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HBO Max Reddit Account Hijacked, 108 Malicious Ads Pushing Infostealer Malware Deployed Over 48 Hours
Odaily reports: Earlier this month, the verified Reddit account of streaming service HBO Max was hijacked by hackers, who deployed 108 malicious ads over approximately 48 hours, tricking Mac and Windows users into executing commands to install infostealer malware.The malware can steal browser credentials, Telegram data, Apple Notes, saved passwords, and crypto wallet recovery phrases, and may also alter wallet addresses in the clipboard. Reddit has suspended the relevant ads and launched a security investigation. The number of infections and crypto asset losses have not yet been confirmed. (Decrypt)
Glassnode: Bitcoin Falls Below Realized Price at $76,700
According to on-chain analytics platform Glassnode (@glassnode), Bitcoin’s price fell to approximately $76,000, breaking below the consolidation range maintained since late August and dropping roughly 1% below the “Realized Price” of $76,700. Despite multiple headwinds including the failure of the Senate’s CLARITY Act vote, sharp declines in altcoins, and rising expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes, the pullback has remained moderate. On-chain capital inflows turned negative for the first time on September 15 following 27 consecutive days of growth; U.S. spot ETFs recorded cumulative net outflows of approximately $334 million from September 8 to 14; the total stablecoin market cap stands at roughly $301 billion, down about 4% from its April peak with recent growth stalling; and publicly traded companies have net-purchased only about 5,900 BTC over the past three months, far below the 89,000 BTC bought in July 2025, with an average corporate cost basis of approximately $80,500 leaving them currently underwater. The options market shifted to bearish sentiment within hours of the voting results being announced. Max pain for the September 25 expirations sits at $72,000, with heavy call option concentration capping upside near $85,000. The order book shows thin bid liquidity below $68,000; should this range break decisively, subsequent key support levels would be the short-term holder cost basis at $71,300 and the on-chain support zone between $62,000 and $65,000.
tZERO Completes New Funding Round Led by Marc Cohodes and Max Cohodes
Odaily News: tZERO stated that this funding round is part of its long-term capital plan and will be used to support business operations, next-stage growth, and the development of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) business. The round was led by Marc Cohodes and Max Cohodes, with participation from existing investors Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Bill Fleckenstein, and partner Dinari, among others, while Neighborhood Intelligence committed to participate. The platform is building infrastructure covering tokenization, trading, custody, and asset servicing around tokenized securities and other assets, helping financial institutions issue and trade assets through regulated blockchain infrastructure. tZERO CEO Alan Konevsky said the company will continue to expand its tokenized financial market infrastructure business and advance toward capital independence, while also expanding tokenization and other derivatives, prediction markets, and spot crypto infrastructure services, and seeking to scale its business through strategic transactions.
Passport Prime Releases KeyOS 1.3.1, Adds Mnemonic Final Word Generation Feature
: Bitcoin News posted on the X platform stating that Foundation has released KeyOS 1.3.1 for Passport Prime, adding a mnemonic generation feature. Users can input the first 11 or 23 words of a BIP39 mnemonic, and the device will generate a valid final word that meets checksum requirements. Users can manually generate mnemonics by rolling dice, flipping coins, or other methods, and complete mnemonic generation directly on the Passport Prime without the need for external tools. Foundation stated that AI security reviews conducted using Claude Fable Max and ChatGPT 5.6 Sol Extra High found no serious security issues.
Luxembourg to Include Crypto Exchanges in FIU Alert System
Odaily News: Luxembourg has passed a new law authorizing the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to send cross-institutional fraud alerts to traditional banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, with the relevant measures taking effect on August 8. The bill, numbered 8722, requires cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Luxembourg to receive alerts in sync with banks and payment institutions. The bill aims to close the loophole that allows fraudulent funds to move rapidly between traditional financial institutions and digital assets. Under previous rules, banks could only block transactions of flagged accounts within their own systems and were unable to notify another financial institution or cryptocurrency exchange to prevent funds from entering or leaving. Max Braun, head of Luxembourg's FIU, stated that incorporating cryptocurrency exchanges into the cross-departmental alert system will make it more difficult to cash out from flagged accounts. According to data from Luxembourg's Ministry of Justice, police recorded 6,382 fraud cases in the country in 2024, and financial practitioners submitted more than 18,000 reports of fraud and scams.
