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According to TradingBeats (formerly Hyperinsight), the suspected post-00s well-known trader 0xRay518 increased their positions in PONS and SNDK short positions this weekend. As of the time of publication, they hold a $13.46 million SNDK 10x short position and a $3.62 million PONS 3x short position. This address is currently the second-largest short position address on Hyperliquid.In addition, 0xRay518 reduced their short position by 49.12 Bitcoin this morning, and currently still holds a $81.52 million Bitcoin 20x short position. Public information shows that 0xRay518 started their investment career at the age of 14 (in 2020), using $3,000 of their New Year's money to trade shipping stocks, earning up to about $300,000 at its peak, but nearly went to zero due to high leverage. From 2021 to 2022, they shifted to NFTs and airdrops, making their first real fortune through the Arbitrum airdrop. In 2025, they abandoned their high school entrance exam midway and heavily invested $1 million in TRUMP coin on the roadside, making a profit of 3-4 times before exiting.

According to Reuters, Mexican authorities discovered an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation in a remote mountainous building in Tehuacán, Puebla, where 300 GPUs, 80 medium-voltage terminals, and 8 satellite antennas were found on-site. Authorities are investigating whether the operation is stealing electricity from a nearby hydroelectric power station.This is the fourth similar crypto farm discovered in the area since early last year, with three others found near a hydroelectric power station in northern Puebla last year. Local residents reported that the noise from the equipment can be heard from a kilometer away. Mexican security analyst David Saucedo stated that drug trafficking groups seem to have reached a new level of sophistication, as establishing such operations requires technical expertise and support from well-funded groups.Chainalysis Latin America expert Caio Motta pointed out that such operations are usually located in areas with extremely low electricity prices or within the reach of organized crime to steal electricity and establish large-scale mining infrastructure.

According to on-chain detective ZachXBT's post on his personal channel, Revolut allegedly failed to identify a fraudulent request, resulting in the personal identification information (PII) of some users being leaked. The leaked information includes copies of passports or driver's licenses and verification selfies, account statements, IBANs, withdrawal records, complete transaction histories including Bitcoin transactions, as well as names, birth dates, occupations, home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.ZachXBT stated that the number of affected users may be limited, but it appears to target high-net-worth individuals. It is reported that several Revolut users received related security alert emails yesterday.

The cross-chain liquidity protocol Symbiosis announced that it has encountered a security incident. Around September 11, 2026, at 04:28 UTC, attackers exploited a vulnerability in the Bitcoin bridge to carry out the attack. The BTC route has been suspended, while other routes are still operating normally.The official statement indicated that only the Bitcoin bridge was affected and has been isolated from other systems. The remaining routes, including EVM chains, TRON, TON, and components like Octopools, were not impacted. The team has recovered approximately 15 BTC, which is stored in a multi-signature wallet controlled by the team. The official has offered a white hat bounty to the attackers, amounting to 20% of the funds, valid until September 13, 2026; thereafter, an equivalent proportion will be offered to informants who can assist in recovering the funds.The final loss assessment is still ongoing, and confirmation data will be released later. The official is contacting affected liquidity providers one by one and developing a compensation framework. The relay group is still operational and ensuring network security.

The global leader in passive components, the Japanese company Murata, has issued a notice that it will gradually cease production of multiple multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) products, reminding customers to seize the last opportunity to place orders. Industry analysts expect that after Murata discontinues certain part numbers, customers will initiate alternative supplier mechanisms, with companies such as Yageo, Walsin Technology, Yageo, and Xinchang Electric likely to take over the orders.Murata stated that this adjustment includes older products and part numbers, and will stop some general-purpose items as well as those originally included in the renewal plan, promoting the replacement of old products with new ones. The notice covers certain products from nine series, including GRM, GRJ, GRT, GXM, GXT, GCM, GCJ, GCG, and ZRA, with applications spanning consumer electronics, industrial equipment, and automotive markets. Customers must complete the transition to alternatives by December 31, 2027, with the last order date set for March 31, 2028, and the final shipping date for March 31, 2029.

Bitcoin ZK Rollup Citrea posted that after a comprehensive review, ctUSD, USDC, USDT, WBTC, and CTR cross-chain services have been restored, and some Solver-based routing is still being gradually restored.Previously, a security incident occurred with the third-party application Zentra Finance, and the team has confirmed the root cause and suspended the relevant contracts. Citrea stated that its protocol and cross-chain bridge contracts were not affected and will disclose the impact of the incident on ecological projects such as ctUSD Earn Vault and depositors separately.

