Sep 12 Saturday
Bitcoin Suisse is reducing its Swiss workforce by up to 50% as part of a cost-cutting strategy. The company is closing its Copenhagen IT site, maintaining its Bratislava operations, and opening a new hub in Vietnam.
Tesla has announced a launch event on October 1 to showcase its next-generation Roadster electric sports car. The event, promoted with the phrase 'Go for launch,' has fueled speculation about a potential merger between Tesla and SpaceX.
Polymarket data shows traders assign a 64% probability to Bitcoin reaching $80,000 in September and a 68.5% probability to falling to $75,000, indicating higher market pricing for the downside scenario. The market, created on September 7, has a total trading volume of $5.17 million and liquidity of approximately $1.46 million, with Bitcoin's intraday high at $79,505, just $495 away from the trigger.
According to Catcher Predict monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the sub-market for 'Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs' saw the odds for 'Pittsburgh Pirates' surge from 40.5% to 62.5% within one hour, a fluctuation of 22%. Traders are advised to watch for related breaking news.
Strategy published a Bitcoin Investor Guide for professional and private investors, bankers, advisors, and capital allocators, describing Bitcoin as a scarce, open, globally accessible reserve asset that is becoming the foundation of a new digital capital market. The guide highlights key data as of September 4, 2026, including a Bitcoin price of about $79,809, a 200-week moving average of about $64,715, a 10-year annualized return of about 62.8%, and spot ETFs holding about 1.27 million BTC, while warning of high volatility, no repayment guarantee, and custody, counterparty, and irreversibility risks.
Electrum has released version 4.8.2, addressing a critical backup issue for certain Lightning wallets that use non-deterministic keys and anchor channels, where previous backups could lack keys needed to move funds on-chain after a remote force-close. The update also strengthens Lightning HTLC verification, rejects malformed xpub/xprv keys, expands codebase security hardening, and prevents Android QR code scanner from reading screenshots.
Jiang Zhuoer, founder of B.TOP, outlined two possible scenarios for Bitcoin after sweeping the $76K liquidation zone: either a rebound before $75K leading to a rise to $80K-$84K, or a break below $75K triggering a correction to $70K-$72K. He maintains a neutral position with full BTC shorts and full ETH spot, citing next week's bill vote and Fed news as key catalysts.
North Korea is using remote IT workers from third countries such as Iran and Lebanon to help infiltrate US companies and generate funds for its weapons programs. These foreign IT workers, recruited on LinkedIn, are paid about $500 per month in cryptocurrency to assist with job interviews, after which North Korean agents take over the positions.
The latest daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3, and crypto regulation are summarized. Key developments in the cryptocurrency space are highlighted for informed decision-making.
On-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict shows a large transaction on Polymarket for the League of Legends LEC playoff match between Team Vitality and Movistar KOI. A whale bought $73,114.09 worth of shares on 'Game 2 Winner', with the latest implied probability at 47%.
Ripple Senior Vice President Jack McDonald stated that corporate treasury presents a significant growth opportunity for the RLUSD stablecoin, with Ripple Treasury clients processing approximately $13 trillion in annual transactions. RLUSD's circulating supply increased over 50% in the past month to $2.4 billion, with daily active volume rising from about $200 million to $750 million since the start of the year.
Jack McDonald, Ripple's stablecoin chief, stated that payments and capital markets are driving growth for RLUSD, the firm's $2.4 billion digital dollar. Ripple is looking to bring RLUSD to Europe under the MiCA regulatory framework.
Solana Mobile reported that its third-party email service provider Brevo experienced a security incident affecting some customer accounts, including Solana Mobile's. The company has disabled its Brevo account and is working with Brevo to determine the scope of accessed information, while reminding users that it never requests seed phrases or private keys.
Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, has made a donation of almost $50 million to Reform UK, the political party led by Nigel Farage. This is the largest donation ever received by the party.
Tom Lee, co-founder and chief investment officer of Fundstrat Global Advisors, stated that the cryptocurrency market will be very bullish over the next 12 months. He noted that excess leverage was flushed out in October and the four-year cycle will bottom next month.
Mexican law enforcement uncovered a clandestine cryptocurrency mining facility in the Sierra Norte region of Puebla, suspected of being operated by organized crime to launder illicit funds. Authorities seized 300 GPUs, 80 electrical terminals, and 8 satellite dishes, and are investigating the theft of industrial-scale electricity from a nearby hydroelectric dam.
Ryan Haczynski of GlobalStake argues that staked ether serves as the benchmark for the decentralized economy. He emphasizes that the yield-generating asset holds a special place in digital asset investors' portfolios.
