Crypto News. September 8, 2026

Sep 08, 2026

Hunter Biden to launch LAPTOP memecoin on Base chain September 9, to airdrop 20% supply to those who lost money on TRUMP.

Frank Chaparro@fintechfrank

Hunter Biden is launching a meme coin. $LAPTOP goes live Sept. 9 on Base, with 30% of supply allocated to founders, 20% earmarked for $TRUMP holders and other communities, and up to 30% subject to burns tied to future events.

3:04 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 128K Views

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An exploit on Cozy Finance’s V2 protection markets on Optimism drained approximately $170K from the Main Set and Rabbithole Set before the affected markets were paused.

Cozy 🦥@cozyfinance

We are aware of an exploit affecting Cozy v2 protection markets on Optimism. Funds have been drained from the Cozy v2 Main Set and Rabbithole Set. We are investigating with security partners and will share details as they're confirmed.

1:01 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 5.3K Views

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Vitalik Buterin pushed back on predictions that AI could crash Bitcoin 50%+, saying he’s effectively betting ~90% of his net worth against that scenario due to optimism on cybersecurity and BTC’s ability to handle non-social-consensus issues.

vitalik.eth@VitalikButerin

@liron I take the opposite side of that. My basic reasons are that I am quite optimistic about cybersecurity in the long term and I see the primary problem as being getting the transition, and I expect BTC to handle at least any issues that do not require social consensus well…

1:24 AM · Sep 7, 2026 · 169K Views

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Pendle launched on Robinhood Chain via Robinhood Crypto, enabling fixed yield, leveraged yield exposure, and LP rewards on the chain.

Pendle@pendle_fi

Pendle is live on Robinhood Chain by @RobinhoodCrypto This means Robinhood Chain users can now lock in fixed yield, take leveraged exposure to the yield of their favourite coins, or earn fees & rewards by providing liquidity. We're excited to be building on one of the most …

2:14 AM · Sep 7, 2026 · 61.1K Views

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Ethereum’s Protocol Cluster published a tier list grading all 62 EIPs proposed for Hegotá (397 tier grades from 60 contributors across 9 teams) plus a priorities post anchored on a quantum resistant Ethereum L1 by Dec. 2029

Ethereum Foundation@ethereumfndn

The Protocol Cluster has published two new posts: Hegotá EIP Opinion Post and Tier List evaluates and grades all 62 EIPs proposed for Hegotá, providing the cluster’s first unified tier list for a network upgrade Current and Emerging Priorities covers commitments and research …

2:57 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 23.4K Views

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Capital B acquired 376 BTC for €25.3M (€67,182/BTC), hitting 2.17% BTC Yield YTD; total holdings now 3,521 BTC worth €309.4M.

Alexandre Laizet ⚡️@AlexandreLaizet

🟠 Capital B $ALCPB has acquired 376 BTC for €25.3 million at €67,182 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 2.17% YTD. As of 9/7/2026, Capital B holds 3,521 $BTC for €309.4 million at €87,878 per bitcoin⚡️ $ALCPB 🇫🇷 $CPTLF 🇺🇸 Europe's First Bitcoin Treasury Company ⚡️

Capital B @_ALCPB

🟠 Capital B confirms the acquisition of 376 BTC for €25.3 million, the holding of a total of 3,521 BTC, and a BTC Yield of 2.17% YTD ⚡️ Full Release (EN): https://t.co/PQDwqfWX9a Full Release (FR): https://t.co/SrVf8lvp8Q BTC Strategy (EN): https://t.co/P5j3GA76kt

6:15 AM · Sep 7, 2026 · 164K Views

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Monad launched API Hub, giving developers and agents access to data, search, and AI APIs with no API keys or subscriptions, paying per request in USDC.

Monad@monad

Introducing Monad API Hub One place for developers and agents to access data, search, and AI APIs. No API keys. No subscriptions. Pay per request with USDC on Monad. Explore API Hub: app.monad.xyz/agents/api-hub

5:57 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 52.4K Views

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Xverse launched Bitcoin staking, letting holders earn BTC yield via fee-efficient sBTC on Stacks.

Xverse - Bank on Bitcoin@xverse

🚨BREAKING: Bitcoin staking is LIVE NOW on Xverse. We know there will only ever be 21,000,000 Bitcoin. Until now you got a bigger share of it two ways. You could mine it, or buy more. Now, there's a third way. Put the Bitcoin you already hold to work and get paid in more …

12:57 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 31.6K Views

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Jupiter Gacha is now native on mobile, letting users open packs directly in the Jupiter superapp without a browser or desktop.

Jupiter@JupiterExchange

Everything you love is now inside your pocket! Jupiter Gacha is now native on mobile. Same packs, same worlds, same grails now one tap away. Open the app, rip a pack, anywhere and anytime. No need for a browser or desktop just download the superapp. Catch 'em all on Jupiter.

2:01 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 116K Views

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The Liquid Network attacker returned 3,400 BTC to the federation address, keeping 598.5 BTC (about 15%) for himself after negotiating the whitehat bounty.

Miguel Medeiros@_miguelmedeiros

IT'S HAPPENING. The Liquid attacker just broadcast the return: 3,400 BTC to the federation address. Kept 598.5 BTC for himself. About 15%. "Sending most back" was literal. After 11 rounds of OP_RETURN drama, PGP signatures and Electrum tutorials, the whitehat bounty was…

Miguel Medeiros @_miguelmedeiros

Round 11. Blockstream replies to ciphertext with ciphertext. PGP-signed, ECIES to his key, not a single readable word. Four rounds ago they were negotiating in public on the most transparent ledger on earth. Now the two parties found privacy. On Bitcoin. Via OP_RETURN. The thing https://t.co/0cExIfenUL

3:47 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 761K Views

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Kamino launched $ZEC-backed borrowing on Solana, letting users borrow $USDC against $ZEC or get up to 1.6x exposure via ZEC Multiply in an isolated market curated by Allez Labs.

Kamino@kamino

ZEC-backed credit is now live on Solana. Introducing the ZCASH Market on Kamino, curated by @AllezLabs. ZEC holders can supply ZEC as collateral and borrow USDC against their position in a fully isolated market on Kamino.

8:55 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 87.6K Views

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Lightoor, a new memecoin launchpad on Robinhood Chain powered by Lighter, launched allowing coins to be paired with leveraged Lighter perpetual positions so price moves with the market even without trades

ajey.lit (Perp Dex arc)@ajey_eth

I’m introducing you to lightoor.fun a new memecoin launchpad built on Robinhood Chain.Powered by @Lighter_xyz On a normal launchpad, if nobody buys a coin, its price just stays stuck. Lightoor works differently. A creator can launch a coin in two ways:…

2:33 PM · Sep 7, 2026 · 21.3K Views

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DBS and Citi completed the first weekend USD cross-border payment between Singapore and the U.S. via Swift Digital Ledger, settling in minutes what normally takes up to two business days.