THORChain’s $500M Surge Exposes the Thin Line Between Privacy and Exploitation

THORChain posted its best single day of revenue in five months on September 25. By September 27, its daily trading volume had ballooned past nearly $500 million, and the reason had nothing to do with organic growth, it had everything to do with a $387.5 million exchange hack moving through its pools in real time. […]
Chinese Chip, Optical Stocks Slide as CSI 300 Touches One-Year Low
The CSI 300 fell as much as 2.4% to a one-year low, while Chinese chip and optical-communications stocks dropped at least 5%.
California’s Newsom signs memecoin ban and calls it ‘The Opposite of Trump’
The California Governor signed AB 2409 as part of an anti-corruption package, framing it as a response to President Trump’s $TRUMP fiasco.
Solana ETFs draw record $188 million in a week as Bitwise takes two-thirds of inflows
All seven funds attracted money, while Friday’s $87 million intake set a daily record.
Quant Selected for U.S. Tokenized Deposit Network as QNT Surges
The Clearing House plans to connect 25 major financial institutions through a network expected to open in the first half of 2027.
Bitcoin Futures Split as Leveraged Funds Add Shorts, Managers Add Longs
Leveraged funds were net short 7,953 contracts as of Sept. 22, while asset managers held a net long position of 3,171 contracts.
JPYC Spiked to 37.6 Won on Upbit as South Korea Reviews Market Makers
The yen stablecoin opened at 12 won on Sept. 17 before rising sharply within an hour, exposing liquidity risks in cross-border stablecoin trading.
Big institutional money is split on Bitcoin’s next move as massive market bets shift

Leveraged funds moved 1,599 contracts further net short in standard CME Bitcoin futures during the week to Sept. 22, reversing the prior week’s easing, while asset managers added 411 contracts to their net long. The CFTC snapshot captures two major trader groups moving in opposite directions as Bitcoin enters a new week. At five BTC […]
China Cuts Tariffs on U.S. Farm Goods but Excludes Soybeans
The tariff lists cover about $30 billion in imports from each country, with soybeans left subject to an additional 10% duty.
The Smarter Web Company Raises £1.89 Million in Share Placement
The London-listed technology company placed 2,710,442 ordinary shares at approximately £0.70 each, before expenses.