Here’s what happened in crypto today September 7, 2026, 2:29 am
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Bitcoin sidechain Liquid pauses after purported ‘white hats’ withdraw $320M in BTC September 7, 2026, 1:40 am
The actors told Blockstream they would return most of the 4,000 BTC after the Elements vulnerability is patched across the network.
Harmony proposes shutting down layer 1, migrating ONE to Ethereum September 7, 2026, 1:00 am
Harmony proposed sunsetting its layer-1 blockchain and migrating ONE to Ethereum, weeks after an exploit led to plans to discard 109,000 transactions.
‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s Digest September 6, 2026, 8:05 pm
Purported white hat hackers have taken 4000 Bitcoin from the Liquid sidechain in a major security breach. The Bitcoin ETFs see the best three weeks of inflows in 2026.
Satoshi-era Bitcoin wakes after 16 years of dormancy as 600 BTC moves September 6, 2026, 9:03 am
Whale Alert identified 12 mining rewards totaling 600 BTC that moved after 16 years of dormancy, with the onchain tracking platform finding no connection to Satoshi Nakamoto.
Tether-backed Orionx to shut down after audit flags $7M custody gap September 6, 2026, 5:07 am
Tether-backed Orionx is permanently closing after an audit found more than $7 million in customer assets had moved to wallets outside its custody.
Poland upholds crypto bill veto as Zondacrypto scandal widens September 5, 2026, 6:46 am
Polish lawmakers failed to overturn a presidential veto of crypto legislation as the Zondacrypto investigation expands and its Estonian operator enters bankruptcy.
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $3.8B in strongest three-week stretch of 2026 September 5, 2026, 4:03 am
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew nearly $1 billion in the latest week as Friday inflows stayed positive despite Bitcoin briefly falling below $79,000.
Surprise nonfarm payrolls print sends Bitcoin back below 80K September 4, 2026, 4:30 pm
The US economy added far more jobs than expected in August, pressuring Bitcoin lower as traders repriced the odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month.
Pineapple Financial puts $1B in mortgage records on Injective September 4, 2026, 3:31 pm
The mortgage lender plans to bring more than $10 billion in historical loans onchain, turning thousands of mortgage files into blockchain-based records.