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Top crypto news at this hour:

🔹 Mercado Bitcoin will cover all user losses following the recent hack. The hacker managed to redirect $8 million worth of ETH, but Chainalysis’ overall estimate of the damage was significantly higher — $49 million.

🔹 BlackRock’s IBIT is seeing record outflows. The financial giant’s spot Bitcoin ETF is experiencing its largest-ever decline in inflows since its historic launch.

🔹 The Ethereum Foundation is entering the public sector. The organization has officially launched a dedicated resource for government institutions, designed to help officials better understand and adopt ETH-based technologies.

#MercadoBitcoin #Ethereum #BlackRock #IBIT #CryptoNews #Chainalysis #ETF #CryptoHack

Nado DEX has launched an integration of unified perpetual and spot markets on Ink L2.

Users can trade both perpetual and spot pairs in a single interface.

The integration makes it easier to access different types of trading.

The project uses Layer 2 technology to increase speed and reduce costs.

#NadoDEX #InkL2 #DeFi #CryptoNews #Layer2 #Perpetual #CryptoTrading

🚨 Binance’s record-breaking $6.3 billion hack: how it happened

Binance suffered the largest theft in crypto history.

A hacker group (identified by the FBI and analysts as the North Korean group TraderTraitor) stole around $6.3 billion.

The attack was months in the making and began with social engineering:
• The attackers posed as employers
• They conducted fake job interviews through legitimate platforms
• They tricked an employee into downloading a malicious “assignment”
• They used the company’s compromised internal AI tool
Binance has already covered most of the losses with its own funds and partially frozen the assets.

Users’ funds are promised to be restored.

Meanwhile, the market is reacting sharply:

📉 Bitcoin ETFs lost $399 million in a single day (nearly all of it was outflows from BlackRock’s IBIT)
📉 Total outflows exceeded $1.04 billion over two days
Institutions are clearly reducing risk amid this kind of incident.
Bitcoin fell below $76,400.

The question is:
is this a one-off shock, or the beginning of Wall Street taking a more cautious approach to crypto?

#Binance #Hack #Bitcoin #ETF #Crypto

🔥 Crypto roundup for the day

• Lisk has officially shut down its L2 network. Around 5.2 million LSK from the staking rewards contract will be burned. The token remains on Ethereum as a loyalty token.

• Following the Binance hack, CZ warned that AI attacks will increase. “We need to use AI to defend against AI.” He called for an industry-wide security alliance.

• Liquid Network has fully restored 1:1 backing for L-BTC after the ~$320 million exploit in September. Reserves are back to full strength.

• Swan Bitcoin founder Cory Klippsten says AI is currently a greater threat to Bitcoin than quantum computers. The quantum threat is at least 10 years away.

• Dogecoin gave up some of its gains amid a broader correction ahead of the US elections. Meme coins are under pressure.

• Investors pulled $1.3 billion from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, including heavy outflows in recent days.

Takeaway:
The market is on edge: hacks, outflows, and the elections are all weighing on it at once.

#Crypto #Bitcoin #Binance #ETF #Lisk #DOGE

Tomorrow officially marks the start of UPTOBER

Historically, October is one of Bitcoin’s strongest months:
Average return: +19.92%
Median: +14.71%

For comparison: September, on average, ends in the red (-2.35%).

Strong Octobers:
• 2023 → +28.5%
• 2021 → +39.9%
• 2020 → +27.7%
• 2017 → +47.8%
• 2013 → +60.8%

Of course, there have been some red Octobers, but the statistics are clearly on the bulls’ side.
Ready for Uptober 2026?

$BTC

#crypto #analitic #BTC☀

$GRAM confidently broke through the $1.50 level

The rally is supported by a powerful combination:
• expectations for further ecosystem development (Telegram Wallet + roadmap)
• favorable rotation of capital into altcoins

A major breakout indicates high investor confidence.
Buyers came in seriously.

Right now, the key question is whether $GRAM will hold the zone above $1.50 and then move on to $1.70–$1.80?

