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According to Ember tracking, whale address 0x0392a opened a long position of 32,000 ETH at an average price of $2,487 two days ago, valued at approximately $80 million. Earlier today, it further increased its position by adding 13,000 ETH, bringing its total long exposure to 45,000 ETH (approximately $109 million) at an average entry price of $2,486. Due to the market pullback, this position currently holds unrealized losses of about $3.35 million, with a liquidation price of $2,251.
Odaily News: Analyst Rekt Fencer has published a 3-day ratio chart of BTC versus the Nasdaq, marking three significant drawdowns: approximately -84.9% in 2018, approximately -80.7% in 2022, and the current level of approximately -54.3% in 2026.Rekt Fencer stated that following the previous two instances where Bitcoin lagged the Nasdaq by such a large margin, it subsequently experienced very strong independent rallies, with prices surging straight upward. With the current ratio once again pulling back sharply, history may be repeating itself for a third time. The bottom is approaching, and BTC is set to regain strength.
Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Yu Ying's monitoring, the HyperLabs address (0x43e9...a251) applied to redeem 433,000 HYPE from staking 10 minutes ago, worth $36.14 million. This HYPE will complete its staking exit in 7 days, i.e., on September 6. Based on previous records, this HYPE will be transferred to a centralized exchange through market maker Flowdesk after the exit.
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Cumberland (0x040...0f3F) transferred 170,000 HYPE to Bybit and Coinbase, worth approximately $14.09 million, selling on behalf of clients. Some clients unstaked a few hours ago, while others have held for several months.
According to on-chain analyst Yujin, five hours ago, two addresses allegedly linked to @XXAntiWar spent approximately $1.51 million to purchase 17.56 million Niulai tokens when the market cap stood at around $86 million. Specifically, the 0x90c1 address deployed 1,540 BNB (approximately $1.067 million) to acquire 12.25 million Niulai, while the 0xfe57 address used 645 BNB (approximately $447,000) to purchase 5.31 million Niulai. Niulai's market cap rose from approximately $55 million earlier today to a peak of $98 million.
Odaily News – After South Korea raised capital thresholds and added trading restrictions, the leveraged trading capital previously concentrated in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix has contracted notably. However, some market participants worry that the restricted leveraged capital may shift toward index-based or overseas leveraged ETFs, and the effectiveness of the regulatory measures still requires further observation.Looking at specific targets, eight products linked to SK Hynix saw net selling of approximately 1.2415 trillion KRW, while eight products tied to Samsung Electronics recorded net selling of around 531.6 billion KRW.The cooling in trading activity is equally pronounced. The aforementioned 16 products posted an average daily trading volume of roughly 11.6787 trillion KRW from their listing in May through July 30. Since August, this has dropped to about 1.0059 trillion KRW, a decline of more than 90%, now equivalent to only about 8% of the level seen before the regulatory measures were implemented.The regulatory tightening began on July 31. South Korea's financial regulators raised the base margin threshold for single-stock leveraged ETFs from 10 million KRW to 30 million KRW; starting August 19, investors are also required to complete simulated trading before transacting in related products. Regulators plan to further increase the minimum trading unit, targeting an adjustment to 20 shares by November. Before the regulations were introduced, single-stock leveraged ETFs had enjoyed strong popularity among South Korean retail investors. Between May 27 and July 30, individual investors cumulatively net purchased approximately 15.2876 trillion KRW across the aforementioned 16 products, with SK Hynix-related products attracting about 9.9365 trillion KRW and Samsung Electronics-related products drawing around 5.3511 trillion KRW. (Newsis)
Odaily News: The sandwich attack bot operated by JaredfromSubway.eth has extracted a cumulative total of 117,007 ETH since March 2023, worth approximately $295 million at current prices. In June 2026, an anonymous attacker deployed 66 counterfeit token contracts, exploiting the bot's automated trading logic to steal at least $7.5 million in ETH and stablecoins, and funneled the funds into Tornado Cash. The stolen assets have not yet been recovered.Sandwich attacks are a form of Maximal Extractable Value (MEV): the bot monitors large transactions in Ethereum's public mempool, buys ahead of the target transaction, and sells after the transaction pushes the price up, capturing profits from the spread. The bot's primary contract had received a cumulative total of 117,007 ETH as of August 28.MEV-Boost block construction is centralized among a small group of participants, with relay.ultrasound.money, Titan Relay, and bloXroute regulated relays collectively forwarding approximately 85% to 88% of related blocks within a 24-hour window; Titan's builder independently assembled 50.3% of the blocks. Monthly sandwich attack extraction amounts have declined from approximately $10 million in late 2024 to roughly $2.5 million in October 2025. (Bitcoin.com News)
This is not the first time this address has purchased Niu Lai. It previously opened a position 13 days ago and closed it out five days ago at $0.03162, marking a repositioning.
Odaily News - Meme coin trader Bonk Guy posted on X platform, reminding that with his recent portfolio gains, trading alongside someone who earns over $3 million a month is certainly tempting, but investors should fully understand the risks before choosing to copy-trade, and should not blindly follow such trades.Bonk Guy stated that he sometimes opens positions even without in-depth research, and may sell at any time, for any reason, without providing investment logic. Therefore, his purchase of a token should never be taken as an endorsement of that project.Bonk Guy said that although he remains optimistic about the early opportunities in the Robinhood chain ecosystem and will continue to hold promising projects and actively participate in the ecosystem, this does not mean he will hold all positions forever. He added, "No coin goes up forever, every position you buy will eventually be sold."
