Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

DCENT Unveils New Brand Identity Eight Years After Its Launch, Expanding Beyond Digital Asset Storage

South Korea-based digital asset wallet company IoTrust, led by CEO Sangsu Baek, unveiled a new brand identity for DCENT on September 8, marking the first major rebranding since the brand was launched eight years ago.　　As part of the rebranding, the English brand name has changed from “DCENT” to “DCENT,” removing the apostrophe, while the Korean brand name remains unchanged.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　The new slogan, “Own your future. At ease.”, reflects DCENTs commitment to keeping ownership of digital assets in the hands of users while reducing the burden associated with storing and managing them. The new wordmark and signature color, “DCENT Lime,”visually represent this direction.　　Beyond the Name: Expanding the Digital Asset Experience　　The rebranding goes beyond changes to the brand name and visual identity. Hardware wallets have evolved from devices used primarily for asset storage into access points for approving transactions, participating in staking, and using a wide range of digital asset services.　　In line with this evolution, DCENT is expanding into a brand that provides a comprehensive digital asset experience encompassing storage, backup, management, and utility.　　The key phrase behind the rebranding is “Beyond Storage.”It represents DCENTs commitment to making the entire digital asset journey more convenient—from secure storage to backup, recovery, management, and use.　　Unveiled alongside

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HTX Releases August Performance Report: 13th Anniversary Celebration Ignites Global User Engagement

Apia, Samoa, September 9, 2026– In August, leading global cryptocurrency exchange HTX marked its 13th anniversary with a major anniversary celebration. In an industry where leading projects come and go rapidly, few platforms have continued delivering quality services to users worldwide for 13 consecutive years. Even fewer have continued expanding their capabilities after weathering multiple bull and bear cycles.　　Centered around the “Resilience Reveals the Future” campaign and Trading Championship #3, HTX delivered a series of anniversary rewards for global users throughout August. At the same time, the platform continued to expand its asset offerings and enhance its trading tools and yield products.　　On-platform balances grew 6.6% month over month, supported stock trading assets reached 210, and cumulative TradFi trading volume surpassed $4 billion, resulting in a strong August performance.　　13th Anniversary “Resilience Reveals the Future”: Rewards All Month Long　　At 13:13 (UTC+8) on August 13, HTXs 13th anniversary carnival month campaign, “Resilience Reveals the Future,” officially kicked off. The campaign allowed users to complete designated Growth Challenge tasks, light up Future Gems, and unlock anniversary rewards step by step.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　The Grand Prize included a 2,000 USDT Future Exploration Fund, an all-inclusive trip to Singapore TOKEN2049 (flights & hotel included), and an HTX 13th Anniversary

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U.S. Bank Moves Real Dollars on a Public Chain, But With a Kill Switch

On Wednesday, U.S. Bank sent dollars from North America to Europe on a public blockchain. However, while anyone can watch that network, only the bank can undo the payment.　　The bank calls it a launch, but its own announcement describes it as a test. U.S. Bank paid itself, using a token, USBDC, that no customer can buy.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　The Kill Switch for U.S. Bank　　Cryptos founding promise was that nobody could pull your money back. USBDC breaks that promise deliberately. The bank chose Stellar, whose token XLM ranks 19th by market value.　　Stellar lets whoever issues a token cut off an account, while at the same time allowing that issuer to destroy coins sitting in someone elses wallet.　　U.S. Bank tried creating the token, cashing it out, freezing it, and taking it back. All four worked.　　So this is not a rival to the dollar coins traders already use. It is a wire transfer with an undo button.　　“This live pilot demonstrates our ability to accelerate global cash management and money movement capabilities,” read an excerpt in the banks statement, citing Gunjan Kedia, chairman and chief executive officer at U.S. Bank.　　Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Wall Street Split, and the U.S. Bank

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Germanys Bitcoin Tax-Free Era Could End: The Date Every Crypto Investor Must Know

