Research
Quantum
Bitcoin exchanges can reduce quantum exposure before a network upgrade
Coinbase's September workshop shows signature choices and operational migration must advance together across exchanges, wallets and key-management systems.
Macro
Another Bitcoin liquidity test arrives with Tuesday’s US tax deadline
September 15 payments could absorb bank reserves before the Fed decision, while Treasury spending and Fed tools can cushion pressure.
Macro
Fed data shows hedge funds added $400 billion before Bitcoin’s September rate test
The Q2 snapshot points to larger gross books, but any crypto spillover still depends on funding stress after the FOMC.
Market
Wall Street braces for a Monday meltdown – so why is Bitcoin holding near $78,000?
Nasdaq futures led early losses while software shares rose, leaving the cash session to test whether selling spreads.
Derivatives
Leveraged funds rebuilt 1,669 BTC of Bitcoin futures shorts before Fed
CFTC data put their combined net short near 39,877 BTC, but rising longs complicate a directional bearish reading.
Exchanges
Seven assets enter Kraken liquidation window after withdrawals close Monday
Withdrawals close Sept. 14 at 14:00 UTC, ahead of Sept. 15–25 liquidation with no guaranteed proceeds currency.
Hacks
Hackers mint trillions in fake Bitcoin, but 15 BTC bridge recovery leaves liquidity providers unpaid
The native bridge remains paused as a 20% bounty window closes Sep. 13 and final accounting continues.
DeFi
Audited DeFi protocols lost $885M to attacks that occurred completely outside their audit scopes
The ack3-affiliated preprint found a 72.1% outside-scope share after excluding two H1 2026 outliers, while August incidents add operational context.
Payments
Coinbase gives community banks a stablecoin bridge while supplying infrastructure underneath
Banks retain the customer interface, while undisclosed pricing, data, compliance and settlement terms will determine who captures the value.
Outage
Cosmos is back online after outage, but Ledger users still can’t see or send their ATOM
Balances, history and transactions remain unavailable in the app, but Ledger lists Cosmostation and Keplr for urgent access.
Opinion
Why AI faces an immediately difficult choice: Nationalize or decentralize – AI’s 2026 slowdown dilemma
His three-stage proposal points toward binding cross-lab limits, a narrow public brake and independently distributed scrutiny.
Lightning
Critical Bitcoin Lightning bugs exposed nodes to fund theft and restart failure
LDK v0.2.6 addresses small splice-related fund losses and a payment-handling flaw that could prevent saved channel state from loading.
