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Tokenized stocks reached roughly $1 billion in trading volume over the Labor Day weekend while traditional financial markets remained closed.
The 42 largest tokenized assets nearly matched traditional equities’ previous Friday session volume, according to on-chain data highlighted by CoinDesk.
Robinhood Chain dominated the activity, capturing 57% of the total volume processed during the holiday weekend window.
Tokenized equities proved...
Liquid’s $320M Drain and a Hot Jobs Print Cap Bitcoin Near $79,300
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Bitcoin trades near $79,300 on Monday, 7 September 2026, after failing to hold a break above $81,400 over the weekend and slipping as U.S. equity futures rose on the Labor Day holiday. Spot bitcoin ETFs still absorbed $986.9 million in the week ended 4 September — the third straight inflow week, led by BlackRock’s IBIT at $691.5 million — so the tape is split between persistent institutional bid and a hawkish macro overlay. August payrolls...
Liquid Network attacker returns 3,400 BTC after Blockstream patches Elements bug
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Self-described white-hat actors returned 3,400 BTC of the roughly 4,000 BTC withdrawn from Liquid Network’s federation wallet on Sept. 6.
About 598.5 BTC, worth roughly $47 million, remains outstanding as talks continue.
Blockstream said a bug in the Elements software enabled unbacked L-BTC to be minted and pegged out; no federation keys were compromised.
The sidechain remains paused while operators patch nodes, resolve a chain split and...
Cronos Validators Roll Back Blockchain Following Tectonic Exploit, Recovering 92% of Stolen Funds
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Cronos Layer-1 validators halted and rolled back the network after an exploit on the lending platform Tectonic drained over $120 million in digital assets.
The emergency network rollback successfully enabled the recovery of more than 92% of the stolen funds, according to on-chain data and project updates.
Despite the drastic blockchain reset, an estimated $9 million in assets managed to leave the network before validators could secure the...
Saudi Arabia Halts Southern Energy Sites Following Unprecedented Drone and Missile Attacks
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Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended operations at critical southern energy sites following a series of coordinated drone and missile strikes targeting regional infrastructure.
Global crude benchmarks experienced immediate intraday volatility as traders reassessed geopolitical risk premiums in the Middle East.
Energy authorities have initiated damage assessments while shifting alternative logistical routes to maintain steady export flows...

