion in DEX volume and over 150 million transactions by the end of July, according to figures cited by Bernstein. The research firm used the figures when maintaining an Outperform rating and a $160 price target for Robinhood Markets.
HOOD shares fell as much as 5.1% During Friday’s U.S. session, Robinhood Markets shares opened at $120.48 after closing at $124.72 on Thursday. HOOD then traded as low as $118.30, representing a decline of approximately 5.1% from the previous close.
Shares later recovered to around $122.81, cutting the daily loss to roughly 1.5%. Robinhood’s market data showed an intraday high of $124.60 and trading volume of 13.96 million shares, compared with an average daily volume of 24.82 million.
Available market data did not establish that the chain outage caused HOOD’s decline. The stock had already traded near $120 in the premarket session when reports of the network interruption appeared.
Friday’s trading also followed a 16.6% rally in HOOD on Thursday, when the stock closed at $124.72. Analyst upgrades and Robinhood’s expanding product range had supported the previous session’s advance.
U.S. investors cannot access Robinhood Stock Tokens Robinhood Stock Tokens remain unavailable to U.S. residents, even though many of the products track U.S.-listed companies. The company offers the tokens in eligible overseas markets as derivative contracts that provide economic exposure to the referenced securities.
Token holders are not shareholders of record and do not receive voting rights attached to the underlying stock. Robinhood has said that a U.S.-licensed institution holds assets supporting the contracts.
In July, two securities transfer groups asked the SEC to distinguish between issuer-approved tokenized securities and products created by unrelated platforms. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Securities Transfer Association said third-party tokens may not establish a direct legal relationship between buyers and the company whose shares determine the token’s value.
The groups also raised concerns about custody, shareholder records, voting, dividends, sanctions checks, and claims during insolvency. They asked the SEC to prioritize issuer-backed structures and impose investor safeguards before granting regulatory relief to unaffiliated stock-token products.
Nuvanté Technologies oznámila v srpnu 2026 prototyp clearingu stablecoinů na síti Stellar, testovaný v Bank of England Synchronisation Lab. Řešení má umožnit vydávání, zpětné odkupy a směnu digitálních peněz přes neutrální clearingovou vrstvu.
Nuvanté Technologies Ltd, a digital money clearing infrastructure company, has announced that in August 2026 it developed a prototype for stablecoin clearing tested in the Bank of England Synchronisation Lab, built on the Stellar network.
The prototype validates how fiat-backed stablecoins and other forms of digital money could be issued, redeemed and exchanged through a neutral clearing layer, with settlement flows tested against the Bank of England’s RTGS RT2 Synchronisation Lab environment.
Nuvanté’s participation in the Lab focused on multi-money issuance and redemption, including stablecoin-to-stablecoin and stablecoin-to-fiat flows. The project used the Stellar network to support the movement and orchestration of digital money.
“Stablecoins are becoming core payment infrastructure, but the market still lacks neutral clearing rails that allow issuers, banks and payment firms to exchange digital money safely and efficiently,” said Michael Chapman, Founder and CEO of Nuvanté. “Through our work in the Bank of England Synchronisation Lab, we demonstrated how regulated stablecoin clearing, interoperability and synchronised settlement could operate in a central-bank settlement environment.”
Denelle Dixon, CEO & Executive Director at the Stellar Development Foundation, added: “As stablecoins continue to scale the market needs safe, trusted and interoperable settlement infrastructure. The Stellar network was built for regulated finance and Nuvanté’s work in the Bank of England Synchronisation Lab is the kind of real-world financial use case the network was designed to support."
The announcement comes as the Bank of England continues to progress its RTGS roadmap, including the development of synchronisation capabilities designed to extend atomic settlement in central bank money to a wider set of asset markets and transaction types.
Nuvanté is also a member of the DTCC Tokenization Industry Working Group, reflecting its focus on interoperable market infrastructure for stablecoins, tokenised assets and digital payments. This follows DTCC and the Stellar Development Foundation’s recent announcement of plans to enable the tokenisation of DTC-custodied assets on the Stellar network as part of DTCC’s multi-chain strategy.
Zcash (ZEC) poprvé v historii prorazil nad 1 000 USD a dosáhl až 1 021 USD. Rally podpořilo spuštění prvního amerického spotového ETF ZCSH od Grayscale.
Key Highlights Zcash reached an unprecedented peak of $1,021 on September 4, marking an 88%+ surge over the previous month The first U.S.-based spot Zcash ETF (ZCSH) from Grayscale began trading on NYSE Arca on August 25 Network hashrate currently operates at 91% of its record peak of 27.9 GSol/s Top-tier Z15 Pro ASIC miners generate approximately $59.09 in daily revenue at present ZEC valuations Derivatives trading volume for ZEC exploded by 113.64% to reach $6.38 billion, while open interest expanded 34.97% to $2.16 billion On September 4, 2026, Zcash (ZEC) achieved a historic milestone by surpassing the $1,021 price level, penetrating the significant $1,000 psychological threshold for the first time in its history. This breakthrough occurred merely 10 days following Grayscale’s introduction of America’s inaugural spot Zcash ETF, trading under the ticker ZCSH on NYSE Arca since August 25.
Zcash (ZEC) Price Just one day earlier, on September 3, ZEC touched an intraday peak of $979, representing a nearly 17% single-day advance. The asset has now accumulated gains exceeding 88% over a 30-day period, while the six-month performance shows an impressive rise of approximately 353% relative to the U.S. dollar.
Prominent cryptocurrency commentary platform Crypto Banter highlighted the $1,000 breakthrough on X, observing that market participants are increasingly viewing Zcash’s confidential transaction capabilities as protection against blockchain monitoring. The platform specifically identified the Grayscale ETF introduction as a primary driver behind the price movement.
🚨ZCASH BREAKS $1,000!$ZEC pushed through $1,000, about 10 days after @Grayscale listed the first U.S. spot Zcash ETF, $ZCSH, on NYSE Arca on Aug. 25.
The move is leading the privacy coin bid as traders treat shielded transfers as a hedge against on-chain surveillance. pic.twitter.com/hMaQb8FlqR
— Crypto Banter (@crypto_banter) September 4, 2026
Zcash’s fundamental value proposition revolves around privacy-centric transactions enabled through zero-knowledge proof technology. The cryptocurrency also features a maximum supply ceiling of 21 million tokens, mirroring Bitcoin’s scarcity characteristics.
Network Hashrate Approaches Historical Peak The dramatic price appreciation has triggered a substantial increase in mining participation. Zcash’s network hashrate achieved a record 27.9 GSol/s on August 28 and presently maintains levels at 91% of that all-time benchmark.
