TLDR Harmony proposed shutting down its layer-1 blockchain and migrating its native ONE token to Ethereum. The move comes weeks after an exploit led to a rollback that discarded over 109,000 transactions. Validators can stop their nodes starting Sept. 10, with a $1.372 million pool set aside for those who transition smoothly. Harmony plans to …
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Disney is preparing to pay $50 million to settle claims that it helped push up prices for live TV streaming. Qualifying YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers have until September 8th of 2026 to file. The claim form is on the official settlement site, says the notice in Biddle v. Disney. The class covers people who paid …
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A ransomware group is expanding its attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure after hitting more than 500 organizations. Federal agencies say the ransomware-as-a-service variant has now affected sectors including healthcare, defense, manufacturing, government services, information technology and financial services, says CISA. The update to advisory AA25-071A marks an increase from the more than 300 victims noted in the …
Federal authorities have charged a Phoenix resident with helping divert millions in public funds from an Ohio charter school into personal luxuries including luxury vehicles and a high-end Miami rental. Jonathan Larry Ballew, 62, of Phoenix allegedly teamed up with the school’s former operator to submit phony invoices from shell companies for services that were …
First Commonwealth Bank has lost over $56,000 after a customer allegedly wrote dozens of bad checks drawn on her husband’s accounts. The transactions involved 24 checks that attempted to take $82,710 before the bank absorbed the shortfall, reports CBS News Pittsburgh. Ngoc Phuongthi Le, 54, of Churchill is accused of using both personal and business accounts to …
Galaxy said 82% of Bitcoin stolen across all Coldcard attacks remains in the original addresses, with 18% moved in apparent laundering. The exploiter behind the third wave of the Coldcard wallet hack has moved about 45% of their Bitcoin (BTC) haul, routing the funds through THORChain or into CoinJoin transactions, according to Galaxy Research. In …
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Fomo generated $1.76 million on Friday, beating Pump.fun’s $1.1 million, though the memecoin launchpad remains ahead over 30 days. Social trading platform Fomo generated more daily revenue than memecoin launchpad Pump.fun on Friday. Fomo generated $1.76 million in daily revenue on Friday, compared with Pump.fun’s $1.1 million, according to DefiLlama data. Pump.fun remains ahead over …
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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 …
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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 …
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. A shade under 4000 Bitcoin worth $319 million has been taken from Liquid Network — with purported “white hat” hackers claiming responsibility. An unverified OP_RETURN message …
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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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