Five months after the Kelp attack, Aave still records an $8 billion drop
Deposits on Aave totaled $18.1 billion at the time of this report, a figure approximately 31% lower than the $26.1 billion recorded before the Kelp hack that occurred in April, according to DefiLlama data. The platform code showed no flaws. The issue was with the collateral of the lending operations, at a point where the contracts for those operations could not verify it. What did the Kelp hack actually compromise? On April 18, the attackers exploited the check of messages received by the Kelp DAO cross-chain bridge, not the loan logic. Kelp operates as a liquid restaking protocol and rsETH is its receipt token.
Why Nintendo’s shares are falling after Zelda? Here’s what wasn’t announced
Nintendo shares fell for the second consecutive trading session this Thursday. The stock was traded at a 5.45% decline, quoted at 7,943 yen in Tokyo, accumulating a loss of more than 10% over five days. Investors expected more from the Zelda special and from Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct. Players had very different reactions, as did a prominent CEO. What’s driving the drop in Nintendo’s shares? Nintendo unveiled launch plans in both broadcasts. A Direct celebrating the 40th anniversary of Zelda marked the remake of Ocarina of Time for November 5. The Wednesday event detailed the winter releases.
Why Bitcoin can’t hold $80,000 once sellers have already given up?
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $78,257 after falling again below $80,000—a level analysts say is needed for liquidity to return. On-chain data point to relief in selling pressure, but fresh spot buyers have yet to step in. The reduction in selling pressure allowed the asset to advance more than the buying force. Futures investors led the recovery, while spot flow remains neutral. Selling pressure eases as investors stop realizing losses
GBA confirms the complete list of participants in Future of Money, Governance & the Law 2026
The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) confirmed the complete list of governments, regulators, and companies that will participate in Future of Money, Governance & the Law (FoMGL) 2026, which will be held from September 29 to October 2 in Washington, D.C., and New York. The four-day program begins on September 29 in Washington, D.C., with a private roundtable on Capitol Hill and visits to Congress for meetings with members of Congress and their teams. On the second day, September 30, the Summit conference, the Annual Achievement Awards, and an evening gala reception at the historic Whittemore House will take place. The program will conclude on October 2 with a FinTech Summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York, subject to final room confirmation.
Trezor reports a new security incident: what users should know?
Trezor reported that attackers compromised its third-party email provider and sent customers a phishing message disguised as a critical chip security alert, marking the company’s third supplier failure in four weeks. The physical wallet manufacturer said it has taken down the domain used in the campaign and is investigating how the criminals gained access to the company’s legitimate domain. According to the company, wallets, keys, and recovery backups were not exposed.
PF orders Galípolo and Campos Neto to testify about Banco Master
The Federal Police ordered the summons of the president of the Central Bank, Gabriel Galípolo, to testify about the oversight of Banco Master. The information was revealed this Wednesday (9) by Estadão, which gained access to details of the document. The same order also reaches the former president of the Central Bank, Roberto Campos Neto, and the owner of BTG Pactual, André Esteves. Investigators will also take a new statement from Ailton de Aquino, director of Supervision at the Central Bank.
Zoomex launches a 10 ETH airdrop and allocates 7 ETH for futures trading rewards
The campaign runs until September 28, 2026, with separate reward pools for new users and eligible futures investors. Zoomex, a crypto exchange specialized in derivatives trading, is promoting an ETH airdrop campaign with a total reward pool of 10 ETH, with 3 ETH allocated to new users and 7 ETH for futures trading rewards. The campaign started on August 28, 2026, at 8:00 AM (Brasília time), and will end on September 28, 2026, at 8:00 AM (Brasília time). Participation is conditional on meeting deposit and trading requirements, not just registration. Each reward pool has its own eligibility criteria, requiring participants to meet the specific conditions in order to be entitled to the prize distribution.
A Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, claims that 91% of its balance sheet is allocated to resources that no one can recover. JPMorgan operates with deposits that customers can withdraw at any time. A Strategy considers this model to be less secure. The statement was submitted on a slide aimed at investors. In it, the company points out that its short-term funding gap is zero, while JPMorgan’s is negative by $1.2 trillion. The definitions were prepared by A Strategy itself.
Bitcoin chart signals a golden cross. Has the bear market finally ended?
After its strongest August since 2017, Bitcoin (BTC) is facing renewed volatility in September, as the Fed’s strict signals and solid employment data weigh on risk assets. However, the daily chart showed an important bullish signal: a golden cross that investors had been waiting for for almost a year. This move boosted analysts’ optimism that the bear market may finally be over. But is this signal strong enough to confirm a lasting trend reversal?
MetaMask separates from Consensys, but questions about an IPO and a token remain
Consensys is splitting into two, and its MetaMask crypto wallet is becoming an independent company. The reorganization leaves unanswered the two questions that really matter to investors: a possible initial public offering and the launch of a MetaMask token. MetaMask is the app that more than 100 million people have already downloaded to store crypto without relying on an exchange. Its parent company announced the split on Wednesday. Today, MetaMask begins its next chapter as an independent company.
XRP ETFs continue to attract Wall Street investment as Bitcoin and Ethereum record losses...
