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Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator. It can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. The cryptocurrency was invented in 2008 by an unknown person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto. Its implementation was released as open-source software in 2009 and began to be used then.
Dtcpay Completes $25 Million Series A Funding Round Led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with SBI Participating
Odaily News: Singapore-based compliant stablecoin payment company Dtcpay has announced the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with SBI participating through two Singapore investment entities. Dtcpay provides stablecoin and fiat currency acceptance, storage, and trading services.The funds from this round will be used to expand its merchant network, build infrastructure, develop enterprise portal and consumer application features, and enter more regulated markets. Dtcpay has integrated with WalletConnect and launched a Visa-linked stablecoin-to-fiat card. (Bitcoin.com News)
Fortitude Appoints Former Hut 8 CEO Leverton to Lead NASDAQ Listing Plan
According to CoinDesk, Zcash mining company Fortitude Mining Holdings announced the appointment of former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as chief executive officer, who will officially take office on September 21. Outgoing CEO Andrea Childs will step into the role of chief operating officer. Leverton previously led Hut 8’s merger with US Bitcoin Corp and drove its transition to a U.S.-domestic operation. Fortitude plans to go public by merging with NASDAQ-listed HeartSciences (HSCS). Upon completion, the combined company’s ticker will change to “TUDE,” with the transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter and valuing the post-merger entity at at least $400 million. Spun off from Foundry in January 2025 by Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, Fortitude currently operates over 60 megawatts of power capacity across South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, and New York. It mined 72,696 ZEC in the first half of the year, accounting for approximately 28% of the network’s total output during that period, while Q2 revenue reached $20.9 million.
CleanSpark Plans to Raise $2.227 Billion Through Senior Secured Notes Due 2031
Odaily News: Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company and data center developer CleanSpark has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CSDC Finance I, plans to raise $2.227 billion through a private placement of senior secured notes due 2031. The proceeds will primarily be used to complete the construction of its Sandersville data center in Texas, reimburse the company for a portion of the equity funds previously invested in the facility, and establish a debt service reserve. However, the offering remains subject to market and other conditions, and there is no guarantee that it will be completed or what the final terms will be.
Strategy Spends $950 Million on Buybacks, STRC on Track to Return to $100 Par Value
Odaily News — Strategy is using large-scale buybacks to push the price of its perpetual preferred stock STRC back toward its $100 par value, in a bid to restore its Bitcoin financing capacity. Between July 20 and September 13, Strategy repurchased a total of 9.96 million STRC shares for approximately $950 million, accounting for about 18% of the trading volume during the same period. Of that, roughly $765 million can be traced to sales of MSTR common stock, while another approximately $161 million came from Bitcoin reductions.STRC had previously fallen to around $70, and has recently rebounded to as high as about $99. Analysts believe that only when STRC's price approaches or climbs above its $100 par value can Strategy effectively reissue the security and use the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin. However, after Strategy pulls back and reduces its buybacks, whether STRC can continue to hold near par value remains uncertain. (Bloomberg)
Paradigm Co-founder: Zcash Developer Fund Is Crucial, Pure Coin-Holder Voting May Undermine Long-Term Trust
Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang posted on the X platform outlining some views on Zcash. He stated that blockchain ecosystems generally face the challenge of long-term funding sources, especially for public goods financing, and that funding developer funds through an inflation mechanism is a viable approach. He believes that amid the backdrop of AI-enhanced cyberattack capabilities and the rapid development of quantum technology, the Zcash developer fund remains highly significant.Matt Huang also stated that as Zcash gains greater acceptance and adoption as a privacy supplement to Bitcoin, governance relying purely on coin-holder voting may introduce unpredictability and affect its ability to build long-term trust as a monetary asset. Therefore, Zcash is better suited to combining coin-holder voting with other governance approaches. Matt Huang also disclosed that Paradigm is an investor in ZEC and ZODL.In the early hours of today, ZEC briefly broke above $1,385, setting a new all-time high.
Celsius Sues BitMEX Seeking $495 Million, Accusing It of Manipulating Liquidations
The bankruptcy estate of Celsius has sued BitMEX and related entities, alleging that they maliciously liquidated user positions by manipulating the mechanism during the March 2020 crash. The case involves claims to recover losses totaling approximately 6,360 BTC for Celsius and the JST Fund, equivalent to roughly $495 million USD.
