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Bitcoin News posted on X stating that Samson Mow and Bitcoin Red Team researcher Calle are engaged in a public dispute over whether security warnings related to a Liquid Network exploit were properly handled. Calle claims that Blockstream did not act on the Red Team's email, ultimately resulting in a loss of 600 BTC; Mow responded by saying "no email was ignored." Calle stated that once Blockstream restores normal Liquid operations and publishes a post-mortem report, the Red Team will release a full account of the disclosure process. Mow separately warned against blindly trusting AI-generated security reports, saying that unverified fixes could introduce new vulnerabilities, and criticized researchers who prioritize pursuing "clout" over protecting Bitcoin.
Odaily News: Payment company PayPal, along with stablecoin infrastructure project M0 and crypto payment platform MoonPay, has launched PYUSDx, enabling enterprises to create stablecoin-based products within days. The platform has processed over $100 million in transaction volume, with Saturn, Concrete, and Cap having already used the technology to launch products.M0 co-founder and CEO Luca Prosperi stated that PYUSDx leaves the product layer to developers to build, allowing different enterprises to develop different products based on the same technology. USD.AI and Fairblock were also listed as related projects.May Zabaneh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of PayPal's crypto business, said the stablecoin market is rapidly maturing. On September 10, the total market cap of stablecoins was approximately $305.25 billion, with USDT accounting for 60.07%; PYUSD's market cap was approximately $2.814 billion, ranking eighth. Enterprises can issue branded digital dollars backed by PYUSD, set corresponding rules, and redeem back to PYUSD when necessary. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that Amboss Technologies and Mexican platform Aureo have completed an integration, connecting the Lightning Network with Mexico's banking system end-to-end. Businesses using Amboss Payments can route Bitcoin Lightning Network payments to Aureo Lightning addresses, with funds automatically converted to Mexican pesos via SPEI within seconds and deposited into bank accounts, without going through an exchange. The integration is now live, and Aureo has appeared in the Destinations and Integrations sections of the Amboss Payments app. All users are required to complete KYC verification.
trade.xyz posted on X that it has launched Events, aiming to develop Hyperliquid into a unified trading system for trading financial assets and real-world outcomes. Users can deposit spot BTC into their unified trade.xyz account, borrow USDC through portfolio margin, open pre-IPO perpetual contract positions on SpaceX, use event markets to hedge against the upcoming SK Hynix earnings event, and pick the US Open champion. Events will cover sports, politics, economics, and financial markets; the initial Up/Down markets cover stocks, commodities, and pre-IPO assets, with liquidity provided by trade.xyz perpetual contracts on HIP-3, whose continuous price discovery mechanism serves as the source for contract settlement.
Odaily News: Researchers from institutions including the Ethereum Foundation, Theta Labs, and StarkWare have jointly published a paper, using AI coding agents to deeply optimize the core operations of Shor's algorithm. The computing resources required for a potential quantum attack on Bitcoin and Ethereum (secp256k1 cryptographic system) have been reduced by more than 50% compared to Google's benchmark in March of this year. The number of logical qubits required for the circuit has been compressed to 1,151, and later versions have even been reduced to 813. Although current quantum hardware still cannot directly break public chains, the research shows that pure algorithmic optimization is significantly narrowing the time window for the quantum threat. The researchers emphasize that quantum-resistant upgrades take a long time and cannot be applied retroactively, and the industry needs to prepare defenses in advance. (Coindesk)
Liquid Network announced on X platform that as of September 10 at 10:00 (UTC), the network has entered a controlled recovery phase. As a precautionary measure, the network has resumed block production but is not yet processing transactions, and is continuously monitoring to confirm full network stability. Blockstream stated that the required Functionary node and bridge node updates have been successfully deployed, and Functionary nodes are now signing and validating blocks as expected. Meanwhile, pegging operations, including PAK-authorized Peg-out, remain paused, and the network is in the final recovery phase, including restoring BTC/LBTC reserves. Liquid Network reminds users to be wary of scammers using this incident to publish fake update websites or messages, and to never transfer funds to unknown channels or disclose private keys or seed phrases.
according to the Osmosis team, a solution proposal addressing the previous Nomic chain nBTC incident has now been published and has officially entered community discussion. Under the proposal, the Osmosis governance community will consider seizing the previously frozen attacker assets and using BTC accumulated in the community pool to cover the remaining collateral shortfall, in order to restore full collateral backing for Alloyed BTC. The plan still requires governance discussion and voting, and asset seizure or collateral replenishment has not yet been completed.
Upbit announced that it will terminate trading support for Ravencoin (RVN) on October 12, 2026, at 15:00 (Korea Standard Time), involving the RVN/KRW, RVN/BTC, and RVN/USDT trading pairs. Following the termination, all previously submitted buy and sell orders for the relevant trading pairs will be uniformly canceled.
