NFT sales rise 6.8% to $46.8M as Bitcoin trades surge

NFT sales reached approximately $46.78 million over the seven days ending Sep. 12, up 6.8% from the previous seven-day period, according to CryptoSlam data. Ethereum led blockchain sales, while a small number of high-value Bitcoin transactions accounted for much of the weeks activity.  SummaryNFT sales rose 6.8% to $46.78 million across the seven-day reporting window.Buyer addresses fell 84.67% to 41,959, even as transactions rose 48.75% to 917,549.Ethereum led blockchains with $16.83 million in sales, down 6.36%.Bitcoin sales climbed 50.12% to $9.44 million, helped by several large BRC-20 NFT trades.Polygon-based Courtyard topped collections with $6.67 million in sales across 104,404 transactions.  According to data from CryptoSlam, the increase in dollar sales came alongside a steep drop in the addresses recorded as buyers and sellers. Buyer addresses fell 84.67% to 41,959, while seller addresses declined 85.13% to 43,247. The dashboard recorded 917,549 transactions, up 48.75%.  Those counts describe addresses, not confirmed individual buyers or sellers. They also show why the higher sales total needs context: more transactions took place despite far fewer addresses appearing in the buyer and seller figures.  Ethereum leads NFT sales with $16.83 million  Ethereum remained the largest blockchain for NFT sales at $16.83 million, although its total fell 6.36% from the prior period.

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Crypto VC funding: Payward‘s $100M deal leads Latitude’s $35M round

Crypto companies announced $151 million in disclosed financing across five deals from Sep. 5–11, 2026. The largest was Nasdaq Ventures‘ agreement to invest $100 million in Kraken parent Payward; Latitude’s $35 million Series A ranked second.  SummaryFive disclosed deals totaled $151 million, including Nasdaq Ventures $100 million agreement to invest in Payward.Latitude raised $35 million in a Series A for stablecoin-based cross-border payments.Antarctic Exchange announced a $7 million financing tied to its derivatives trading platform.RealGo reported $6 million in strategic funding, while geospatial data project TINA announced $3 million.TRM Labs disclosed a new investment at a $2 billion valuation but did not reveal its size.  The total includes Nasdaqs announced investment agreement, which the companies did not describe as a completed payment. It excludes funding rounds with undisclosed amounts, company valuations, and acquisitions.  The deal inventory draws on CryptoRank‘s funding database and Crypto Fundraising’s deal records, with transaction details checked against company, investor and other reporting sources. The disclosed total counts each of the five dated financings once.  Payward secures Nasdaqs $100 million investment agreement  Nasdaq said on Sep. 10 that its venture arm had agreed to invest $100 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken. The announcement described an agreement to invest, so

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Blockstream bets 600 Bitcoin by rejecting Liquid hackers $50 million bounty demand

Blockstream is refusing to pay the Liquid attacker nearly 600 Bitcoin (roughly $50 million), escalating a dispute over how the crypto industry should reward partial restitution.  Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $77,325.65 24-hour change: up 0.04% 24H Up 0.04% 7D Down 2.98% 30D Up 21.18%  The standoff follows an unusual recovery from the Sept. 6 exploit, when a vulnerability allowed the attacker to create about 4,000 unbacked L-BTC and withdraw roughly 3,996 real BTC through SideSwap.  The attacker returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream patched affected nodes, then demanded a 10% bounty paid from Blockstreams own funds and warned that holders could otherwise bear a roughly 15% shortfall.  Table compiles on-chain messages attributed to the Liquid hackers and Blockstream, including PGP-signed exchanges and transactions connected to the return of 3,400 BTC. Source: Galaxy Research  On Sept. 11, Blockstream rejected the demand and said it would pursue the remaining funds through law enforcement, exchanges, service providers, and forensic specialists if they are not voluntarily returned.  Related Company Blockstream Blockchain technology company  The decision has opened a broader argument over whether refusing to compensate an attacker who returned about 85% of the haul strengthens deterrence or gives the next hacker less reason to return anything.  Blockstreams rare recovery turns into

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Bitcoin ETFs lose $462.7M as Ethereum funds gain $196.9M