Germany is putting a deadline on tax-free Bitcoin (BTC). Buy before December 31, 2026 and the old rules follow your coins, but buy later and the taxman comes.　　That date sits inside a draft law from the finance ministry, and while nothing has passed yet, German investors are already doing the arithmetic.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　The Rule That Made Germany Different　　For years, Germany had it such that you hold your crypto for 12 months and the profit was yours, untaxed. Sell sooner and you paid income tax, up to 42%.　　It gave a country famous for paperwork a reputation as one of Europes friendliest homes for long-term crypto holders.　　The draft seen by Handelsblatt kills the clock, with every sale expected to become taxable. Gains would meet a flat 25% withholding tax, the same one Germany charges on shares and dividends.　　INTEL: Germany plans to scrap its one-year crypto tax exemption and impose a flat 25% capital gains tax on new holdings from 2027 pic.twitter.com/IR9cTHf2uU　　— Solid Intel ???? (@solidintel_x) September 9, 2026　　A solidarity surcharge also lands on top, so that the first €1,000 ($1,163) of yearly gains stays free, and losses could finally be written off against other gains.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　The Part That Stings　　The ministry says the exemption rewards speculation.　　“It

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Hunter Biden's LAPTOP Coin Creates A Crypto Millionaire and a $200,000 Bagholder

Hunter Biden‘s LAPTOP meme coin peaked two minutes after Wednesday’s launch and now trades 99% below that high. One trader cleared more than $1 million inside the window. Another turned $200,000 into less than $2,000.　　Blockchain analytics firm Arkham put the peak at $199.51. Hours later the token changed hands at $2.27, a market value near $794.5 million, and it has kept sliding since. It trades on Base, the network Coinbase built.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Hunter Bidens Laptop Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoA $48,000 Pool Was Pricing a $144 Billion Token　　Arkham said the pool of money backing LAPTOP trades held about $48,000 shortly after launch, while the tokens full supply was being valued at $144 billion. A liquidity pool is the pot of assets buyers trade against, and a shallow one means a modest order moves the price a long way.　　DID LAPTOP TOP IN 2 MINUTES？　　LAPTOP just launched at 8:02pm. It reached a peak price 2 minutes later at 8:04.　　The FDV of the coin is currently $144B and the liquidity pool contains $48K. pic.twitter.com/9yvDk6r2sB　　— Arkham (@arkham) September 9, 2026　　That mismatch drove what followed. The LAPTOP price was anchored to almost nothing, so a few large buys could mark it in the hundreds of dollars, and a

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Brazils Tokenization Push Accelerates With $2 Billion Credit Plan

In July, Brazils Securities and Exchange Commission, the CVM, created a dedicated Tokenization Working Group to study the registration, custody, trading, and settlement of securities using distributed ledger technology.　　The group has also been tasked with proposing an experimental regulatory regime for tokenized securities, placing tokenization directly within the regulator‘s agenda for the modernization of Brazil’s capital markets.　　Meanwhile, Brazilian tokenization platform Liqi Digital Assets and XDC Network have renewed their partnership for another two years and raised the total targeted issuance from $500 million to $2 billion through 2028.　　The new agreement consists of the original $500 million, which the companies say has already been completed, alongside a further $1.5 billion in planned issuance.　　JUST IN: Monthly transaction count on @XDCNetwork is at an all-time high of 27.7 million, up 50% over the past six months.　　A network to watch ???? pic.twitter.com/E7UaiiHRY9　　— Token Terminal ???? (@tokenterminal) August 17, 2026　　Liqi Reached Its Original $500 Million Target Nine Months Early　　The expansion follows faster-than-expected issuance under the companies first agreement.　　Liqi and XDC initially signed their partnership in April 2025, setting a target of up to $500 million in real-world assets over 24 months. According to the companies, that target was reached in roughly 15 months, nine months

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Bitcoin miner manufacturer Canaan sells crypto to buy back shares after $97 million loss

Canaan, the Bitcoin mining-equipment maker, reported second-quarter 2026 revenue below its earlier guidance on Sept. 8, as weaker machine demand put more weight on its cash and crypto treasury. More than half of its Bitcoin holdings were pledged for loans at June 30.　　Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $78,761.17 24-hour change: up 0.36% 24H Up 0.36% 7D Up 2.21% 30D Up 21.90%　　Revenue totaled $31.9 million, short of the $35 million to $45 million range forecast in May. Product revenue fell to $13.6 million from $42.9 million in the first quarter. Canaan attributed that decline to less computing power sold and lower selling prices amid weaker demand.　　Managements outlook points to further pressure: Canaan forecast third-quarter revenue of $11 million to $15 million. That prospect makes the distinction between treasury holdings and available cash more consequential.　　Related Company Canaan Mining hardware manufacturer　　Cash, collateral and buybacks　　Canaans June 30 total of 1,915.5 BTC included 1,117 BTC pledged for secured term loans and 100 BTC transferred to a fixed-term product. Another 698.5 BTC sat in its cryptocurrency assets category.　　The pledged coins therefore represented more than half the total. They were already serving as loan collateral, while the fixed-term allocation was also distinct from cash. The headline