CATGPT, a meme coin on the Robinhood ecosystem, briefly surpassed a $20 million market cap before falling to $15.62 million, with a 41% increase in the past hour. The token is paired with OPENAIx1L on Long.xyz, a platform that links meme coins with tokenized US stocks to create a dual-driven mechanism of sentiment speculation and real asset anchoring.
According to Coinglass data, ETH open interest across all networks decreased by 6.42% in the past 24 hours, totaling $32.317 billion. Binance holds $9.186 billion, OKX $1.827 billion, Bybit $2.251 billion, and Gate $3.109 billion.
According to Whale Alert monitoring, at 21:25 Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted approximately 111 million USDC on the Ethereum blockchain. The transaction was detected by Whale Alert.
Mexican authorities discovered an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation in a remote mountain building in Puebla, seizing 300 GPUs, 80 medium-voltage terminals, and 8 satellite antennas. The site is under investigation for allegedly stealing electricity from a nearby hydroelectric plant, marking the fourth such farm found in the region since early last year.
According to on-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr., Bitcoin open interest decreased by approximately 13,600 BTC over the past 24 hours while the price remained largely unchanged. The decline in open interest without a significant price drop indicates active deleveraging, which helps reduce the risk of cascading liquidations from concentrated high-leverage positions.
Morgan Stanley purchased approximately 203.446 BTC for $15.81 million through its spot Bitcoin ETF MSBT over three consecutive days. The firm's total Bitcoin holdings now exceed 7,800 BTC, reaching 7,855 BTC valued at over $600 million.
The core Consumer Price Index increased by 0.3% in August, surpassing the forecasted 0.2%. This has driven the probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike on Wednesday to 85%, which would be the first increase since 2023.
Lightchain AI has submitted a proposal to establish the initial authorized signer group for its DUNA Clearing House Wallet. Voting on the proposal will open in 24 hours on the mainnet.
Yi Lihua, founder of Liquid Capital, noted that recent rate hike expectations have caused market divergence, with two possible outcomes: a real hike leading to a short-term drop below $76,000 before a rebound, or no hike resulting in continued gains. He identified three opportunities over the next three years: mainstream BTC/ETH spot with about 4x potential, trading infrastructure with 100x potential, and IPOs defined by CZ involving stocks and IPOs on-chain.
Chris, CEO and founder of Donut AI, publicly disclosed his on-chain investment portfolio and trading strategy, covering tokens such as PUMP, PONS, AI, BONER, and STONK. He has held PUMP for several months with cumulative profits exceeding $936,000, and built a STONK position at a market cap of about $89 million, currently showing an unrealized gain of roughly $180,000, a return of over 170%.
Following the release of CPI data, Ethereum experienced a short-term surge of nearly 10%, rising from $2,433 to $2,667. Analyst alicharts attributes this rally to whales, with a 14% increase in transactions over $1 million, but notes that Ethereum now faces major resistance at $2,700-$2,800, where over 10 million ETH were previously traded, forming a supply barrier that must be broken to reach $3,000.
According to Token Terminal, the number of tokenized stock asset holders increased by 619.1% over the past 90 days, reaching 3.6 million. BNB Chain leads with 1.5 million holders, followed by Robinhood Chain with 1.2 million and Solana with 647,500, as distribution channels become a key battleground for tokenized stocks.
According to Coinglass data, if ETH falls below $2,405, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges would reach $1.213 billion. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,658, the cumulative short liquidation intensity would reach $1.209 billion.
Revolut said it handed over passports, selfies, and home addresses after treating a fraudulent government request as legitimate. The digital bank confirmed no customer funds were lost in the incident.
On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that Revolut mistakenly responded to a fraudulent government information request, disclosing user data to unauthorized parties. The leaked information includes full names, contact details, identity documents, verification selfies, IBAN numbers, bank statements, withdrawal records, and complete transaction histories, including Bitcoin transfers, with high-net-worth individuals potentially targeted and some users already notified by Revolut.
According to Binance spot data, STX rose 5.47% in 24 hours, reaching a new daily high. Meanwhile, ORCLB fell 8.61% to a weekly low, and other tokens such as DASH, RAY, SUPER, WLD, CHZ, and LSK experienced pullbacks of 5% to 11% after spiking.
A trader known as 0x039 opened an 8x leveraged ETH long position on Hyperliquid after funding a new wallet two weeks ago. The position, now worth $114.37 million, has turned profitable by $1.98 million after previously facing a $4.9 million unrealized loss when ETH hit $2,372, as ETH price recovered above the $2,486 entry level.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, an Alameda/FTX address unstaked and transferred 202,700 SOL worth $20.62 million in the past half hour. Based on past records, similar transfers may be used for FTX creditor repayments.