Blink Suspends Service to Investigate Security Incident
Bitcoin News posted on X that attackers accessed a small number of Blink custodial accounts and withdrew funds. Blink stated that the vast majority of funds remain safe, and non-custodial wallets were not affected; the Bitcoin payment protocol Spark, which it uses, supports multiple Lightning Network wallets, but it has not yet been confirmed that Spark was the source of this security incident.
Korean Police Trace Polymarket Users On-Chain, Involving $12.7 Million in Bets
Odaily News: The cyber investigation unit of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Police Agency in South Korea identified 26 Polymarket users by analyzing public blockchain transaction records and on-chain open-source intelligence, and filed cases on suspicion of illegal gambling. Among them, 18 individuals have been transferred to prosecutors, with cumulative bets totaling $12.7 million and a single user betting as much as $4.1 million.Police launched a preliminary investigation in March and began filing cases against those involved starting in May; South Korea's Korea Communications Standards Commission only ordered the blocking of Polymarket on August 18, and the transactions under investigation by authorities occurred during a period when the platform was still normally accessible. Police are advancing the investigation under Article 246 of South Korea's Criminal Act. (Bitcoin.com News)
Vietnam Plans to Issue First Batch of Crypto Asset Service Provider Licenses in 2026, Strengthens Regulatory Cooperation with Austria's FMA
Odaily Report: Vietnam plans to issue licenses to its first batch of crypto asset service providers in 2026 under a pilot legal framework, and allow the first batch of digital asset platforms to begin operations. Nguyen Duc Chi, Deputy Minister of Finance of Vietnam, met with Mariana Kuhnel, Executive Director of the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), in Vienna on September 15 to discuss bilateral cooperation and the exchange of financial regulatory experience.Vu Thi Chan Phuong, Chairwoman of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam, stated that the regulatory mechanism will cover service providers and investor transactions, with a focus on risk management, investor asset protection, and anti-money laundering. Kuhnel proposed that both sides hold online technical seminars and strengthen coordination through the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). (Bitcoin.com News)
Dtcpay Completes $25 Million Series A Funding Round Led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with SBI Participating
Odaily News: Singapore-based compliant stablecoin payment company Dtcpay has announced the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with SBI participating through two Singapore investment entities. Dtcpay provides stablecoin and fiat currency acceptance, storage, and trading services.The funds from this round will be used to expand its merchant network, build infrastructure, develop enterprise portal and consumer application features, and enter more regulated markets. Dtcpay has integrated with WalletConnect and launched a Visa-linked stablecoin-to-fiat card. (Bitcoin.com News)
Holds approximately $24.7 billion in Bitcoin, U.S. House committee advances bill to make Strategic Bitcoin Reserve permanent
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on September 16 advanced the "American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026" by a vote of 28 to 21, which seeks to codify into federal law the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve established by Trump through executive order, and would require the government to hold confiscated Bitcoin for at least 20 years.The bill would also require public proof of reserves, independent audits, and a study on increasing Bitcoin holdings without raising taxes, government borrowing, or the federal deficit; the bill still needs to pass the full House and the Senate. Arkham Intelligence estimates that the U.S. government holds approximately 324,500 Bitcoin, worth about $24.7 billion, but the exact size has not yet been confirmed by unified government disclosure.
Deutsche Bank plans to launch Bitcoin and digital asset custody services by the end of 2026
According to Bitcoin News on X, Deutsche Bank plans to provide Bitcoin and digital asset custody services for European institutions and corporations by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory review and approval. Gerald Podobnik, Co-Head of the Corporate Bank, stated that the service will operate alongside the existing system, with specific configurations determined by client demand, regulatory requirements, and the bank's risk appetite.
