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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.
Odaily News: Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has listed Nike Air Jordan and Nike Dunk sneakers bearing its own branding on its official web store, both priced at $250. Both pairs of shoes are currently shown as sold out, and they are not official Nike collaboration products.The Strategy store currently only accepts credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, and does not support payment via Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. This payment setup has drawn criticism from social media users, with some pointing out that Bitcoin-themed merchandise cannot be purchased with BTC.Tuesday morning, after the Labor Day market closure, Saylor indicated that Strategy had repurchased $176 million in STRC preferred stock. During the same period, the company has recently paused its Bitcoin purchases, and social media discussions about the sneaker merchandise emerged alongside this development. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: DeFi Development Corp announced the completion of an $11 million CHAD preferred stock offering, with Fundstrat's Tom Lee participating in the subscription. The company stated that this offering marks the first digital credit instrument backed by Solana. CEO Joseph Onorati noted that Bitcoin has demonstrated a massive market demand for digital credit.
In a post, Cobo co-founder and CEO Shen Yu recalled that ZEC still casts a long shadow over him. When ZEC’s mainnet launched in 2016, BitMEX capped the price at 10 BTC, making it ZEC’s all-time high. He noted that shortly after he began mining on launch night, a transformer at his GPU mining farm was struck by lightning, and since that incident, ZEC has never appeared in his personal wallet again.
Odaily News, Tom Lee stated that during historical crypto bull market cycles, the ETH/BTC ratio typically rises as Ethereum's usage increases relative to Bitcoin. The ICOs of 2017-2018, the NFTs of 2020-2021, and stablecoins in 2025 have all served as significant catalysts driving Ethereum adoption growth.Lee believes that in the next cycle, Wall Street's tokenization of assets and deployment on blockchains, as well as Agentic AI's use of blockchain technology, could further push the ETH/BTC ratio higher.Lee noted that heading into the final months of 2026, the crypto market is facing several positive catalysts, including the anticipated CLARITY Act vote in mid-September, South Korean investors re-entering the crypto market and rotating from AI stocks, and the "four-year cycle" which he believes will bottom out in the coming weeks. These factors could pave the way for a significant influx of institutional capital in the last months of 2026.Lee also pointed out that since Q3 2026, ETH has been the best-performing macro asset, outperforming the S&P 500 by 5,430 basis points as of last Friday. The three best-performing assets since June 30 are ETH, BTC, and SOL. He believes that crypto assets' significant outperformance relative to other macro assets so far this quarter is likely to further attract institutions to increase their crypto allocations. (PRNewswire)
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list trading pairs for HEMI and USELESS BTC against USDT.
Odaily News, according to an official announcement, Gate has officially launched stock event contracts. The first phase exclusively features four popular stock underlyings: MU (Micron Technology), SNDK (SanDisk), SKHYNIX (SK Hynix), and Unitree Robotics, while simultaneously opening 5-minute and 15-minute short-cycle bullish/bearish trading markets.It is reported that Gate has become the first trading platform to support stock event contracts, further extending event contract trading coverage to both crypto assets and traditional stocks. Currently, the platform supports crypto assets such as BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, HYPE, and BNB, as well as stock underlyings including MU (Micron Technology), SNDK (SanDisk), SKHYNIX (SK Hynix), and Unitree Robotics. Users do not need to use leverage or pay margin, and only need to predict the price direction of the underlying within a specified time period to participate in trading. At present, users can access trading via the Gate App or official website by navigating to [Contracts] - [Event Contracts] and filtering by the [Stocks] category.
Odaily News According to the latest tweet from Fractal Bitcoin, Fractal Bitcoin completed its first halving at block height 2,100,000, while the FIP-102 proposal was officially activated. According to the official announcement, network nodes and indexing services have been running smoothly after the halving. This upgrade marks the official activation of the FIP-102 proposal, with FB distribution expanding from the Fractal network to the Bitcoin mainnet, providing a broader base of Bitcoin users with a direct pathway to acquire FB.Following the activation of FIP-102, the actual block reward on the Fractal side has been further reduced to 6.25 FB, while an additional 6.25 FB issuance budget will be redirected to the Bitcoin mainnet. FIP-102 does not increase the total supply of FB. On the Fractal side, merged mining, permissionless mining, and indexing mining continue to allocate block rewards on a 1:1:1 basis. The specific Bitcoin mainnet distribution mechanism will be clarified in the subsequent FIP-103 proposal, with the goal of completing the rollout by Q1 2027.
