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MEV Bot Yoink Intercepts $7.7M in rsETH From Ethereum Safe Exploit, Kelp Freezes Address

According to blockchain security firm Blockaid, an Ethereum Safe wallet user lost approximately $7.73 million in rsETH today after an MEV bot intercepted the funds during an exploit attempt. The attacker had used a custom Uniswap v4 liquidity module connected to the wallet to direct funds into an attacker-created hooked pool. MEV bot Yoink captured the rsETH before the original exploiter could access it and transferred about 18.93 ETH, worth roughly $46,000, to an address labeled as a block buil
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Stack BTC Agrees to Acquire Direct Bullion for Up to £12M

According to Aquis Exchange announcement, British bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC signed non-binding terms on September 15 to acquire London precious metals dealer DB London Ltd, operating as Direct Bullion, for up to £12 million. The proposed consideration includes £3 million cash at completion, approximately £4 million in new shares, and about £5 million in earn-out payments over four years, with shares priced at no less than 6 pence per share and subject to a four-year lock-up period. Dire
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Solana Activates V1 Transaction Format Today, Boosts Per-Transaction Size Limit to 4,096 Bytes

According to the Solana Foundation, Solana activated its v1 transaction format on mainnet at epoch 1,035 today (September 15), raising the per-transaction size ceiling from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes. The 3.3x increase allows workloads that previously required multiple chained transactions to settle atomically in a single submission, enabling applications like Confidential Transfers, cross-chain attestations, and nested multisignature wallets to fit within the expanded envelope. RPC endpoint ope
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Parity Technologies Plans Parachain-to-JAM Migration for 2027 Launch

According to Polkadot's official announcement, Parity Technologies plans to migrate Parachain functionality to a JAM service targeting a 2027 production launch. The development team will provide regular updates to the Polkadot community, particularly through the Polkadot Forum, as the migration progresses.
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Bitwise CIO Says U.S. Sacrificing Crypto Market Safety for Short-Term Political Gains on September 15

According to BlockBeats, on September 15, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the U.S. is sacrificing opportunities to make the crypto industry safer and drive investment for short-term political benefits. Hougan stated the country had the chance to maintain its lead in global financial markets over the next 50 years through crypto, but is now prioritizing immediate political gains instead.
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Hut 8 Files $399 Million Construction Project for Texas Beacon Point AI Data Center

According to TheEnergyMag, Hut 8 filed a $399 million construction project for its Beacon Point AI data center campus near Corpus Christi, Texas. The facility will include approximately 657,000 square feet of data center building, with construction expected to begin on September 28 and complete in November 2027. The campus has secured two long-term leases of 352 megawatts each for 15 years, bringing total contracted capacity to 704 megawatts with a combined contract value of approximately $19.6
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House Speaker Johnson Says $5,000 Stimulus Checks Need Time to Implement

On September 15, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the promised $5,000 checks for Americans require time to implement. Johnson spoke with President Trump about the payment plan the previous evening, though specific details remain unfinalized. The speaker declined to clarify whether the checks would include income thresholds, how they would affect federal debt, or whether they could pass later this year.
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Musk Calls for AI Peer Review, Proposes Rivals Test Each Other's Models on Monday

According to CNBC, Elon Musk called Monday at the All-in Summit in Los Angeles for top artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and leading Chinese firms, to test each other's models before release as a safety verification method. "Instead of grading your own homework, you would at least have competitors grading your homework," Musk said. The proposal comes after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei suggested an AI development slowdown over the weekend, backed by Musk
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Vera Therapeutics Stock Surges 16% in Premarket as Trutakna Cuts Kidney Disease Progression Risk By 76%

Vera Therapeutics Inc. (VERA) shares jumped 16% in Tuesday premarket trading after the company announced positive final Phase 3 results for Trutakna, its treatment for IgA nephropathy, a progressive kidney disease. According to the ORIGIN 3 trial, Trutakna reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline to 0.6 mL/min/1.73m² annually versus 5.6 mL/min/1.73m² with placebo. The company reported 11 composite kidney disease progression events in the Trutakna group compared with 38 in plac
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Kalshi Hits $9.6B Weekly Volume, Dominates Non-Sports Prediction Market by 96% Share

According to data from Artemis, combined non-sports prediction market volume reached $10 billion in the week ending September 13, marking a sixth consecutive record, with Kalshi accounting for $9.6 billion and Polymarket reduced to $344.2 million. Kalshi's dominance stems from brokerage distribution advantages: its contracts now trade on Robinhood, Coinbase, Webull, and Moomoo, placing event contracts alongside stocks inside retail trader accounts. Roughly one-third of Kalshi's daily flow arrive
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