2011 Bitcoin Wallet Moves 100 BTC, $324 Cost Now Worth Over $8 Million Nearly 15 Years Later
Odaily News: A Bitcoin wallet created on November 2, 2011, transferred 100 BTC at block height 967732, worth more than $8 million at current prices. When the wallet was acquired, Bitcoin was priced at $3.24, meaning the 100 BTC cost approximately $324, representing an unrealized return of about 2,469,000%.On the same day, four wallets created between February and March 2013 each transferred 25 BTC, totaling 100 BTC, which were consolidated into a wallet belonging to crypto custody firm BitGo. On-chain characteristics indicate that these bitcoins originally came from block rewards in March 2013; the miner has been continuously transferring similar amounts of BTC to BitGo in batches since August 2025.The two transfers totaled 200 BTC, currently worth more than $16 million. The new address of the 2011 wallet is a P2WPKH address and has not been flagged by major block explorers as an OTC desk or centralized exchange address; whether the funds the 2013 miner transferred to BitGo have been sold cannot be confirmed from on-chain information. (Bitcoin.com News)
1 BTC can now be exchanged for 18.55 ounces of gold, BTC/XAU returns to key moving average
Odaily reports: Miller Cole, research and content analyst at Bitcoin treasury company The Smarter Web Company, posted on X platform that this Friday's Bitcoin price action pushed the BTC/XAU ratio back above the 50-week moving average, which is a bullish signal. Currently, 1 Bitcoin can be exchanged for approximately 18.55 ounces of gold, compared to about 15.3 ounces a month ago. It is expected that the BTC/XAU ratio will reach a new high in this cycle.
Garrett Jin shared ZEC withdrawal records: two transactions totaling approximately 202,100 ZEC, worth approximately $315 million.
The representative for "BTC OG Insider Whale," Garrett Jin, has sequentially posted two Binance ZEC (Zcash) spot withdrawal screenshots, accompanied by corresponding Zcash blockchain explorer links. Records show that on December 20, 2025, the account successively withdrew 134,000 ZEC and 68,076.23 ZEC from its Binance spot wallet, totaling approximately 202,100 ZEC. Valued at the current price of roughly $1,560 per ZEC, the holdings in this address are worth approximately $315 million.
"Maji Ge" continues to add to long positions, with total holdings reaching $131 million.
According to monitoring by on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), as the market rises, prominent on-chain whale Machi (@machibigbrother) continues to add to positions, with current total long holdings reaching $131 million. Specific holdings are as follows: • ETH: 32,600 tokens, valued at approximately $85.73 million, liquidation price $2,517 • BTC: 495 tokens, valued at approximately $40.26 million, liquidation price $73,501 • HYPE: 55,500 tokens, valued at approximately $5.06 million, liquidation price $18.7
Analysis of Whale Garrett Jin's Real Capital Sources: Built Fortune by Buying the 2018 BTC Bottom, Accumulated Over $300 Million in Losses from Recent Trading Missteps
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), the whale entity Garrett Jin sold all 35,000 ETH (approximately $87.5 million) withdrawn from Binance last night today at an average price of $2,500. The proceeds were used to add margin to their ZEC short position, which shows an unrealized loss of roughly $34 million, thereby substantially raising the liquidation price from $2,631 to $4,738. Ember also traced the entity's complete on-chain footprint: • Funding origin: Accumulated 100,784 BTC at an average price of ~$7,242 between May and June 2018; all subsequent operational capital was derived from BTC sales; • BTC to ETH conversion: Beginning in August 2025, over a six-month period, 89,000 BTC were sold at an average price of ~$114,000 to acquire 900,000 ETH at an average price of ~$4,300 (resulting in a cost basis above $3,500); these ETH tokens have been gradually transferred to Binance throughout the first half of 2026; • Largest liquidation on Hyperliquid: In February 2026, ETH dropped sharply from $3,000 to $1,800, leading to the liquidation of a $670 million ETH long position (213,000 ETH opened at $3,150), resulting in approximately $230 million in lost margin; • Trend Re
BIT.com-linked whale deposits another 1,000 BTC into Binance
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), whale address bc1qsz (linked to BIT.com/Matrixport) deposited another 1,000 BTC to Binance today, valued at approximately $81.06 million.
Blink Suspends Service to Investigate Security Incident
Bitcoin News posted on X that attackers accessed a small number of Blink custodial accounts and withdrew funds. Blink stated that the vast majority of funds remain safe, and non-custodial wallets were not affected; the Bitcoin payment protocol Spark, which it uses, supports multiple Lightning Network wallets, but it has not yet been confirmed that Spark was the source of this security incident.