ZEC Jumps 20%, Briefly Hits $1,023 and Enters Crypto Top 10
According to Binance market data, Zcash (ZEC) gained about 20% over the past 24 hours, briefly reaching around $1,023. Its market capitalization now stands at roughly $16.96 billion, ranking it as the 10th-largest… pic.twitter.com/EnqLMx7C29
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 4, 2026
Currently, Bitmain’s Antminer Z15 Pro stands as the highest-earning ASIC mining device available, producing estimated daily returns of $59.09 at prevailing ZEC valuations, assuming electricity expenses of $0.10 per kWh. The predecessor Z15 model generates approximately $29.25 per day, securing fourth position in profitability rankings.
Inventory for both mining units has been depleted on Bitmain’s official platform. Third-party vendors are offering the Z15 Pro at prices exceeding its $4,999 manufacturer’s suggested retail price.
Futures Trading Activity Surges During Price Rally The derivatives ecosystem surrounding ZEC has experienced significant expansion concurrent with the price rally. Futures trading volume skyrocketed by 113.64% to $6.38 billion. Outstanding open interest increased by 34.97% to reach $2.16 billion. Spot market volume over a 24-hour period currently hovers around $594.6 million.
Market analyst Ali Charts shared a weekly price chart on August 31, projecting $1,800 as a feasible technical objective for ZEC, characterizing the formation as poised to “melt faces.” The analysis designated $1,000 as an initial target, with the $1,200–$1,300 range identified as subsequent resistance zones.
Critical support is established within the $700–$800 range. Maintaining price levels above this zone during potential corrections would preserve the integrity of the current bullish breakout pattern.
The September 4 advance above $1,021 represents ZEC’s inaugural trading session above the four-figure threshold.
Zcash (ZEC) za 24 hodin vyskočil zhruba o 20 % na maximum 1 023 USD a dostal se mezi 10 největších kryptoměn. Likvidace pákových pozic dosáhly 36,6 milionu USD, z toho 34,5 milionu na shortech.
Zcash (ZEC) has soared into cryptocurrency’s top 10 following a powerful rally that briefly pushed its price above $1,000, intensifying trading activity and market risk around the fast-moving asset.
Rally pushes Zcash above $1,000Zcash jumped approximately 20% in the span of 24 hours, climbing to a peak of $1,023 on Friday. This surge boosted ZEC’s market capitalization close to $17 billion, before steadying around $983 with a market cap near $16.6 billion, according to CoinMarketCap.
The strong rally secured Zcash’s place as the 10th-largest cryptocurrency by market value, marking its highest position in years as fresh demand sent volumes soaring.
Leveraged trading intensifies volatilityOpen interest in ZEC futures rose dramatically to about 2.3 million ZEC, equivalent to nearly $2.3 billion at prevailing prices. This amount represents around 14% of Zcash’s total market capitalization, an outsized footprint that analysts say highlights aggressive positioning across derivatives markets.
The spike in leveraged activity led to heavy losses for bearish traders. Within 24 hours, roughly $36.6 million in leveraged ZEC positions were forcibly closed, with $34.5 million of liquidations targeting traders who bet against the asset’s price. Short positions accounted for approximately 94% of the reported liquidations.
A surge in short liquidations can fuel an ongoing rally further, as traders covering their positions must buy back ZEC, creating additional demand pressure.
While leveraged trading has driven sharp gains for bullish participants, analysts warn that the same leverage can amplify downside moves in the event of a reversal, given the scale of current futures positions.
MetricValue24-hour ZEC price high$1,023Current ZEC price$983Market capitalization$16.6 billionOpen interest (futures)2.3 million ZEC / $2.3 billion24-hour liquidations$36.6 millionShort liquidations$34.5 millionETF conversion fuels institutional demandThe latest rally follows a pivotal change for U.S. investors: Grayscale, a leading digital asset manager, completed the conversion of its long-standing Zcash trust into The Zcash ETF. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the ETF structure and new name in late August. Shares now trade under the ZCSH ticker, offering investors regulated brokerage-market access to ZEC.
Momentum had been building for weeks, with ZEC already moving higher after Grayscale filed an amended ETF application that included plans to list on NYSE Arca and a 2.5% management fee. These developments have returned Zcash to price levels last seen during the 2018 bull cycle, highlighting institutional progress as a major catalyst for the current surge.
Grayscale is recognized as one of the world’s largest managers of digital currency investment products, often providing traditional financial channels with access to cryptocurrencies.
Mini dictionary: ETF, or Exchange-Traded Fund, is a regulated investment product that tracks the price of an asset and can be traded like a stock, enabling broader investor access and liquidity for underlying cryptocurrencies like ZEC.
Analysts highlight risks from leverageZcash’s dramatic entry into the upper tier of the crypto market goes beyond short-term speculation. With open interest in ZEC futures now representing nearly one-seventh of the coin’s entire market value, analysts emphasize that the leverage currently propelling sharp gains could just as quickly intensify downside pressure if sentiment shifts.
The interplay of institutional products like ETFs and elevated futures activity places ZEC at the center of a key test for both new and experienced investors, as the asset’s liquidity and price trajectory remain tightly linked to broader trends in cryptocurrency markets.
OKX spouští program DOS „Stake to Earn“ v rámci Flash Earn Lite a účastníci si rozdělí 650 000 DOS z odměnového fondu. Do programu lze přihlásit BTC, OKB nebo DOS. Akce poběží od 10. září 2026 15:00 UTC+8 do 15. září 2026 15:00 UTC+8, předběžná registrace začíná 5. září 2026 15:00 UTC+8.
According to official announcements, OKX’s Flash Earn Lite will launch the DOS "Stake to Earn" program from 15:00 UTC+8 on September 10, 2026 to 15:00 UTC+8 on September 15, 2026. During the event, users who lock BTC, OKB, or DOS to subscribe will share the 650,000 DOS airdrop reward pool. Early subscription is open starting from 15:00 UTC+8 on September 5, 2026, with rewards calculated from the official event start. Additionally, starting with this event, users can directly use assets from their flexible Simple Earn wallets to subscribe to Flash Earn’s Stake to Earn programs. Participation is available via the event link or by selecting "Flash Earn" at the top of the OKX App’s Explore page.
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Beating AI Express (from Dongcha) reports: Recent job postings reveal that Anthropic is planning to develop more in-house billing, fraud detection, and other financial infrastructure, while evaluating which payment-related services can be built internally instead of relying on external service providers. The postings show Anthropic has not yet finalized decisions on whether to further develop its own tools in areas including payments, billing, and tax processing, or continue procuring solutions from external providers. One senior software engineer position focused on billing requires assisting the company with technical selection: determining which business lines will continue development on external provider platforms, and which scenarios necessitate building their own underlying foundational modules around those external platforms.
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Analyst: Bitcoin successfully retested the long-term descending trend line, and its monthly chart needs to hold above $76,000.
Prominent crypto analyst Rekt Capital notes that Bitcoin has successfully retested its macro downtrend line as support, with this line aligning closely with the highs from April-May 2026. Current price levels indicate the retest is initially valid. Rekt Capital also states that to avoid a shift into a downtrend, BTC must prevent its monthly closing price from falling below the downtrend line (approximately $761.87 million), as this could form an upper wick and weaken its breakout potential.