Claude Adjusts Subscription Strategy Due to Compute Pressure, Fable 5 Included in High-Tier Plan with 50% Quota Limit
Claude announced that effective July 20, Fable 5 will be officially included in the Max and Team Premium subscription plans, and users will receive usage rights equivalent to 50% of the full quota. Pro and Team Standard users can still access Fable 5 by using credits and will receive a one-time $100 quota compensation. Claude stated that due to the difficulty in accurately predicting the scale of demand after Fable 5's launch, a phased rollout strategy was previously adopted, and the scope of subscriber access was expanded multiple times as compute resources increased. This process brought uncertainty to some users, so this adjustment aims to allow users to more clearly understand the model usage rights included in the subscription plans. In the future, continued investment will be made to expand compute capacity, and Fable 5's access policy will be continuously updated based on capacity conditions.
$187 M Position Value: A Whale Opens Max-Leverage Longs on 1,822 BTC and 15,270 ETH
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale opened max-leverage long positions on BTC and ETH worth $187 million 4 hours ago. The BTC long position is 1,822 coins, valued at $150 million, with an entry price of $82,409 and a liquidation price of $80,634; the ETH long position is 15,270 coins, valued at $37.33 million, with an entry price of $2,455 and a liquidation price of $2,406. The whale's most successful previous trade yielded a profit of $14.8 million: going long on NEAR at $2.14 in late August and taking profit at $4.88 in late September.
Glassnode: Bitcoin Falls Below Realized Price at $76,700
According to on-chain analytics platform Glassnode (@glassnode), Bitcoin’s price fell to approximately $76,000, breaking below the consolidation range maintained since late August and dropping roughly 1% below the “Realized Price” of $76,700. Despite multiple headwinds including the failure of the Senate’s CLARITY Act vote, sharp declines in altcoins, and rising expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes, the pullback has remained moderate. On-chain capital inflows turned negative for the first time on September 15 following 27 consecutive days of growth; U.S. spot ETFs recorded cumulative net outflows of approximately $334 million from September 8 to 14; the total stablecoin market cap stands at roughly $301 billion, down about 4% from its April peak with recent growth stalling; and publicly traded companies have net-purchased only about 5,900 BTC over the past three months, far below the 89,000 BTC bought in July 2025, with an average corporate cost basis of approximately $80,500 leaving them currently underwater. The options market shifted to bearish sentiment within hours of the voting results being announced. Max pain for the September 25 expirations sits at $72,000, with heavy call option concentration capping upside near $85,000. The order book shows thin bid liquidity below $68,000; should this range break decisively, subsequent key support levels would be the short-term holder cost basis at $71,300 and the on-chain support zone between $62,000 and $65,000.
A dormant ETH address from four years ago appears to be reducing its position; selling would result in a loss of over 20%
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, the address "0x08E…03e6b" received 1,500 ETH back in September 2021, when the price was $3,159.27. It had never transferred or sold any of it since, but just 2 hours ago it deposited 1,250 ETH ($3.14 million) to MAX Exchange. If sold, the asset would shrink by more than 20%.
B.AI weekly benefits continue to update, 90% off API access channel launched, Qwen3.8-Max available for free
B.AI welcomes multiple major updates this week. In terms of benefits, new users can log in with one click using Bitget Wallet, Binance Wallet, or imToken wallet to immediately claim 1 million free Credits; logging in via an invitation code grants an additional 300,000, stacking with the exclusive wallet login bonus for a cumulative maximum of 1.3 million, while inviters simultaneously enjoy permanent rebates on friends' recharges and subscriptions. Recharge discounts are released simultaneously, with BNB Chain channels enjoying an exclusive 1:1 equivalent quota bonus, while other multiple payment methods enjoy a 1:0.5 bonus; a single user can receive up to $100 equivalent points. On the model side, new breakthroughs continue as the "Choose Your Own Provider" lineup expands significantly this week, adding the Nebula channel and launching historic call discounts as low as 90% off; meanwhile, Alibaba's flagship Qwen model Qwen3.8-Max officially lands on the platform and is now open for limited-time free experience. Currently, the choose-your-own-provider mode fully covers global mainstream large model series such as Claude, GPT, and Gemini; combined with recharge bonuses and multiple discount tiers, it continues to deliver extreme cost-performance computing power for global developers and enterprise users. Log in now at chat.b.ai/chat to start your journey of intelligent creation.
