Author: John Smith

Chainflip has lost 736,442.17 USDT through six unauthorized payouts after an attacker exploited its handling of TRON transaction memos. Summary Chainflip reported 736,442.17 USDT lost through six unauthorized payouts tied to its TRON integration exploit. Attackers repeated the same deposit eight times within approximately ninety minutes using altered transaction memos. One pending swap worth 115,654.41 USDT remains unpaid, while its funds stay inside Chainflip’s vault. Chainflip finalized a fix but said operations would remain paused until Monday at the earliest. The protocol promised compensation, although its final reimbursement method and technical report remain pending publicly. Chainflip said in a Sept.…

The pro-independence leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have scheduled a Cardiff summit for Sept. 14 to discuss cooperation on four policy areas, including self-determination. Summary Three pro-independence first ministers plan Monday talks covering self-determination, economic policy, energy, and European relations. The Telegraph reports leaders will sign an agreement, but officials have not published its text. Welsh First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth rejected claims that the summit seeks Britain’s immediate breakup. Scotland cannot hold an independence referendum unilaterally because constitutional matters remain reserved to Westminster authorities. Northern Ireland’s statutory referendum route depends on a judgment by Britain’s Northern Ireland…

Goldman Sachs has revised its Federal Reserve forecast and now expects a 25-basis-point rate increase when policymakers conclude their Sept. 15–16 meeting. Summary Goldman Sachs now expects a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate increase at Wednesday’s policy decision meeting. August consumer prices rose 0.4%, while annual headline inflation stayed unchanged at 3.4% across America. Core CPI increased 0.3% monthly but eased to a five-year-low 2.4% annual rate in August. Interest-rate futures assigned an 87% probability to a September hike after the inflation release Friday. The FOMC will publish its decision, projections, and policy statement on September 16 in Washington. CoinDesk reported…

An open-source Bitcoin seed generator has converted radioactive decay events into 12-word and 24-word BIP39 recovery phrases using an offline hardware device. Summary Entropy32 Plus converts radioactive decay timing into twelve or twenty-four word Bitcoin recovery phrases offline. Firmware collects 512 comparison bits before conditioning the pool with its SHA-256 implementation locally offline. The device stores generated words temporarily in RAM and provides a manual wipe command afterward. Its developer says entropy quality remains unvalidated under NIST SP 800-90B testing and independent review. Open-source files cover firmware, circuit boards, fabrication data, enclosures and the BIP39 wordlist for inspection. The Entropy32…

Mexican authorities have seized roughly 300 GPUs from a suspected illicit crypto mining farm in Puebla while investigating possible electricity theft and money laundering. Summary Mexican authorities seized roughly 300 GPUs from a suspected illicit cryptocurrency mining operation in Puebla. Investigators are examining whether the remote facility illegally drew electricity from a nearby hydroelectric dam. Authorities found eighty medium-voltage terminals, eight satellite antennas, and a transformer inside the secluded property. No cartel, cryptocurrency, wallet address, arrest, or criminal charge has been publicly identified by investigators. Chainalysis estimated illicit addresses received $154 billion during 2025, driven largely by sanctioned entities worldwide.…

Reform UK has received £72 million, approximately $97 million, from crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo through two matching donations announced within 24 hours. Summary Two crypto billionaires donated £36 million each to Reform UK, creating a £72 million haul. Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo made matching contributions within 24 hours, according to Reform UK. Government amendments would cap qualifying overseas-elector donations at £100,000 annually, with retrospective application after enactment. Reform says both donations comply with current law, while their future treatment remains legally uncertain. Britain plans to prohibit cryptocurrency political donations until regulators consider safeguards sufficiently transparent and…

Coinbase has launched Pulse Mode for mobile perpetual futures trading shortly after renaming its Base App as Coinbase Wallet. Summary Coinbase has added Pulse Mode to its renamed Wallet app for mobile perpetual futures trading. Brian Armstrong announced the feature shortly after Coinbase restored its Wallet product name publicly online. Pulse Mode presents a simplified interface for opening and managing leveraged long or short positions. Coinbase Wallet remains self-custodial and supports crypto, tokenized assets, predictions, commodities and perpetual markets together. Coinbase has not published detailed Pulse Mode fees, leverage limits or regional eligibility publicly yet. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong revealed…

Base tokenized stocks have recorded a new daily decentralized exchange trading high of $100 million, with Aerodrome controlling more than three-quarters of the category’s monthly volume. Summary Base tokenized stocks reached $100 million in daily DEX volume, setting a new network record. Token Terminal reported $730.9 million in Base tokenized-stock trading volume over the preceding thirty days. Aerodrome generated $557.1 million of volume, representing 76% of the measured monthly market on Base. Uniswap v4 ranked second after processing $139.3 million of Base tokenized-stock trades during period measured. Coinbase launched four products before adding six tokenized stocks referencing public and private…

The U.S. Department of Justice has restrained more than $52 million in cryptocurrency while targeting wallets and online channels linked to the Xinbi Guarantee scam network. Summary $52 million in cryptocurrency was restrained during one day of coordinated enforcement. Two Xinbi wallets had received about $12 million in payments, according to Tether. U.S. authorities sought restraints against 47 more wallets linked to suspected money laundering. Tether says it has helped 340 agencies freeze over $5 billion across 67 countries. Tether said in a Sep. 11 statement that the DOJ credited the stablecoin issuer’s “proactive assistance” in an operation against Xinbi…

The Canadian digital asset market has recently seen significant progress, with regulated crypto investment products gaining more exposure across traditional financial markets. Summary Evolve and Purpose XRP ETF options have been registered for sale in the US after beginning trading on the Montreal Exchange in January 2026. The products give US investors another regulated way to gain exposure to XRP while providing options for hedging and other trading strategies. Canadian financial institutions have also disclosed exposure to XRP related ETFs as regulated crypto investment products become available through traditional markets. XRP holders are increasingly being targeted by alternative yield products,…