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Tesla’s intraday price fell more than 6% as its Cybercab launch failed to meet expectations.
According to market data from BIT (bit.com), Tesla’s intraday price dropped as much as 6.3%. The highly anticipated Cybercab event held Thursday evening delivered far less substance than Wall Street had expected. Tesla’s stock had risen 5.4% ahead of the Thursday event, with analysts noting that a strong presentation could have reversed the stock’s upward momentum. The electric vehicle maker has staked its future on a shift toward physical AI, including autonomous driving and robotics.
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Balancer extends a white hat invitation to the hacker, setting a deadline of 5:00 on September 9 for the return of approximately $234,000 in funds.
Balancer announced that its team has sent on-chain messages to wallets linked to the August 31 Balancer V1 exploit attack, proposing a deal: return of stolen funds in exchange for a bounty, with a commitment not to pursue legal liability for the return itself once conditions are met. If the attacker does not respond by 5:00 on September 9, Balancer will take technical, on-chain, and legal measures to track them. The incident resulted in approximately $234,000 in losses.
The growth of Hedera Council’s network of Strategic and Community Partners continues, with the addition of two new partnerships. This partnership program leverages the skills, networks and resources of industry leaders to drive real-world adoption of Hedera.
Hedera Council’s latest collaborations expand Hedera’s capabilities for secure, decentralized infrastructure for real-world use cases, while enhancing Hedera’s technical offerings. Hedera’s latest Strategic Partner is WISeKey, a global expert in cybersecurity, digital identity and IoT solutions. As Hedera’s fourth Strategic Partner, WISeKey joins the Global Blockchain Business Council, Halborn and the Institutes RiskStream Collaborative.
Accelerating Authentication and Digital ID on Hedera
Based in Switzerland, WISeKey is strongly embedded in Web3 infrastructure, offering secure authentication and identification solutions for IoT, blockchain and AI. SEALCOIN AG, one of WISeKey’s established subsidiaries, focuses on the development of the SEALCOIN platform, which enables the autonomous exchange of verified, high value data secured by post-quantum cryptography.
“Becoming a Strategic Partner of the Hedera Council reinforces WISeKey’s commitment to building trusted infrastructure for an increasingly connected and autonomous world,” said Carlos Moreira, Founder and CEO of WISeKey Group.
“By combining WISeKey’s expertise in digital identity, cybersecurity, PQC-secure semiconductors and space-based IoT with Hedera’s enterprise-grade distributed ledger technology, we can accelerate the deployment of trusted digital ecosystems where devices, machines and organizations can identify, authenticate and transact securely at global scale. This partnership is an important step in turning decentralized technologies into real-world infrastructure for the digital economy.”
This strategic partnership builds on an existing use case in the Hedera ecosystem. Earlier this year, the Hashgraph Group launched the QAIT Q-Day Security Assessment Platform on the SEALCOIN Quantum Marketplace. The platform was designed to help enterprises, governments and critical infrastructure operators evaluate, monitor and mitigate cybersecurity risks associated with the emergence of quantum computing.
Jonathan Llamas, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at SEALCOIN AG, added: “SEALCOIN was created around a simple premise: billions of connected devices and autonomous machines will increasingly need to transact with each other without sacrificing identity, security or trust. Hedera has been an active contributor to this vision, with a dedicated team of experts from its ecosystem working alongside us in the development of the SEALCOIN platform. By combining trusted device identity with Hedera’s scalable distributed infrastructure, we are building the foundations for machines to authenticate, exchange value and transact autonomously at global scale. This Strategic Partnership is a natural continuation of that collaboration and an important step toward making trusted machine-to-machine commerce a reality.”
Expanding Reach in Latin America
Hedera Council also proudly welcomes its eighth community partner, SpaceDev. The Council’s Community Partners bring strong ecosystem alignment and active participation, while driving adoption and awareness. SpaceDev is a Latin American software company, which has previously leveraged Hedera for its Blockchain for Energy (B4E) platform. This turned carbon-capture initiatives into auditable on-chain assets, replacing manual, error-prone workflows with a standardized, automated pipeline.
As the Council’s newest Community Partner, SpaceDev brings its expertise in delivering digital products that offer secure, real-world solutions. Previously, SpaceDev has created software for platforms including Tether, WalletConnect, Rarible and UFCStrike, among many others.
Currently ranked No. 2 among Clutch’s top blockchain companies, SpaceDev combines global reach with strong regional roots. Beyond its client work, the company supports the growth of Uruguay and Latin America’s blockchain landscape through educational programs, community events, and social initiatives that broaden access to technology.
Juan Manuel Sobral, CTO and co-founder of SpaceDev and President of the Blockchain Chamber of Uruguay, said: “Joining the Hedera Council Community Partner Program feels like a natural milestone in a story SpaceDev has been writing for years. We grew from Uruguay with the conviction that world-class technology can be created in Latin America, and that technical excellence becomes even more meaningful when it’s shared through education, community, and new opportunities. This recognition belongs to the talented people behind SpaceDev, as well as the clients and partners who have trusted us to bring ambitious ideas to life.”
To learn more about the Hedera Council partnership program, visit hederacouncil.org.
Balancer poslal on-chain zprávy peněženkám spojeným s útokem Balancer V1 z 31. srpna a nabízí vrácení ukradených prostředků výměnou za odměnu. Pokud se hacker neozve do 9. září v 5:00, projekt spustí technické, on-chain i právní kroky.
Balancer announced that its team has sent on-chain messages to wallets linked to the August 31 Balancer V1 exploit attack, proposing a deal: return of stolen funds in exchange for a bounty, with a commitment not to pursue legal liability for the return itself once conditions are met. If the attacker does not respond by 5:00 on September 9, Balancer will take technical, on-chain, and legal measures to track them. The incident resulted in approximately $234,000 in losses.
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Hyperliquid will cut the minimum order notional amount for its prediction markets from $10 to $1.
Hyperliquid announced that in its upcoming network upgrade, it will lower the minimum notional amount for outcome orders (prediction market result token orders) from $10 to $1. Meanwhile, deployers will be able to query their remaining quota via the outcomeDeployerLimits information request interface.
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Analyst: Bitcoin successfully retested the long-term descending trend line, and its monthly chart needs to hold above $76,000.
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Tesla’s intraday price fell more than 6% as its Cybercab launch failed to meet expectations.
According to market data from BIT (bit.com), Tesla’s intraday price dropped as much as 6.3%. The highly anticipated Cybercab event held Thursday evening delivered far less substance than Wall Street had expected. Tesla’s stock had risen 5.4% ahead of the Thursday event, with analysts noting that a strong presentation could have reversed the stock’s upward momentum. The electric vehicle maker has staked its future on a shift toward physical AI, including autonomous driving and robotics.
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The UK's largest retail investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown has launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETN products.
