The LAPTOP memecoin, tied to Hunter Biden, crashed 98% due to bot activity and thin liquidity, leaving traders with six-figure losses, while the team denied insider advantages and plans to add liquidity tokens.
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language marketplace accused of facilitating crypto-infused scams and money laundering for criminal networks, marking another escalation in efforts to disrupt transnational fraud operations.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev defended his company's stock tokens against AMC CEO Adam Aron's claims of a 'fake market,' clarifying that Robinhood does not require AMC's consent to offer these debt-backed tokens and sparking a debate over corporate control over tokenized securities.
Hunter Biden is defending his new LAPTOP memecoin as it launches Wednesday, saying it is meant to reclaim a controversy that has been used against him for years. The project plans to airdrop tokens to wallets that lost money on Donald Trump’s TRUMP token while critics and blockchain officials have distanced themselves from the effort.
Data tracked by lending platform Curve data tracked 704 soft-liquidation instances lasting a median 14.5 days, showing how some DeFi loans can survive for weeks after entering the 'danger zone.'
Bitcoin ETFs remain $1 billion from breaking even in 2026 despite strong August and September inflows, with May-June losses still weighing heavily on performance.
South Korea’s budget office warned that stablecoin adoption could reduce banks' roles as credit intermediaries and potentially destabilize token pegs during mass redemptions.
Bitcoin's recent golden cross suggests possible bullish momentum, though historical patterns indicate mixed results with only three of twelve previous occurrences sustaining gains beyond a year.
Hunter Biden's upcoming 'LAPTOP' memecoin launch on the Base network is facing intense backlash from crypto traders and public distancing from associated brands.
A Transaction v1 feature activates Wednesday, allowing complex proofs and large multisig operations to fit in one transaction while forcing services that read Solana to update.