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Ethereum’s EIP-8141 draft proposes transaction fee payments in ERC-20 tokens, enhancing user flexibility without new wallets; no network upgrade scheduled yet. Vitalik Buterin supports this development. #Update #Crypto $ETH
Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau reports gangs store crypto wallet keys in rented vaults, alerting the government amid new EU anti-money laundering rules. #Update #Crypto
The Coldcard hacker moved 97.09 $BTC ($7.7M) via THORChain and CoinJoin, with 82% of stolen funds still unmoved due to a firmware bug. #Breaking #Crypto $BTC
Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain paused after purported white-hat hackers withdrew ~4,000 BTC (~$320M) due to a bug in Elements software. Funds may return if the bug is patched. #Breaking #Crypto $BTC
Ripple partners with the University of Florida to feature the $XRP logo at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, supporting financial education for student-athletes. #Update #Crypto $XRP
Google patched a high-severity Chrome flaw, CVE-2026-85046, already exploited. No crypto theft link yet. Update includes 12 fixes, rolling out soon. Security
Anthropic’s Claude AI completed the first computer-verified proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem in 11 days, surpassing a human-led project at Imperial College London. #Update #Tech
TikTok parent @ByteDance secured a $29.6 billion loan from nearly 30 banks to fund AI projects outside China, highlighting strong lender demand. #Update #Tech
The G7 urges immediate migration to post-quantum cryptography, warning that quantum computers could eventually decrypt encrypted data, affecting $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL. #Update #Cybersecurity
Polymarket launched Polymarket Perps on September 3, offering up to 20x leverage on crypto and commodities, excluding U.S. traders due to CFTC regulations. #Update #Crypto
A meme coin, BONER, dominated 53% of tokenized Hims & Hers Health shares on Robinhood Chain, spiking prices temporarily. Trading volume reached $217M on September 2. #Update #Crypto
Robinhood rejected AMC’s demand to stop trading tokens tied to its stock, challenging legal threats and asserting compliance with U.S. securities laws. #Update #Legal