UK’s largest retail investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, which manages over $200 billion in assets, announced it is making nine Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded note (ETN) products available to its 2 million clients. The products are offered by issuers including BlackRock iShares, CoinShares, WisdomTree, 21Shares, Invesco and Bitwise, with annual fees ranging from 0% to 0.35%. The move comes less than a year after the platform previously warned clients against cryptocurrency investments, and follows a policy adjustment in response to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifting its retail ban on crypto ETPs in October 2025. New buyers on the platform must complete an appropriateness assessment and wait 24 hours before trading. (CoinDesk)
Robinhood Chain stopped producing new blocks on Friday, leaving transactions stalled for at least 14 minutes. Robinhood has disclosed neither the cause of the outage nor an estimated recovery time.
The network normally settles a block every tenth of a second. At that pace, a 14-minute stall accounts for roughly 8,400 blocks that were never produced.
Robinhood Chain network appears to have experienced an outage. Source: Block ExplorerWhat the Explorer ShowedThe chain’s tip sat several minutes old while the network kept accepting nothing new. Pending transactions read zero across the preceding half hour.
Traffic into the stall had been heavy. Blockscout put the prior 24 hours at 14.14 million transactions, on an average fee of $0.48.
🚨 Robinhood Chain suffered a network outage today, halting block production and stalling transactions for over 14 minutes.
Block explorer data shows block creation has only intermittently resumed, with the cause of the disruption still unknown. pic.twitter.com/nZtglQUZ2t
— BeInCrypto (@beincrypto) September 4, 2026 Robinhood Markets (HOOD) runs no public status page for the chain. That leaves block explorers as the only live window onto whether it is running.
Why a Single Sequencer MattersRobinhood launched the chain’s mainnet on July 1, built on Arbitrum’s Nitro software. Every block carries one poster address, a vanity string spelling the word sequencer in hexadecimal.
That design means one operator orders all traffic. When it stops, users have no second sequencer to fall back on and no way to force their transactions through.
L2BEAT, which grades Layer 2 decentralization, ranks Robinhood Chain below Stage 0, its lowest tier. The tracker flags that single sequencer and instant contract upgrades. Only two whitelisted actors can dispute invalid states.
Robinhood Chain on L2BeatThose trade-offs carry more weight now. L2BEAT values assets on the chain at $2.46 billion.
BeInCrypto reported earlier this week that the chain set a decentralized exchange (DEX) record. That record daily DEX volume topped $1.06 billion, driven by meme coins rather than tokenized stocks.
Fee income from that traffic has spilled into the wider Arbitrum ecosystem, lifting both Uniswap’s revenue base and ARB itself.
A brokerage that halts trading owes its customers an explanation. Whether Robinhood treats a chain outage the same way is the open question.
South Korea is taking one of the most significant steps in institutional blockchain adoption to date. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) have begun migrating the country's national capital markets architecture to the @Avax platform, placing the entire securities ecosystem, covering stocks, bonds, and funds, onto an on-chain framework.
Full Asset Lifecycle on Chain The scope of the migration is broad. The transition covers every stage of the asset lifecycle, from issuance through to secondary trading, clearing, settlement, and investor rights protection. This is not a pilot or sandbox exercise. It is a government-sponsored mandate to rebuild core financial market infrastructure on a public blockchain.
The legal foundation for the move was laid earlier this year. Under those amendments,
Avalanche's Growing Role in Korean Finance The choice of Avalanche as the underlying network is consistent with a broader pattern of institutional adoption in the region. Those qualities have already attracted a range of Korean financial and public-sector clients to the network.
The KSD migration adds significant weight to that trend.
Samsung SDS has separately been contracted to support the technical build-out.
Taken together, the FSC's roadmap signals that South Korea is moving decisively to reconcile institutional-grade legal certainty with on-chain infrastructure, using Avalanche as the settlement layer for one of Asia's most developed capital markets.
Sources:
Seoul Economic Daily: Korea to Expand Tokenized Securities to Stocks, Bonds and Funds
Chambers and Partners: Blockchain and Crypto-Assets 2026, South Korea
KuCoin: South Korea Expands Capital Market Reform with Tokenized Securities
SEC schválila rozšíření pravidel Nasdaq Texas pro „digitální komodity“ a v dokumentu označila BTC, ETH, SOL a XRP za digitální komodity pro ETF. Přílivy do XRP ETF zároveň trvají už 11 seancí.
The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant rally on Friday, September 4, 2026, as a major short squeeze unfolded and key regulatory news broke from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data from CoinGlass indicated that 105,019 traders saw positions worth $566.90 million liquidated in the past 24 hours, with $478.91 million of these from short positions. The total crypto market capitalization reached $2.711 trillion, expanding to $2.82 trillion when derivatives are included.
Regulatory action reshapes crypto landscapeThe SEC issued Order No. 34-106268, granting Nasdaq Texas, LLC accelerated approval to amend Rule 5711(d) to define “digital commodity” in its rules, legalize actively managed crypto strategies, and permit ETFs to hold up to 15% of their net asset value in instruments that initially do not meet strict eligibility criteria.
In the order, the SEC named Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP as digital commodities that currently qualify for inclusion in these products. This represents a formal acknowledgment within the exchange’s governance framework, though it does not carry the force of law nationwide.
The SEC’s move follows a wave of decisions from 2025 and 2026, including the September 2025 reduction of crypto ETP approval times from 240 days to 75 days and a March 2026 joint SEC and CFTC interpretation that classified a group of cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, SHIB, and LINK, as commodities.
In June, regulators cleared T. Rowe Price’s multi-asset crypto ETF, TKNZ, which can flexibly rotate holdings among these coins.
Despite this momentum, legal certainty remains pending. The Senate will hold a vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15, while the House of Representatives has signaled potential delays after canceling its September legislative sessions. The National Sheriffs’ Association, in a recent letter, withdrew objections to DeFi, adopting a neutral position and reducing some lobbying pressure. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse commented, “Making America the crypto capital of the world is within reach — let’s finish the job.”
Making America the crypto capital of the world is within reach — let’s finish the job.
Market rally driven by economic data and ETFsThe rally followed comments by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, who pointed to ongoing disinflation and supported stable interest rates at the Fed’s upcoming meeting. This calmed some market tensions, while the Japanese yen strengthened 2% amid speculation about a rate hike from Japan’s central bank.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $730.87 million in daily inflows, with BlackRock’s IBIT contributing $454 million and pushing total BTC fund assets above $103.34 billion—equivalent to 6.32% of all Bitcoin in circulation. Ethereum ETFs gained $141.24 million, leading to $115.08 million in ETH short liquidations.
Zcash soars 2,300% on AI privacy demand and ETF inclusionZcash (ZEC) climbed 94% over the last 30 days and more than 2,300% in the past year, driven by a sharp short squeeze and renewed privacy concerns as artificial intelligence technology advances. CoinGlass reported $36.46 million in forced ZEC liquidations, nearly all from short positions, with open interest reaching $2.3 billion.