Odaily News: Jupiter, a decentralized finance platform on Solana, announced that its physical card product Jupiter Gacha has been natively integrated into Jupiter Mobile. Users can purchase, open, and collect physical trading cards within the iOS and Android apps, including graded Pokémon and One Piece cards.Jupiter Mobile has surpassed 1.68 million downloads across iOS and Android platforms, with 240,000 monthly active users. Over the past 30 days, the app recorded a trading volume of $575 million, generating $770,000 in fees.After users purchase digital card packs in the app, packs are opened via smart contracts and verifiable on-chain randomness; each NFT corresponds to a physical card that is graded, certified, and stored in an insured vault by a third party. When users redeem physical cards, the corresponding NFT is burned and the delivery process is initiated, with insurance coverage during shipping. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list the CP/KRW, BTC/KRW, and USDT/KRW trading pairs.
Odaily News, according to Bitcoin News, Blockstream stated that Liquid Federation members are preparing to coordinate a network restart, with the updated software already deployed. Previously, a security incident occurred on the Liquid Network, resulting in fund transfers. Blockstream noted that its team remains focused on further strengthening the network and ensuring asset restitution. Blockstream thanked the Bitcoin community for its patience, support, suggestions, and assistance, and stated that more updates will be released in the future.
According to Bitcoin.com, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse posted on September 4 that the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) spent several months redeploying approximately 86 tons of gold from New York and Ottawa to London, valued at roughly $11 billion. Approximately 59 tons were handled through market trades (selling in New York and buying in London), while over 27 tons were physically transported. Following the operation, DNB's share of gold reserves held in London increased from 18.1% to 32.1%, with total reserves remaining unchanged at 612.4 tons. Regarding this move, Garlinghouse noted that cryptocurrency has evolved from a $1.5 billion experiment in 2013 into a $2.7 trillion asset class today, yet the methods used by central banks to transfer value remain stuck in the 1940s. "This is the ideal use case for cryptocurrency—the ability to store and transfer value globally, instantly, securely, and at a low cost."
Odaily News – Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, has recently been frequently expressing public support for cryptocurrency. In June of this year, Hunter Biden stated, "Decentralized digital currencies and blockchain are the inevitable future"; the same week, when asked about his views on cryptocurrency, he replied directly, "Hyperliquid." Additionally, he mentioned that when deciding to sell his artwork, he wanted each piece to be placed on-chain and accept Bitcoin payments, adding that Andreas Antonopoulos' book "The Internet of Money" had "opened his eyes."Hunter Biden has re-emerged in the public eye this year, setting up an X account and a Substack, while frequently appearing on podcasts and news programs. Recently, he also discussed the possibility of running in the 2028 U.S. presidential election, saying he "hasn't made a decision yet" when asked if he might run for president; he had previously told billionaire John Catsimatidis that if he had his support, he might "have no choice but to run."Forbes also noted that Hunter Biden was convicted in 2024 on three felony gun charges and pleaded guilty to separate tax-related criminal charges later that year, before receiving a full pardon ahead of Joe Biden's departure from office. (Forbes)Earlier reports indicated that Hunter Biden, son of the former U.S. president, would launch a Meme coin called LAPTOP, scheduled to go live on September 9 on Coinbase's Base network.For more related LAPTOP content, you can read: "Biden's Son Launches Meme Coin LAPTOP, Also Plans Airdrop for TRUMP Holders"
Odaily News: Brazil's cryptocurrency market recorded a trading volume of 505.5 billion reais in 2025, approximately $98.7 billion, representing a more than fivefold increase from 94.9 billion reais in 2020. Corporate-related transactions totaled 497 billion reais, accounting for 98.3% of the total tracked by Brazil's Federal Revenue Service, with individual investors accounting for the remainder.Itaú, Brazil's largest bank by assets under management, now offers 15 crypto assets through its investment app, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the USD-pegged stablecoin USDC. Fintech company Nubank lists 28 crypto assets, while Banco do Brasil has seen trading volume exceed 11 million reais since opening direct trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum in January.Filings with the Central Bank of Brazil through March 2026 show that Brazilian banks hold no proprietary virtual asset positions, but may custody and process crypto assets on behalf of clients. Since 2025, Itaú, Bradesco, Santander, Banco do Brasil, and Nubank have all expanded their crypto asset service offerings.Brazil passed the Virtual Asset Legal Framework in 2022 and issued three regulatory resolutions in November 2025, requiring institutions providing crypto asset trading, custody, or transfer services to obtain licenses, meet minimum capital requirements, and maintain segregated client accounts, with a compliance deadline of October 30, 2026. Banco Safra issued the USD-pegged stablecoin Safra Dólar in September 2025, with the bank providing self-custody. (Decrypt)
According to QCP's market report, in the crypto market, Bitcoin initially climbed above $82,000 early in the week before pulling back to around $79,300; Ethereum remained steady at approximately $2,500. From September 1 to 4, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $770 million in net inflows, indicating that institutional capital continues to participate in market pricing.
