Author: John Smith

Six Malaysian men have been sentenced to prison over an armed robbery at a Singapore high-stakes poker game where the group stole roughly S$4.9 million in cryptocurrency, cash and luxury goods. Summary Six Malaysian men received prison terms for the S$4.9 million armed Singapore poker robbery case. Wong and Goh each received 12 years 11 months, 24 strokes and S$4,000 fines respectively. Police recovered roughly S$1.69 million, leaving about S$3.21 million of stolen property unrecovered after sentencing. Prosecutors said the robbers stole approximately S$3.6 million in cryptocurrency from the poker game’s hostess. Muhammad Yusuf Kassim remains at large and reportedly…

Crypto exchanges have liquidated roughly $571 million in bullish futures positions over 24 hours after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15, with Bitcoin and Ether longs absorbing around $190 million each. Summary Crypto exchanges liquidated roughly $571 million in long positions during the 24-hour selloff, CoinGlass reported. Bitcoin and Ether longs each lost roughly $190 million as leveraged bullish positions were force-closed. Senate cloture failed 49-50 on September 15, leaving H.R. 3633 short of required Senate support. XRP longs lost around $30 million, while Solana long liquidations totaled approximately $22 million overnight. Bitcoin traded…

The crypto market has lost more than 2% of its value, pushing Bitcoin below $76,000 as traders prepare for a likely Federal Reserve rate hike and a key Senate vote on the CLARITY Act. Summary The global crypto market capitalization fell more than 2% to about $2.6 trillion. Bitcoin dropped over 3% and traded below the $76,000 level. Fed futures placed the probability of a 25-basis-point rate increase above 92%. The Senate’s CLARITY Act cloture vote presents another source of uncertainty for traders. Crypto market loses $76,000 Bitcoin support Data from the crypto market showed widespread losses on Sept. 15,…

Federal prosecutors have charged two Robinhood engineers with commodities fraud and wire fraud after each allegedly earned more than $50,000 by trading crypto perpetual futures with confidential listing information. Summary Two Robinhood engineers allegedly traded before the company announced new cryptocurrency listings. Each defendant allegedly earned more than $50,000 through perpetual futures positions on Hyperliquid. Commodities fraud carries a maximum 10-year sentence, while wire fraud carries up to 20 years. The criminal complaints remain allegations, and both engineers are presumed innocent unless convicted. Robinhood engineers allegedly traded before listings The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York…

BitBox has added a self-custody Lightning hot wallet to the BitBoxApp, letting hardware-wallet users make faster Bitcoin payments through their existing backup without recording another recovery phrase. Summary BitBox users can create a Lightning wallet from their existing hardware-wallet backup. The hot wallet supports Lightning invoices, addresses, and transfers to or from on-chain balances. Breez SDK and Spark remove the need to operate nodes, channels, or liquidity. Hardware-held savings and the Lightning spending balance remain separate within the BitBoxApp. BitBox Lightning wallet separates spending from savings BitBox announced the integration as part of its September 2026 Meggen update, adding Lightning…

Dollar stablecoins have grown to about $300 billion in circulation, prompting a Bank of England policymaker to warn that their expansion could increase demand for US Treasurys while creating new risks during periods of heavy redemptions. Summary Dollar-linked tokens account for about 98% of the global stablecoin market. USDT and USDC held nearly $150 billion in Treasury bills at the end of 2025. The two issuers bought about $33 billion in Treasury bills during the year. Large redemptions could force reserve sales and add pressure to stressed Treasury markets. Stablecoins could extend the dollar into new markets The Bank of…

The CLARITY Act has stalled after a Senate cloture motion received 50 votes to 49, falling 10 votes short of the 60 needed to begin debate on the crypto market structure bill. Summary The 50-49 result stopped the Senate from opening formal debate on the CLARITY Act. Polymarket odds of enactment in 2026 fell to 7% from 31% a day earlier. Bitget Wallet identified ETH as the token with the most regulatory uncertainty tied to the vote. Fireblocks expects crypto adoption to continue, though fewer institutions may move at scale. CLARITY Act falls 10 votes short in the Senate The…

An Ethereum MEV bot known as Yoink has front-run an attempted Safe wallet exploit involving 2,900 rsETH, worth about $7.8 million, and paid nearly 19 ETH to secure the first position in the block. Summary Yoink received 2,900 rsETH before the original exploit transaction reverted in the same Ethereum block. The bot transferred 2,882.37 rsETH to a separate address and routed 17.63 rsETH through Uniswap v4. BlockSec traced the exploit to weak authorization checks in an executor contract linked to a Safe module. Blockaid said a public keeper multicall let the attacker route funds through a malicious hook pool. Yoink…

Arbitrum price rose nearly 9% on Sep. 15 as a bullish Standard Chartered forecast lifted interest in ARB, while the charts showed the token testing a dense resistance and liquidation zone near $0.155. Summary Arbitrum price climbed 8.75% on the daily chart to approximately $0.145. Standard Chartered reportedly expects ARB to reach $10 by the end of 2030. Daily RSI recovered to 58.82, but MACD showed that broader momentum remained mixed. Liquidation data placed the largest nearby liquidity cluster between $0.154 and $0.156. Arbitrum price rebounds toward $0.15 Standard Chartered initiated coverage of Arbitrum with a $10 price target for…

Chainlink price traded near $11.41 after failing to hold its latest rebound, while weak momentum and liquidity below $11.20 raised the risk of another decline. Summary Chainlink price remained below the $11.72 resistance after retreating from its September peak near $13.60. Daily Aroon readings showed fading upward momentum, with Aroon Up falling to 7.14%. 4-hour Bollinger Bands placed immediate support near $11.20 and resistance around $11.68. Liquidation clusters near $11.00 could draw the price lower if the current support range fails. Chainlink price remains under pressure Chainlink (LINK) price was trading around $11.41 at the time of writing, down 0.91%…