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have lost $462.7 million during the September 8–11 trading week, while Ethereum funds have gained $196.9 million and Solana funds have drawn a smaller $9.7 million inflow.  SummaryBitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows in all four trading sessions, led by a $282.7 million loss Thursday.Ethereum ETFs gained $216.4 million Friday, turning their weekly total positive.Solana funds added $9.7 million, while Hyperliquid funds lost $26.5 million.The four ETF groups tracked by Farside posted a combined $282.6 million net outflow.  Farside Investors‘ Bitcoin ETF data shows that the funds lost money each day from Tuesday through Friday. U.S. markets were closed Monday, September 7, for Labor Day, leaving four sessions in the reporting week. Farside’s separate tables put Ethereum and Solana funds in positive territory, while Hyperliquid funds ended with outflows.  Bitcoin ETF losses peaked on Thursday  Bitcoin funds began Tuesday with $46.6 million in net outflows. The daily loss rose to $120.2 million Wednesday and $282.7 million Thursday before easing to $13.2 million Friday, according to Farside. The four sessions erased part of the $986.7 million that the same funds had gained in the previous trading week.  ARK 21Shares‘ ARKB had the largest weekly outflow among individual Bitcoin funds at $234.2 million. Its

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Symbiosis halts BTC bridge after exploit, spotlighting cross-chain risk

Symbiosis shut down its native Bitcoin bridge on Friday after an attacker exploited its BridgeV2 contract to mint a huge amount of unbacked synthetic BTC. Yet the attacker managed to extract only about $336,000 in real value.  The importance of that gap cannot be overlooked. It is important to emphasize that Bitcoins security was not compromised, rather it is the infrastructure by which BTC crosses into DeFi that proved to be vulnerable.  This incident occurred only days after the Liquid Network breach that resulted in a loss of $320 million, thus making one wonder just how safe the cross-chain infrastructure is after making the observation that Bitcoin is secure, yet its bridges are failing repeatedly.  BTC routes halted while the rest of the network stayed open  Symbiosis revealed on X that it found evidence of the Bitcoin Bridge attack on September 11 at about 04:28 UTC and stopped BTC routing right away. However, other routing protocols continued to function.  In the Delta Incident Archive, the incident is classified as DCI-2026-304, which says that BridgeV2 processed an incorrect message that led to more than 2^62 syBTC being generated on BNB Chain and Ethereum.  As a result, the criminal managed to convert a portion of this illegitimate balance

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Ethereum Price Prediction: Analyst Says ETH Crypto Breakout to $2,800 Depends on How High Bitcoin Goes

Key InsightsEthereum price prediction turns toward $2,800 after ETH breaks above an ascending triangle.The Cryptomist says Ethereums next move depends partly on how high Bitcoin climbs.ETH liquidations reached $261.74 million, with shorts accounting for $216.64 million.  Ethereum price prediction has shifted toward $2,800 after ETH price broke above $2,500 and extended its 24-hour advance. Ethereum trades near $2,606.08, up roughly 6.8% during the period.  The move followed a recovery from $2,433.27 and pushed ETH as high as $2,647.68. Meanwhile, analysts The Cryptomist and Ted Pillows are tracking separate technical structures supporting the latest move.  ETH briefly approached $2,650 before pulling back toward $2,600. Consequently, the $2,640–$2,650 area now forms the nearest resistance zone. Meanwhile, $2,500 becomes an important level following the latest breakout.  Ethereum Price Prediction Eyes $2,800 Breakout  On the technical end, the Cryptomist points to an ascending triangle breakout on Ethereums four-hour chart. Before the breakout, ETH repeatedly faced resistance around $2,520–$2,530.  At the same time, rising lows formed the lower boundary of the structure. Ethereum eventually cleared the upper resistance and reached roughly $2,623 on the analysts chart.  According to The Cryptomist, the Ethereum price prediction now places $2,800 in focus if the breakout holds. Former resistance around $2,520–$2,530 could become support during any

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How High Could XRP Go if Trump Gives Every American $5K? ChatGPT Sets Specific Targets

