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The Real Story Of Who Hunter Biden Is As $LAPTOP Wild Launch Leaves Some Lucky And Others Rekt

Ive covered a lot of meme coinlaunches like $LAPTOP that turned into disasters within minutes, but few of them carried this much irony baked into the name itself.　　Today, the word that spent years as a political punchline, “laptop”, became a token that briefly touched a fully diluted valuation north of $144 billion on liquidity of just $48,000.　　What followed was about as chaotic as crypto gets: eighty percent of traders lost money, a market maker got caught dumping tokens on-chain in real time, and at least one anonymous wallet walked away with over a million dollars in profit inside a matter of minutes. Here is a walkthrough of exactly what happened, whos behind it, and what the numbers actually show.　　What Happened Today　　$LAPTOP launched today and instantly became one of the most talked-about tokens in crypto, not because of strong fundamentals but because of who launched it and how violently the market reacted. The token printed a fully diluted valuation of roughly $144 billion against a liquidity pool holding only about $48,000, a mismatch so extreme that it turned the launch into what on-chain analytics accounts bluntly called a bloodbath.　　Data published by Bubblemaps revealed that roughly 80% of traders who bought into

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Beyond the Hype: Why Raydium (RAY) Is Up 121% This Month

Most tokens that put up a 121% monthly candledo it on a headline and give it back within a week, but Raydium (RAY) is showing a completely different pattern right now because you can go verify almost every part of the story yourself, on-chain, using addresses the protocol itself publishes in its own documentation.　　This isn‘t a project that suddenly discovered marketing. It’s Solanas largest DEX quietly shipping real infrastructure for months while the token sat under a dollar for most of that stretch, and the chart is only now catching up.　　Look at where the numbers actually stand. RAY is at $1.42, market cap $383.36 million, up another 31.45% just today. 24-hour volume is $121.58 million, itself up 39.53% from the day before, pushing the vol/mkt-cap ratio to nearly 31%, the kind of number you get when real capital is rotating in rather than a handful of wallets pushing a thin order book around.　　Total value locked across Raydium‘s pools sits above $1.13 billion, and circulating supply is 269.53 million RAY out of a fixed 555 million hard cap, a cap that, notably, can only ever go down from real demand, never up from a surprise unlock, because there isn’t one scheduled.　　Discover

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iPhone Sales Vietnam Fall Ahead of iPhone 18 Launch

Vietnams smartphone retailers are watching their iPhone shelves quietly empty out, and the reason has nothing to do with a lack of interest. As Apple gears up to unveil the iPhone 18 at midnight on September 10, iPhone sales in Vietnamhave dropped noticeably, with buyers holding cash in hand but waiting for one more piece of news before spending it.　　Key takeawaysiPhone sales in Vietnam have fallen 20-30% compared to normal periods, according to 24hStores head of e-commerce, Anh Hong.Older models like the iPhone 15, iPhone 16, and iPhone 17 have seen price cuts, with the iPhone 17 series down about 5%, or nearly 3 million VND, depending on the model.Some iPhone 17 units are now retailing for as low as 31.99 million VND, per CellphoneS.The iPhone 17 Pro Max still drives roughly 60% of iPhone sales at CellphoneS, showing loyalty to the current flagship even amid the slowdown.Apples iPhone 18 launch event kicks off at midnight on September 10, the moment retailers and shoppers alike are circling on their calendars.　　iPhone Sales Decline Ahead of iPhone 18 Launch　　Sales have slowed by 20-30%compared to a typical stretch, a pattern that tends to repeat itself every year just before Apple rolls out a

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AAVE Price Prediction: Smart Money Is Loading While Retail Fades — $140 Is the Target

