Spot CEX Volume Rises 15% to $811B in August
Spot centralized exchange (CEX) trading volume rose 15% to $811 billion in August, with Coinbase and KuCoin identified as the exchanges that led the reported gains. TLDR KEYPOINTS August spot
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CrowdStrike disrupts Sality botnet tied to $150,000 in stolen crypto payments
A large-scale botnet that targeted cryptocurrency users by intercepting payment transactions has been disrupted through an international law enforcement and industry effort. Security company
Hunter Biden to launch LAPTOP meme, stokes Trump family rivalry with airdrop plans
Hunter Biden is part of the founding team behind a new meme coin called LAPTOP, set to go live on the Coinbase-built Base network on Sept. 9 with one billion tokens. A portion of the supply i
Ripple CEO blasts $11 billion gold transfer
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently blasted the slow transfer of gold worth $11 billion that the Central Bank of the Netherlands took months to move. Garlinghouse was reacting to a news rep
XRP Faces Intense Volatility as Liquidations Skyrocket
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: XRP Faces Intense Volatility as Liquidations Skyrocket XRP experienced a sharp decline during the Labor Day holiday, causing a notable wave of liquidat
L-BTC Backing Explained: How Much Bitcoin Really Sits Behind the Liquid Network
Every L-BTC in circulation is currently backed by roughly 0.047 Bitcoin held in the Liquid Federation's reserve. Measured directly on September 7, 2026 at 12:39 UTC against the network's two
Coldcard Exploiter Moves 45% of Wave 3 Loot as Stolen Bitcoin Enters CoinJoins
The exploiter linked to the third wave of attacks on Coldcard wallets has now moved 45% of the coins stolen, according to Galaxy Research. The firm said the funds have been transferred either
Bitcoin daily transactions hit fourth-highest level in history
Bitcoin has processed 893,391 transactions in one day, its fourth-highest daily total on record and a reading above the 99th percentile of its historical range. Summary Bitcoin processed 893,
OpenAI Astra Hides More Reasoning, Reviving A 2025 Safety Warning
OpenAI’s Astra appears to expose less visible reasoning, reviving concerns outlined in a 2025 monitorability paper co-authored by chief scientist Jakub Pachocki. Key Points: Astra appears to
Polish prosecutors charge suspect in Zondacrypto probe, seek pretrial detention
Polish prosecutors investigating cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, have formally charged an individual, identified as Romana Ż., with participating in an organized criminal group and alleg
Garrett Jin Is now Fully Focused On Shorting $Zec
From Bitcoin Long to Zcash Short High-volume trader Garrett Jin (@GarrettBullish) has closed out a $105.4 million long position in $BTC and redirected significant capital into a leveraged sho
This Chainlink Whale is Not Slowing Down...
An unidentified whale has deposited another 620,420 Chainlink ($LINK) tokens, worth about $7.6 million, into Coinbase, according to on-chain monitoring data published on September 7. The tran