Anchorage Digital has partnered with Frgmnt to enable institutional clients to hold, mint, redeem, and stake the fUSD stablecoin through Anchorage's custody platform. The collaboration expands stablecoin services for institutional investors.
The government of Maharashtra is formulating a policy to tokenize electricity transmission lines, allowing citizens to invest in these assets and earn income. This initiative aims to democratize investment in power infrastructure.
ANOME has permanently burned 3,404,643 ANOME tokens, reducing the circulating supply. This action adds to the project's on-chain record.
In the past 24 hours, total cryptocurrency liquidations reached $674 million, with short positions accounting for $381 million and long positions $292 million. Bitcoin long liquidations were $89.45 million and short liquidations $94.27 million, while Ethereum long liquidations were $96.74 million and short liquidations $215 million; 94,554 traders were liquidated, and the largest single liquidation was a $20.28 million ETH-USD order on Hyperliquid.
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost reported that the recent Bitcoin rally pushed investor sentiment to its most optimistic level in nearly two years, with a market sentiment indicator briefly exceeding 89 points and entering the 'extreme greed' zone, last seen in March 2024. Darkfost noted that extreme optimism or pessimism often signals potential market turning points; the indicator has since retreated from its peak toward a more normal range while Bitcoin price attempts to hold its current level.
According to Coinglass data, on September 12 at 15:15, 51.009 million USDT was detected transferring from an unknown wallet to Binance. The transaction was monitored by blockchain tracking services.
Leon Li, founder of Huobi, sold The Holme, a mansion in London's Regent's Park, for approximately £190 million. He had purchased the property for £139 million in 2024, and the buyer was Abbas Sajwani, son of Dubai property developer Hussain Sajwani.
ZachXBT reported that Revolut failed to identify a fraudulent request, leading to the leak of personal identifiable information of some users. The exposed data includes passport or driver's license copies, verification selfies, account statements, IBAN, withdrawal records, full transaction history including Bitcoin transactions, and personal details such as name, date of birth, occupation, home address, email, and phone number.
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid and other robotic systems, is close to completing a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of approximately $500 million. The exact amount is undisclosed and terms are not finalized; the round comes three months after a $60 million raise led by Framework Ventures with participation from Menlo Ventures, SV Angel, and Kindred Ventures.
Li Lin, founder of Huobi, sold The Holme, a mansion in London's Regent's Park, for approximately £190 million, earning a profit of about £51 million. He had purchased the property in 2024 for £139 million through a trust structure, and now invests in digital assets via his Hong Kong family office Avenir Group and holds a 30% stake in Bitfire Group.
Quranium's websites and servers are undergoing scheduled maintenance, leading to temporary unavailability in certain regions. The company is providing updates and expects services to be restored soon.
Robinhood Co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev stated that public companies should control the rights attached to their shares, but not every lawful use investors make of those shares after acquiring them. He argued that tokenized products backed 1:1 by underlying shares, such as Robinhood Stock Tokens, do not require issuer consent because they do not alter ownership structure or shareholder rights.
According to Catcher Predict, the 'Over' option for total kills over/under 30.5 in the first game of the LoL match between Hanwha Life Esports and T1 on Polymarket dropped from 45% to 27.5% within an hour. The sudden 17.5% swing may be influenced by breaking news.
Bitdeer, a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company, announced on X that it mined 293.2 BTC and sold the same amount during the week, resulting in no net change. The company continues to hold zero Bitcoin.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $13.29 million in net outflows on September 11, the fourth straight day of outflows, with Morgan Stanley's MSBT leading inflows at $3.76 million. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw $216 million in net inflows, led by BlackRock's ETHA at $149 million.
Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $216 million, with BlackRock's ETHA leading at $149 million. Bitwise's ETHW followed with $29.09 million, and the ETFs' total net asset value reached $16.305 billion.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved at least three insider trading investigations into Polymarket contracts tied to Biden pardons, the Iran war, and Google, according to documents obtained by WIRED. The probes follow suspicious trading activity, including a trader who profited over $300,000 on a Biden pardon contract and accounts with an approximately 98% win rate that gained $2.4 million on an Iran war contract, while the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York conducts a parallel investigation.
According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin surpasses $81,058, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges would reach $1.174 billion. Conversely, a drop below $73,474 would trigger cumulative long liquidations of $1.165 billion.
According to SEC filings, Coinbase director Andreessen Marc L sold 13,676 shares at an average price of $181.14 per share on September 8, totaling approximately $2.4773 million. Following the transaction, his direct holdings decreased to 1,138,892 shares.
According to GMGN market data, the market capitalization of the Chinese meme coin Lobster surpassed $115 million, reaching a new all-time high. Its 24-hour gain expanded to 180%, with trading volume reaching $8.4 million during the same period.
