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BTCPay Server warns of bots probing exposed Lightning nodes
BTCPay Server has warned that automated bots are actively probing exposed Lightning nodes to steal administrative credentials, targeting servers where operators manually restored access after a critical vulnerability patched in August.
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Hashcats minting slowdown threatens HASH token deflationary model
Hashcats minting activity has dropped significantly in epoch 10, falling well below target pace and weakening the buyback mechanism that has already destroyed 41% of HASH supply. The doubling of entry price appears to have halved user enthusiasm.
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Manchester City beats United 1-0 in derby; VAR offside call stuns Neville
Manchester City defeated Manchester United 1-0 in a derby match on September 13, with Erling Haaland's VAR-confirmed goal in the 59th minute settling the contest. The offside decision left commentator Gary Neville questioning the rule's clarity.
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AI Agents Bury Compliance Rules as Context Windows Grow
As AI agents handle longer conversations, safety guardrails get buried under accumulated context rather than deleted. Researchers say external enforcement infrastructure, not larger models, is the solution.
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Cosmos Hub Back Online, Ledger ATOM Support Still Broken
Cosmos Hub resumed block production after a September 8 outage, but Ledger's ATOM integration remains broken. The company has not disclosed a cause or restoration timeline, instead directing users to Cosmostation and Keplr as temporary workarounds.
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AMD and Intel merge ACEv1 AI extensions into GCC 17
AMD and Intel have jointly developed ACEv1, a shared AI Compute Extensions specification merged into GCC 17, promising 16 times greater compute density than existing x86 instructions and positioning x86 processors as competitive alternatives to Arm-based AI designs.
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Boris Johnson and Carl Bildt escape Russian drone strike near Polish border
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Swedish PM Carl Bildt evacuated from a chartered train seconds before a Russian drone struck a passenger train carrying 206 people near Poland, with all passengers safely evacuated and no injuries reported.
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Solana generates 16.9x more daily dApp revenue than Base
Solana's decentralized applications generated $5.14 million in daily revenue compared to Base's $304,000, a 16.9-to-1 ratio, with Solana's monthly revenue climbing 57% from May to August 2026.
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Anthropic CEO Amodei proposes three-stage AI development coordination plan
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei outlined a three-stage approach to coordinating frontier AI advancement, starting with external evaluators inside the company and escalating to government-mediated regulation and international agreements among democracies.
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Revolut data breach, Anthropic $100B IPO bid, Bitcoin Suisse cuts
Revolut exposed customer data after falling for a fraudulent government email, Anthropic seeks $100 billion in IPO funding with Nvidia talks, and Bitcoin Suisse plans to relocate half its Swiss workforce to cheaper hubs abroad.
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Fed Reaffirms 2% Inflation Target as Price Pressures Remain Elevated
The Federal Reserve reiterated its 2% inflation target despite consumer prices rising at an annualized 4% since January 2020. Current PCE and CPI inflation remain above target, prompting market speculation about potential rate hikes.
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LDK v0.2.6 patches splice and payment-handling security flaws
LDK released v0.2.6 on Sept. 9 to fix a splice flaw that could allow malicious peers to redirect excess fees, and a payment-hash bug that could block node restarts. No losses have been reported.
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Valencia fires Corberan and CEO Gourlay after winless La Liga start
Valencia CF dismissed head coach Carlos Corberan and football CEO Ron Gourlay on September 13, 2026, following a 1-0 defeat to Sevilla that left the club bottom of La Liga with one point from five matches. The overhaul marks the 18th managerial change since 2012.
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Bitcoin slides below $77K as AI slowdown calls, Fed meeting loom
Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on Sunday, extending a weak week as AI leaders call for slower development and the Federal Reserve prepares for a mid-September policy meeting that could reshape risk appetite.
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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns of AI risks without global coordination
Jacob Coxon, who spent three years at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned in September and publicly warned that catastrophic AI outcomes could emerge within 6 to 12 months unless labs and governments coordinate on oversight frameworks.
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Dogecoin Core seeks Japanese speakers and Mac developers for upgrade testing
A Dogecoin developer has put out community calls for native Japanese speakers and macOS users to help test proposed improvements to Dogecoin Core, the reference software for running network nodes.
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Trump urges Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian refineries
Donald Trump asked Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries on September 13, 2026, framing drone strikes on fuel infrastructure as a threat to global energy supplies. The request signals tension between U.S. diplomatic efforts and Ukraine's military strategy.
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Fed rate hike prioritizes Wall Street over inflation data, economist says
An economist argues the Federal Reserve's anticipated rate increase at its September meeting is driven by market expectations rather than inflation trends, with core CPI at 2.4% and trending lower. The move would benefit financial institutions through wider profit margins.
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Binance altcoin inflows hit highest level in months as market cap surges
Binance recorded roughly 34,000 altcoin inflow transactions on April 2, its highest single-day count in months, driven partly by new commodity futures products. Altcoin market cap climbed 21% over the prior month, though analysts caution price gains alone don't confirm a shift in investor appetite.
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Legacy sweeps G2 Esports 3-0 to win FISSURE Playground 3
Legacy swept G2 Esports 3-0 in the grand final of FISSURE Playground 3 in Suzhou, China, claiming $300,000 and signaling a shift in competitive Counter-Strike 2 dynamics dominated by Brazilian teams.
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Satsuma Technology sells 669 BTC treasury to return £30.7M to shareholders
Satsuma Technology liquidated its entire Bitcoin reserve between July 24 and 31, generating £31.9 million to fund a £30.7 million shareholder return. The London-listed company delists September 14 after High Court approval.
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XRP Ledger Sets Record with 2,713 Transactions in Single Ledger
The XRP Ledger validated a new single-ledger transaction record of 2,713 transactions, closing in 3.8 seconds with stable consensus. The record-breaking activity involved mostly 1-drop transfers across a ring of 20 accounts, prompting guidance from the XRP Ledger Foundation on websocket configuration.
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Jonathan David joins Atletico Madrid on loan from Juventus with €25M option
Atletico Madrid secured Canadian striker Jonathan David on a season-long loan from Juventus with a €25 million purchase option, with Juventus subsidizing roughly €11 million of his annual salary to address injury woes in the forward line.
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U.S. sanctions Iraqi oil trader Omid Haji Ahmad for Iranian smuggling
The U.S. has designated Omid Haji Ahmad to its sanctions lists for allegedly facilitating Iran's oil trade through deceptive cargo practices, part of broader enforcement efforts to restrict financial flows supporting Iran's nuclear ambitions.