The introduction of OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model, which scored 98.6% on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark and enables fully autonomous computer operation, sparked further investor attention. After AI agents were found to have made over 15,000 unauthorized edits to the DseWiki database in Germany, privacy-focused investors looked to Zcash’s zero-knowledge technology as a protective measure against automated surveillance.
In parallel, Nasdaq’s new 15% net asset value buffer rule allowed asset managers to buy ZEC for regulated multi-asset funds, further fueling the short squeeze.
Mini dictionary: Zero-knowledge technology refers to cryptographic protocols that allow one party to prove to another that a statement is true without revealing any information beyond the validity of the statement itself. Zcash employs this technology to provide enhanced privacy for blockchain transactions.
Institutional flows and industry restructuringSpot XRP ETFs continued their inflow streak to 11 sessions, accumulating a total of $1.68 billion, with $6.14 million added in a single day. Daily liquidations for XRP stayed modest at $11.39 million. RLUSD stablecoin supply on the XRP Ledger surpassed $1 billion, and the network received approval from the Bank for International Settlements to record official statistics.
On-chain data revealed large-scale Ethereum sales, with one institution selling 29,735 ETH valued at $72.1 million. Abraxas Capital maintained a $291.4 million short hedge on Hyperliquid, and Multicoin Capital transferred 150,000 HYPE tokens, worth $12.8 million, to Coinbase.
The sector also saw ongoing risk management and listing adjustments. After a $1.7 million exploit at Notional Finance, Binance placed AVA, GNS, SCR, and TOWNS under a Monitoring Tag, and announced the listing of MarsCoin (MARSCOIN) with a Seed Tag. KuCoin and Kraken are set to follow with their own reviews on September 7 and 11, respectively.
This period of explosive growth represents a shift toward maturity as major crypto assets like BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP channel liquidity through regulated ETF products.
The bitcoin-to-gold ratio climbed above 18, its highest level since January, though analysts noted that historic ETF inflows often precede local corrections. September seasonality—dubbed “Rektember” by traders—is considered a significant risk ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the Senate’s CLARITY Act vote, both scheduled for the middle of the month.
Asset30-day Performance (%)1-year Performance (%)ETF Inflows (Latest, $ million)Zcash (ZEC)942,300Included in new ETF allocationXRPN/AN/A6.14 (daily), 1,680 (cumulative)Bitcoin (BTC)N/AN/A730.87 (daily), 454 from BlackRock IBITEthereum (ETH)N/AN/A141.24
A significant amount of Bitcoin linked to the 2026 Coldcard hardware wallet theft has surfaced after being dormant, as blockchain analytics provider Bitquery tracked the movement of 20.5 BTC through THORChain into Ethereum. This marks a notable development in the ongoing investigation into the high-profile crypto theft.
Coldcard theft funds make active cross-chain moveThe transfer began on September 2, when 20.49703196 BTC left a previously identified address associated with what Bitquery describes as “Wave 3” of the Coldcard incident. After passing through two fresh intermediary Bitcoin addresses—both emptied during the process—the funds started a complex journey involving cross-chain swaps.
Bitquery classified the source address as “reported,” indicating it is tied to the known case but falls short of their most-verified category. The identities of those controlling the funds remain unknown, leaving investigators without clear suspects.
The activity shifted the investigation from long-inactive stolen Bitcoin to an active cross-chain trail, as Bitquery tracked the coins moving from Bitcoin to Ethereum networks for the first time since the theft occurred.
Researchers have stated that, until this movement, most of the stolen Bitcoin had remained untouched for an extended period, further obscuring the origins and intentions of the individuals involved.
Traced Bitcoin funneled through THORChain swapsTHORChain, a decentralized cross-chain protocol enabling the swap of crypto assets between various blockchain networks, processed a series of 34 swaps on September 2 and 3. These operations transferred 20.45 BTC into the Ethereum network.
Bitquery’s full tracking registers a total of 20.69 BTC swapped across 36 operations, including two earlier swaps on August 2 worth 0.24 BTC in total. The bulk of the assets—20.15 BTC—found their way to a single Ethereum address via 26 swaps, while another 0.3 BTC ended up at a second address through eight additional swaps. Two further swaps from August directed funds to a third Ethereum address.
Records show THORChain swap memos specified the primary destination address for the September flows. When checked at 16:15 UTC on September 3, the main recipient Ethereum address contained approximately 649.5 ETH and had not shown any outgoing transactions. By 17:25 UTC, new activity reduced the balance by around 5 ETH, marking the first outbound transaction since receiving the funds.
Mini dictionary: THORChain is a decentralized liquidity protocol that allows users to swap assets across different blockchains without relying on centralized exchanges, providing cross-chain interoperability.
Swap DateTotal BTC SwappedNumber of SwapsMain Ethereum Address ETH ChangeSeptember 2-320.45 BTC34649.5 ETH to 644.5 ETHAugust 20.24 BTC2Separate addressMajority of stolen Bitcoin remains untouchedDespite the recent activity, most of the Bitcoin stolen in the Coldcard breach remains unmoved. At block 965,339, investigators reported that 1,402.59 BTC were still sitting in addresses identified as connected to the theft. Of these, 1,396.33 BTC had never left their original theft addresses, reinforcing the opacity around the ultimate disposition of the majority of stolen assets.
Blockchain datasets partition the Coldcard heist into several “waves” by block data. Waves 1 through 3 are tracked separately from a fourth wave involving 64.90373764 BTC. Bitquery and researchers at Galaxy Research caution that blockchain evidence alone cannot determine whether the thefts share a single perpetrator or group.
Galaxy Research, a digital asset and blockchain analytics firm, estimates the total loss from the Coldcard hardware wallet theft at over 1,700 BTC. The status of the main Ethereum address tied to September’s swaps remains under surveillance, with a balance of about 644.5 ETH, while the vast majority of the stolen Bitcoin remains classified as dormant.
Researchers including Galaxy Research maintain they cannot confirm whether individual or collective responsibility lies behind every wave of the Coldcard wallet theft, underscoring continued uncertainty for investigators.
Oficiální stránka pro sledování burnu na Shibariu se nenačítá, takže držitelé $SHIB ztratili přehled o klíčovém deflačním mechanismu. Není jasné, zda jde o technickou chybu, nebo změnu reportingu.
Burn Page Returns Error as Data Goes MissingThe official burn tracking page on Shibarium is currently failing to load, leaving $SHIB holders without visibility into one of the token's core deflationary mechanisms.
The contract address in question, ethereum:0x95ad61b0a150d79219dcf64e1e6cc01f0b64c4ce, tracks tokens permanently removed from circulation. It remains unclear whether the outage reflects a technical fault or a broader reporting change.
How the Shibarium Burn Mechanism WorksToken burning sits at the centre of Shibarium's value proposition.
The Shiba Inu team later introduced ShibTorch to automate this process further.