Relying on AI to find vulnerabilities first is not a sustainable security strategy, warns Bitcoin Core developer Niklas Gögge
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Bitcoin Core developer Niklas Gögge warned that recent AI-driven vulnerability scanning is changing the Bitcoin security landscape. Large language models have significantly reduced the cost of vulnerability discovery, and attackers may be able to find catastrophic vulnerabilities with only a few hundred dollars in computing costs. For Bitcoin Core, Project Loupe, Bitcoin Red Team, and individual contributors have generated over 1,000 reports, but so far no high-risk or critical vulnerabilities have been found. Gögge stated that relying on stronger models to find vulnerabilities before attackers do is not a sustainable security strategy. Developers should build testing infrastructure through automated testing, fuzzing, and property-based testing that can prevent entire classes of vulnerabilities in advance. Key components of Bitcoin Core have cumulatively completed over 100 years of CPU fuzzing and decades of Bitcoin node network simulation.
Liquid Network hacker still holds 598.5 bitcoins, L-BTC-to-bitcoin redemption channel paused for 11 days
Odaily News: The Liquid Network attacker has returned 3,400 bitcoins after the September 6 exploit, accounting for approximately 85% of the transferred assets; they currently still hold 598.50 bitcoins, worth over $45 million.Blockstream, the digital asset infrastructure company responsible for maintaining the Liquid Network, has refused to pay a ransom for the remaining assets and is demanding the return of the relevant bitcoins. The network shows 4,234.76 L-BTC in circulation, while the bitcoin reserves stand at only 3,632.23.The L-BTC-to-bitcoin redemption function has still not been restored, with Sideswap stating that redemptions are currently unavailable; Blockstream founder Adam Back said that L-BTC will be backed 1:1 by bitcoin reserves and reminded holders not to sell L-BTC off-market at a discount.As of now, Blockstream has not yet issued an announcement that "redemptions are live." The attacker's wallet continues to receive on-chain messages and has been subjected to address poisoning attacks and scam messages, with the related attacks inducing transfers by generating visually similar addresses. (Bitcoin.com News)
Revolut Responds to Multiple Extortion Attempts: No Direct Contact Received, Italian Authorities Have Intervened
Odaily News: Following a customer data breach at Revolut, multiple hacker groups have publicly demanded ransom. A group calling itself "IAmNotAVillain" demanded that Revolut pay 6,000 Monero (XMR, approximately $3 million) within 24 hours, or it would sell customer data to other criminal organizations; another group, "Revolut Smilik," had earlier demanded 10,000 Bitcoin (approximately $780 million).In response, a Revolut spokesperson stated that the company has not received any direct contact or extortion demands from any of the aforementioned individuals or organizations. Meanwhile, Italy's Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Directorate has launched an investigation, with Italian prosecutors investigating unauthorized access to government computer systems, and Italy's privacy regulator has also asked banks to urgently review the security of their access systems. (Cointelegraph)
Paradigm Co-founder: Zcash Developer Fund Is Crucial, Pure Coin-Holder Voting May Undermine Long-Term Trust
Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang posted on the X platform outlining some views on Zcash. He stated that blockchain ecosystems generally face the challenge of long-term funding sources, especially for public goods financing, and that funding developer funds through an inflation mechanism is a viable approach. He believes that amid the backdrop of AI-enhanced cyberattack capabilities and the rapid development of quantum technology, the Zcash developer fund remains highly significant.Matt Huang also stated that as Zcash gains greater acceptance and adoption as a privacy supplement to Bitcoin, governance relying purely on coin-holder voting may introduce unpredictability and affect its ability to build long-term trust as a monetary asset. Therefore, Zcash is better suited to combining coin-holder voting with other governance approaches. Matt Huang also disclosed that Paradigm is an investor in ZEC and ZODL.In the early hours of today, ZEC briefly broke above $1,385, setting a new all-time high.
Bitcoin Core 32.0 entered the final testing phase on September 14, with the official release date set for October 10.