Garrett Jin released his latest weekly outlook, stating that Bitcoin pulled back after hitting a high of $82,300 last week, indicating that resistance above $80,000 remains strong, and the current consolidation phase is not yet over—the market may not even be halfway through this process.Regarding price ranges, if BTC reclaims $82,500 with stronger spot demand, the next resistance zone is $83,000 to $86,000; if spot demand remains weak, the primary focus is support at $76,000 to $77,000, and if that is broken, a rapid drop to $74,000 to $75,000 is possible, with the key demand support level near $72,000 to $72,500.Garrett Jin maintains his judgment that there is about a 70% probability the bottom of this cycle is at $60,000. He stated that while he remains constructive on the macro outlook through year-end, he is taking lower risk exposure in the near term.
Odaily reports: Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), enabling it to provide digital payment token and cross-border transfer services.The license supports Gemini in offering spot trading, custody, and over-the-counter (OTC) services to both retail and institutional clients. Gemini has been serving customers in Singapore since 2020.Gemini co-founder and President Cameron Winklevoss stated that obtaining the license reflects the company's commitment to the Singapore market. Co-founder and CEO Tyler Winklevoss said Singapore will serve as the company's regional strategic hub. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Apple unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, along with the iPhone 18 Pro series and more at its fall product launch event. Based on the current Bitcoin price, the new entry-level foldable iPhone Duo "only costs" 0.025 BTC.The comparison of each iPhone generation's launch price converted to the Bitcoin price at the time is as follows:iPhone 4s — 162 BTCiPhone 5 — 53 BTCiPhone 5s — 5 BTCiPhone 6 — 1.7 BTCiPhone 6s — 2.8 BTCiPhone 7 — 1.1 BTCiPhone 8 — 0.19 BTCiPhone X — 0.14 BTCiPhone XS — 0.15 BTCiPhone 11 — 0.068 BTCiPhone 12 — 0.051 BTCiPhone 13 — 0.018 BTCiPhone 14 — 0.042 BTCiPhone 15 — 0.031 BTCiPhone 16 — 0.014 BTCiPhone 17 — 0.007 BTCiPhone 18 Pro — 0.015 BTChttps://x.com/cryptossuper/status/2097785037303468290
According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Department of Commerce is allocating up to $100 million each to three quantum computing companies—Rigetti, D-Wave, and Quantinuum—through the CHIPS Act, totaling up to $300 million. The funding will support the expansion of hardware, manufacturing, and error-correction systems, alongside the simultaneous acquisition of minority stakes in all three firms. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Ethereum developers are accelerating post-quantum cryptography upgrade initiatives. The Ethereum Foundation has set December 2029 as the deadline for foundational-layer quantum-resistant upgrades encompassing the execution, consensus, and data layers. While Bitcoin has no unified timeline, two proposals—BIP-360 (post-quantum output types) and BIP-361 (phasing out ECDSA and Schnorr signatures)—are advancing rapidly, with researchers likewise identifying 2029 as the critical window to complete a trusted migration path.
Odaily News Payment technology company Visa's stablecoin settlement volume has exceeded $20 billion on an annualized basis, growing more than 15-fold from a year ago. Over 160 stablecoin-linked card programs have been launched globally, with related payment volumes increasing nearly 200% year-over-year.Stablecoin card programs require daily settlement before cardholders repay, with some programs needing only a few million dollars per transaction while settling continuously seven days a week. Visa stated that some cryptocurrency-linked card businesses are constrained by working capital adapted to continuous settlement cycles, and on-chain credit can reduce financing costs by up to 30%.Credit Coop, in partnership with Visa, launched a stablecoin-denominated revolving credit facility that has executed over 9,000 on-chain repayments. The platform has accumulated total financing exceeding $2.5 billion, processing over 3,000 borrowings and 9,000 repayments without any defaults. Visa Principal Member Rain has been using this facility to finance daily settlements since August 2023. (Bitcoin.com News)
Pump.fun announced the launch of its Custom Pairs feature on Wednesday, allowing creators to choose tokenized stocks, wrapped Bitcoin, Ethereum, and metals as quoted assets when issuing tokens, no longer limited to SOL and USDC trading pairs. The number of supported quoted asset pairs has now reached 93, covering tokenized Nvidia, Tesla, and S&P 500, among others. Custom Pairs has been rolled out in the token creation form, with bonding curve and PumpSwap protocol fees consistent with standard issuance, of which 50% of the revenue will flow into the PUMP buyback and burn contract.
