Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

XRP Healthcare took its XRPH Wallet app offline after a security breach drained 4,011 user wallets in roughly three hours, resulting in the theft of 267,664 XRP along with 23.2 million XRPH and 2.43 million XRPHAI tokens. The attack began late Sept. 3 and appears to have occurred at the wallet

Merck, PwC Germany, and The Hashgraph Group launched a pilot project using the Hedera blockchain to improve cocoa traceability ahead of new European Union requirements scheduled to take effect on Dec. 30, 2026. The initiative addresses growing regulatory pressure on companies to provide verifiable i

According to XRPL.to, 4,011 XRP Healthcare wallets were drained in roughly three hours on late September 3, with 267,664 XRP and 23.2 million XRPH tokens stolen, totaling approximately $452,000 in assets. The stolen XRP was rapidly transferred across chains via NEAR Intents, converting 311,613 XRP

According to Onchain Lens, a Hyperliquid trader's combined position of $1.15 million in Bitcoin and Solana was liquidated on September 8, resulting in a $42,000 loss. Despite the liquidation and seven prior liquidation events, the trader's perpetual futures account remains profitable at

Merck, PwC Germany and The Hashgraph Group launched a pilot project on June 9 using the Hedera blockchain to improve cocoa traceability. The initiative combines digital product passports, physical product authentication via Merck's M-Trust technology, and business-process expertise to create

According to Bitget market data, CEA Industries (BNC) surged over 45% at the opening of trading on September 8.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest described Bitcoin's performance against gold as 'very reassuring' in its September market commentary, noting the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio recently reached approximately 18, its strongest level since January. Wood stated BTC still has 'miles to go' as a monetary system and

According to Guru Club, on September 8, Bitcoin dropped to $77,928.50 with a 24-hour decline of 1.88%, while Ethereum fell to $2,451.48, down 1.94% in the same period.

Circle has agreed to acquire Singapore-based payments platform Tazapay for $400 million in Class A common stock, the company announced today. The acquisition adds a cross-border payments network processing more than $25 billion in annualized payment volume across more than 100 markets, with

According to Foresight News and Bitget market data, U.S.-listed crypto stocks declined broadly over the past 24 hours. MSTR (MicroStrategy) led losses with a 4.13% drop, while GEMI (Gemini) fell 4.01% and ASST (Strive) declined 3.06%. COIN (Coinbase) slipped 2.62%, CRCL (Circle) dropped 2.96%,

According to ChainCatcher, ETH/USDT dropped to $2,449.9 today, declining 1.96% over the past 24 hours based on Gate platform data.

According to ARK Invest's September market commentary, Cathie Wood called Bitcoin's outperformance relative to gold "very reassuring," with the BTC-gold ratio recently reaching 18, its strongest level since January. Over the past month, Bitcoin gained roughly 22% while spot gold rose about 2%. Wood

According to ChainCatcher, Malone Lam is expected to appear for a guilty plea hearing in federal court on Tuesday in connection with a $230 million bitcoin theft. Prosecutors allege that Lam led an 18-member group that stole over 4,100 BTC from a Washington D.C. investor through social engineering i

Gate market data shows that BTC has fallen below 78,000 USDT. The current price is 77,947.3 USDT.

According to GMGN data, on Sept 8, BNC4 token on BSC chain rose 13.66% over the past hour to $7.36. BIT market data shows BNC stock trading at $5.15, placing BNC4 at a 47% premium to its equity counterpart, with the spread continuing to

According to Coinglass data, crypto markets saw $197 million in liquidations in the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $133 million and short positions $64.76 million. Over the same period, 75,773 traders were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Hyperliquid at

According to DeFiLlama data, open interest in RWA perpetual contracts surged to $4 billion in 2026, compared to near-zero levels at the beginning of the year. The metric reflects accelerating demand for on-chain derivatives tied to real-world

According to CoinDesk, on September 8, Marathon (MARA) pledged Bitcoin holdings to secure a $600 million loan from Coinbase and Two Prime, rather than selling directly to preserve potential upside gains. Two Prime CEO Alexander Blume noted that implied volatility has risen from 23%-24% to

Blockforce and the Cardano Foundation launched a blockchain system to help Brazilian exporters meet EU deforestation rules effective Dec. 30, 2026. The European Union Deforestation Regulation requires companies outside the EU to identify specific land plots where covered products were produced and p

According to Cronos, validators rolled back the network on Aug. 30 and recovered $111.2 million of $120.4 million borrowed during the Tectonic exploit. Manipulated collateral values in the thinly traded TONIC token enabled the attack across nine lending markets. The rollback reversed