Ethereum Set Another Network Activity Record
Record Transactions and Throughput Ethereum's base layer posted back-to-back record quarters in 2026. According to a Token Terminal report published on September 14, the network processed 203
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Arc Mainnet already has a memecoin Launchpad
Circle's @Arc mainnet is going live on September 16, and it is arriving with more than just institutional validators. A memecoin launchpad called AKA (@akadotfun) is set to debut on the netwo
Robinhood Chain's Growth is Accelerating
From Launch to $1 Billion in Under Three Months Robinhood Chain has posted some of the fastest early growth numbers of any Layer 2 network on record. The chain's TVL has climbed to nearly $1
Standard Chartered predicts 10x surge for ARB
Standard Chartered has formally added @Arbitrum's $ARB token to its digital asset coverage universe, projecting a rise from its current price of around $0.14 to $10 by the end of 2030. That t
Tokenized Stocks by Bitget Go Live on Arbitrum
@BitgetWallet has deployed a suite of tokenized stock tokens, known as rTokens, on the @Arbitrum One network through @RealityFi_xyz. The initial rollout includes $rAAPL, $rSPCX, and $rGOOGL,
Uniswap Doubled After We Said the Market Was Being Slow, and the Burn Rate Explains Why
Quick Take 1. UNI trades at $6.5565, up 4.03% on the day, roughly 91% above the $3.43 level at which this site argued in August that the market had not priced Uniswap’s live fee switch. 2. Fo
DeFi Bridge Hack: 25 Cents in Bitcoin, 46 Billion Fake BTC
A hacker turned 25 cents of bitcoin into 46 billion fake BTC tokens on a DeFi bridge, according to reporting on a September 2026 exploit of the Symbiosis Bitcoin Bridge. The tiny deposit did
MEV bot front-runs $7.8M rsETH exploit on Ethereum
An Ethereum MEV bot known as Yoink has front-run an attempted Safe wallet exploit involving 2,900 rsETH, worth about $7.8 million, and paid nearly 19 ETH to secure the first position in the b
DeFi Bridge Hacker Turns $0.25 Into 46 Billion Fake BTC Tokens
A hacker turned roughly 25 cents of bitcoin into about 46 billion fake BTC tokens on a DeFi bridge, exploiting Symbiosis' Bitcoin Bridge on September 11, 2026, in an incident where a token co
ExxonMobil (XOM) Stock: Gains as Pioneer Debt Tender Results Top $1.18B
TLDR ExxonMobil reports more than $1.18B in Pioneer debt tendered across two notes. Pioneer’s 2030 notes drew $570.36M in tenders under ExxonMobil’s cash offer. Pioneer’s 2031 notes attracted
MEV bot intercepts $7.7 million exploit on Ethereum Safe wallet, rsETH funds paused
An attacker sought to exploit a custom module linked to an Ethereum Safe wallet to steal approximately $7.7 million in rsETH. However, an automated MEV bot intervened and seized the majority
Zama Expands Confidential Morpho Vaults and Launches Private Swaps on Ethereum
Zama has expanded its confidential finance offering on Ethereum with a private-beta RFQ swap protocol that supports trading against cUSDC, linking encrypted order flow with a Morpho vault tha