According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin Core 32.0 entered its final testing phase on September 14, with its official release scheduled for October 10. This update adds a transaction fee estimator based on real-time mempool status, enabling fee estimates to be lowered more quickly once network congestion subsides. It also enables multi-threaded parallel reading of transaction data to speed up node blockchain synchronization, defaulting to 8 threads. Security-wise, it resolves a wallet naming vulnerability on non-Windows systems since version 24.0 that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the node host via a specially crafted wallet name. Additionally, it patches an out-of-memory vulnerability in the newly added built-in web server; testing indicates that 16 unauthenticated connections can spike node memory usage from 46MB to roughly 3GB in approximately one minute. This update does not include any changes to Bitcoin's consensus rules.
Standard Chartered expects ARB to reach $10 by 2030, with Arbitrum's monthly revenue potentially hitting $5 million
Odaily News: Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, stated that ARB is expected to reach $10 by the end of 2030. The forecast uses $0.14 as a reference price, approximately 48 times the current price of $0.21; its annual targets also include $0.5 in 2026, $1.5 in 2027, $3.5 in 2028, and $6.5 in 2029.Arbitrum's monthly revenue for September is projected to reach $5 million, representing a more than 5x increase from before Robinhood Chain's launch. Robinhood Chain launched its public chain mainnet on July 1 based on the Arbitrum platform, targeting tokenized assets and decentralized finance applications; under the Expansion Program, 10% of protocol net revenue is returned to the Arbitrum ecosystem, with 8% going to the ArbitrumDAO treasury and 2% supporting the Arbitrum Developer Guild.ARB is an ERC-20 governance token used for voting on ArbitrumDAO proposals. It currently does not represent on-chain asset ownership, nor is there a mechanism for directly capturing Arbitrum revenue. Standard Chartered noted that a slowdown in the tokenization process, competing blockchains, and ARB's lack of a direct value capture mechanism are the main risks facing this forecast. (Bitcoin.com News)
Sparrow Wallet Runs on a $40 Handheld Game Console, Developer Releases Working Proof of Concept
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that @DesobedienteTec, after porting SeedSigner to a handheld game console, has once again released a working proof-of-concept version of Sparrow Wallet. The device features two microSD card slots and supports a camera, a virtual keyboard, as well as emulators for Nintendo, SEGA, N64, PSP, and PS1 games.
JPYC Surges Past 3 Yen Briefly After Upbit Listing, Supply Exceeds 4.2 Billion Yen in 48 Hours
Odaily News: Japan's first licensed yen stablecoin, JPYC, was listed on South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit on September 17. The JPYC/KRW opening reference price was 8.81 Korean won, and it subsequently rose to 35.7 Korean won, reaching a high of approximately 37 Korean won, equivalent to over 3 yen.JPYC minted 1.687 billion yen on that day, and its circulating supply grew from approximately 1.9 billion yen to over 4.2 billion yen within about 48 hours. After the new supply entered the market, JPYC's price gradually returned to its 1:1 yen peg. (Bitcoin.com News)
Blink Suspends Service to Investigate Security Incident
Bitcoin News posted on X that attackers accessed a small number of Blink custodial accounts and withdrew funds. Blink stated that the vast majority of funds remain safe, and non-custodial wallets were not affected; the Bitcoin payment protocol Spark, which it uses, supports multiple Lightning Network wallets, but it has not yet been confirmed that Spark was the source of this security incident.
French Council of State Rejects Request to Suspend DAC8 Tax Reporting Decree
According to Bitcoin News on X, Bull Bitcoin and Paymium had requested the court to suspend Decree No. 2025-1276 issued on December 19, 2025. The September 14 ruling stated that the privacy harm was insufficient to justify an emergency suspension, and that the likelihood of a data breach was "extremely low."
Over the past week, it rose more than 36%: The Smarter Web Company plans to launch the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock
Odaily News: BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on X that after The Smarter Web Company announced plans to launch the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock, its shares TSWCF rose more than 36% over the past week.
