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A wallet believed to be linked to Cumberland withdrew 15,390 ETH worth $37.66 million from Binance about an hour ago, according to Lookonchain.

Pons, a non-custodial token launchpad on the new Arbitrum-based layer-two Robinhood Chain, has surged to $950,000 in daily protocol fee revenue, outpacing major DeFi platforms such as Jupiter and Polymarket. The platform operates on token creation fees of 0.0005 ETH and a 1% swap fee, while directing 80% of revenue to buybacks and burns of its native token, $PONS. That helped lift its market capitalization from $60 million to around $400 million in a week. At the same time, the structure’s reliance on token burns leaves $PONS exposed to greater downside volatility if token issuance and trading volume fall sharply.

Cryptocurrency project buybacks reached a record $638 million this year, with Hyperliquid and Pump.fun accounting for about 90% of the total, Cointelegraph reported, citing the Financial Times. Hyperliquid allocated about $370 million to buybacks and Pump.fun about $200 million. Hyperliquid is using about 99% of its revenue for buybacks, while Pump.fun is allocating about 50% of net profit. Since the start of the year, HYPE and PUMP have risen 145% and 109%, respectively, while BTC is down 10% and the total cryptocurrency market capitalization has fallen 11.9%.

Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz has traded barbs with a supporter of Bitcoin BIP-110 over a proposed Bitcoin hard fork, U.Today reported. The dispute centered on launching a separate chain that would change Bitcoin’s proof-of-work algorithm from SHA-256d to BLAKE2b. The BIP-110 supporter argued in English, "building a separate chain in opposition to Bitcoin Core’s direction and calling it an attack is unfair." Schwartz pushed back, criticizing the claim and responding in English, "listen to what you’re saying."

Deteriorating U.S. fiscal health could support a bullish outlook for Bitcoin, CoinDesk said in an analysis. The U.S. primary fiscal deficit, excluding interest costs, stands at 3.59% of GDP, the highest among major advanced economies. While rising Treasury yields are typically a negative for non-yielding assets such as BTC and gold, CoinDesk said demand for safe-haven assets could increase instead if yields rise on concerns about sovereign debt rather than economic growth. BTC has gained 23% this month, while gold is up 10%. It added that U.S. employment data due this week, and any resulting shift in expectations for a September Federal Reserve rate hike, could increase short-term volatility.

Crypto exchange Gemini has won an arbitration case brought by a customer over the collapse of its Gemini Earn lending service, CNBC reported. The arbitrator found there was insufficient evidence that Gemini misled customers or failed to conduct adequate due diligence on Genesis Global Capital, its key lending partner. Gemini halted Gemini Earn withdrawals in November 2022 amid Genesis' liquidity crisis. After Genesis went through bankruptcy proceedings, Gemini Earn users received cryptocurrencies worth $2.18 billion last year, equal to 97% of the unpaid assets.

On-chain analyst Willy Woo said about 5% of the global population currently holds Bitcoin, a larger share than the 4% he cited for S&P 500 holders in the U.S. stock market. The data comes from a Bitcoin holder metric Woo created using Glassnode data. Woo said BTC is still viewed mainly as a financial asset at the current stage, when Bitcoin holder penetration is around 5%, but added that if the ratio rises to around 50%, it could signal the emergence of a separation of money and state.

Cointelegraph outlined four key themes to watch in the Bitcoin market this week: - Focus on U.S. employment data - A spike in global oil prices amid U.S.-Iran tensions as a potential driver of BTC volatility - Whether BTC can break through the key resistance zone between $81K and $86K - Whale accumulation of 60,000 BTC in August, while small and mid-sized investors sold 47,000 BTC

Catapult Trade, a Solana-based platform for launching memecoins and offering leveraged trading, said on X it has raised about $6.6 million across four funding rounds. Participants included KuCoin Ventures, Odyana Ventures, Venture Vault VC, as well as institutional and angel investors. The company is developing a gamified memecoin issuance platform and a synthetic asset-based leveraged trading service, and plans to launch its native token this fall.

Chainalysis has sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over a $94.66 million blockchain analytics contract awarded to rival TRM Labs, Wu Blockchain reported. Chainalysis argued ICE applied undisclosed evaluation criteria while awarding the sole-source contract to TRM Labs without a competitive bidding process, and said some conditions were tailored to TRM Labs’ existing products and business structure. Chainalysis asked the court to halt the contract and require an open competitive bidding process. TRM Labs joined the case to defend the contract, and a court hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.

U.S. crypto-related stocks were trading higher in the premarket session ahead of the regular market open. Differing (PURR) posted the biggest gain, up 5.93%. Strategy (MSTR), a major corporate Bitcoin holder, rose 2.01%, while Coinbase (COIN), the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, gained 1.31%. Other related names also moved higher, including BitMine (BMNR), up 0.92%, Circle (CRCL), up 0.68%, and SharpLink Gaming (SBET), up 0.61%.

Tokenized real-world assets on the Stellar (XLM) network have risen about 360% this year to nearly $4 billion, Cointelegraph reported.

Polymarket is strengthening oversight against misconduct, including insider trading, ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, Reuters reported. Shana Battista, Polymarket’s global head of investigations and intelligence, said the platform is prepared to monitor and respond to improper trading activity. Polymarket also said it has been blocking U.S. users from accessing offshore platforms under its 2022 settlement with U.S. regulators, adding that related systems prevent access for most U.S. users.