What do you think about the next leg?

#GRAM #TON #Telegram #Crypto #BinanceSquare

$QNT: bullish impulse + correction

Quant’s growth is built on a very strong foundation—partnership with The Clearing House (On-Chain Money Initiative).

This is the infrastructure for tokenized deposits from the largest U.S. banks.

A serious institutional thesis.

After a sharp parabolic surge, the trend naturally cools off.

The classic pattern: impulse → profit taking → correction.

Now is an interesting moment: either we continue accumulating on the pullback, or we wait for a deeper drop to get the best entry points.

Who’s in $QNT? What do you think about the current correction?

#QNT #Quant #Crypto #BinanceSquare

ONDO breaks through $0.56!

One of the top RWA assets continues to grow steadily.

Ondo Finance remains a leader in the tokenized real-world assets sector — from Treasury bonds to stocks and ETFs.

Strong interest in RWA + an institutional narrative = upward momentum

What do you think—will it go further or will there be a correction?

#ONDO #RWA #BinanceSquare #Crypto
DYOR | NFA

After the breakout of the key zone at $84–85K for Bitcoin, the next target is $95–97K.

$84–85K is now acting as a key support.
$95–97K is the next major resistance zone.

Keeping our focus on these levels.

#Bitcoin #BTC

The $CAKE growth is supported by two powerful factors.

First, the move to a scarce and deflationary model. PancakeSwap has been consistently burning more CAKE than it issues for several years now.

Today, the token has a hard cap of 400 million, with a target annual deflation of at least ~4%, and by 2030 the plan is to reduce the supply by roughly 20%. Buyback-and-burn works thanks to real spot, perp, lottery, PAD, and other product fees. The higher the activity on the platform, the stronger the pressure on supply.

Second, a favorable altcoin market. When capital starts flowing into alts, projects with working tokenomics and real revenue typically gain an advantage.

CAKE is exactly one of those: deflationary, with a sustainable burn mechanism, and without a heavy unlock overhang.
Scarcity + a good alt season = strong fundamental support.

#CAKE #PancakeSwap #DeFi

Meme season is in full swing: DOGE, PEPE, and TRUMP

While alts are pumping, meme coins aren’t standing still either. Classics and political memes are back in the spotlight.

Dogecoin (DOGE)
The king of memes keeps taking hits.
Over the week, it’s up roughly +19–21%, and the price has returned to the $0.10 zone.
Large volumes, strong futures interest, and the community’s traditional support. DOGE remains the most “solid” meme coin by market cap.

Pepe (PEPE)
The hottest one in the trio right now.
Over 7 days: +45–50%; over the last 24 hours, it often surged by +20–28%.
The price is once again testing levels around 0.000005 USDT. A classic frog pump amid the broader market’s growth and short liquidations.

Official Trump (TRUMP)
The political meme is also in the green.
Up about +8–10% over the week; the price is holding around $2.15.
High volatility, with decent volumes. Sensitive to news and the overall risk-on sentiment.

Takeaway:
The meme sector is coming alive along with the market. PEPE is leading the way in momentum right now, DOGE looks the most stable, and TRUMP is a classic hype asset.

Who do you think will pump harder over the next few days—old-school DOGE, the PEPE frog, or the political TRUMP?
Drop your thoughts in the comments

#DOGE #PEPE #TRUMP #Memecoins #Crypto DYOR | NFA

Part 2: SUI | UNI | TAO

Sui (SUI)
+40% growth+. High activity, strong volume, and attention to the Move ecosystem. SUI continues to be one of the most discussed L1s.

Uniswap (UNI)
+34–37%. The DeFi sector is coming back to life. UNI is traditionally one of the first beneficiaries when capital starts flowing into alts and DeFi.

Bittensor (TAO)
+30–40% growth. AI narrative at work. TAO remains one of the main representatives of decentralized AI and continues to attract attention.

Conclusion:
The rise of several quality projects from different sectors (L1, L2, DeFi, AI) looks like early signs of an altseason.
It’s not a full-fledged “altseason” yet, but the momentum is already there.

