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The political action committee (PAC) Defend American Jobs, allied with the cryptocurrency industry and primarily funded by the industry, disclosed in documents submitted to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that it has spent $11.4 million on media advertising to support Republican Jon Husted and oppose Democrat Sherrod Brown in the campaign for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.This PAC is affiliated with Fairshake, which is supported by Coinbase and Ripple Labs. This advertising expenditure is part of Fairshake's commitment to initially invest $30 million to prevent Brown from returning to the Senate. Brown, a former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is one of the critical voices in Congress regarding cryptocurrency legislation and policy.In the 2024 Ohio Senate election, the showdown between Brown and Republican Bernie Moreno attracted over $300 million in spending from external groups like Fairshake, with cryptocurrency-related PACs and their affiliates spending about $41 million opposing Brown and supporting Moreno, who ultimately won with 50.2% of the vote. Husted's seat was appointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, succeeding JD Vance, who was elected as the Vice President of the United States in 2024.

A survey by the Democratic Party of the U.S. Senate claims that the stablecoin USDT issued by Tether has become a major payment method for Iran. The survey shows that among over 800 sanctioned cryptocurrency wallets, about 84% primarily or exclusively use USDT.The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations had previously stated that its review of blockchain records, sanctions lists, and asset seizure notices found that the sanctioned wallets are mainly distributed across the Tron and Ethereum networks and have conducted USDT transactions.

Bitget's Greater China Regional Head, Xie Jiayin, recently addressed community concerns during a live broadcast. He reflected that since Bitget's establishment 8 years ago, user asset security has always been the top priority, successfully resisting multiple attempts of cyber attacks and maintaining a long-term record of secure operations. This incident marks the first security crisis in the platform's 8-year development history.Upon complete tracing, this incident is classified as a special attack targeting a third-party security software supply chain. The attacker exploited vulnerabilities in third-party products to obtain internal network credentials; however, private keys were not leaked, and cold wallet assets were unaffected. Currently, Bitget has partnered with security agencies Mandiant and SlowMist to conduct an independent review and will comprehensively upgrade the monitoring and management standards for third-party components. We are not only committed to promoting a full recovery following this incident but will also contribute to a safer, more robust, and healthier development of the industry through continuous technological iteration and system upgrades.

In today's community live broadcast, Bitget CEO Gracy responded to recent security incidents and the platform's financial status. She candidly stated that this is the first security incident encountered since Bitget was established 8 years ago. After a complete trace, it was found that hackers exploited vulnerabilities in third-party security products to steal internal network access credentials, forged withdrawal commands to the wallet system, and deceived the wallet into executing abnormal transfers that bypassed risk checks. Gracy emphasized that no private keys were leaked, and cold wallets were unaffected; specific technical details will be disclosed in the formally released security report.Gracy pointed out that the verified losses from this incident are within the coverage of the protection fund, and user funds are not affected. The platform's own funds exceed $1.4 billion, which includes approximately $464 million in the user protection fund. The platform will continue to uphold the security commitments made when the protection fund was established in 2022, planning to replenish the fund to the baseline of $300 million within a week."The protection fund is not just a slogan, but an important mechanism that provides tangible security for users in the event of extreme security incidents," Gracy stated. In the face of sudden security challenges, the platform's comprehensive strength and its ability to take responsibility are important criteria for measuring its risk response capability and long-term credibility. Bitget will continue to uphold its long-term commitment to prioritize user interests.

The Binance Futures platform will launch multiple USDT-denominated perpetual contracts on September 28, including OKLOUSDT, TWSTUSDT, CVNAUSDT, RUMUSDT, and XOMUSDT. The specific launch times are 17:00, 17:05, 17:10, 17:15, and 17:20, with a maximum leverage of 20 times.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a "whale" address transferred out 4,500 BTC (worth 378.79 million USD) after being inactive for more than four years.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the "Dota 2: Team Yandex vs. Natus Vincere (BO5) - PGL Wallachia Playoffs" event on the Polymarket market has seen significant fluctuations in the "Over" option of the sub-market "O/U 3.5 games," rising from 33.5% an hour ago to the current 63.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "Dota 2: LGD Gaming vs Natus Vincere (BO3) - PGL Wallachia Playoffs", the "Game 2 Winner" sub-market option "LGD Gaming" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 41.5% an hour ago to the current 89.5% (a fluctuation of 48%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

