Defiant Daily
Core Lightning Tells Node Operators to Go Offline
The upgrade it wants you to install has not shipped, and what it fixes is under a two-week embargo
Cosmos Labs Tells All EVM Chains to Halt
A shared bug drained three networks in three days, and two of the three defects are still unfixed upstream
Bitcoin's Biggest Week Since the 2024 Election
A Sept. 15 cloture vote on the CLARITY Act put a calendar back in the market, and funding rates never moved
Trump Says the CFTC Is Working to Onshore Hyperliquid
HYPE rose 19%, its Nasdaq treasury company posted a record day, and CME and Cboe closed lower
Bitcoin Broke $68K; Rally Liquidated $1.7B Shorts
The move was driven by Treasury bond-buying announcement. ETH broke $2,000.
Stripe's Reported $7B OpenRouter Deal Skips the Blockchain
OpenRouter meters sub-cent AI calls against prepaid deposits and charges less for crypto top-ups than for Stripe cards.
Tether Passes Its First Full Audit, Keeps the Statements Private
Plus, Neutrl pauses redemptions and ether.fi turns into a finance app
Memecoin Launchpad Fees Grew 77% in a Month
The category took $75.39 million over 30 days; Robinhood Chain grew 236% and now nearly matches Solana, while pump.fun earns more from a smaller share
Robinhood Chain's First Mint Sold Out in an Hour
Spritehood sold 44,444 tokens in 54 minutes on Robinhood Chain, off a contract whose source code nobody can read.