Alibaba Tongyi Qianwen Qwen3.8-Max Officially Lands on B.AI Platform, Limited-Time Free Trial
Alibaba Qwen's latest generation 2.4 trillion-parameter flagship model Qwen3.8-Max has officially launched on the B.AI platform. The model achieves comprehensive improvements in coding, real-world office scenarios, long-horizon tasks, and multimodal agents, and is now live on B.AI with a limited-time free trial. To celebrate the launch, B.AI offers multiple stacked benefits: New users logging in with Binance Wallet, Bitget Wallet, or imToken will immediately receive 1 million free Credits; Top-ups enjoy generous bonuses, with BNB Chain top-ups receiving a 1:1 bonus and other methods 1:0.5, up to a maximum extra $100 per user; Invite friends to register to get 300,000 Credits for them, stacking with the login bonus for a cumulative maximum of 1.3 million, while inviters simultaneously enjoy rebates from friends' top-ups and subscriptions. Limited-time benefits, first come, first served. Log in now at https://chat.b.ai/chat to experience the charm of the new-generation flagship.
Greeks.live: Bitcoin and Ethereum Options with $1.43 Billion Notional Value Expire and Settle Today
According to options expiry data released by [email protected] (@BTC__options), a total of 19,000 BTC options expired this week, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.89, Max Pain at $64,500, and a notional value of $1.2 billion; 125,000 ETH options expired, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.25, Max Pain at $1,875, and a notional value of $230 million. In terms of market conditions, BTC briefly broke through 66K this week but failed to hold. The 65K to 80K range is a high-volume trading zone from the early year's rally, indicating significant upside pressure. Overall IV has retreated to the 35% level, leaving fewer trading opportunities. Notably, the ETH put option ratio has exceeded 1 for 6 consecutive weeks, the longest duration on record, indicating sustained high bearish sentiment in the market. However, some traders are also taking the opportunity to sell Puts to buy the dip. Cryptocurrencies have experienced an 8-month bear market. From a cyclical perspective, the second half of the year may see a certain rebound.
HBO Max Reddit Account Hijacked, 108 Malicious Ads Pushing Infostealer Malware Deployed Over 48 Hours
Odaily reports: Earlier this month, the verified Reddit account of streaming service HBO Max was hijacked by hackers, who deployed 108 malicious ads over approximately 48 hours, tricking Mac and Windows users into executing commands to install infostealer malware.The malware can steal browser credentials, Telegram data, Apple Notes, saved passwords, and crypto wallet recovery phrases, and may also alter wallet addresses in the clipboard. Reddit has suspended the relevant ads and launched a security investigation. The number of infections and crypto asset losses have not yet been confirmed. (Decrypt)
Luxembourg to Include Crypto Exchanges in FIU Alert System
Odaily News: Luxembourg has passed a new law authorizing the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to send cross-institutional fraud alerts to traditional banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, with the relevant measures taking effect on August 8. The bill, numbered 8722, requires cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Luxembourg to receive alerts in sync with banks and payment institutions. The bill aims to close the loophole that allows fraudulent funds to move rapidly between traditional financial institutions and digital assets. Under previous rules, banks could only block transactions of flagged accounts within their own systems and were unable to notify another financial institution or cryptocurrency exchange to prevent funds from entering or leaving. Max Braun, head of Luxembourg's FIU, stated that incorporating cryptocurrency exchanges into the cross-departmental alert system will make it more difficult to cash out from flagged accounts. According to data from Luxembourg's Ministry of Justice, police recorded 6,382 fraud cases in the country in 2024, and financial practitioners submitted more than 18,000 reports of fraud and scams.
Cascade CLS Treasury Attacked, Resulting in $1.3 Million in User Fund Losses
Odaily Odaily News According to MAX monitoring, on July 16, the Cascade CLS treasury suspectedly experienced a security vulnerability, resulting in approximately $1.3 million in user fund losses. The platform has suspended all trading and withdrawals and has invited SEAL 911 and other third-party security teams to investigate and handle the incident. Cascade is a 24/7 multi-asset perpetual contract platform headquartered in New York, targeting the US market. It supports deposits via Arbitrum USDC or bank accounts and is currently still in an invitation-only private testing phase.
Max effective balance reaches 2048 ETH, Lido launches 0x02 CSM
Lido has launched 0x02 CSM, enabling permissionless operation of validators with a maximum effective balance of 2048 ETH. Operators do not need to raise staking funds themselves; they only need to provide a bond. The first key requires 32 ETH, and each subsequent key requires 30 ETH, with staking allocated by the protocol. This module adopts an initial deposit queue and an additional staking queue capped at 32 slots; the initial share cap at launch is 0.01% of Lido Core TVL, and the first batch of approximately 32 keys will receive seed deposits.