Odaily News Silicon Valley angel investor Liron Shapira (@liron) posted on X this morning: "I predict (with 50% confidence): due to AI shaking the security and stability guarantees people once believed Bitcoin possessed, BTC's price will plummet more than 50% within the next two years."Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin rebutted this, stating: "I hold the exact opposite view. My basic reasoning is that, in the long run, I am quite optimistic about network security. I believe the main challenge lies in smoothly navigating the transition period. Moreover, I think BTC can at least properly handle all problems that do not require social consensus (such as upgrading clients, mining pools, etc., to counter network-level attacks — these fall into this category). Additionally, I believe the probability of hash algorithms or proof-of-work mechanisms being genuinely broken is extremely slim. I would have wanted to bet with you, but considering my current asset allocation (I guess you hold the same view regarding Ethereum ETH), I have already staked about 90% of my net worth on this bet."
According to Odaily, monitoring by Galaxy's Head of Research revealed that Liquid's white hat hacker stated they would return most of the 4,000 BTC after the Liquid Network vulnerability is patched. The hacker communicated with Blockstream through OP_RETURN messages and PGP-encrypted text: In block 965,822, a Blockstream address sent 1,000 satoshis with the message "Please contact the security team via the Blockstream website"; in block 965,865, the hacker sent an encrypted message to their own key, accompanied by a detached PGP signature that can be verified using the key published by Blockstream; in block 965,869, the hacker sent 1,000 satoshis to the Liquid federation peg-in wallet via a self-spend transaction with the message "Can we return the majority of the funds to the federation address?"; in block 965,875, the hacker conducted another self-spend transaction, sending 1,000 satoshis to the federation peg-in wallet and leaving an OP_RETURN message: "Please fix the vulnerability first. As of the latest commit, there is risk on-chain. Please ensure every node completes the patch update. Once the fix is confirmed, we will securely transfer the funds back." Relevant technical details were encrypted via PGP messages to the key published by Blockstream, readable only by Blockstream.
Odaily News: Bitcoin fork asset BTCB2 hit an all-time high of $1,799 on September 5. Over the past 4 hours, its price has fluctuated between 750 and 1,000 USDC; the Neoxa USDC market recorded a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $1 million.BTCB2 originated from a chain split that occurred on August 8, 2026, at block height 961,632. The network subsequently changed its proof-of-work algorithm to Blake2 and reduced block size, and it can now be mined using Blake2-compatible ASIC miners.Neoxa Exchange and Nonkyc.io have listed BTCB2, with the former offering BTC, USDC, and USDT trading pairs, and the latter offering a USDT trading pair. Both platforms have limited liquidity, and CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko have not yet listed the asset.Based on a BTCB2 price of $1,000, its fully diluted valuation stands at approximately $20.9 billion. Since UTXOs need to be split from Bitcoin first, transactions may otherwise be vulnerable to replay attacks; the network's hash rate has risen by 30.41% over the past 7 days, reaching approximately 5.1 PH/s. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News, HyperliquidNews posted on X platform, stating that HIP-4 @Outcomexyz will launch a 15-minute cycle Bitcoin native "Up/Down" market.