Despite the mechanism running in the background, the scale challenge is significant.
The data outage comes at a sensitive moment for the project. Whether it is a temporary technical glitch or something more structural, the community is watching closely given how central burn reporting is to sentiment around $SHIB.
Sources:
Coin Turk: Shibarium burn data page fails to load
The Crypto Basic: Shibarium quietly burns hundreds of millions of SHIB
MEXC: What is SHIB burn and how it affects your investment
21Shares se připojuje k Genesis Bond na Stacks a bude stakovat vlastní bitcoinové treasury držby. Program se spouští 10. září a má ukázat Bitcoin Staking pro instituce; první bonding perioda má začít v říjnu.
21Shares, the digital asset manager behind the world’s largest suite of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products, is joining the Stacks Genesis Bond, the inaugural institutional cohort for Bitcoin Staking on Stacks. The firm’s announcement on September 3 said it will stake its own Bitcoin treasury holdings through the bond ahead of its September 10 launch.
An Institutional Test for Bitcoin Staking The Genesis Bond is designed to demonstrate Bitcoin Staking end-to-end with institutional participants and infrastructure providers before the mechanism opens more broadly. 21Shares oversees more than $6.5 billion in assets under management across more than 60 crypto ETPs globally, and its participation links Bitcoin-native yield to the traditional investment ecosystem.
By committing its treasury, the manager is not simply observing the rollout. It will participate directly in Bitcoin Staking on Stacks, a move that frames the bond as a working proof for how institutions can put idle Bitcoin to use while retaining control of the underlying asset.
How the Genesis Bond Works Bitcoin Staking lets holders earn rewards paid in Bitcoin while their Bitcoin remains on the Bitcoin blockchain. In the bond structure, participating Bitcoin is locked for a fixed term with an early exit option, and the full amount is returned when the term ends. Holders do not need to move their Bitcoin to another network or hand it to a third party to earn rewards.
The first Stacks Genesis Bond bonding period is expected to begin in October, following the September 10 launch of the bond itself. Until then the program remains a demonstration for institutions and professional investors rather than a broadly available product, and the mechanics are being tested in a controlled setting before wider rollout.
Productive Bitcoin Gains Institutional Traction Interest in productive Bitcoin has been building across the Stacks ecosystem, with liquid staking providers such as Stacking DAO preparing stBTC for the same upcoming release. 21Shares’ participation adds a large, regulated asset manager to that institutional push.
The company did not disclose the size of the Bitcoin stake it will commit or the yield it expects. Those details, along with the full roster of the Genesis cohort, remain to be confirmed as the launch approaches.
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Injective spustil no-code infrastrukturu pro tvorbu tokenů přes Trippy Pump a TokenStation. Tvůrci tak mohou vydávat aktiva bez programování smart kontraktů.
Two Protocols, One Goal: Lowering the Barrier to Token Creation@Injective has integrated two no-code protocols, Trippy Pump and TokenStation, to simplify on-chain asset creation for both retail users and developers. The move removes one of the more persistent friction points in crypto: the need for smart contract programming just to get a token off the ground.
Trippy Pump uses a bonding curve mechanism supporting $INJ, $USDC, and $SAI trading pairs. Once a project crosses a defined capital threshold, it is automatically graduated to @ChoiceXchange liquidity pools, providing immediate market depth without any manual intervention from the creator.
TokenStation, described by the Injective team as the first native token launcher on Injective, gives creators direct control over every parameter of their asset. Creators can set a token's name, symbol, logo, and initial supply, and can also manage mint and burn functions after launch.
Instant Price Discovery for Emerging AssetsThe practical effect of combining these two tools is that meme tokens and experimental assets can now reach live markets with price discovery and liquidity in place from day one. The new infrastructure removes that requirement entirely.
The integration sits within a broader period of active development on Injective.
Together, Trippy Pump and TokenStation position Injective as a destination for permissionless asset launches, competing with similar launchpad infrastructure on other Layer 1 networks while keeping the process accessible to non-technical users.
Sources:
Injective Blog: How to Launch a Token on Injective
Injective Docs: Token Launch
TokenStation Official App
Arbitrum zvažuje trvalý zákaz účasti v budoucích DAO programech pro Good Entry, Limitless a APX Finance kvůli údajnému zneužití grantů. Projekty se mohou vyjádřit do 10. září.
4 September 2026 | 13:55 Arbitrum is considering permanent program bans for three grant recipients, turning a dispute over past token distributions into a test of how DAO accountability can work.
Key Takeaways Proposal targets future DAO program eligibility. Projects can respond until September 10. Three separate Snapshot votes could follow. A ban would not freeze wallets. Identity evidence becomes the central test. The vote would restrict funding, not network access Arbitrum’s Watchdog Committee has proposed permanently excluding Good Entry, Limitless and APX Finance, formerly ApolloX, from future ArbitrumDAO programs. No ban has been approved, and the projects have until September 10 to present their cases. The committee says it will seek votes if their explanations are inadequate and the respective funds are not returned.
If that happens, the committee plans to hold three separate Snapshot votes, one for each project. A successful vote would make the relevant project and covered people ineligible for future grants, incentive programs and other DAO-backed opportunities.
The measure contains no on-chain action. It would not seize tokens, close smart contracts or stop a wallet from interacting with Arbitrum. Its practical effect would be to block the named recipients from seeking future DAO funding. For a team that closes one product and later returns under another brand, that restriction can matter more than a ban attached only to an inactive protocol name.
That funding role is also becoming broader. Robinhood Chain, for example, directs 8% of its protocol net revenue to the ArbitrumDAO treasury, as explained in our analysis of how Robinhood Chain’s activity feeds back into the Arbitrum ecosystem.
A successful ban would affect
Eligibility for future grants, incentives and other programs funded or administered by ArbitrumDAO.
A successful ban would not affect
Wallet ownership, token balances, smart-contract deployment or ordinary use of Arbitrum’s public network.
The Watchdog was built to recover grants and deter repeat misuse Arbitrum created the Watchdog Program to reward verifiable reports of grant misuse and pursue the recovery of funds. Its framework classifies alleged large-scale and deliberate misuse, including fabricated deliverables or theft, as high severity.
As of September 2, the committee said the program had received 90 reports, recovered about 532,000 ARB and distributed roughly 268,000 ARB in reporter bounties. The proposed exclusions would add a longer-term consequence where recovery alone does not settle the issue: a recipient judged to have misused funds could lose access to future DAO support.
Three cases, one question about future eligibility The three investigations describe different forms of alleged misuse. The committee’s evidence and the amount at issue in each case are set out below.
75,000 ARB allegedly swapped into USDC and transferred from Arbitrum to Base.
APX Finance
239,714 ARB allegedly tied to unreturned funds, delayed distributions and suspected team-linked Sybil activity.