Strive Vice President Joe Burnett posted on platform X that the email infrastructure of Trezor and BitBox is suspected to have been compromised, and the Bitcoin strengthening phase is still ongoing.

According to CoinDesk, the Crypto Innovation Committee (CCI) and the Blockchain Association filed a preliminary injunction motion on Wednesday in the Sangamon County Circuit Court of Illinois, requesting to suspend the enforcement of the state's digital asset transaction tax during the litigation. The tax rate is 0.2% and applies to entities headquartered in Illinois or providing services in the state with total revenue exceeding $100,000, which is set to take effect on January 1, 2027.The two lobbying organizations, along with the Digital Chamber, filed a lawsuit against Illinois last month, claiming that the tax violates the Internet Tax Freedom Act and the U.S. Constitution, and that Illinois's approach to taxing digital assets differs from other financial services.CCI CEO Ji Hun Kim stated that businesses are forced to spend millions of dollars to build compliance systems, yet basic issues such as the tax subjects and timing remain unclear. Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger warned that if the law is enacted, Illinois will not be the last state to attempt this.

According to Decrypt, the Mexican federal prosecutor, in conjunction with the Navy and Puebla state police, conducted a raid on a property in the remote mountainous area of Tlaola, Puebla, seizing approximately 300 cryptocurrency mining machines, as well as transformers, medium-voltage terminals, and satellite internet antennas.The investigation revealed that the mining operation illegally tapped into the grid of the Nuevo Necaxa hydroelectric power station, and authorities have filed charges for "theft of electricity." Currently, forensic accountants are tracing the source of the hardware funding, and money laundering suspicions have not been ruled out. Data from the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission shows that from January to July 2024, non-technical electricity losses reached up to 6,346 gigawatt-hours, valued at approximately 13.8 billion pesos (about 817 million USD).

Osmosis posted on platform X that due to a security incident with the Nomic nBTC cross-chain bridge, Osmosis has suspended the minting and redemption of BTC Alloyed assets, and deposits and withdrawals have been simultaneously suspended.The BTC on Osmosis is backed by 30% nBTC. The team will soon release a complete post-mortem analysis and recovery plan. BTC in the pool is still tradable, and users are reminded to be aware of the risks.

According to Cointelegraph, the Attorney General's Office of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) reported that two suspects, Diego Sebastián and Gerardo, were arrested for allegedly murdering Jonathan Meléndez, the keyboardist of the rock band Camilo Séptimo, along with his pregnant wife, daughter, and an employee. The family's golden retriever was also killed.The suspects are accused of committing the crime to obtain a cold wallet that allegedly contained millions of dollars in Bitcoin, with one of the suspects being a business partner of the victim, using that relationship to gain access to the victim's home. The two will appear in court on Wednesday, where the judge will decide if there is enough evidence to continue the criminal proceedings. If convicted, each suspect could face a prison sentence of 25 to 70 years corresponding to each victim.Such violent robberies targeting cryptocurrency holders (known as "ransom attacks") are on the rise. According to CertiK data, there were 52 reported ransom attack incidents globally in the first half of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 33.3%; among them, there were 20 home invasions targeting cryptocurrency holders, compared to only 1 during the same period last year.Chainalysis estimates that in the first half of 2026, criminals stole over 30 million dollars in cryptocurrency through ransom attacks. In 2025, global ransom attack incidents increased by 75% to 72 cases, with France leading with 19 cases, accounting for about 40% of the total attacks in Europe.

On-chain analyst SomaXBT posted on platform X, stating that suspected Lootbot users have encountered a collective wallet theft incident, with the current loss amount exceeding 600,000 USD (approximately 245 ETH).Initial information indicates that about 50% of the victims are Lootbot subscription users. It is worth mentioning that Lootbot is one of the projects founded by dexter, the founder of the previously soft Rug project gm.ai, originally a trading bot platform in the Telegram ecosystem.

According to Bloomberg, Belgian prosecutors stated on September 7 that a Chinese man, who also holds Belgian nationality, was arrested on May 10 at Brussels Airport while attempting to board a flight back to Beijing on suspicion of engaging in espionage activities against a Belgian semiconductor company. The investigation may point to the illegal transfer of specialized intellectual property and trade secrets related to gallium nitride chip production abroad.The investigation is related to the bankruptcy case of Belgan BV, which announced its bankruptcy in July 2024. Prosecutors indicated that there are signs suggesting that the man held a senior research position at the Belgian company while also serving as a director of a Chinese company engaged in similar manufacturing activities. This Chinese company was established a few months after he joined the Belgian company and was funded by a Chinese investment fund. This is the latest in a series of suspected espionage cases in Belgium.