LayerZero Launches Post-Quantum Signature Aggregation System Aerie, Capable of Aggregating Over 32,000 Signatures in 0.65 Seconds
Odaily News: LayerZero Labs, in collaboration with the a16z Crypto research team, Carnegie Mellon University, and Imperial College London, has released new research findings on Aerie, aimed at improving the aggregation efficiency of post-quantum cryptographic signatures.According to the introduction, Aerie is built upon the previously launched lattice-based polynomial commitment scheme Akita. On a MacBook Pro equipped with an Apple M4 Max chip, using 16 CPU cores without GPU acceleration, it can aggregate 32,768 Falcon-512 signatures in 0.65 seconds, with peak memory usage of approximately 2.1 GiB.LayerZero stated that compared to the previous Orthus scheme, Aerie achieves approximately 1.5x faster proof generation, 38x faster verification, and approximately 1.7x smaller proof size. Additionally, Aerie supports aggregation of ML-DSA signatures standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with specific performance data to be released later.This research aims to provide a technical pathway for blockchain to achieve low-latency, post-quantum secure consensus without requiring specialized hardware.
Tether AI releases ultra-fast speech-to-text model TranscribePsy
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino tweeted that Tether AI's QVAC platform has officially launched the speech-to-text model TranscribePsy, featuring 250 million parameters and support for 25 European languages, specifically optimized for local execution on smartphones and laptops. On the iPhone 17 Pro Max Neural Engine, it takes just 1.65 seconds to transcribe a 10-minute audio recording. The model does not require cloud support, adopts a decentralized peer-to-peer architecture, and emphasizes local operation, high privacy, and cross-hardware compatibility.
Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5, with average running costs reduced by about 75% compared to the previous generation
Odaily reports: Anthropic has announced the launch of Claude Haiku 5.5, positioned as its lowest-cost, fastest, and most capable small model to date, primarily targeting high-volume use cases such as summarization, context compression, database queries, classification, sub-agents, real-time customer service, and browser operations. Haiku 5.5 also becomes the first model in the Haiku series to support adjustable reasoning intensity.In terms of pricing, Haiku 5.5's average running costs are about 75% lower than Haiku 4.5, with input and output prices within 100K tokens at $0.10 and $0.50 per million tokens, respectively. Additionally, Anthropic has reduced Sonnet 5.5's cache read pricing by 50%, which is expected to lower costs for most of its Agent tasks by about 20%; it will also provide Max 5x, Max 20x, and Team users with monthly API credits of $100, $200, and up to $500, respectively.
Gate Releases TOKEN2049 Singapore Teaser Video, Dr. Han to Attend and Deliver Main Stage Speech
Odaily News — As TOKEN2049 Singapore approaches, Gate has released a teaser video for the event. In the video, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han shares his thoughts on continuous innovation and change, stating that the next one to two years will mark "a new starting point," and that Gate will continue to advance its products, services, and market development.It is reported that Dr. Han will attend TOKEN2049 Singapore, deliver a keynote speech on the main stage, and engage in a fireside chat with four-time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen. During the event, Gate will set up a branded booth and an exclusive Lounge at the TOKEN2049 venue, providing attendees with a space to gain deeper insights into Gate's products, business layout, and global ecosystem development.In addition, Gate will host the Gate Gala award dinner on October 8 at the Raffles Hotel Singapore, with an expected attendance of nearly 300 global industry founders, institutional representatives, investors, content creators, and ecosystem partners.Currently, Gate's global user base has surpassed 61 million, with the platform supporting 5,300+ cryptocurrencies and 12,800+ stocks and ETFs, covering spot trading, futures, stocks, wealth management, payments, AI, and more. As its business footprint continues to expand, Gate is building a global platform that encompasses diverse assets and financial services. This TOKEN2049 Singapore trip will showcase Gate's latest progress and future roadmap, ushering in the next phase with a more complete business portfolio and broader global connectivity.
tZERO Completes New Funding Round Led by Marc Cohodes and Max Cohodes
Odaily News: tZERO stated that this funding round is part of its long-term capital plan and will be used to support business operations, next-stage growth, and the development of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) business. The round was led by Marc Cohodes and Max Cohodes, with participation from existing investors Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Bill Fleckenstein, and partner Dinari, among others, while Neighborhood Intelligence committed to participate. The platform is building infrastructure covering tokenization, trading, custody, and asset servicing around tokenized securities and other assets, helping financial institutions issue and trade assets through regulated blockchain infrastructure. tZERO CEO Alan Konevsky said the company will continue to expand its tokenized financial market infrastructure business and advance toward capital independence, while also expanding tokenization and other derivatives, prediction markets, and spot crypto infrastructure services, and seeking to scale its business through strategic transactions.