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Robert Kiyosaki: The "Biggest Crash in History" Has Begun, Keep Holding Bitcoin
Odaily News: Robert Kiyosaki has stated that the "biggest crash in history" in global markets has already begun, starting in Europe and Japan in 2026 and spreading worldwide, with contributing factors including AI speculation, war with Iran, excessive debt, and the retirement of the baby boomer generation.He said he is preparing through his personal businesses, income-producing real estate, oil producing well investments, as well as Bitcoin, gold, and silver, rather than holding cash, and expects severe financial stress to trigger a new round of money printing.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in April that global public debt as a share of GDP approached 94% in 2025 and is projected to reach 100% by 2029.Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that in 2025, for every 100 people of working age (20 to 64), there are 33 people aged 65 and above, and this is expected to rise to 52 by 2050. (Bitcoin.com News)
Standard Chartered expects ARB to reach $10 by 2030, with Arbitrum's monthly revenue potentially hitting $5 million
Odaily News: Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, stated that ARB is expected to reach $10 by the end of 2030. The forecast uses $0.14 as a reference price, approximately 48 times the current price of $0.21; its annual targets also include $0.5 in 2026, $1.5 in 2027, $3.5 in 2028, and $6.5 in 2029.Arbitrum's monthly revenue for September is projected to reach $5 million, representing a more than 5x increase from before Robinhood Chain's launch. Robinhood Chain launched its public chain mainnet on July 1 based on the Arbitrum platform, targeting tokenized assets and decentralized finance applications; under the Expansion Program, 10% of protocol net revenue is returned to the Arbitrum ecosystem, with 8% going to the ArbitrumDAO treasury and 2% supporting the Arbitrum Developer Guild.ARB is an ERC-20 governance token used for voting on ArbitrumDAO proposals. It currently does not represent on-chain asset ownership, nor is there a mechanism for directly capturing Arbitrum revenue. Standard Chartered noted that a slowdown in the tokenization process, competing blockchains, and ARB's lack of a direct value capture mechanism are the main risks facing this forecast. (Bitcoin.com News)
Sparrow Wallet Runs on a $40 Handheld Game Console, Developer Releases Working Proof of Concept
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that @DesobedienteTec, after porting SeedSigner to a handheld game console, has once again released a working proof-of-concept version of Sparrow Wallet. The device features two microSD card slots and supports a camera, a virtual keyboard, as well as emulators for Nintendo, SEGA, N64, PSP, and PS1 games.
2011 Bitcoin Wallet Moves 100 BTC, $324 Cost Now Worth Over $8 Million Nearly 15 Years Later
Odaily News: A Bitcoin wallet created on November 2, 2011, transferred 100 BTC at block height 967732, worth more than $8 million at current prices. When the wallet was acquired, Bitcoin was priced at $3.24, meaning the 100 BTC cost approximately $324, representing an unrealized return of about 2,469,000%.On the same day, four wallets created between February and March 2013 each transferred 25 BTC, totaling 100 BTC, which were consolidated into a wallet belonging to crypto custody firm BitGo. On-chain characteristics indicate that these bitcoins originally came from block rewards in March 2013; the miner has been continuously transferring similar amounts of BTC to BitGo in batches since August 2025.The two transfers totaled 200 BTC, currently worth more than $16 million. The new address of the 2011 wallet is a P2WPKH address and has not been flagged by major block explorers as an OTC desk or centralized exchange address; whether the funds the 2013 miner transferred to BitGo have been sold cannot be confirmed from on-chain information. (Bitcoin.com News)
JPYC Surges Past 3 Yen Briefly After Upbit Listing, Supply Exceeds 4.2 Billion Yen in 48 Hours
Odaily News: Japan's first licensed yen stablecoin, JPYC, was listed on South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit on September 17. The JPYC/KRW opening reference price was 8.81 Korean won, and it subsequently rose to 35.7 Korean won, reaching a high of approximately 37 Korean won, equivalent to over 3 yen.JPYC minted 1.687 billion yen on that day, and its circulating supply grew from approximately 1.9 billion yen to over 4.2 billion yen within about 48 hours. After the new supply entered the market, JPYC's price gradually returned to its 1:1 yen peg. (Bitcoin.com News)
Blink Suspends Service to Investigate Security Incident
Bitcoin News posted on X that attackers accessed a small number of Blink custodial accounts and withdrew funds. Blink stated that the vast majority of funds remain safe, and non-custodial wallets were not affected; the Bitcoin payment protocol Spark, which it uses, supports multiple Lightning Network wallets, but it has not yet been confirmed that Spark was the source of this security incident.