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Altcoins

XRP Futures Activity Hits Six-Month High as Leverage Builds

XRP futures volume and open interest have surged to their highest levels since February, with derivatives trading now five times spot volume.

September 7, 2026

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Markets

US Data Center Construction Spending Hits Record $75B Annual Pace

US data center construction spending jumped 57% YoY in July to a record $75B annualized pace, even as overall construction spending fell 3.8%.

September 7, 2026

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Regulation

First-Ever Bitcoin RICO Case Nears Close as Ringleader Pleads Guilty

Malone Lam, 22, is set to plead guilty in the first Bitcoin RICO case, part of an 18-defendant scheme that stole $263M from one victim via impersonation.

September 7, 2026

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Bitcoin

BlackRock's IBIT Clients Buy $687M of Bitcoin in Three-Day Streak

BlackRock's IBIT bought $686.8M of Bitcoin in three days, $117.4M Friday alone, while ether fund ETHB added $74.2M, Arkham on-chain data shows.

September 7, 2026

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DeFi

Study Finds Stablecoin Depegs Follow a 'Critical Threshold' Pattern

New LLM-agent research finds stablecoin depegging is nonlinear: below a narrative severity threshold arbitrage holds the peg, above it selling cascades.

September 7, 2026

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Markets

Iran Sets Up 'Economic War' Command Center as Oil Blockade Bites

Iran's Economy Ministry created an economic war command center to coordinate business, trade and financing relief as a US oil blockade squeezes revenue.

September 7, 2026

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Short-Term Whale Unrealized Profit Hits Record $9.07B

CryptoQuant data shows bitcoin short-term holder whales are sitting on a record $9.07B in unrealized profit, a cohort historically quick to sell.

September 7, 2026

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Blockchain

Liquid Network Attacker Returns 3,400 BTC, Keeps $47M as 'Bounty'

The party that drained Liquid Network's federation wallet returned 3,400 of roughly 4,000 BTC after Blockstream confirmed a patch, keeping about $47M.

September 7, 2026

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Regulation

CFTC Calls CME's Kalshi Bitcoin Perpetuals Lawsuit 'Much Ado About Nothing'

The CFTC asked a federal court to dismiss CME's lawsuit over Kalshi's bitcoin perpetual futures, saying CME can list the same product itself.

September 7, 2026

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Altcoins

Hunter Biden to Launch LAPTOP Meme Coin, Airdrop TRUMP Token Losers

Hunter Biden is launching a LAPTOP meme coin on Base Sept. 9 with an airdrop for TRUMP token losers, as copycat tokens already flood other chains.

September 7, 2026

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Markets

El Nino Drought Forces Panama Canal to Slash Daily Crossings to 32

The Panama Canal is cutting daily crossings from 36 to 32 by September 15 as a severe El Nino drought lowers water levels in its feeder lakes.

September 7, 2026

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Markets

Korean Won Hits 23-Month High as Bank of Korea Hikes Rates Twice

The Korean won has surged 16.4% against the dollar in two months, its strongest level since 2024, as the Bank of Korea delivers back-to-back rate hikes.

September 7, 2026