TRON founder Justin Sun said he does not plan to respond to every rumor surrounding him and his team. Sun added he has absolute confidence in the businesses they are pursuing, saying that conviction is grounded not in personal belief but in technological advances already made in mathematics, cryptography and artificial intelligence. Sun said the crypto industry has repeatedly faced claims over the past decade that it was truly finished this time, yet the technology kept advancing. He added that while policy and public opinion may change, mathematics does not, and said the team’s goal is to improve reliability and stability so people can choose its services when all eight billion people around the world eventually use technology-based services directly or indirectly.

JPMorgan is expanding a dedicated cryptocurrency and blockchain team within Chase, its retail banking division serving individual and small-business clients, Nada News Japan reported on Aug. 30. While the bank’s existing blockchain business had mainly focused on corporate and institutional investors, the organizational expansion suggests it is now seriously reviewing digital-asset business opportunities in consumer finance. According to the job posting, the team will be responsible for setting digital-asset strategy, partnering with cryptocurrency companies and developing new products, while also considering external partnerships and acquisitions alongside in-house development.

Tron founder Justin Sun said exchange HTX, formerly Huobi, was hit by a DDoS attack, but no user assets were affected and all services have now been restored. Sun added HTX has completed steps to preserve relevant evidence and has formally filed complaints and reports with investigative authorities in the relevant jurisdiction. He said HTX will pursue the attackers' liability under the law and seek strict legal penalties over any attack targeting the platform.

Crypto analysis firm EGRAG CRYPTO said XRP could pull back to $1-$1.1 before extending gains. The firm said the 300-week moving average, now around $1.03, is a key support level, and if XRP holds that range and rebounds, it could follow a rally pattern similar to 2020-2021. It noted XRP rose from about $0.17 to $1.96 after retesting the 300-week moving average during that period. EGRAG CRYPTO added that if XRP reclaims $1.65 and breaks through resistance at $2-$2.8, it could rise to $15, $27 and as high as $50 over the long term.

Four major whale wallets on Hyperliquid, identified as 0x84ab, 0x269e, 0x2f9b and 0x4c78, shifted over the weekend into a combined $14.77 million short position in SK Hynix (SKHX). The move marked an about $15.83 million swing to the short side from a previous net long position of $1.04 million. The concentrated selling positions were built as SKHX rose 1.1% to $1,214.6 from $1,200.9 over the weekend. The four addresses have an average entry price of around $1,174.5 for their short positions and are currently sitting on about $487,000 in unrealized losses. Among SKHX positions worth more than $1 million, the long-to-short ratio by value currently stands at 0.71, implying a net short position of about $36.75 million. The four addresses account for 11.7% of all large short positions.

Crypto industry fundraising totaled $596 million this month, down 74% from $2.312 billion the previous month, according to RootData. The sector recorded 49 fundraising deals over the same period. By segment, infrastructure drew the most capital at $311 million, followed by CeFi, or centralized finance, at $199 million and DeFi at $73.1 million.

Ireland’s government has announced a new tax-free savings account that will exclude cryptocurrencies and derivatives from eligible investments, Bloomberg reported. The account is targeted for launch early next year and will allow investments in listed stocks, listed bonds and ETFs, while offering tax-free treatment on investment gains within a set cap. A low flat tax rate will apply to gains above the limit, and the 38% deemed disposal tax previously imposed on existing fund products will be waived. Specific limits and tax rates are scheduled to be unveiled in the October budget proposal. The measure is part of a European Union policy push to channel around €11 trillion in bank deposits into investment markets.

Bitcoin is on track to post its largest monthly gain in August in five years, according to U.Today. BTC has risen around 24% so far this month, far above its historical average August return of -7.5%. BTC fell 22.2% in the first quarter and 14.09% in the second quarter this year, but has rebounded 32.48% so far in the third quarter. U.Today noted that in 2017, BTC rose 80.41% in the third quarter before surging 215% in the fourth quarter, adding that it remains to be seen whether that pattern will repeat.

The U.S. government plans to sell Anthropic shares seized from Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh, key associates of the FTX founder, to existing investors. The two invested a combined $50 million in the company’s 2022 Series B round. As Anthropic’s valuation surged, the stake’s value rose to as much as over $5 billion. Still, the actual proceeds are estimated at $250 million to $1.1 billion depending on the timing of the sale, while the specific transaction price and buyer remain undisclosed. As of late June 2026, the sale proceeds had not yet been transferred to the FTX bankruptcy estate. FTX victims urged the funds be used for compensation, but the U.S. Department of Justice maintained that information related to the asset sale and fund allocation is not public.

Binance recorded a net inflow of $8.85 billion over the past seven days, the largest among major exchanges, ChainCatcher reported. OKX posted a net inflow of $7.67 million and Deribit saw $4.03 million in net inflows, while Bybit recorded the biggest outflow at $119 million. Bitget and Bitfinex also posted net outflows of $88.74 million and $31.47 million, respectively. Over the same period, among the top 10 exchanges by BTC holdings, OKX posted the largest increase in BTC reserves at 0.86%, while Bybit recorded the steepest decline at 3.07%.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced the temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals for Ontology (ONT), Ontology Gas (ONG), and MovieBloc (MBL) on the Ontology network starting at 9:21 a.m. UTC today, citing an issue with the Ontology network.

South Korean exchange Upbit announced a temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals for Ontology (ONT), Ontology Gas (ONG), MovieBloc (MBL), and the Ontology network from the time the notice was posted, citing network maintenance on the Ontology network.