Darius Baruo　　Sep 09, 2026 09:24　　AAVE is coiling at $130.38 with MACD momentum at a dead standstill and retail leaning net short — but top-tier traders are quietly pressing long and open interest is climbing fast on flat price act…　　The Immediate Setup　　AAVE is sitting in a tightly wound technical coil right now, and the read here is bullish — but conditionally so. Price at $130.38 is essentially unchanged over 24 hours, which sounds boring until you look under the hood. The MACD histogram has flatlined at zero — momentum has hit a complete standstill. That‘s not bearish confirmation; it’s an inflection point. The last time price was this compressed between a falling short-term average and a rising medium-term average, it resolved with a thrust, not a grind.　　What makes this setup interesting is the structure beneath price. AAVE is trading roughly $23 above its 50-day average and more than $33 above its 200-day average. The macro trend here is unambiguously bullish. The bulls own the trend; they‘re just temporarily out of fuel. Stochastic %K has ticked ahead of %D and is mid-range, meaning there’s no overbought ceiling suffocating this move. Volatility measured by the daily ATR sits at $7.43 — meaning a

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Stablecoin Private Credit Fund Launches with $400M Seed Capital

Tether, the worlds largest stablecoin issuer, and London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital are betting that a stablecoin private credit fundcan push crypto infrastructure deeper into everyday business lending. The two firms unveiled StableFund on September 9, 2026, an evergreen credit vehicle anchored by $400 millionin seed co-investment and built to funnel institutional money toward small businesses and consumers who have historically struggled to secure financing through conventional banks.　　Key takeawaysStableFund launched with $400 million in seed co-investment from Tether and Fasanara Capital, targeting up to $3 billion in third-party institutional capital.The fund routes USD₮ stablecoin settlement infrastructure into SME and consumer lending across more than 60 countries.StableFund is designed to help close a $5.7 trillion global SME financing gap through short-duration, asset-backed credit.Private credit is already an estimated $3 trillion global market, projected to reach $5 trillion by 2029.Tether acts as Originator and Advisor while Fasanara Capital serves as Investment Manager, deploying capital through its fintech lending network.　　Tether and Fasanara Capital Launch a $400 Million Stablecoin Private Credit Fund　　StableFund is a jointly sponsored, evergreen private credit vehicle, meaning it has no fixed maturity date and is built to keep raising and redeploying capital over time rather than winding down after a

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Top Cardano Price Predictions as ADA Soars 13% Weekly

ADA has outperformed BTC and ETH on a seven-day scale.　　Cardanos native token has performed quite well lately, and as expected, it has become the subject of optimistic price forecasts.　　Most analysts foresee modest short-term gains, while some have made wild bets and think the asset is gearing up for an explosion to a new all-time high.　　Whats Next？　　As of press time, ADA is worth around $0.22 (according to CoinGecko), up about 13% over the past seven days. In fact, it is among the top performers within that frame, and the green wave has solidified its place in the club of the 20 biggest cryptocurrencies.　　X user More Crypto Online claimed that the bounce on the chart remains intact, adding that a break above $0.23 is the next objective for the bulls.　　Crypto With Gopal also chipped in, spotting an inverted head-and-shoulders formation in ADAs price graph. He argued that the right shoulder is holding strong, with buyers defending the neckline around $0.22, while momentum is shifting bullish as price pushes into resistance.　　“A clean breakout above the neckline could open the path toward the $0.26 target,” the analyst concluded.　　For their part, X user Sssebi sees a “big chance” for a pump to $0.30 if ADA

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Metamask Breaks Free From Consensys as 2027 IPO Buzz Heats Up

On Wednesday, Consensys Software Inc. announced plans to split into two independent companies, with consumer wallet platform Metamask breaking away from Consensys, which will remain focused on protocols and institutional infrastructure.　　Key TakeawaysMetamask will break from Consensys, with Joe Lubin taking the helm in 2026.Consensys $7 billion valuation puts serious weight behind the two-company split.Speculators think Consensys could revisit a U.S. IPO as early as 2027 after shelving earlier plans.　　Metamask Breaks Away as Lubin Takes the Helm　　Consensys Executive Chairman Joe Lubin said the company spent more than a decade helping build the foundations of the Ethereum ecosystem, from the protocol itself to infrastructure supporting self-custodial finance. He noted in the press release that Metamask emerged from those efforts to become one of “the worlds most widely used self-custodial wallets.”　　Metamask is now evolving into a broader platform where users can manage their money “in its many diverse forms and aspects,” the Consensys executive remarked, and he will serve as chairman and CEO. Lubin also wrote that taking on the role full-time reflects his belief that consumer finance deserves “the same focus and ambition” Consensys brought to building Ethereum.　　Metamask X post on Sept. 9.　　Lubin explained that the new Consensys will remain focused on

