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Capital B adds 376 Bitcoin in $29M purchase, boosting holdings to 3,521 BTC
Capital B’s latest Bitcoin purchase was its largest in nearly a year, pushing the French company ahead of H100 Group among publicly traded BTC holders.
Hunter Biden to Airdrop LAPTOP Meme Coin to TRUMP’s Biggest Losers
Hunter Biden is launching a meme coin called LAPTOP on Sept. 9 on Base, and airdropping traders who lost money on TRUMP.
Hunter Biden debuts 'LAPTOP' memecoin targeting TRUMP holders
LAPTOP debuts Wednesday on Base, with nearly a third of the supply set to be burned if a slate of political and market outcomes — including a Democratic win in 2028 — comes good.
Bitcoin Starts the Week Flat, But Chainlink Is Flying—Here's Why
LINK hit an eight-month high after Bottomline, a top-three SWIFT services provider moving $16 trillion a year, tapped Chainlink to connect 600-plus banks to blockchain settlement.
Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in a massive crypto probe
BitBay became Zondacrypto in 2021. The exchange stopped trading in April after customers faced frozen withdrawals and estimated losses of at least $94 million.
Ethereum Proposal Would Let Users Pay Gas Without Holding ETH
EIP-8141 has been a draft since January, and its authors pitch it first as a defense against quantum computers.
Ethereum commits to letting users pay gas fees without having to hold ETH
The Frame Transactions feature was locked into the Hegotá upgrade last month, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the work has moved quickly since.
Irish Gangs Are Renting Private Vaults to Hide Crypto Keys
Keys are going into rented boxes alongside cash, watches and passports, Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau says.
Zcash hits highest price since 2016 as market cap tops $20B
ZEC gained 45% over the past week, extending its rally since Grayscale converted its Zcash Trust into an ETF that began trading Aug. 25.
Yen intervention meets US inflation data: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
This week’s CPI and PPI prints, along with the Fed’s Sept. 16 rate decision, could determine whether Bitcoin can secure $80,000 as a support level.
Solana to triple transaction size as apps get room for more complex trades
A Transaction v1 feature activates Wednesday, allowing complex proofs and large multisig operations to fit in one transaction while forcing services that read Solana to update.
UK regulator weighs easing financial prediction market ban: Times
The FCA reportedly held talks with trading platforms as Britons turn to Polymarket and Kalshi, though its public position still supports the ban.
Citi, DBS complete first weekend tokenized cross-border deposit on Swift
Citi and DBS completed their first tokenized cross-border transfer over the weekend, using Swift’s blockchain-based ledger to circumvent the constraints of traditional banking hours.
'Purported White-Hat Hackers' Withdraw $320M in Bitcoin From Liquid
Blockstream and the hackers are engaging with each other through PGP-signed messages in Bitcoin transactions.
Coldcard third-wave attacker moves 45% of stolen Bitcoin
Galaxy said 82% of Bitcoin stolen across all Coldcard attacks remains in the original addresses, with 18% moved in apparent laundering.
Coldcard hacker moves $7.7 million in BTC, 45% of bitcoin stolen in third attack wave
The attacker has now drained the 11 largest vaults tied to the third wave of Coldcard thefts, Galaxy Research said.
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $79,000 as hike odds climb, zcash runs 45% in a week
August payrolls came in three times above forecast and pushed September hike odds toward 58%. Equities sold it and crypto has not.
Once-hyped Ethereum rival Harmony wants to shut its blockchain over AI threats
Developers want to voluntarily shut down the network, saying state actors and AI agents have made security too difficult, then redirect ONE emissions into an AI video business.
Fomo overtakes Pump.fun in daily revenue on Solana
Fomo generated $1.76 million on Friday, beating Pump.fun’s $1.1 million, though the memecoin launchpad remains ahead over 30 days.
Bitcoin sidechain Liquid pauses after purported ‘white hats’ withdraw $320M in BTC
The actors told Blockstream they would return most of the 4,000 BTC after the Elements vulnerability is patched across the network.
Harmony proposes shutting down layer 1, migrating ONE to Ethereum
Harmony proposed sunsetting its layer-1 blockchain and migrating ONE to Ethereum, weeks after an exploit led to plans to discard 109,000 transactions.
Oil up, bitcoin down as U.S. strikes Iranian crude carriers
Bitcoin trades lower by nearly 1% as escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities push oil higher.
Bitcoin network used by exchanges hit by $320 million exploit. Hackers claim they're the 'good guys'
Liquid Network, a settlement layer used by exchanges, halted all transactions after losing $320 million worth of bitcoin in a security exploit.
‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s Digest
Purported white hat hackers have taken 4000 Bitcoin from the Liquid sidechain in a major security breach. The Bitcoin ETFs see the best three weeks of inflows in 2026.