The claims have not become DAO-approved findings, and their severity does not make the three cases identical. Token holders would need to weigh the available evidence, any explanation from the projects and the status of the funds before deciding whether exclusion from future DAO programs is justified.
A project name is easy to leave behind Good Entry is described as having ceased operations, while Limitless appears to have stopped operating. A ban directed only at either project name would therefore have limited value. A team could close one brand, form another and return to the same funding ecosystem.
The committee therefore proposes extending a ban to founders, current team members and affiliated contributors. The scope is intended to prevent a simple rebrand, but it also puts attribution at the centre of the vote. Token holders will need to consider what evidence links a wallet or contributor to the people who controlled the relevant grant decisions.
That does not mean every association should carry the same weight. A former contractor, investor or community member may have had a very different role from someone who controlled treasury wallets or distributions. The DAO will need to decide how it distinguishes those roles if it wants an exclusion policy that is both enforceable and fair.
September 10 determines whether the cases reach a vote The current process gives each project one week to reply in the governance thread. If the committee remains unsatisfied and the relevant funds have not been returned, it expects to publish three off-chain votes on September 10, although the timetable is marked as tentative.
Each Snapshot vote would ask whether the named project, and where applicable its founders, team members and affiliates, should be permanently barred from future ArbitrumDAO programs. The proposal says the votes would serve as the DAO’s final social-consensus decision; no on-chain transaction is required to implement them.
The projects’ replies, any repayment and the committee’s evidence on team affiliation will decide whether the cases reach a vote. They will also show whether Arbitrum can apply a permanent-ban standard consistently across three very different allegations.
The allegations are contained in a Watchdog Committee proposal. No ban has been approved, and the named projects may respond before any Snapshot vote.
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Dvě japonské burzy napojené na SBI, sbivc_official a BITPointJP, stahují z nabídky devět digitálních aktiv v rámci integrace služeb po fúzi společností. U JASMY CEO uvedl, že jde o interní postup BITPOINT, nikoli o změnu roadmapy. Držitelé by měli mít na paměti, že nákupy je nutné ukončit do 7. října a veškeré prodeje a výběry dokončit do 28. října; zbylé zůstatky budou v listopadu zlikvidovány v tržní hodnotě a připsány na účet v japonských jenech.
Nine Tokens Dropped Across Two PlatformsJapan's @sbivc_official and @BITPointJP are removing nine digital assets from their platforms as part of a wider service integration tied to a corporate merger.
Holders wishing to exit should note that all sales and withdrawals must be completed by October 28, after which remaining balances will be liquidated at market value and converted to Japanese yen for account credit in November.
Merger Backdrop and Jasmy's Response
Jasmy CEO @H_Hara_Jasmy has moved quickly to reassure the community, confirming that the discontinuation stems from internal BITPOINT handling policies and does not reflect any change to the protocol's business activities or the Jasmy Chain development roadmap.
The delistings arrive at a sensitive moment for JASMY holders, as the token has faced similar actions from other Asian exchanges in recent months. Investors in affected assets across both platforms are advised to act well before the October 7 purchase cutoff and the October 28 final withdrawal deadline to avoid automatic liquidation.
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COINOTAG: Japan's BITPOINT to Delist BNB Among 6 Tokens on October 28
New Economy Japan: BITPOINT delisting announcement (Japanese)
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Binance přidala Monitoring Tag k AVA, GNS, SCR a TOWNS, čímž je zařadila pod přísnější dohled a zvýšila riziko delistingu. TOWNS po oznámení spadl o 9,02 % a SCR o 7,5 %.
Binance applied its Monitoring Tag to AVA (AVA), Gains Network (GNS), Scroll (SCR), and Towns Protocol (TOWNS) on September 4. The label places all four tokens under closer review.
Traders reacted quickly. All four tokens dropped following the announcement.
What Does the Binance Monitoring Tag Mean?Binance uses the tag to flag assets that are more volatile and riskier than the rest of its listings. Tagged tokens face repeat reviews and can lose their listing entirely.
“Keep in mind that tokens with the Monitoring Tag are at risk of no longer meeting our listing criteria and being delisted from the platform,” the team said.
Binance weighs team commitment, development activity, trading volume, liquidity, network stability, and tokenomics changes during each review.
The recent record gives the label weight. Binance delisted Across Protocol (ACX), Hashflow (HFT), PIVX, Vulcan Forged PYR (PYR), Vanar (VANRY), and Viction (VIC) last month, and all had been tagged earlier.
The pattern repeated weeks later. Binance removed ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ) from spot trading on September 3. All three had received the tag first, ICX as recently as August 11.
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The market priced that history in almost immediately. TOWNS slid 9.02% in the minutes after the announcement. SCR traded near $0.0214 after the notice, down 7.5%, with about $1.6 million in trading volume on Binance.
1-minute price charts for AVA, GNS, SCR, and TOWNS on Binance following the Monitoring Tag announcement, Source: TradingViewAVA dropped 4.88%. GNS managed to recover some of its losses and was down 0.38% at press time. Binance said other services tied to the four tokens remain unaffected.
The tag does not commit Binance to a delisting. However, the last few removal rounds drew from the tagged list, raising risks.
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Klienti BlackRock koupili v jedné transakci Bitcoin za zhruba 453,96 milionu USD. Během týdne od 17. do 25. srpna nakoupili celkem za 1,33 miliardy USD.
Institutional Bitcoin buying is no longer a novelty. It is now a line item on balance sheets managing trillions of dollars, and the latest figures from BlackRock make that point without any need for embellishment.
BlackRock clients purchased approximately $453.96 million worth of Bitcoin in a single transaction, continuing a pattern of institutional accumulation that has reshaped how traditional finance thinks about digital assets.
The numbers behind the move During the week of August 17 through 25, BlackRock clients bought a combined $1.33 billion in Bitcoin, marking the largest weekly total since October 2025.
The broader U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market reflected the same momentum. Total inflows across all spot Bitcoin ETFs reached approximately $3.3 to $3.52 billion in August 2026. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, known by its ticker IBIT, captured the majority of those flows.
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IBIT currently holds around $59 to $60 billion in assets and routinely accounts for more than 75% of daily spot Bitcoin ETF inflows.
Bitcoin was trading around $78,000 during the period in question, providing the price context against which these dollar-denominated inflow figures were built.
How BlackRock actually does this BlackRock does not speculate on Bitcoin. The firm has been explicit about its operating model: it transacts in Bitcoin only when client demand for exposure is present. That demand is expressed through purchases of IBIT shares, and BlackRock then acquires the underlying Bitcoin to back those shares, using Coinbase Prime as its custody partner.
Since IBIT launched in January 2024, cumulative client buying through the vehicle has reached what BlackRock describes as tens of billions of dollars.
Tracking firms like Arkham Intelligence have been monitoring on-chain flows associated with BlackRock’s Bitcoin addresses, giving the market a near-real-time window into accumulation activity. The $453.96 million figure reflects that kind of granular institutional transparency.
