Flash News

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin experienced its most severe deleveraging since 2023. Binance’s open interest dropped sharply, falling below its 180-day average, with the cycle witnessing the largest liquidation event in Bitcoin’s history. Despite this, Binance OI remains high at $9.6 billion, above the 180-day average of $8.3 billion, and accounts for about 37% of total Bitcoin OI. Traders have re-entered, fueling a rebound, but excessive leverage could trigger another sharp deleveraging.

TREE NEWS update: Bitcoin sidechain Liquid has been paused after purported ‘white hats’ withdrew 4,000 BTC ($320M) following an exploit. The actors told Blockstream they would return most of the funds once the Elements vulnerability is patched across the network.

TREE NEWS update: South Korea’s National Tax Service ruled that individuals with accounts at overseas virtual asset exchanges must report them as foreign financial accounts even if the exchange goes bankrupt. The NTS stated on August 28 that residents trading digital assets must declare such accounts regardless of the operator’s insolvency. Digital assets subject to overseas account reporting are expected to reach 10.5 trillion won in 2026, down 5.4% from 2025.

TREE NEWS update: L1 blockchain Rocket reported a Sept. 5 on-chain attack causing a loss of approximately $287,000. The attacker exploited a dormant perpetual market, using one-time accounts to post inflated price orders and self-trade, generating fake profits and bankrupting the accounts, then withdrew funds from the Bridge. All deposits, withdrawals, and trading are paused. The team is cooperating with security firms and law enforcement to trace and freeze stolen funds, and is prioritizing refunds for small accounts.

TREE NEWS update: On September 7, Alibaba’s Qianwen platform launched its first batch of financial AI agents, covering securities investment, funds, futures, and insurance. Users can now access specialized AI services from various financial institutions for market analysis, investment research, and fund selection. This marks Qianwen’s expansion into financial services following logistics and local life sectors.

TREE NEWS reports: SK Hynix is rapidly expanding its sixth-generation 10nm-class DRAM process, 1c nm, with market share expected to rise from about 10% in Q1 to 34% in Q4 this year. In Q1 2027, 1c nm share is projected to hit 35%, surpassing 1b (33%) and becoming the mainstream process. The company is accelerating the transition as 1c DRAM will be stacked in next-generation HBM.

TREE NEWS update: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to suspend acceptance of new registrations, licensing, and related authorization applications from payment system operators (OPS) for one year. The moratorium aims to facilitate a comprehensive review of the classification and licensing framework for OPS. The draft also proposes a central database for QR-accepting merchants, integrating merchant identity, registration, payment service providers, settlement accounts, and risk classification, with status flags.

TREE NEWS update: Harmony has proposed sunsetting its layer-1 blockchain and migrating its ONE token to Ethereum, weeks after an exploit led to plans to discard 109,000 transactions. The proposal aims to address the aftermath of the security breach, which had prompted the network to consider rolling back transactions. If approved, Harmony’s infrastructure would transition to Ethereum, marking a significant shift for the project.

TREE NEWS update: A ‘white hat’ hacker who exploited the Liquid Network has communicated with Blockstream via OP_RETURN messages and PGP-encrypted text, promising to return most of the bitcoin once the vulnerability is fixed. The hacker requested that all nodes be patched and confirmed before funds are returned. Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn reported the ongoing communication on September 7.

TREE NEWS update: At IFA 2026, Uniland’s Navimow H5 Pro robotic mower became the first mass-produced product to use RoboSense’s E2 solid-state LiDAR, based on its self-developed SPAD-SoC ‘Peacock’ chip. The E2 had its global debut at WAIC in July. This marks the chip’s transition from development to commercial application, entering an accelerated scaling phase.

TREE NEWS update: SlowMist alerted on September 7 that two attackers are replicating the recent Notional Finance exploit on the BSC chain. They have completed preparatory steps, creating malicious fCash positions using the same vulnerability pattern. The attack is not fully executed yet, as the positions await maturity. Once matured, the attackers could settle and drain assets from protocols. SlowMist urges affected projects to take mitigation measures before positions expire.

TREE NEWS reports: In the past 24 hours, Fomo has surpassed Pump.fun to become the highest-revenue protocol on Solana. The shift marks a notable change in the competitive landscape among Solana-based platforms, with Fomo now leading in revenue generation.

TREE NEWS reports: Robinhood Chain saw a weekly net outflow of about $306 million, ranking last among major chains, while Arbitrum led with a net inflow of about $184 million. BSC followed with $142 million inflow, and Plasma with $120 million. HyperLiquid and Polygon saw outflows of $179 million and $145 million.

TREE NEWS reports: A whale deposited 620,420 LINK (approximately $7.6 million) into Coinbase on September 7. Over the past three weeks, the same whale has transferred a total of 2.41 million LINK (about $26.04 million) to Coinbase, all previously sourced from Binance.

TREE NEWS reports: HYPE spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $12.27 million last trading week (Aug 31-Sep 4, US time). The Bitwise ETF BHYP led with $10.52 million weekly inflow, bringing its total historical net inflow to $166 million. Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG) followed with $1.76 million, totaling $139 million historically.

TREE NEWS reports: XRP spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $18.96 million last week (Aug 31-Sep 4, US time). Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ led with $9.82 million weekly inflow, bringing its total to $473 million, followed by Canary’s XRPC with $7.74 million and total of $491 million.

TREE NEWS reports: Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $218 million last trading week (Aug 31-Sep 4), marking the third consecutive week of positive flows. BlackRock’s ETHA led with $136 million in weekly inflows, bringing its historical total to $12.87 billion. BlackRock’s ETHB followed with $81.85 million, totaling $775 million historically.

TREE NEWS reports: SOL spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $6.18 million last trading week (Aug 31-Sep 4), marking the tenth consecutive week of inflows. Grayscale’s GSOL led with $4.38 million, bringing its total to $135 million, followed by Morgan Stanley’s MSOL at $1.36 million, totaling $33.9 million.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $987 million last trading week (Aug 31-Sep 4, ET), marking a third consecutive week of positive flows. BlackRock’s IBIT led with $692 million weekly inflows, bringing its total net inflows to $64.06 billion. Ark & 21Shares’ ARKB followed with $138 million, totaling $1.46 billion historically.