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, address 0x77d…ae0e9 opened a 10x leveraged long position of 403.44 BTC and a 12x leveraged long position of 4,781 ETH on Hyperliquid around 3 AM today. The positions were valued at approximately $31.49 million and $11.75 million, respectively, totaling around $43.24 million. At present, the aforementioned long positions held by this address are showing an unrealized loss of approximately $362,000, marking its first contract trading activity on Hyperliquid.
Odaily News: According to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale purchased another 243,713 HYPE over the past 10 hours, valued at $20.24 million.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, whale address 6ESYXA resumed buying SOL after about 8 months of inactivity, purchasing 76,856 SOL on Hyperliquid worth approximately $8 million.
Odaily News Cryptoquant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju stated that the peak of Bitcoin's current bull market cycle may be driven by institutional capital outside the United States and ETF demand. He pointed out that deeper stablecoin liquidity and tokenized asset infrastructure will expand global market participation.Ki Young Ju cited South Korea as an example, noting that the country currently has no spot Bitcoin ETFs, retail investors cannot purchase overseas-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs, and most companies are unable to open trading accounts to buy BTC. South Korea has gradually opened up corporate participation in phases, with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) roadmap covering approximately 3,500 listed companies and qualified professional investors, but financial institutions and other businesses remain excluded.Strategy's Bitcoin bank adoption index evaluated 25 major institutions covering trading, custody, digital asset products, financing, and corporate participation, with an overall adoption rate of 32%. As of August 29, RWA.xyz data shows that the distributed asset value of global tokenized assets is $38.63 billion, up 2.65% from 30 days ago.The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) stated that stablecoins have the potential to enable faster, programmable payments, but current designs may pose financial integrity, liquidity, and monetary risks. Ki Young Ju pointed out that U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded cumulative net inflows of approximately $57 billion in the first two years since launch, and the next phase will be global institutionalization, with more institutions adopting BTC as a strategic asset, and countries lacking ETFs will also improve relevant investment channels. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ember's monitoring, over the past few days BTC and ETH prices have been fluctuating at high levels, and Machi Big Brother's funds have fallen from $11.15 million to $8.8 million. Ember stated that the decline in funds was due to frequent stop-loss position reductions during minor price dips. Machi Big Brother's ETH long position has an entry price of $2,463 and a liquidation price of $2,307.
According to Crowdfund Insider, the Ethena Foundation has announced a series of adjustments to mitigate selling pressure from early investor unlocks. The foundation has completed over-the-counter buybacks of the remaining locked ENA tokens held by certain large seed round investors and agreed with major investors to terminate their remaining vesting schedules early. Starting October 5, no investor tokens will remain subject to lock-up, while team tokens will maintain their original lock-up and vesting terms.
Odaily News: On-chain analyst Tom Wan stated on platform X that the total market capitalization of Robinhood stock tokens has reached $50 million, and the number of holders with positions valued over $1 has doubled since the beginning of the month. Additionally, the integration of Robinhood Chain stock tokens with DeFi continues to expand, now connected to DEXs such as Uniswap, Arcus, Deepstate, and Rialto, as well as Lighter perpetual contracts and the Morpho lending protocol.
Odaily News: Crypto researcher kioto posted on X platform stating that multiple tokens on Robinhood Chain with market caps exceeding $100 million exhibit a similar market structure: after early attention and significant capital inflow, as market hype fades, these tokens typically experience a sharp pullback of around 60% to 95%, shaking out short-term traders while chips gradually concentrate among long-term holders and participants who may be accumulating for the next market move.The researcher believes that when new market demand emerges again, with reduced sell-side supply, thinner order books combined with potential catalysts could drive rapid price appreciation. Once one understands that this pattern repeats itself, it becomes possible to proactively identify tokens at similar stages. Robinhood Chain is more of a chain for holders rather than a chain for flippers.
Odaily News: The US government transferred a small amount of Bitcoin this week, which was seized three years ago from Alameda Research's Binance US account. The US government has not yet disclosed the purpose of this transfer or its plan for disposing of the remaining Bitcoin assets.
Odaily News: Numa Lunah, co-founder of the crypto project Refi Hub, stated that he was hacked after using a download link provided in a Claude chat window to install a transcription application. The link pointed to a fake website bundled with malware, which attempted to steal all information from his device upon execution.Numa Lunah said he wiped and reinstalled the affected laptop and found no signs of sensitive data leakage. Subsequently, he discovered a contaminated Claude Code skill file named SKILL.md in his backups. The file was disguised as a style guide written by himself and contained instructions to re-download malware and steal credentials every time it was loaded.Microsoft Defender Experts previously warned that attackers have shifted from search engine optimization poisoning to large language model response poisoning. These tactics include recommending attacker-controlled download links, AI-branded fake installers, and contaminated code repositories and agent skills. Individuals working in the crypto industry may hold irrevocable credentials such as mnemonic phrases, private key files, hot wallet JSONs, exchange API keys with withdrawal permissions, and deployer keys. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Digital asset infrastructure company BitGo has announced the completion of its acquisition of NYDIG's institutional trading business. The transaction employs a two-step merger structure, with total consideration of approximately $42.5 million, including $7 million in cash and approximately $35.5 million in BitGo stock.The business brings approximately 30 NYDIG employees and institutional client relationships into BitGo, offering derivatives, structured products, financing, and capital markets solutions to asset management firms, hedge funds, corporations, and family offices.The transaction also includes performance-based incentive provisions, including a $10 million cash payment tied to a revenue milestone, up to $5 million in cash and additional shares tied to a second milestone, as well as retention incentives for transferred employees.NYDIG will focus on power generation, Bitcoin mining, and high-performance computing data center operations, with the company disclosing a development pipeline exceeding 3 gigawatts. BitGo recently completed its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with a post-issuance valuation of approximately $2 billion, and launched the USDS token. (Decrypt)