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According to Coinglass, 50 million USDT were transferred to Binance from an unknown wallet on September 26 at 17:23 UTC.

According to CryptoQuant research head Julio Moreno, Bitcoin's unrealized profit rate rose to 33% on September 26, marking its highest level since December 2024. Simultaneously, Bitcoin take-profit volume surged to 25,700 BTC, the highest figure in 2026.

According to Binance official announcement, the exchange opened spot trading for Hyperliquid's HYPE token on September 25. HYPE is available against USDT, USDC, and TRY pairs, with withdrawals opening at 11:00 UTC on September 25. Binance applied its Seed Tag to HYPE, which requires users to acknowledge the token's higher volatility and risk through periodic risk quizzes before trading.

FormFactor, a Nasdaq-listed semiconductor testing equipment provider, reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $258.2 million, up 31.9% year-over-year and marking the company's highest quarterly sales on record. The adjusted gross margin expanded to 53.3% from 38.5% a year ago, while adjusted earnings per share reached $0.82, triple the year-ago figure. The company has now achieved four consecutive quarters of over 30% growth. Among key customers, SK Hynix's revenue contribution surged to 29.5% i

According to Q2 earnings released July 29, semiconductor testing equipment maker FormFactor reported revenue of $258.2 million, up 31.9% year-over-year, marking its fourth consecutive quarter of 30%+ growth. Adjusted gross margin expanded to 53.3% from 38.5% a year earlier, while adjusted EPS reached $0.82, tripling year-over-year figures. SK Hynix became the company's largest customer at 29.5% of Q1 revenue, up from 19.2% in Q4 2025, while Nvidia crossed the 10% threshold for the first time. In

According to OKX market data, Solana (SOL) broke below $120 today, currently trading at $119.95. The token's 24-hour gains have narrowed to 2.11%.

According to Jin10, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 25 in Saint Petersburg that Russia has no reason or real motivation to launch military attacks on Europe. Putin reiterated that Russia is not prepared for any form of military conflict with Europe, emphasizing that regardless of external rhetoric, Moscow has neither the rationale nor practical incentive to pursue such action.

According to BlockBeats, crypto trader Ansem stated on September 26 that airdrops remain a key catalyst for driving users and trading activity back on-chain. Ansem believes timely airdrops can unlock significant on-chain activity and emerge as an important user acquisition strategy in the current market cycle.

According to Yuga Labs Vice President Quit on September 26, holders of NFT series using ERC721C or ERC1155C standards may temporarily be unable to claim assets through the NFT claim portal. Users can resolve this by enabling "7702 delegate OTC" in transfer validator settings or adding their Ethereum and ApeChain addresses to the 7702 delegation whitelist. Yuga Labs-controlled series are expected to complete fixes by September 27. Additionally, the asset claim portal for the Payment Processor vul

According to Cointelegraph, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, known as "Crypto Mom," submitted her resignation effective Oct. 2. Peirce served the commission for approximately eight years and was director of the SEC's Crypto Task Force since February 2025. She will join Regent University's law school as an associate professor beginning in November, where she will focus on federal litigation, securities regulation, and digital assets.

According to Russian Defense Ministry, on Sept 26, Russian forces conducted overnight drone strikes against Ukrainian port facilities, transportation infrastructure, and communication centers. The strikes targeted a data processing center in Kyiv that provided mobile internet and Starlink satellite communication system support to Ukrainian Armed Forces. From 8 p.m. on Sept 25 through 8 a.m. on Sept 26, Russian air defense forces shot down 645 Ukrainian drones across Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk,

According to Ripple and Flare, the XRP Ledger is expanding its use cases beyond payments with three concurrent developments. Ripple USD (RLUSD) circulation has reached approximately $2.4 billion, backed by $2.52 billion in reserve assets as of September 3. Flare reports 145.2 million FXRP has been minted, with 130 million deployed across DeFi protocols, while the underlying XRP collateral remains anchored on XRPL. XRPL version 3.4.0 introduced LendingProtocolV11, implementing fixed-term, uncolla

According to OpenSea CTO Chris Maddern on September 26, the platform's systems and smart contracts were unaffected by the Magic Eden and Limit Break security incident. OpenSea has marked over 3,000 known compromised ERC-721 NFTs to prevent their sale, and the platform will automatically flag any newly discovered exploited NFTs. Users with active approvals will receive a banner notification with a link to revoke permissions. The platform stated it will continue assisting users to mitigate the imp

According to Caixin, hedge fund manager and crypto investor Hu Zhewenhas has sued Jump Trading and Rutgers computer science professor Zhang Yongfeng on September 26, seeking at least $500 million in damages. Hu had invested approximately $80 million in algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) and its sister token LUNA between May 2021 and May 2022, with positions reaching a peak value exceeding $800 million before LUNA collapsed. Additionally, Hu invested millions in a token issued by Zhang's proje

According to RootData, Cheelee (CHEEL) will unlock approximately 6.42 million tokens valued at about $2.15 million on October 3 at 8:00 AM Beijing time.

According to RootData token unlock data, BIO Protocol will unlock approximately 30.8 million BIO tokens worth around $1 million on October 3 at 10 a.m. Beijing time.

According to XRP Ledger's official amendment rules, on Sept. 25, the BatchV11 upgrade's validator support briefly fell below the network's required 80% threshold, resetting its two-week countdown to activation. The upgrade now has an earliest activation date of Oct. 9 at 14:46 UTC, pending that support from 30 of 35 trusted validators remains stable. Any further dip below the 80% support threshold will reset the countdown again, as amendments require continuous validator backing for two weeks be

XRP surged 7.7% on September 18, climbing from approximately $1.30 to $1.40 and briefly reaching around $1.41, the same day Bitwise submitted a Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 for its existing XRP ETF to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing did not represent a new ETF approval. The Bitwise XRP ETF, listed on NYSE Arca under ticker XRP, has been operating since November 19, 2025, and the amendment was a routine update to preliminary prospectus materials, with information remaining su

According to DefiLlama, Arc mainnet's DeFi TVL reached $494 million as of today (September 26), with the network recording a 44.52% increase over the past week—the fastest growth rate among leading blockchains. The network processed $55 million in DEX trading volume over the past 24 hours.

According to Onchain Lens, Hyperliquid trader MK4 has accumulated approximately $57.04 million in total profit (realized and unrealized combined) as of today. The trader currently holds about $43.63 million in open positions with $12.95 million in unrealized gains. MK4's largest position is a long on NEAR, holding approximately 4.363 million tokens worth about $28.48 million. The position was opened at an average price of $2.35 per token, with unrealized gains of approximately $14.74 million.