At 20, Malone Lam stole $245M in Bitcoin. Then spent it like a billionaire.
He just pleaded guilty in federal court.
He didn’t “hack Bitcoin.”
His crew used social engineering to trick a victim into giving them access to his crypto — then stole 4,100+ BTC.
Then came the spending spree:
🏎️ Exotic cars
✈️ Private jets
🏠 Luxury homes
⌚ $2M watches
💰 $500K+ nights at clubs
They tried hiding the stolen crypto through mixers and dozens of wallets.
But the blockchain kept a trail.
And their insane lifestyle made them even easier to find.
Lam now faces up to 20 years in prison.
All of this before h

JUST IN: TSMC August revenue NT$514.8B YoY up 53.3%, signaling sustained AI chip demand strength. If sustained, this reinforces demand backdrop for semiconductor exposure in crypto hardware and related ETFs. $TSM

South Korea’s KOSPI edged down 0.24% to 7034.87 as SK Hynix led gains among a few semis; Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.20% to 65270.95, with mixed semiconductor movers across the region. $KRX $N225

Nintendo Switch 2 can now match your TV's refresh rate while docked so games look smoother.
Update to system software 23.0.0, then System Settings, System, Dock Update. Needs a VRR TV and a game that supports it.
Would you update just for smoother TV play?

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frank degods about 牛来 (Niu Lai)
Sep 9, 4:58 PM: posts bullish thesis
Sep 9, 11:26 PM: dumps his entire bag ($1.5M)

Thoughts on #STRAX:
$STRAX is forming a rounding bottom and is starting to show signs of a potential trend reversal. Price is now pushing toward the upper boundary of the formation, and holding above the current level would keep the bullish setup intact.
As long as $STRAX maintains this breakout area, the setup looks ready for a stronger move higher.

🔥 Multiple tokens are moving hard at the same time — this looks more like broader capital rotation than one isolated pump.
$VTHO +25.26%
$DODO +13.91%
$EGLD +10.76%
$ZEST +9.30%
$NET +9.03%
$KAS +8.75%
$LSK +8.52%
$RAYSOL +7.97% 📈
The real question now is which of these can hold strength after the first wave of profit-taking. A sudden 10–15% pullback is always possible after rallies like this. 👀
VTHO stands out for the strongest momentum, while RAYSOL catches my eye because of the heavier liquidity behind the move. Both are worth watching, but chasing extended candles is risky.
Volatility

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When it plunged intraday, the whole screen was green and everyone else was running, but I kept watching $OKB , which held around 96.30 without following the drop—it had formed a bottom several times but never broke down. In moments like this, emotional stop-losses are most likely to get hunted, so I went against the trend and added a small long position. Now the price has climbed to 112.52, with an unrealized profit of +411.8%; the panic from earlier has completely turned into con

【$VTHO Signal】Long + 1H volume step-up/negative funding short squeeze
$VTHO A single 1H candle recorded 29.8B in volume, versus the previous level of around 300M, with volume jumping several tiers at once. The 4H MACD has formed a bullish crossover, while the 1H histogram continues to expand. RSI is 90.49 on the 4H and 82.71 on the 1H, with FOMO fully elevated. The order-book bid/ask ratio is 0.61, depth imbalance is -24.08%, and sell orders are stacked overhead. The funding rate is -1.9432%, with shorts continuing to pay, while OI remains stable.
🎯Direction: Long
⚡Entry/limit order: 0.000637

BTC previously spent a full two months fluctuating sluggishly around 60,000, then surged all the way to the 80,000 mark in just three days! The entire market was boiling at the time, with everyone shouting that the bull market had arrived and that the Golden September and Silver October rally was about to take off.
But the more everyone was cheering, the more something felt wrong; it always seemed that things were not as simple as they appeared.
If BTC fails to break to a new high next, 82,270 is very likely to be the interim top of this market move. Don’t forget that 59,000 and 57,700 were al

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The 784 short from early morning is still pending. When it returned to 784 around noon, I also said that those who were waiting could directly short it. It is currently at 779, already 500 points in profit, and I still haven’t taken a position. I’m still looking for a test of the area near the lower Bollinger Band on the daily chart. Continue waiting...

Crypto pumped into almost every FOMC this year, then dumped 12–14% after.
Me thinks this time is no different...

BTC and ETH have been range-bound for nearly 20 days, and the breakout window is approaching!

BTC is moving sideways around 78300U, while ETH is fluctuating around 2460U.
The nearly 20-day range consolidation is nearing its end, and a major short-term move is highly likely.

A prolonged period of sideways trading could lead to a rally, but beware of the risk of market makers luring buyers in before selling and triggering a rapid plunge.
For trading, prioritize small positions and low leverage, and manage risk carefully.

Pay close attention to next week’s Federal Reserve interest rate meet

As the world is hyping the AI bubble, does TSMC’s monthly revenue of over NT$510 billion count as the most powerful rebuttal?
TSMC’s newly released August results showed monthly revenue surging to NT$514.8 billion, up 53.3% year-on-year, with cumulative revenue for the first eight months approaching NT$3.39 trillion. Breaking through NT$500 billion in a single month not only set a new record, but also directly exposed the lie that demand for computing power has peaked.
People often discuss whether NVIDIA or Microsoft is better positioned to capture this wave of dividends, but the company truly

Collecting Mid-Autumn gifts from major project teams and exchanges; I’ll take photos and post them on Twitter as mementos, plus no FUD for 1 year.
Honest cooperation, no cheating anyone.