Odaily News: Coinbase announced that it has partnered with Stanford University cryptography professor Dan Boneh and Localhost Research to host a closed-door "Post-Quantum Bitcoin Workshop" at Stanford University, bringing together Bitcoin developers, cryptography experts, researchers, institutional custodians, and hardware wallet specialists to discuss technical and migration solutions for Bitcoin to address future quantum computing threats.The workshop focused on assessing the progress of quantum computing development, post-quantum cryptography, and different post-quantum signature schemes applicable to Bitcoin, as well as discussing Ethereum's quantum resistance roadmap, practical requirements for institutional custody operations, and how to introduce post-quantum security mechanisms to Bitcoin through new output types and other means. Participants agreed that rather than predicting when quantum computing will pose an actual threat to existing cryptographic systems, it is more important to establish thoroughly tested contingency plans in advance. Quantum computing does not currently pose an imminent crisis, but the earlier research and coordination begins, the better equipped the ecosystem will be to avoid rushed network upgrades and asset migrations under pressure in the future.However, no single post-quantum solution has yet reached consensus. Different approaches involve trade-offs in security, transaction data size, hardware performance, key management, and the difficulty of user migration. Participants noted that Bitcoin's quantum resistance cannot rely solely on protocol-level upgrades—it also requires simultaneous consideration of how individual users, institutional custodians, wallets, and hardware devices generate, store, back up, and migrate keys and assets.
Odaily News: Liquid Network announced that the emergency release Elements v23.3.4 is now live, with Functionary nodes having immediately begun upgrades. All Liquid node operators are advised to update accordingly. This release addresses a previously identified Proof validation cache vulnerability by strengthening the cache keys used for Range Proofs.Regarding network recovery, Blockstream stated that a recovery plan is still being formulated, expected to proceed in three phases: **resume block production while continuing to pause Peg operations; replay verified valid transactions; restore Peg operations after the network state is fully recovered and fund returns are confirmed.** Currently, the first two phases are being tested in parallel, and any phase will only advance once confirmed secure.Liquid Network stated that Elements v23.3.4 has undergone multiple rounds of internal and external reviews, with participants including the Bitcoin Red Team, Alpen Labs, and other teams. Meanwhile, Liquid Network reminds users to be wary of fake upgrade websites exploiting this incident for scams. Information should only be obtained through official Liquid Network and Blockstream channels, and users should never send funds to strangers or disclose private keys or seed phrases.
Bitcoin News stated on the X platform that the U.S. Treasury has expanded sanctions against Iran, covering the country's entire digital asset industry, allowing OFAC to take action against industry operators regardless of their location. The measure took effect on August 24 and also extends to gold, shipping, aviation, and technology. Elliptic's tracking found that Iran's central bank has acquired at least $507 million worth of USDT; Tether froze $344 million in USDT linked to the bank in April. Iran also obtains crypto assets through Bitcoin mining, with Elliptic estimating its Bitcoin mining accounts for approximately 4.5% of the global total, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto assets annually. The measure does not automatically sanction all Iranian cryptocurrency users, but the U.S. Treasury has gained broader authority to target the industry and supporters of designated entities.
Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Alby has confirmed a critical vulnerability in Alby Hub v1.7.0 through v1.18.5. If the management API is exposed to the public internet, attackers could gain unauthorized access and transfer funds. Currently, 1 user is known to be affected, and Alby Hub v1.19.0 and later versions are not affected. Alby recommends affected users restrict public access to the management interface, update to v1.24.0 immediately, and change their unlock password after updating. Multiple issues reported by Bitcoin Team Red, Project Loupe, and other researchers have also been fixed in the latest version.
Odaily News: Crypto exchange KuCoin launched its yield product KCUSD on September 7, available to eligible retail, high-net-worth, and institutional users. Users can subscribe using USDT, USDC, or USDG, with a minimum investment of $1 equivalent in assets. No subscription fees are charged, and redemptions are supported in the same asset.KCUSD adopts a hold-to-earn model, offering a base dynamic annualized yield of up to 4%. During the initial launch period, users who deploy qualifying new funds can earn an annualized yield of up to 6%.KuCoin stated that it plans to integrate KCUSD as margin collateral in the future, connecting liquidity, yield, and trading functionality. (Bitcoin.com News)
Liquid Network's official security incident report: On September 6, a vulnerability related to the range proof verification method in Liquid node caching within the open-source software Elements was exploited, resulting in the creation of approximately 4,000 LBTC tokens not backed by bitcoin reserves. The exploiter subsequently exchanged them for approximately 4,000 BTC via SideSwap and the Liquid standard Peg-out mechanism. Prior to the incident, Liquid's reserves stood at approximately 4,205 BTC. After the relevant Peg-out and other withdrawals completed before the network halt, reserves fell to 197 BTC.According to the official statement, the incident did not involve the compromise of Functionary nodes or private keys, and other issued assets on Liquid such as USDT were also unaffected by the vulnerability. The exploiter claimed to be a white hat security researcher and returned 3,400 BTC to the Liquid Federation Peg wallet on September 7. Approximately 598.5 BTC (about 15% of the funds involved) remain unrecovered, and Blockstream is in communication to recover the remaining assets.At present, the top priority is to recover the remaining funds and restore Liquid Network to normal operation as quickly and safely as possible. A fix for the vulnerability has been developed and is currently undergoing multiple rounds of internal and external review. Blockstream is preparing to urgently release Elements v23.3.4, which is expected to be rolled out as soon as preparations are complete, with a target launch within approximately 48 hours. Following the software update, Liquid Network Functionary operators will make further adjustments to restore full network functionality and resume a corrected network state, including rejecting previously invalid Peg-outs.