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An unknown wallet transferred 1,446 BTC to Coinbase Institutional on September 9, 2026, according to blockchain tracking service Whale Alert. The transaction was valued at approximately $114 million. Coinbase Institutional provides cryptocurrency trading services for institutional investors.

Vitalik Buterin has unveiled EIP-8288, a proposal for Ethereum's upcoming I-Star upgrade that introduces a recursive STARK mempool design. The proposal aims to enhance transaction efficiency and support quantum-safe signatures by optimizing transaction dependencies within the mempool. The

Stand With Crypto is mobilizing grassroots support for the CLARITY Act ahead of a September 15 cloture vote in the U.S. Senate. The advocacy organization has coordinated over 50,000 contacts to lawmakers since August through local chapter discussions, op-eds in regional newspapers, and direct

VerifiedX launched a $15 million financing round to enhance institutional Bitcoin infrastructure, according to @WuBlockchain. The funding aims to support developments in Bitcoin custody, distribution, and exchange listings. Cantor Fitzgerald serves as the investment banking partner for the round. Th

Pakistan may conduct airstrikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels at Saudi Arabia's request, Turkish Today reported on the 9th local time. The potential military action follows the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey in August, which treats an attack on any

Solana's ecosystem generated over $130 million in on-chain fees in August, driven by heightened trading activity from newly launched features on @Pumpfun. The surge represents a 14% increase in on-chain fees, as reported by CryptoTwitter commentator @1kxnetwork. This trend highlights growing

IonQ unveiled its Superion 256 quantum computer on Tuesday, opening orders for a system the Maryland-based company expects to deliver in 2027. The publicly traded tech company, which builds quantum computers and offers cloud access services, announced the 256-qubit system as part of efforts to

Jacksonville, Florida brothers Vladislav Chernyshov, 35, and Stanislav Chernyshov, 30, were arrested on 28 August on charges of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with nitazenes through darknet marketplaces, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on 2

Vanguard's U.S. fund market share declined after approximately 50 years of growth, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas and Morningstar data. Vanguard held about 28% of U.S. fund assets at the end of 2024, but its share among the largest 150 fund families slipped by roughly one

Base announced that 24 hours remain to apply for its Batches 004 initiative, with a deadline of September 10 at 11:59 PM PST. The program offers up to $100,000 in investment to selected early-stage teams in the cryptocurrency space. The initiative aims to support innovative crypto projects by

The Hyperliquid Policy Center filed an amicus brief on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission after CME Group sued the federal agency in June over allowing perpetual futures to trade in the United States. The lawsuit

Jonathan Meléndez, keyboardist for Mexican band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife Ana Paula Barragán, their three-year-old daughter Sofía, and 21-year-old domestic worker Aleyda Romero were found dead at their home in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, on September 1, according to Mexican

World XYZ launched its prediction market platform on Solana, powered by Chainlink's oracle network, targeting over 1 million waitlisted users. The platform offers hundreds of markets spanning sports, cryptocurrency, politics, and culture, utilizing Chainlink's data feeds to ensure market

Raydium's native token recorded $640K in buybacks yesterday, marking the highest daily buyback total in 19 months. The surge was attributed to increased trading volume linked to LaunchOnSF. Raydium operates as a decentralized exchange and automated market maker on the Solana blockchain,

The US Treasury on '9일' (local time) announced it will expand its long-term Treasury bond buyback program to a maximum of $6 billion, triple the originally proposed $2 billion cap, in an effort to stabilize rising long-term interest rates. The expanded buyback targets 10-20 year and 20-30 year Treas

OKX launched an AI agent-to-agent marketplace featuring over 10,000 agents and more than 20,000 tasks created since July. The platform enables agents to discover, hire, and compensate one another for services. Information about the launch was shared by CryptoTwitter commentator @okx. OKX

CLSK released its August operational update, confirming receipt of 585MWs capacity at its Sealy and Brazoria sites for leasing opportunities. The company secured baseload capacity for Batch Zero at both locations while maintaining a hash rate of 50EH/s, though deployed miners declined 13%

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language platform extensively used by cybercriminals. The platform has been implicated in fraud and money laundering targeting Americans. The sanctions are effective immediately. Xinbi Guarantee has b

Analyst Matthew Sigel provided commentary on Bitcoin market dynamics, noting that common shares increased by approximately 1.13 billion since the pivot in June 2026, predominantly after June 2025. The analysis highlights evolving investor sentiment in the cryptocurrency market. Sigel's

Matthew Sigel, a commentator on cryptocurrency and corporate governance, has highlighted governance issues in digital asset trading, focusing on Series 10 exercises and related-party transactions. He critiques current practices as warranting immediate attention to protect retail investors. The comme