According to CoinDesk, the Polish prosecutor's office has charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of the missing BitBay/Zondacrypto founder Sylwester Suszek, with two counts, including fraud.Roman Ż. was arrested last Saturday in the Silesia region of Poland, and his lawyer stated that he had assisted in managing the exchange before BitBay was renamed Zonda. Roman Ż. denies the charges and has provided a detailed statement to investigators, with police seizing valuable watches and documents related to Zondacrypto during the search.The prosecutor's office stated that the arrest was ordered due to concerns that Roman Ż. would flee upon learning of plans to travel to China, with his lawyer describing the trip as a business trip and stating that he held a return ticket for September 13. The court will decide whether to continue detaining Roman Ż. during the investigation.Previously, BitBay was renamed Zondacrypto in 2021, and the exchange ceased trading in April, following customer withdrawal freezes, with estimated losses of at least 35 million zlotys (approximately 9.4 million USD). The Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit partially suspended the license of the brand entity BB Trade Estonia OÜ. The Polish prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into suspected large-scale fraud and money laundering, receiving over 3,600 complaints as of June.The case is also related to Suszek's disappearance in March 2022, with the prosecutor's office merging the Zondacrypto investigation with the Suszek missing person case in August.

According to data from platform X, the official Twitter account and contract for the new meme coin project "LAPTOP" by Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, have been announced. The account is named Laptop (@Laptoptoken) and has also gained the official Twitter follow of Hunter Biden.The project description states "Coming to @base September 9" and discloses the relevant token contract address, consistent with previously disclosed information.ChainCatcher reminds users: The currently disclosed information is all community speculation and has not yet been officially confirmed. Please do not interact with any unfamiliar links to protect asset security.ChainCatcher previously reported that according to The Wall Street Journal, Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, will launch a meme coin named LAPTOP, named after his laptop incident, scheduled to go live on the Base network under Coinbase on September 9.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, two wallets suspected to be related to the Ethena project (0x2993...7383, 0x969f...16aF) have transferred a total of 6.75 million USD worth of ENA to exchanges since September 3, and have deposited 19 million ENA, approximately 3.29 million USD, to Bybit in the past 15 hours.Both addresses received tokens transferred from the Ethena multi-signature address two years ago, and no transfers occurred since then, with recent price increases prompting bulk deposits.

According to on-chain detective Specter monitoring, Balancer is suspected to have encountered a V1 attack, with an attacker continuously transferring funds, currently profiting $250,000. The related address is 0x112...E0aE.

According to Bitcoin.com, the Chilean cryptocurrency exchange Orionx announced the cessation of operations and the suspension of user withdrawals. A forensic audit revealed that over 7 million dollars in custodial assets were transferred to wallets outside the company's control, creating a funding gap.Orionx accused two founding partners, Joaquín Díaz and Roberto Zibert, along with other former employees, of being involved in the related transactions and has reported the matter to the Chilean National Prosecutor's Office. The related complaint alleges that the transactions occurred between 2018 and 2021.The Chilean Financial Market Commission (CMF) stated that Orionx was not authorized to provide cryptocurrency financial services, and its operations did not comply with the provisions of the Financial Technology Law. Orionx stated that it could not guarantee users the recovery of all funds.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the suspected largest HYPE holding institution of a16z continued to buy HYPE today. This institution previously spent 66.4 million USDC to purchase 816,000 HYPE at an average price of 81.3 dollars a week ago; 8 hours ago, it transferred 13.05 million USDC to Hyperliquid and purchased HYPE through a TWAP method.Currently, this institution has bought and staked 5.201 million HYPE, worth approximately 445 million dollars, with an average purchase price of about 67.2 dollars, and the current floating profit is approximately 95.18 million dollars.

According to monitoring by lookonchain, after Shivon Zilis forwarded a post containing the SLINK contract address and Musk subsequently replied, the market capitalization of SLINK soared to 80 million dollars. After Shivon deleted the related post, the price of SLINK plummeted by more than 80%.Analysis indicates that during this market event, over 30 suspected insider wallets bought SLINK in advance and quickly sold it, collectively profiting over 4.7 million dollars, with returns exceeding 1200 times. Meanwhile, many traders who followed the market trend and bought suffered losses.