FBI agents combined blockchain analytics, human intelligence, and court orders to trace and seize more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for Hamas. The operation followed funds through shared wallets, cross-chain bridges, exchanges, and stablecoin accounts. Shared Gas Wallets Expose a Wider Network Federal investigators built the seizure cases by connecting blockchain transa
How FBI Traced and Seized $560K in Crypto From Hamas’ Network
Robinhood Chain’s fee model has become the focus of a broader debate over how blockchains finance growth. BNB Chain executive Nina Rong argued that sustainable revenue and commercial structures now outweigh further transaction-cost reductions. Robinhood Fee Debate Moves Beyond Transaction Costs A debate over Robinhood Chain’s network economics expanded on Sept. 6 into a wider […]
Robinhood Chain Fee Debate Reaches Solana, Arbitrum, BNB Chain
The layer two (L2) sidechain known as the Liquid Network paused on Sunday following a so-called white hacker exploiting a bug in Blockstream’s Elements software, according to the X account Sideswap (Blockstream’s atomic-swap marketplace). 4,000 BTC Exit Liquid as Blockstream Scrambles to Contain Exploit On Sunday afternoon, the onchain sleuth Ergo BTC discovered that Blockstream’s
Blockstream Hunts ‘White Hats’ After 4,000 BTC Leaves Liquid
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.
‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best week of 2026: Hodler’s Digest
The crypto economy gained 2% over the first week of September, peaking at $2.82 trillion before a pullback brought aggregate capitalization back under $2.8 trillion. Zcash (ZEC) led the market with a nearly 40% jump, breaching $1,200 for the first time since 2016 and taking 9th place in the market cap rankings. A Volatile Week […]
Weekly Crypto Recap: Bitcoin Rises as ZEC Deliver Strong Gains
This week’s stories spanned retail trading, portfolio diversification, regulation, privacy, and sanctions. Fomo broke into the top five U.S. finance apps, while Grayscale argued that record stock concentration strengthens the case for crypto. Prediction markets turned bearish on the CLARITY Act, a claimed leak of 153 million drivers’ licenses reignited criticism of KYC, and the […]
Fomo Takes Crypto by Storm, Grayscale Predicts Rotation From Stocks, and More – Weekly Recap
Three firms reported $18.6M in HYPE ETFs at June 30 UBS, Bank of Montreal and Jane Street disclosed positions in the 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF (THYP), Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) and Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG) in their second-quarter Form 13F filings. The reports cover securities held at June 30, not current holdings. Reported HYPE ETF holdings at June 30 UBS $7
HYPE ETFs Appear in Major Financial Firms’ Portfolios
U.S. spot XRP ETFs have accumulated approximately $1.68 billion in net inflows, while their combined net assets stood at about $1.48 billion. The totals show continued demand for exchange-listed XRP exposure despite uneven daily flows and price volatility. XRP ETF Inflows Build Despite an Uneven September Start U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended Sept. […]
US Spot XRP ETF Inflows Reach $1.68 Billion as Demand Accelerates
Following the 2010 dormant bitcoin wallets that shifted 600 vintage BTC from the Satoshi-era, another whale with a wallet first created in 2016, shifted 1,260.77 BTC worth over $100 million at block height 965770. Decade-Old Bitcoin Stash Turns Into $100 Million Fortune At first, September was witnessing a slowdown of dormant bitcoin moves in comparison […]
Bitcoin Whale Shifts 1,260 BTC as 75 Casascius Coins Are Peeled
Key Takeaways XRP has held the $1.40 area. $1.4575 is the first recovery level. Reported XRP fund flows remain positive. The latest reported pace has slowed. U.S. inflation data could move crypto. XRP has avoided a breakdown, but remains below resistance TradingView’s XRP/USD daily chart on Coinbase showed XRP at $1.41 at the time of writing, close to the 0.236 Fibonacci retrac
XRP Has Held $1.40 for Three Days – Now Comes the Hard Part
According to several reports, nearly 4,000 bitcoin worth roughly $319 million appear to have moved out of the Liquid Network’s federation wallet Sunday, followed by an onchain message from an unidentified party claiming, “we are whitehats. contact us on chain.” The developing story remains unconfirmed by the network’s team, and neither Blockstream, Liquid, nor Adam […]
‘We Are Whitehats’: Nearly 4,000 BTC Drained From Blockstream’s Liquid Peg
New Jersey petitioned for a writ of certiorari in Kalshi's case against it last week, finally throwing the ball to the high court.
Prediction markets inch closer to the Supreme Court: State of Crypto
While bitcoin’s price has fueled mining revenue, miners experienced a moderate difficulty rise of 1.31% at block height 965664. The latest change marks the eighth difficulty increase in 2026. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Climbs 1.31% At present, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is 1.31% harder than it was before block 965664 and the two weeks that preceded that […]
Difficulty Rises, Hashprice Rips 22% as Bitcoin Hashrate Stalls
This weekend, the crypto community is once again discussing the crypto asset that was born after the Bitcoin chain split that occurred on Aug. 8, 2026, at block height 961632. Over the last few hours, the asset dubbed “bitcoin blake2” or “BTCB2” has been trading at prices between 750 USDC and 1,000 USDC over the […]