This XRP project is shutting down after wallet flaw exposed 4,000 accounts and drained $450,000
XRP Healthcare, an healthcare platform build on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), is winding down operations after a wallet flaw exposed thousands of accounts and led to roughly $450,000 in losses. On Sept. 10, the project said the Sept. 3 XRPH Wallet incident…
MetaMask and Consensys split exposes the gap between Ethereum adoption and ETH demand
Consensys announced plans on Sept. 9 to operate MetaMask separately from its Ethereum infrastructure business, giving the consumer wallet and the protocol builder distinct management and investment priorities. For holders of ether, the split puts a…
Why Bitcoin bulls shouldn’t mistake a shrinking dollar reserve share for central bank buying
A Sept. 2, 2026 analysis by New York Fed researchers shows how a few large reserve portfolios can lower the global dollar share without a broad retreat from dollars. For investors assessing future sovereign demand for Bitcoin, the distinction is between…
Strategy’s $250 Bitcoin Jordans sold out as Saylor turns 4% of BTC supply into a consumer brand
Strategy’s $250 Bitcoin-themed Air Jordans have sold out, extending Michael Saylor’s treasury brand from Wall Street into consumer culture. The shoes, launched Sept. 4 through Strategy’s online store, were sold out by Sept. 8, with all nine…
Ethereum arbitrage study reveals builders receive $5 for every $1 burned by the network
Ethereum arbitrage generated about $5.24 in builder receipts for every $1 burned in a 30-day sample reported by blockchain data provider Bitquery. Its allocation puts 49.3% of measured surplus toward block assembly, 9.4% toward burned fees and 41.3% with…
How Bitmine could surpass its 5% Ethereum goal without buying more ETH
Bitmine is still buying Ethereum, even as staking may make further purchases unnecessary to reach its 5% ownership target. The Nasdaq-listed treasury company disclosed that it acquired 53,501 ETH in the week through Aug. 30, taking its holdings to 5.9…
Solana’s plan to cut account deposits by 90% could weaken a reason to hold SOL
Eligible Solana token-account owners can reclaim excess SOL previously needed to keep their token accounts open after the network’s first rent reduction went live Sept. 3. For businesses funding new accounts, the same change lowers the upfront…
Privacy coin flaw risks endless token creation, leaving node operators with a deadline in hours to fix it
The Firo hard fork was 153 blocks away from activation early Friday, leaving wallet users and network operators only hours to install software that repairs an August vulnerability in the privacy coin’s Spark transaction system. The chain reached block…
Leaked compliance records shatter anonymity of 291 crypto users by matching names directly to wallet activity
The Pocket Bitcoin breach exposed more than email addresses and support conversations for 291 customers, the company said. Some copied records linked real-world identities to public Bitcoin activity. The finding expands the scope described in the Swiss…
US treasury relies on stablecoins to fund short-term debt, but they can’t fix its $28B long-bond problem
Stablecoin demand is becoming consequential in the U.S. government debt market, but the maturity of that demand matters more than the headline total. Washington now has two debt-market stories running at once. The federal framework for permitted payment…