Flash News

TREE NEWS update: USDC Treasury added 250 million USDC on the Solana network at 09:09 Beijing time on September 5. The new tokens bring the total supply on Solana to over 2.5 billion USDC.

TREE NEWS update: A film titled “Bitcoin,” directed by Doug Liman and starring Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson, and Isla Fisher, is in post-production with a $70 million budget. The movie’s plot leans toward portraying self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright as Satoshi Nakamoto, a narrative likely to stir controversy in the crypto community. No major U.S. distributor has been announced yet.

TREE NEWS reports: Market makers Wintermute and Galaxy Digital hold short positions worth approximately $99.82 million and $26.41 million respectively on Hyperliquid, with long positions around $5.12 million and $6.21 million. Combined shorts total about $126.2 million, while longs are $11.33 million. Over the past 30 days, Wintermute lost about $15.3 million and Galaxy Digital about $5.96 million.

TREE NEWS reports: US crypto and crypto-linked indices fell 0.08% to 75.46 points, but are up 12.05% for the week. Bitcoin dropped 1.96% to $79,855.75 after a sharp decline from above $81,000 following the US jobs report, briefly breaking below $78,650. Ether fell 1.97% to $2,455.927, with a seven-day gain of 1.23%.

TREE NEWS update: The G7 is urging organizations to adopt post-quantum security measures before powerful quantum computers can compromise current encryption and digital signatures. The warning highlights the need for the crypto industry to prepare for quantum threats, as existing cryptographic standards may become vulnerable.

TREE NEWS update: Robinhood Chain’s transaction data failed to reach Ethereum for exactly 14 minutes across two gaps on Friday, though block production continued every 101 milliseconds. Arbitrum attributed the outage to Ethereum’s blob market, which aligns with the second gap but not the first.

TREE NEWS update: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on the evening of the 4th that it carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah’s violation of the ceasefire. Earlier that day, Hezbollah operatives launched a drone at IDF troops operating in a “security zone” in southern Lebanon. The IDF opened fire and downed the drone; no Israeli soldiers were injured.

TREE NEWS update: Polymarket launched its Perps product, offering crypto perpetual futures with up to 20x leverage, on its first day scaling from 10 markets to 67. The maximum leverage applies only to certain markets, and the product is unavailable to U.S. traders.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin fell below $80,000 after the US added far more jobs than expected in August, prompting traders to scale back bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut this month. The surprise nonfarm payrolls print pressured risk assets, with BTC sliding as rate-cut expectations faded.

TREE NEWS reports: The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed up 0.8% on Friday, but fell 2.5% for the week. Among popular Chinese ADRs, Baidu gained 4%, Meituan rose 3.9%, and NetEase, Xiaomi, and New Oriental added about 2%, while Alibaba climbed 1.2%. ETFs KWEB rebounded 2% and CQQQ rose 0.4%.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin fell $1,430 within five minutes of the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting 162,000 August jobs, five times the average of the prior year. Polymarket traders moved a quarter-point September rate increase from 39.5 cents to the majority outcome inside 15 minutes.

TREE NEWS reports: FinCEN reported that transnational criminal organizations based in Southeast Asia were largely behind digital asset scams targeting US residents, totaling $13 billion. The agency highlighted the role of compounds in the region in perpetrating these frauds.

TREE NEWS update: Robinhood is not backing down from AMC Entertainment over its stock tokens, with lawyers questioning AMC’s grounds for a securities-law challenge. However, they note that the tokens’ branding and marketing could leave room for a dispute. The brokerage appears ready to fight the legal battle.

TREE NEWS update: President Trump said his administration is working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States, raising questions about how the crypto platform could enter the market. The statement signals potential regulatory shifts but offers no specifics on the path forward.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump has commented on a Brazilian meatpacking plant. The remarks were made without further elaboration, and no specific policy or action was detailed. The context of the comments remains unclear.

TREE NEWS reports: Strive’s SATA has purchased 200 Bitcoin today, with two hours left before market close.NET. The funds raised this week are sufficient to support purchases exceeding 1,000 Bitcoin.

TREE NEWS reports: Corporate crypto investments are expanding as rising markets favor direct exposure, shifting focus to balance-sheet strategies and institutional adoption. The trend highlights growing corporate confidence in digital assets amid bullish conditions.