On September 6, 2026, Liquid’s federation released roughly 3,996 BTC after its network accepted L-BTC that lacked Bitcoin backing. Liquid is a Bitcoin sidechain whose L-BTC is meant to represent bitcoin held in a federation reserve. A validly authorized withdrawal turned the invalid sidechain state into a real Bitcoin payment worth about $320 million at …
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Crypto Casino Duelbits Hit With $7M Hack, Taken Offline
Duelbits, a crypto-fueled online casino platform, confirmed Thursday that it was the target of a hack that drained approximately $7 million worth of funds from its hot wallets. The platform is currently offline pending completion of an investigation. Duelbits Taken Offline Following Heist A Duelbits founder who goes by the name Joe confirmed the hack …
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Bitcoin Price Stalls at $84K as $80M Long Liquidation Wave Hits
Bitcoin’s price traded flat around $84,000 following a sudden drop from $87,000. Intraday price action fluctuated between a low near $82,870 and a high of $84,830. Bitcoin Holds Above $84,000 Following Sell-Off Bitcoin was largely flat Thursday morning, just 24 hours after selling pressure overwhelmed bulls to send the price tumbling from $87,000 to just …
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Bitcoin ETFs Erase 2026 Outflows With $4.6 Billion Rebound
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have erased their 2026 outflows after attracting roughly $4.6 billion since Aug. 19, helping push bitcoin above $80,000. The rebound has also lifted the broader crypto market back above $3 trillion and brought the $100,000 level back into focus. Bitcoin ETFs Swing to $320M 2026 Net Inflow Bitcoin’s recovery is starting …
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NY AG Sues Polymarket, Calls Prediction Market Illegal Gambling
New York has sued Polymarket, accusing the prediction market of running an illegal gambling operation while advertising sports betting across all 50 states. New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit reveals the latest front in a widening fight between states and federal regulators over who gets to police prediction markets. New York Comes for Polymarket …
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Wall Street Opens Door to $24.54B Privacy Coin Boom in 5 Months
Over the past five months, the privacy coin sector has added $24.54 billion in value, with zcash and monero accounting for the lion’s share of those billions. The following examines what is driving renewed demand for ZEC, XMR and the broader privacy coin sector in 2026. Privacy Coins Add Billions in 5 Months On April …
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Bitcoin Price Retreats From September Highs With $82.8K in the Crosshairs
Bitcoin’s price traded at $83,428.53 on Thursday morning, up 2.4% over 24 hours but roughly 4.5% below the recent $87,374 high, leaving the market caught between a broader advance and a much shakier short-term picture. The daily structure remains constructive, but the 4-hour and 1-hour charts show bitcoin working through a corrective phase, putting the …
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Bitcoin ETFs Add $347M as Blackrock, Fidelity Lead Buying
U.S. bitcoin ETFs attracted another $346.98 million on Wednesday, stretching their inflow streak to five consecutive sessions. Ether, XRP and solana funds also finished firmly in positive territory, while HYPE ETFs slipped. Bitcoin ETF Streak Hits 5 Days Momentum has become difficult to ignore. Fresh capital continued flowing into the largest crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) …
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Cosmos restarted to seize $2.2 million in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens still escaped
Cosmos Hub restarted after a nearly day-long halt, moving 1.23 million ATOM linked to a governance exploit on Neutron. Validators resumed block production on Sept. 23 after stopping the network a day earlier, with the first block after the restart moving 1,227,121.37 ATOM, worth about $2.2 million, from an attacker-linked address. The intervention followed the …
Why Zcash soared to $1,600 as Europe unlocks new ETP access
21Shares has launched a Zcash ETP, a physically backed exchange-traded product, on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, opening a brokerage route to ZEC for European investors. The issuer announced the listing on Sept. 22 as Zcash rallied, but the price advance began before the product arrived. The 21Shares Zcash ETP trades as ZCASH, with a euro …
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Why surging US real yields are quietly forcing Bitcoin under $84,000
Bitcoin registered an intraday low at $83,500 on Sept. 23, the same day the US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.11%, up 15 basis points in a single session, as a hotter-than-expected business activity survey pushed investors to reprice interest rates. Bitcoin now sits inside the $84,000 to $85,000 zone Glassnode identifies as its nearest …
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Neutron DAO passes a new proposal, and $9.3M in crypto disappears
Neutron voters passed proposal #9 on Sept. 22, with 11 “Update Admin” actions listed on the chain explorer. The same day, security tracker SlowMist recorded estimated losses of $4.9 million at Astroport and $4.4 million at Drop. The tracker’s combined estimate of $9.3 million reflects the reported incidents. Neutron’s governance documentation calls its DAO the …
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MoonPay targets $8.7B trading venue, but the features remain unrevealed
MoonPay has signed a definitive agreement to buy North Capital Investment Technology, a deal that would bring an existing private-securities trading venue into the crypto payments company’s group if it closes. The companies announced the agreement on Sept. 23, and said both boards had approved it. Regulatory approvals and other closing conditions still stand between …
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Bitcoin Price Drops Below $85K as PlanB Maps October Path to $100K
Bitcoin’s recovery above $80,000 is reviving six-figure price scenarios, with PlanB outlining a possible move to $100,000 in October and a new record before Christmas. Glassnode data adds support to the bullish case, showing a shallower drawdown, restrained profit-taking, and BTC back above its 365-day moving average. Bitcoin Reclaims 365-Day Average Bitcoin is back near …
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AI Threat: Web3 Told to Add Spending Caps and Circuit Breakers Onchain
European Union regulators warned that quantum computing threats could emerge earlier than commercial applications, urging financial entities to move away from legacy cryptography. An expert says protocols must replace vulnerable elliptic-curve proofs with hash-based STARKs and upgrade key wrapping immediately to protect sensitive long-term data. EU Regulators Issue Post-Quantum Cryptography Warning European Union regulators have …
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