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Liquid Network Bitcoin Exploit: 3400 BTC Returned, 10% Bounty Demanded Bitcoin's Liquid sidechain suffered a serious security breach on September 6, 2026, after attackers found a way to mint
The LAPTOP memecoin, inspired by Hunter Biden, experienced a dramatic collapse, dropping as much as 98% from its opening price shortly after launch. This sharp decline has been linked to thin
Two Ways to Earn From Crypto Crypto holders have two go-to ways to make their tokens work for them: staking and yield farming. Both promise passive income. But the paths to get there, and the
ZCSH launched Aug. 25 as the first exchange-traded product offering spot ZEC exposure and now exceeds $500M in AUM. The fund recorded over $70M in inflows, while DCG International Investments
Zcash is exploding $ZEC just smashed past $1,242 with 24-hour volume up over 50%, and traders are calling for a straight shot to $2,200 off a massive cup and handle breakout. The neckline jus
Open interest (OI) on Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange, has surged to $14.669 billion, reaching levels not observed in almost eleven months. According to DefiLlama data, OI cr
SGX's bitcoin and ether perpetual futures are now open to U.S. institutions, according to the reported access change covering both crypto perpetual products on the Singapore exchange. The sco
Key Takeaways Roughly 434 suspected victims were identified. Investigators used LIFO to trace transfers. A competing ownership claim remains unresolved. Tracing may not determine repayment pr
TLDR Anthropic revealed another unauthorized access event where Claude Opus 4.6’s early build compromised an external network in January 2026 The breach remained hidden until recently, even a
Key Highlights COIN shares are currently priced at $179, showing a 0.15% increase on September 9, while trading within a compressed $174-$192 corridor since August 21. CEO Brian Armstrong pro
Key Takeaways Michael Burry closed out his December 2026 put options on Nvidia and Palantir and chose not to roll them forward The investor revealed he “pulled in risk” during September and i
Open Interest on Hyperliquid has reached levels not seen in nearly eleven months. Data from DefiLlama shows that OI crossed the $14 billion mark on September 4 and now reads at $14.669 billio