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Max effective balance reaches 2048 ETH, Lido launches 0x02 CSM
Lido has launched 0x02 CSM, enabling permissionless operation of validators with a maximum effective balance of 2048 ETH. Operators do not need to raise staking funds themselves; they only need to provide a bond. The first key requires 32 ETH, and each subsequent key requires 30 ETH, with staking allocated by the protocol. This module adopts an initial deposit queue and an additional staking queue capped at 32 slots; the initial share cap at launch is 0.01% of Lido Core TVL, and the first batch of approximately 32 keys will receive seed deposits.
LayerZero Launches Post-Quantum Signature Aggregation System Aerie, Capable of Aggregating Over 32,000 Signatures in 0.65 Seconds
Odaily News: LayerZero Labs, in collaboration with the a16z Crypto research team, Carnegie Mellon University, and Imperial College London, has released new research findings on Aerie, aimed at improving the aggregation efficiency of post-quantum cryptographic signatures.According to the introduction, Aerie is built upon the previously launched lattice-based polynomial commitment scheme Akita. On a MacBook Pro equipped with an Apple M4 Max chip, using 16 CPU cores without GPU acceleration, it can aggregate 32,768 Falcon-512 signatures in 0.65 seconds, with peak memory usage of approximately 2.1 GiB.LayerZero stated that compared to the previous Orthus scheme, Aerie achieves approximately 1.5x faster proof generation, 38x faster verification, and approximately 1.7x smaller proof size. Additionally, Aerie supports aggregation of ML-DSA signatures standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with specific performance data to be released later.This research aims to provide a technical pathway for blockchain to achieve low-latency, post-quantum secure consensus without requiring specialized hardware.
$187 M Position Value: A Whale Opens Max-Leverage Longs on 1,822 BTC and 15,270 ETH
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale opened max-leverage long positions on BTC and ETH worth $187 million 4 hours ago. The BTC long position is 1,822 coins, valued at $150 million, with an entry price of $82,409 and a liquidation price of $80,634; the ETH long position is 15,270 coins, valued at $37.33 million, with an entry price of $2,455 and a liquidation price of $2,406. The whale's most successful previous trade yielded a profit of $14.8 million: going long on NEAR at $2.14 in late August and taking profit at $4.88 in late September.
Tether AI releases ultra-fast speech-to-text model TranscribePsy
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino tweeted that Tether AI's QVAC platform has officially launched the speech-to-text model TranscribePsy, featuring 250 million parameters and support for 25 European languages, specifically optimized for local execution on smartphones and laptops. On the iPhone 17 Pro Max Neural Engine, it takes just 1.65 seconds to transcribe a 10-minute audio recording. The model does not require cloud support, adopts a decentralized peer-to-peer architecture, and emphasizes local operation, high privacy, and cross-hardware compatibility.
Morgan Stanley: iPhone 18 component orders cut by 15%, end-device production has yet to follow suit
According to TechFlow, a Morgan Stanley research report dated October 8, 2026, notes that just four weeks after the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, component orders have been cut by at least 15%. Largan Precision stated that customers have reduced orders, bringing delivery lead times down to 1.5 to 4 weeks. Morgan Stanley maintains its iPhone shipment forecast at 57 million units for the September quarter and 76 million units for the December quarter. Morgan Stanley assesses that the component order cuts have not yet translated into end-product manufacturing reductions, with neither Foxconn nor TSMC cutting capacity. If the current demand trend persists, the risk of production downgrades from 2027 onward will increase. The firm maintains an Overweight rating on Apple with a $355 target price. Changes in orders for Foxconn and TSMC will be the next key focus.
Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5, with average running costs reduced by about 75% compared to the previous generation
Odaily reports: Anthropic has announced the launch of Claude Haiku 5.5, positioned as its lowest-cost, fastest, and most capable small model to date, primarily targeting high-volume use cases such as summarization, context compression, database queries, classification, sub-agents, real-time customer service, and browser operations. Haiku 5.5 also becomes the first model in the Haiku series to support adjustable reasoning intensity.In terms of pricing, Haiku 5.5's average running costs are about 75% lower than Haiku 4.5, with input and output prices within 100K tokens at $0.10 and $0.50 per million tokens, respectively. Additionally, Anthropic has reduced Sonnet 5.5's cache read pricing by 50%, which is expected to lower costs for most of its Agent tasks by about 20%; it will also provide Max 5x, Max 20x, and Team users with monthly API credits of $100, $200, and up to $500, respectively.