XRP ETFs listed in the US recorded an inflow of US$1.55 million on September 8, the highest figure among 12 spot crypto fund groups. Only Hedera (HBAR) products also saw inflows, totaling US$431,180. Four groups saw capital outflows, and six showed no flow at all. Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) had not fallen on the same day since July 9. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana suffered simultaneous declines for the first time since July BTC funds saw outflows of US$46.65 million, the largest in the group. Ethereum products recorded a loss of US$24.29 million. Solana’s losses were smaller, at US$667,719.
Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP Coin creates a crypto millionaire and an investor with US$ 200K in losses
The LAPTOP memecoin, associated with Hunter Biden, hit its peak two minutes after launch on Wednesday and is now trading 99% below that level. One investor made more than US$ 1 million in that window, while another saw US$ 200 thousand turn into less than US$ 2 thousand. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham registered the maximum value at US$ 199.51. Hours later, the token was trading at US$ 2.27, with a market value near US$ 794.5 million, and it continues to fall. Trading takes place on Base, the network created by Coinbase.
Brazil’s tokenization bet gains momentum with a US$2 billion credit plan
In July, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) created a Working Group dedicated to Tokenization to analyze the registration, custody, trading, and settlement of securities using distributed ledger technology. The group was also tasked with proposing an experimental regulatory regime for tokenized securities, integrating tokenization directly into the regulator’s plans to modernize Brazil’s capital markets. At the same time, Brazil’s tokenization platform Liqi Digital Assets and XDC Network renewed their partnership for another two years and raised the total issuance target from US$500 million to US$2 billion by 2028.
Anthropic researcher resigns and warns that AI can “kill us all”
The researcher at Anthropic, Jacob Coxon, said that he resigned from the company, claiming that Anthropic and OpenAI are in a race to develop a superintelligence capable of self-improvement, putting human lives at risk. The researcher said he spent the last three years working on pre-training tasks at both companies. The statements were made in a series of posts on X. Anthropic researcher leaves the company with a severe warning for those who remain
Gaming contacts turn into a US$245 million crypto theft scheme; leader pleads guilty
Malone Lam pleaded guilty this Tuesday (8) for involvement in a criminal association conspiracy that siphoned more than US$245 million in crypto assets. The 22-year-old Singaporean led a group that deceived people, not just systems. According to prosecutors, the scheme began in October 2023 and continued until at least May 2025. Guilty plea ends two years of theft led by Malone Lam According to court documents, Lam was the leader of an international cybercrime conspiracy. He organized the group, selected the targets, and coordinated the roles of the other members. Lam used the aliases “Anne Hathaway”, “$$$” and “King Greavy”.
90% of the world’s companies face the highest risk in the Strait of Hormuz, UN report says
The UN Trade and Development Agency says that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could exclude small businesses from global value chains, even after trade volumes recover. The agency calls this risk a “displacement effect.” The body argues that the danger in Hormuz falls mainly on companies that cannot spread costs across multiple suppliers, markets and creditors. Small businesses foot most of the bill Smaller businesses underpin much of the world’s economy. The report counts micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as 90% of all businesses worldwide, 70% of jobs and 50% of GDP, based on data from the International Labour Organization.
Hunter Biden Unveils a LAPTOP Airdrop Plan Ahead of Base Debut
Hunter Biden confirmed the launch of his LAPTOP memecoin and detailed how much of the supply will be directed to community wallets, including investors who suffered losses with the Official Trump (TRUMP) token. The publication presents a detailed public account of the project. It was released on the same day the token is scheduled to begin trading on the Base. What is Hunter Biden promising buyers of LAPTOP? Biden built his argument around the device he left at a repair shop in Delaware, whose contents were used for years in attacks against him. He presented himself as someone with seven years of sobriety and pointed to the laptop as a symbol of recovery.
OranjeBTC repurchases R$ 23.1 million in shares and holds 3,950 Bitcoin
OranjeBTC repurchased 4,361,453 common shares between August 31 and September 7. The outlay totaled R$ 23.11 million. In the same period, the company did not buy Bitcoin. The data are contained in a market filing released on Monday (7). The company trades on B3 under the OBTC3 ticker and keeps Bitcoin as its main treasury asset. Treasury is the company’s cash, meaning the set of resources and assets it holds in reserve. The volume-weighted average price of the buybacks was R$ 5.3005 per share. The company did not sell shares during the period. After the transactions, the total number of common shares held outside the treasury fell to 142,189,980.
Digital dollar enters the top 5 most traded crypto in Brazil
A stablecoin appeared for the first time among the five most traded crypto assets by number of customers on Mercado Bitcoin. USDT, the market’s largest digital dollar crypto, ranked third in the standings in 2026. Only bitcoin and Ethereum are ahead of it. Stablecoins are crypto assets pegged to the value of a traditional currency, such as the dollar or the real. The idea is to keep the price stable, without the fluctuations common to other crypto assets. The asset is unprecedented. In the entire platform’s historical series, presented as Latin America’s largest digital asset platform, no coin linked to a fiat currency had entered the top 5 by this criterion.
Intel shares (INTC) rose as much as 9.5% on Tuesday after a supply-chain report indicated the company will raise by about 10% the prices of processors for personal computers in early October. The move lifted the U.S. government’s stake in Intel from 9.9% to a book gain of about $36 billion. Washington bought that stake in August 2025. Why did the price increase boost Intel shares? Higher prices are often seen as bad news, since they can deter buyers. However, investors viewed the situation differently.