What do you think? Is this the start of a real rotation, or just a local rebound?
Share your thoughts in the comments

$SUI $UNI $TAO
#Altseason #NEAR #ARB #AVAX #SUI #UNI #TAO #Crypto
DYOR | NFA

Weekly Market Overview: Are Altcoins Waking Up?

This week, we saw a strong surge across several promising projects. NEAR, ARB, AVAX, SUI, UNI, and TAO showed steady momentum.
Many are already starting to talk about the first signs of an altseason.
The altseason index is not fully in the zone yet (around 49), but capital rotation from BTC into altcoins is already noticeable.

Part 1: NEAR | ARB | AVAX

NEAR Protocol

One of the leaders of the week.
Growth of roughly +60–85%. Strong volume, interest in the AI + L1 narrative, and cross-chain solutions. Looks very confident.

Arbitrum (ARB)
A great breakout (+50–65%+). The L2 sector is back in focus. Arbitrum remains one of the most liquid and fundamentally strong projects in the Ethereum ecosystem.

Avalanche (AVAX)
Steady growth in the range of +40–45%. A classic L1 with solid volume and interest in subnets. AVAX traditionally performs well at the beginning of altcoin rotation.

$NEAR $ARB $AVAX

#Crypto #nearprotocol #Arbitrium #AVAX✅

PEPE is back in action!

The meme coin $PEPE has shown decent growth and is now at an interesting point.

A question for the community:
Will PEPE continue moving up from current levels, or will it reverse?

Key levels:
• Support: 0.00000480 USDT
• Resistance: 0.00000520 USDT

What do you think? Bullish scenario, or is it time to take profits?
Write in the comments

#PEPE #Memecoin

DYOR | NFA

Growth AKE — part of a broader uptrend in altcoins

According to fresh data, AKE has become one of the growth leaders over the past 24 hours among the top 100 cryptocurrencies, significantly outpacing Bitcoin.

The coin is confidently drawing market attention amid the broader altseason.

Now the key question:
Can AKE hold above the $0.085 level and attract new capital,
or will profit-taking after an intraday peak of +128% lead to a quick reversal?

High volatility, active volumes, and trader interest make this moment especially compelling.

What do you think—will it continue rising or will there be a correction?

Write in the comments #AKE #Akedo #Altcoins #Crypto #BinanceSquare

$NEAR | Network update + capital inflow

The launch of Stateless Validation on mainnet has significantly improved network efficiency and market confidence in NEAR's scalability.

In recent days, a net inflow of 14.87 million USDT has been recorded—a sign that major players are actively taking positions.

Key levels:
Support: 3.62 USDT
Resistance: 3.95 USDT

We’re watching the developments 👀


#NEAR #BinanceSquare
DYOR | NFA

After the failure of the CLARITY Act, market attention instantly shifted to the Fed.

Today, September 16, the Federal Reserve System will announce its interest rate decision.

The market is already on edge after yesterday’s liquidations and the selloff amid news from the Senate.

Now the key question of the day is whether the Fed will keep rates unchanged or move toward tightening.

Any “hawkish” statement or hint at a rate hike could increase pressure on risk assets, including crypto.

A softer tone, on the other hand, may give the market a breather.

The decision will be released at 2:00 PM New York time.

Preparing for volatility

#FOMC #Fed #Bitcoin #Crypto #RateDecision #BinanceSquare

CLARITY Act failed a key vote in the US Senate

The Senate could not reach the required 60 votes (final tally 49–50), and the crypto market structure bill stalled.

The market reacted almost immediately.
BTC and altcoins fell, and on futures trading a real cascade began.

The market was already overloaded with longs, so the bad news became a trigger.

Liquidations intensified the drop, creating a domino effect.
Total liquidations over 24 hours: $648.59M

Classic: overheated longs + bad news = a quick demolition of positions.

What do you think—this is a local sell-off or the start of a deeper correction?

#CLARITYAct #Crypto #Bitcoin #Liquidations #BinanceSquare