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Bitcoin traders bet borrowed money on a rally as oil surges ahead of Fridays inflation test

Bitcoin is holding above $78,000 as Brent crude breached $100 and rising Treasury yields revived inflation fears.　　Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $78,598.14 24-hour change: down 0.31% 24H Down 0.31% 7D Up 1.78% 30D Up 22.39%　　Data from CryptoSlate showed the flagship cryptocurrency trading around $78,451 at press time, with little sign of the pressure spreading across bond and energy markets after an escalation in the Middle East pushed Brent above the threshold for the first time since July 24.　　Brent touched $100.19 before easing slightly, extending a roughly 25% advance since early August as attacks on shipping and energy infrastructure raised fresh concerns about supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea. The US 10-year Treasury yield climbed toward 4.81% as investors weighed the inflationary consequences of another surge in energy costs.　　Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic advisor at Allianz, said Brents move above $100 has sharpened focus on the economic, political and social consequences of higher US gasoline prices. He also pointed to the accompanying rise in bond yields.　　That combination has historically been difficult for Bitcoin. Higher oil prices can reinforce inflation, reduce the Federal Reserves room to ease and push real yields higher, increasing the relative appeal of interest-bearing

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XRP ETFs Keep Drawing Wall Street Money as Bitcoin, Ethereum Bleed

US-listed XRP ETFs saw $1.55 million in inflows on September 8, the largest among 12 spot crypto fund groups. Only Hedera (HBAR) products joined them, with $431,180.　　Four groups lost money, and six recorded no flow at all. Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) had not all fallen on the same day since July 9.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Bled Together for the First Time Since July　　BTC funds lost $46.65 million, the heaviest loss in the group. Ethereum products followed with $24.29 million. Solana products shed a slimmer $667,719.　　Those three had not fallen together in the previous 41 sessions. Hyperliquid (HYPE) funds lost $12.96 million, erasing the $10.52 million they collected on September 4.　　Those four accounted for every dollar that left, $84.56 million in total, according to SoSoValue records.　　US Spot Crypto ETF Net Flows Across 12 Groups, September 8, 2026. Source: SoSoValue/BeInCrypto　　Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens　　For XRP, Franklins XRPZ fund absorbed the entire $1.55 million inflow. The Bitwise, Canary, 21Shares, and Grayscale products all printed zeros.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　The Avalanche (AVAX), BNB (BNB), Dogecoin (DOGE), Polkadot (DOGE), Chainlink (LINK), and Litecoin (LINK) funds all printed zeros. Momentum had already drained from the altcoin groups the previous week.　　Monthly

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Gaming Contacts Became a $245 Million Crypto Theft Ring, Leader Pleads Guilty

Malone Lam pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a racketeering conspiracy that drained more than $245 million in cryptocurrency.　　The 22-year-old Singaporean citizen led a group that talked its way past people rather than past software. Prosecutors say the enterprise ran from October 2023 through at least May 2025.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Malone Lam Guilty Plea Caps a Two-Year Theft Spree　　According to the court documents, Lam was the ringleader of the international cybercrime conspiracy. He organized the enterprise, identified the targets, and coordinated the roles of the other conspirators. Lam used the aliases “Anne Hathaway,” “$$$” and “King Greavy.”　　The scheme was developed through connections made on online gaming platforms. Its members operated from California, Connecticut, New York, Florida, and abroad.　　Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens　　???????????? Malone Lam pleads guilty over $245M Bitcoin social engineering heist　　The 22-year-old Singaporean admitted his role in the operation that stole more than 4,100 BTC from a single Washington, D.C. victim in August 2024.　　Members of the group impersonated Google and Gemini… pic.twitter.com/zg91LDPsnw　　— Dark Web Informer (@DarkWebInformer) September 8, 2026　　The group used social engineering and occasionally broke into homes to obtain the information that let it drain victims wallets.　　The case began with a September 2024 indictment over

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