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How 4,100 stolen Bitcoin bankrolled a life of private jets and supercars

Malone Lam pleaded guilty to leading a crypto theft enterprise that prosecutors say stole and laundered more than $245 million.　　Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $78,567.68 24-hour change: down 0.21% 24H Down 0.21% 7D Up 1.51% 30D Up 23.07%　　The 22-year-old Singapore citizen admitted Tuesday in Washington to participating in a racketeering conspiracy, marking a major turn in a case that began with one of the largest known thefts from an individual Bitcoin holder.　　Prosecutors said Lam organized an international network that targeted crypto owners through social engineering and, in some cases, home break-ins to obtain information needed to drain their wallets. The enterprise operated from at least October 2023 through May 2025 and included participants in California, Connecticut, New York, Florida and overseas.　　Lam, who used online aliases including “Anne Hathaway,” “$$” and “King Greavy,” selected targets and coordinated roles across the group, prosecutors said. The network grew from relationships formed on online gaming platforms before developing into a wider operation built around stealing and laundering digital assets.　　The proceeds financed an extravagant lifestyle. Members spent as much as $500,000 during a single nightclub evening, gave away luxury handbags at parties and bought watches worth between $100,000 and more than $500,000. Prosecutors also

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Arbitrum watchdog seeks permanent ban for three grant abuse cases

Arbitrums Watchdog Committee has proposed permanently excluding three DeFi projects from future DAO programs after flagging cases involving 457,553 ARB, valued at roughly $76,000.　　SummaryGood Entry, Limitless, and APX Finance face separate permanent-ban votes.The committee identified alleged misuse involving a combined 457,553 ARB.Projects have until Sep. 10 to respond and return any disputed funds.Any ban would restrict future DAO participation without freezing wallets or protocols.　　Arbitrum grant cases involve three different findings　　The Sep. 3 governance proposal said Good Entry, Limitless, and APX Finance, formerly ApolloX, had been linked to what the Watchdog Committee classified as high-severity misuse of DAO funds.　　According to the committee, high-severity cases involve large and deliberate misuse of money allocated by ArbitrumDAO. Examples can include fabricated work and theft, although the findings differ across the three projects under review.　　The cited amounts add up to 457,553 ARB, worth about $76,000 at the valuation used in the proposals coverage. However, the total does not represent one confirmed theft or a single balance owed to ArbitrumDAO. It combines separate findings involving distributions to ineligible accounts, funds moved away from Arbitrum, and grant tokens that were allegedly left unused or distributed late.　　You might also like:　　Arbitrum co-founder defends Robinhoods 90% fee share　　Good Entry received

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DoubleZero co-founder addresses whether faster Kalshi data disadvantages retail traders

DoubleZero co-founder Austin Federa has defended open access to Kalshis faster election-market data feed while confirming that the infrastructure remains read-only and provides no way to submit or execute trades.　　Austin Federa told crypto.news that professional traders tend to compete on speed with each other, while tighter competition between market makers can produce narrower spreads and better prices for other participants.　　Federa was responding to concerns that professional firms receiving faster information could gain an advantage over retail users who continue to access Kalshi through slower public-internet connections.　　“Our answer to the imbalance concern is open access: the fastest data path shouldnt be private rails and at unreachable price-levels. By placing Kalshi election market data over DoubleZero rails, anyone, from anywhere, can subscribe to the same stream,” Federa said.　　DoubleZero announced on Sep. 9 that Kalshi‘s election and politics markets had become available through DoubleZero Edge ahead of the U.S. election season. The service distributes Kalshi’s full election order book, including bids, offers and completed trades, over a dedicated fiber network.　　DoubleZero says open access addresses the retail gap　　Although subscribers receive data faster than users relying on ordinary internet routes, Federa said access to the feed is not restricted to a selected group of trading

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