An address sold $784,000 worth of Binance Life tokens after withdrawing 1.63 million tokens from Binance and selling at an average price of $0.4685. The same address bought 10.26 million Niu Lai tokens 26 days ago at $0.02892 and still holds them with an unrealized gain of $985,000, later transferring all tokens to a new address.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, trader @XXAntiWar closed a long position of 4,765,432 PONS tokens worth $2.943 million for a profit of $87,000, and a short position of 3,478.95 ZEC worth $4.078 million for a profit of $27,000. Since returning, @XXAntiWar has earned $774,000 on Hyperliquid, including $660,000 from ZEC yesterday, and has deposited $2 million in margin using another address.
Brian Armstrong announced on X that Coinbase Wallet has launched Pulse mode. Users can download the app to experience the new feature.
According to token unlock data from Web3 asset data platform RootData, RateX will unlock approximately 2.81 million RTX tokens on September 19 at 9:00 Beijing time. The unlocked tokens are valued at approximately $1.98 million.
A solo miner using Braiins Solo mined block 966351, receiving 3.147 BTC worth about $245,000. This is the first solo block in nearly 40 days, as five major pools control 78.31% of network hashrate, making solo mining rare.
According to Coinglass data, whales on the Hyperliquid platform hold $7.396 billion in total positions, with long positions at $3.503 billion (47.36%) and short positions at $3.893 billion (52.64%). A whale address 0x5b5d..60 opened a 5x full-margin short on ETH at $2,270.47, currently showing an unrealized loss of $23.5145 million.
Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, has donated £36 million to Reform UK, the largest single donation ever received by a British political party. Delo, who had previously donated £4 million to the party and received a pardon from President Donald Trump, decided to transfer the full amount at once due to concerns that the government might introduce limits on large political donations.
Hyperliquid repurchased and burned 32,770 HYPE tokens at an average price of $81.01 over the past 24 hours, totaling approximately $2.65 million. The cumulative burn has reached 48.57 million HYPE, valued at about $3.82 billion and representing 4.86% of the maximum supply.
A whale spent 85.42 million USDC to acquire 1,075.6 BTC over four days at an average cost of $79,412 per BTC. The purchase included approximately $170,000 in swap fees paid to THORChain.
According to Coinglass data, Binance experienced a net outflow of 492 million USDT over the past 24 hours. This significant movement of funds highlights shifting liquidity dynamics on the exchange.
Robinhood Chain's daily revenue dropped 87% from its September 4 peak to $1.06 million, according to CoinDesk. The decline stems from higher capacity reducing congestion fees, not lower user activity, as DEX trading volume approached $2 billion and active addresses rose 16.5%.
Circle's MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin EURC is now listed on Upbit, South Korea's major cryptocurrency exchange, covering KRW, BTC, and other markets. Circle, the issuer of USDC, expands access for Korean users to its euro-backed stablecoin.
GalaSwap has added support for trading BICO, ZETA, SYN, and BNSOL tokens. This expands the asset options available on the GalaChain ecosystem.
Morgan Stanley's MSBT Bitcoin ETF received an additional 51.58 BTC, worth about $4 million, from Coinbase Prime. Over the past two weeks, the ETF has accumulated 641.87 BTC, equivalent to approximately $50.6 million, with the related address identified as bc1qa3ph5cax0vwc36rl4r9qsgvjr0ax6r4qm2t38l.
According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, the Pump.fun team fee wallet (2p23...v3q) transferred 77,706 SOL, valued at $7.88 million, to Kraken four hours ago. The transaction was monitored on the blockchain.
According to Catcher Predict monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the 'Over' option for the sub-market 'US Open ATP: Frances Tiafoe vs Ben Shelton first set O/U 8.5' experienced a sharp fluctuation, plummeting from 86.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a drop of 36.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.
Denmark's central bank has issued a warning that the broader adoption of foreign stablecoins could disrupt domestic payment systems and weaken the transmission of monetary policy. The bank highlighted these risks as stablecoins gain more traction globally.
Kalshi plans to seek US regulatory approval for approximately 60 perpetual futures contracts on stocks such as Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia, according to The Wall Street Journal. The contracts would expand Kalshi's offerings beyond event-based derivatives.
Ripple has expanded its governed AI product GSmart for enterprise treasury. The expansion adds AI-driven forecasting, liquidity, risk, reconciliation, and reporting tools.
Blockstream has rejected the hacker's demand for a 10% ransom and is demanding the return of approximately 598.5 Bitcoin remaining from the Liquid Network attack. The company stated that unauthorized acquisition and refusal to return assets constitute theft, not responsible disclosure, after the attacker previously returned 3,400 BTC.
