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According to PANews on September 2, Full Sail, a Sui ecosystem DeFi protocol, announced it will cease operations following a Switchboard oracle security incident. The exploit impacted Virtue Money, resulting in approximately $455,000 in losses and liquidations of 45 users. Switchboard released a
According to The Block investigation on September 2, Robinhood Wallet and Fomo applications allow users to purchase meme coins through Apple Pay or Google Pay using credit cards without completing identity verification. Visa and Mastercard transactions were classified under MCC code 5815 (digital
AION experienced a sharp decline, dropping 20.79% in five minutes amid selling pressure across the crypto market. The price fell from $0.00025489 to $0.00020191, reflecting heightened volatility as traders reacted to shifting market sentiments. The sudden drop occurred despite broader
According to Polymarket and Kalshi prediction markets on Sept. 1, ethereum has a 77% probability of touching $2,250 before 2027, with 45% odds of reaching $2,000. Solana traders give SOL a 67% chance of falling to $90 and 63% odds of hitting $120 per coin. XRP bettors on Kalshi assign a 44% probabil
According to The Block, the aggregate market capitalization of digital asset treasury companies (DATs) rose 10% to approximately $340 billion since mid-August, as of September 2. Among newer DAT tokens, performance outpaced their underlying assets: CYPH, tracking Zcash, surged 142% compared to ZEC's
According to The Block, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed on September 2 to update its registration agent rules, which have not undergone major revision since the late 1970s. The updated rules aim to modernize frameworks to reflect electronic communications and blockchain te
According to Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Cyprys upgraded Robinhood's stock rating from underweight to overweight on September 2, citing the expansion of its prediction market business as evidence of sustainable revenue growth. The prediction market has surpassed 2 million users and
According to Bloomberg, U.S. bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of approximately $3.5 billion in August, marking the largest monthly inflow since July 2025. Bitcoin rose 25% during the month, its best monthly performance since November 2024. Citi strategists noted that bitcoin recovered toward t
Twenty-one global financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Bank of America are establishing a joint venture to issue stablecoins, according to Wells Fargo on local time. The new company will launch in the second half of this year with a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin as its
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs recorded 32 price manipulation exploits targeting crypto lending protocols in 2026, more than any previous year and nearly triple the 12 cases documented last year. These attacks exploit illiquid tokens and vulnerable price oracles, allowing attackers to
Solana has integrated high-yield credit strategies as collateral through a collaboration with Securitize and Loopscale, utilizing tokenized equity and on-chain price feeds to enhance capital efficiency. The integration aims to improve market accessibility and operational capabilities within Solana's
South Korea's tax authorities will implement cryptocurrency taxation starting January 1 next year, but standards remain unclear just four months before the deadline. Under the current Income Tax Act, gains from transferring or lending virtual
According to South Korea's tax authority, the government will begin taxing cryptocurrency investment gains from Jan. 1, 2027, with a 22% tax rate (including 2% local tax) applied to annual gains exceeding 2.5 million Korean won. However, the framework contains significant gaps less than four
According to blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs, 32 price manipulation attacks were recorded in 2026, exceeding the total for any previous full year—compared to 12 in 2025. These attacks now account for roughly one-eighth of hacking incidents, up from one-seventeenth in 2022.
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