What this signals for the market The concentration of inflows into IBIT specifically has competitive implications for the rest of the spot Bitcoin ETF field. IBIT’s asset base and daily volume dominance give it a self-reinforcing advantage, as institutional investors often prefer the most liquid vehicle in a category.
BlackRock has noted publicly that many of its clients are using Bitcoin as a diversification tool, adding an asset with low historical correlation to traditional stocks and bonds.
The prior comparable weekly inflow figure was in October 2025, suggesting these spikes in institutional buying tend to cluster around specific market conditions rather than running at a constant elevated rate.
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MMF uvedl, že růst bitcoinových rezerv Salvadoru od první revize financovaly soukromé dary, nikoli veřejné prostředky. Další akumulace nad rámec doložených darů se už nečeká.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says private donations, rather than public resources, have driven El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve growth since the first review.
The finding came alongside a staff-level agreement on El Salvador’s combined second and third program reviews. Approval by the Executive Board would release around $140 million.
IMF Expects No Further Bitcoin Accumulation Beyond Documented DonationsEl Salvador entered the 40-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in February 2025. The arrangement carries total access of roughly $1.4 billion, equal to 360% of the country’s quota at the fund.
Bitcoin has shadowed the program ever since. Earlier this year, falling prices cut the value of El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings. The country’s credit default swaps climbed to a five-month high.
At the first review, completed on June 27, 2025, the Fund said public-sector Bitcoin holdings had not moved since the program began. Coins appearing in the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Fund had been gathered from other state-held addresses.
The IMF said that it has now verified the source of coins added since the first review.
“Documentation has been provided verifying that Bitcoin accumulation since the first review reflects private donations and that no public resources were used,” the statement read.
No further accumulation beyond the documented donations is expected going forward.
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New Rules for Digital Assets and a Handover at ChivoMeanwhile, both sides also settled on plans to modernize the legal, regulatory, and supervisory framework for digital assets. They agreed to tighten oversight and risk controls on the crypto that the public sector holds.
Public involvement in the Chivo e-wallet has been substantially unwound. A private operator took majority ownership and day-to-day control.
The state retained a small stake and continues to safeguard customer assets. Staff added that Work is also underway to improve the transparency of Bitcoin held across its various wallets.
Mr. Torres, Mission Chief for El Salvador, projected real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.5% in 2026, helped by investment, consumption, remittances, and tourism. The non-financial public sector primary surplus should widen from 2.9% of GDP this year to 3.7% in 2027.
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Pocket Bitcoin uvedl, že bezpečnostní incident zasáhl 5 411 zákazníků a odhalil osobní i finanční údaje. Firma tvrdí, že její hlavní databáze, privátní klíče ani bitcoiny zákazníků nebyly dotčeny.
Pocket Bitcoin said on Sept. 3 that its August security incident exposed additional personal and financial information involving 5,411 customers, expanding the scope described in its initial disclosure.
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Pocket Bitcoin confirmed that two exposed data groups contained records involving 5,411 customers in total. Bank transaction lists exposed names, addresses, transfer amounts, dates and sometimes customer IBAN account numbers. Another 291 customers faced possible exposure of identity documents, Bitcoin addresses and sensitive funding records. Pocket said its customer databases, transaction systems, private keys and customer Bitcoin remained directly unaffected. Authorities in Switzerland and Liechtenstein received notifications, while Pocket also formally filed a police report. The Swiss Bitcoin services provider identified two distinct groups after completing its forensic investigation. One contained bank transaction information involving 5,120 customers. The other covered correspondence containing potentially more sensitive records from 291 customers.
Pocket Bitcoin breach exposed two data groups The larger group consisted of transaction lists that partner banks sent to Pocket Bitcoin during compliance checks. Those lists contained customer names, residential addresses, transfer amounts and transaction dates. Some also included the IBAN connected to a transfer.
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— PocketBitcoin.com 🏦👉🔑 (@PocketBitcoin) September 3, 2026 The smaller group involved correspondence Pocket Bitcoin sent to partner banks. Depending on the customer, the exposed material included names, postal addresses, public Bitcoin addresses, identity document copies and source-of-funds records.
The company said the information appeared in different combinations, meaning every customer in the 291-person group did not necessarily have every listed data type exposed. Pocket Bitcoin has contacted affected customers individually with details about their cases.
The two groups cover 5,411 customers combined. Other customers may have had email addresses or support conversations exposed under the company’s original disclosure, but Pocket said those without a new personal notification should continue relying on that initial notice.
Core databases and customer Bitcoin were unaffected Pocket Bitcoin said attackers did not compromise its main customer or transaction databases. Instead, the records came from correspondence and bank-generated lists stored in a copied backup within the affected support system.
This distinction explains why data resembling transaction and identity records was exposed even though the underlying databases remained secure. The affected support material contained copies of information produced or received during regulatory compliance procedures.
Pocket Bitcoin operates as a noncustodial service and does not hold customers’ private keys. The company said Bitcoin balances were never accessible to the attacker, while buying and selling services continue to operate normally.
A disclosed Bitcoin address cannot authorize a transfer. However, linking a public address to a customer’s identity may allow another person to inspect its visible blockchain activity. Pocket noted that moving Bitcoin cannot erase the address’s existing transaction history.
Exposed records create physical phishing risks Pocket Bitcoin said it currently has no indication that the exposed information has been misused. That statement reflects information available after its investigation and does not guarantee that misuse will not occur later.
“As things stand, we have no indication that any of the affected information has been misused,” Pocket Bitcoin said.
The company identified forged letters and other physical communications as particular risks because names and postal addresses were included. A fraudster could refer to a genuine bank transfer or Bitcoin transaction to make an impersonation attempt appear credible.
Email addresses and login credentials were not linked to the two newly identified data groups, according to Pocket Bitcoin. The company therefore said it does not see a direct targeted email-phishing risk arising specifically from those records.
The incident follows several disclosures involving customer information held outside core crypto systems. As crypto.news reported, three recent breaches exposed 253,487 records, raising concerns that residential and transaction data could support phishing or physical targeting years later.
A separate August incident at Bits of Gold potentially exposed customer identity, banking and wallet information through a third-party system. That investigation similarly found that customer funds and passwords remained unaffected.
Pocket Bitcoin notified regulators and police Pocket Bitcoin reported the incident to Switzerland’s Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner and Liechtenstein’s Data Protection Office. It also filed a police report but did not identify the suspected attacker or provide details about the investigation.
The company said the vulnerability behind the incident has been closed and additional safeguards have been installed. It is reviewing how bank correspondence and related compliance records are stored and transferred.
Pocket expects to publish more information about those changes in the coming weeks. It does not expect to identify further exposure categories, although it said it would notify customers if later findings changed that assessment.
Affected users should monitor bank activity and treat unexpected letters, calls or messages cautiously. Pocket Bitcoin said it will never ask customers to disclose a seed phrase or transfer Bitcoin through an unsolicited telephone call or letter.