“If the $5,000 payments actually heppen, I think XRP would be one of the better-positioned large-cap altcoins to benefit,” said the AI.  Whether morally acceptable or not, US President Donald Trump made a bold promise earlier this week, suggesting that his administration will pay every adult American $5,000 if his party wins the midterm elections.  History has shown that when free money enters the pockets of Americans, at least a portion of those funds tends to be redirected to the crypto market (remember COVID?). As such, some analysts claimed that if Republicans win and Trump fulfills his promise, the stimulus checks could fuel an “insane” altseason. But what about specific alts, such as XRP?  Realistic Target  Before we get into ChatGPT‘s specific targets for XRP, some of which are quite wild, let’s clear one thing upfront – even if Trump really wants to give so much money to every American adult, it would be a very hard task. At first, he would require congressional approval. If his party wins, that means they will be able to vote for it.  However, even some Republicans were highly concerned about this promise, claiming that it would spike inflation further and worsen the countrys fiscal stability. This is because

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Metaplanet CEO surrenders $220 million in stock rights to rebuild trust with investors

Metaplanet is cutting executive rewards after concluding that later Bitcoin purchases created less value per share.  Related Company Metaplanet A publicly traded company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange  On Sept. 11, the Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury company announced it has reset its Series 10 stock acquisition rights, eliminating more than $220 million in warrant value. This also removes compensation generated by share issuance after September 2025, when its capital raises began producing sharply weaker gains in Bitcoin per diluted share.  The move will cancel 131.3 million potential shares, or 41.1% of the Series 10 pool, and reduce the remaining unexercised shares by 55.5% to about 105.4 million.  Related Asset Bitcoin BTC · $77,301.62 24-hour change: up 0.48%  More significantly, Metaplanet has drawn a line between expanding its Bitcoin holdings and creating enough per-share value to justify additional management compensation.  Metaplanet draws a line at its September 2025 financing  The reset dates back to when Metaplanet says the economics of its capital raising began to change.  The companys board reviewed previous equity financings based on the premium to Bitcoin net asset value at which shares were sold, the BTC Yield generated, and the resulting shareholder value. Financings through mid-2025 were completed at multiples of Bitcoin NAV and produced substantial

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Ethereums Binance reserves hit a 3 month low – Can ETH reclaim $2.5K?

Ethereum has started consolidating near $2,470 after its August recovery, as falling exchange reserves reveal an increasingly tight liquidity supply structure.  Reportedly, the supply structure shifted as fewer tokens remained readily available on Binance.  According to CryptoQuant, the Binance ETH reserves had fallen to approximately 3.74 million ETH, marking their lowest level in three months.  The decline reflected a broader reduction in exchange-held Ethereum. The total reserves across the major exchanges recently hit a multi-year low of approximately 14.88 million ETH.  The lower reserves limited the ETH immediately available for trading, reducing potential selling pressure.  However, falling reserves alone did not necessarily indicate stronger demand, but this supply shift coincided with record Ethereum staking participation.  Roughly 43.1 million ETH was staked, which represented 35.9% of circulating supply. The rising staking additionally limited the portion of ETH readily available for trading as well.  These developments together pointed toward an increasingly constrained liquid supply outlook.  The tightening liquid supply could become more significant and influential in case the spot demand strengthens.  The fewer readily available tokens meant the bulls could face limited exchange-side supply pressure. Consequently, this imbalance could make Ethereum highly sensitive to sustained buying pressure.  However, the supply tightening does not guarantee higher prices without sufficient demand.  Therefore, continued exchange exits

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Why Nasdaq surveillance cannot settle the fight over 24/7 tokenized markets

Nasdaqs agreement to invest $100 million in Payward, Krakens parent company, adds a planned surveillance rollout to a push into tokenized and always-on markets. One day earlier, Citadel Securities asked U.S. regulators to keep products tied to public companies, including equity-linked event contracts and perpetual derivatives, inside the Securities and Exchange Commissions perimeter.  Related Company Nasdaq An American stock exchange  Together, the two moves expose the gate facing always-on markets. The disputed products use public-company shares, prices or reported financial metrics as reference points. Their legal classification shapes the listing path, market access and investor protections. Nasdaqs technology could help Payward monitor trading across crypto, equities, tokenized equities, futures and options, but it cannot decide what a product is under federal law.  Nasdaq said Sept. 10 that its venture arm had agreed to invest $100 million in Payward. The announcement describes an agreement to invest, not a completed transaction.  Related Company Kraken San Francisco based digital asset exchange  The companies also announced that Payward would adopt Nasdaq surveillance across its portfolio of trading venues. Nasdaqs investor release names crypto, equities, tokenized equities, futures and options as the covered asset classes.  That is broad venue coverage, but the disclosed implementation detail is thin. Nasdaq gave no deployment

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