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Trump’s crypto business has bipolar numbers: I made $1.4 billion, but investors lost $4.7 billion
A report by the watchdog group Public Citizen pointed out that Trump’s cryptocurrency-related businesses caused investors a total loss of at least US$4.7 billion, while Trump himself made a profit of US$1.4 billion.
IREN spends US$25 billion to US$30 billion to expand AI computing power, Bernstein: Investors are scared
Analyst agency Bernstein pointed out that IREN's AI construction plans with a scale of US$25 billion to US$30 billion have made investors react conservatively, but the company already has US$4 billion in annual cloud contract revenue in 2026.
SBI Holdings spends US$270 million to acquire 20% stake in Indonesian Ajaib
SBI Holdings exchanged US$270 million for a 20% stake in Indonesian digital broker Ajaib. This platform also provides cryptocurrency, stable currency and institutional-grade OTC settlement services. The details of the transaction are still to be further announced by the official.
Bybit launches round-the-clock options trading, SpaceX and Nvidia become the first targets
Bybit announced that it will open SPCX and NVDA stock perpetual contract options starting from September 17, supporting all-weather trading, odd-lot unit and USDT settlement. The exchange continues to move traditional stock assets into the crypto market.
Bitwise Solana Staking ETF BSOL exceeds US$1 billion in scale
Less than a year after its listing, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (codename BSOL) took the lead in exceeding US$1 billion in asset management, becoming the first Solana spot ETF to reach this scale.
Kalshi Nevada lawsuit suffers another setback as Ninth Circuit upholds verdict
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court's ruling, finding that Kalshi failed to prove that the federal government had priority over Nevada's gaming regulatory authority, and the CFTC's assertion of exclusive jurisdiction encountered another obstacle.
白宫提词机操作员遭罚17.2万美元 CFTC锁定Kalshi内幕交易
A former White House teleprompter operator was fined $172,000 by the U.S. CFTC for trading in Kalshi's mention markets. This is the second event contracts insider trading settlement against federal employees in four weeks.
Cosmos Labs admits it misjudged vulnerability, MANTRA Chain questions patch content after losing $3.6 million
Cosmos Labs admitted that it mistakenly cleared the vulnerability that caused the $5.7 million six-chain attack. MANTRA Chain, which lost $3.6 million, pointed out that the patch was only online 20 hours before the attack, and did not specify which vulnerability was repaired.
Chainalysis files suit against ICE over $95 million in blockchain contracts that benefited TRM Labs
Chainalysis filed a lawsuit in federal court, accusing the U.S. ICE of handing a $95 million blockchain analysis contract to competitor TRM Labs without public bidding, asking the court to suspend the contract and restart public bidding.
Cronos network was shut down due to Tectonic hacker, causing estimated damage of US$75 million
Cronos, a public chain owned by Crypto.com, suspended operations after the lending protocol Tectonic was suspected of being exploited. The attack method was said to be the same as the Mango Markets incident, with losses estimated at US$75 million.
Kalshi won the exclusive prediction market cooperation with the US Open, and rival advertisements were blocked from the court
According to reports, Kalshi has reached an exclusive agreement with the U.S. Tennis Open to become the only prediction market partner of the event. Other similar platforms are not allowed to be exposed on site and in ESPN broadcast advertisements.
Strategy enters the market again: 4,603 Bitcoins are in the bag, and the position reaches 845,050
Strategy bought 4,603 Bitcoins for US$369.7 million, bringing its total holdings to 845,050, with a market value of more than US$66 billion. This company added another Bitcoin record to its balance sheet.
Russia’s largest bank predicts $46 billion in cryptocurrency trading volume in first year of new law
Sberbank predicts that after Russia’s new cryptocurrency regulations take effect on September 1, 2026, exchange trading volume will reach $46 billion in the first year. This figure comes from the bank’s internal forecast.
Bitmine, owned by Tom Lee, added 53,500 ETH in a week, with inventory reaching 5.9 million
Bitmine, run by Tom Lee, bought an additional 53,501 ether coins in the past week, raising the company’s inventory to 5.9 million. The Block reported that he described Ethereum as “the best-performing macro asset.”
Kalshi issues first permanent ban, former Rep. George Santos stumbles over State of the Union deal
The prediction market platform Kalshi imposed the first permanent trading ban on former U.S. Representative George Santos since the platform was established. The cause was related to prediction market activities related to the State of the Union Address.
ICE joins hands with tZERO to build a tokenized securities platform and simultaneously inject capital into the latest fundraising round
ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has approached the blockchain securities platform tZERO as a design partner to jointly build a tokenized securities infrastructure. At the same time, ICE will also invest in tZERO’s latest round of financing, forming a double binding of cooperation and capital.
Strive adds 1,800 Bitcoins to become the fifth-largest corporate reserve; TD Cowen raises target price
Strive (stock code ASST) purchased 1,800 new Bitcoins, becoming the world's fifth largest listed company Bitcoin reserve. TD Cowen simultaneously raised its target price and currency holding forecast.
OpenSea officially supports Solana NFT transactions, more than four years after the initial beta test
OpenSea announced the addition of Solana NFT trading function, allowing users to buy, sell and exchange digital collectibles on the Solana chain on the platform, more than four years after its initial beta test.
Solana’s handling fees hit a new high, but validators faced the challenge of doubling their income due to inflation.
Solana validators will double the rate of inflation reduction, and the new SOL supply will decrease accordingly; even if the network handling fee reaches a record high during the same period, the rewards that validators can receive for doing the same work may not increase but decrease.
Hyperliquid is rumored to be entering the United States through Kraken parent company Payward, and the perpetual contract structure is submitted to the CFTC for review
Bloomberg reported that the cryptocurrency perpetual contract trading platform Hyperliqued is said to have proposed a preliminary cooperation structure plan to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission through Kraken parent company Payward, but regulatory approval has not yet been received.
Robinhood Chain’s DEX single-day trading volume soared to a new high of US$989 million in August
The Block reported that the single-day trading volume of the decentralized exchange on Robinhood Chain hit a record of US$989 million in August, the total lock-up value increased simultaneously, and the proportion of utility tokens is catching up with memecoin.
LayerZero Launches ATLAS Trading Infrastructure, ZRO Token Surges
LayerZero has announced the launch of ATLAS, a trading infrastructure built on its own Zero blockchain, targeting exchanges and financial institutions. The news sent ZRO token prices climbing.
Galaxy Launches Crypto-Backed Credit Line: Collateralize BTC, ETH, SOL for Cash Without Selling
Galaxy has added a crypto-backed credit line for GalaxyOne customers, allowing eligible users to borrow cash against BTC, ETH, and SOL without having to sell their holdings.
Robinhood Chain's Arcus Launches pTokens, Turning Perpetual Contract Positions Into Transferable Tokens
Arcus, a decentralized exchange built on Robinhood Chain, has launched pTokens, letting users' perpetual contract positions exist as ERC-20 tokens that can be freely transferred.