DyorSwap officially announced that the so-called "GIWA mainnet" previously identified by the team is actually a fake chain set up by scammers. This fake network used the correct GIWA chain ID (9134), making it appear legitimate during the initial verification phase. The team also identified several suspicious messages and individuals within the related community that may be connected to this incident. The announcement stated that significant losses have occurred due to this fraudulent cross-chain bridge.DyorSwap stated that it is taking three immediate actions: first, contacting a professional security team to conduct further on-chain tracking and investigate the involved addresses, transactions, and fund flows; second, preserving all relevant evidence, including chat records, RPC information, cross-chain bridge addresses, and on-chain transactions; third, preparing to use treasury funds to compensate affected users, with eligibility criteria, loss verification processes, compensation scope, and detailed plans to be announced after the investigation and verification processes are completed.DyorSwap emphasized that until further notice, users should not use any unofficial GIWA mainnet RPCs, cross-chain bridges, or contracts, and should not send funds to any related addresses. The official team deeply apologizes to every affected user in this incident and states that subsequent updates will be released as soon as possible.

Recently, the Beijing Shijingshan police successfully intercepted a new type of cross-border telecom fraud case, freezing 780,000 yuan in involved funds and returning it to the victims. In this case, 53-year-old Mr. Liu received a fraudulent call from abroad while accompanying his child studying overseas. The scammer impersonated domestic police, fabricated false allegations of money laundering, and induced him to urgently request money transfers from his family in China.The funds were subsequently transferred into the accounts of two other Chinese students studying abroad. Upon investigation, it was found that these three individuals were all victims of the same fraud gang, exhibiting characteristics of "multiple scams in one case, with victims serving as money laundering tools for each other." The scammers first transferred funds into the accounts of some victims, then coerced them into exchanging for U currency to assist in the transfer, which was highly concealed and involved complex cross-border links. The police successfully "awakened" the victims through patient persuasion, preventing greater losses.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: Aurora vs Natus Vincere - PGL Wallachia Playoffs," the "Match Winner" sub-market option "Aurora" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 44.5% an hour ago to the current 22.5% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, less than an hour ago, a certain whale withdrew 28,000 HYPE from HTX, worth approximately 2.57 million dollars, and transferred it to a multi-signature wallet.

Yuga Labs' Vice President of Blockchain, Quit, posted on the X platform stating that the claims portal for the NFT theft incident currently under construction is expected to go live in the next few hours, and a dedicated address nftsaresafu.eth has been created to accept ETH and other token donations.Quit mentioned that in addition to spending a significant amount of time, he paid approximately $7,500 in gas fees last night to handle related matters and thanked the community for their support through channels like X Money.Previously, it was reported that the NFT marketplace Magic Eden appeared to have a security vulnerability, with white hat hackers transferring 3,832 NFTs from hundreds of wallets, valued at approximately $1.5 million.

Cosmos Labs disclosed that on September 22, Neutron encountered a governance attack that led to the theft of liquidity from protocols such as Astroport, with approximately 1.73 million ATOM subsequently transferred by the attacker to Cosmos Hub. The Cosmos Hub itself was not attacked, and user funds were not affected. To prevent the stolen ATOM from being transferred out, Hub validators temporarily paused the network for about 24.5 hours and resumed block production on September 23 based on the patched Gaia v28.3.0.Cosmos Labs stated that during the pause, 1.227 million ATOM remained in the attacker's Hub address. When the network was restored, these were transferred to a 4/6 multi-signature address composed of Nansen, Keplr, Enigma, Silknodes, Kiln, and Polkachu through a one-time change. Previously, about 500,000 ATOM had been exchanged for ETH via THORChain and could not be recovered; another 169,000 ATOM entered the attacker's address after the network was restored due to THORChain refunds and were sold after being transferred to Osmosis. The current multi-signature address holds approximately 1.227 million ATOM, which can only be returned after authorization from a Cosmos Hub governance proposal. The related funds will not be staked, lent, or traded. The Neutron team expects to submit a recovery plan and related governance proposals next week.

The Circle Foundation announced two grants to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to explore the application of digital payments and digital financial infrastructure in humanitarian aid and development projects.The Circle Foundation stated that the relevant programs will study how to utilize digital payments and regulated payment-type stablecoins to disburse funds to aid recipients more quickly, transparently, and at a lower cost.For the UNDP, the grant will be used to establish and operate a "Digital Asset Innovation Pool," helping country offices expand previous digital payment pilot projects conducted in Syria, Haiti, Guatemala, and Gambia from single projects to regular project execution, and provide support such as regulation, operations, and beneficiary protection; this mechanism will not replace traditional banking channels but will serve as a complementary option outside the existing payment system.For the WFP, the grant will support the establishment of governance, risk management, funding, reconciliation systems, and compliance tools necessary for stablecoin payments, and integrate local fintech and mobile payment services. Over the next three years, the WFP plans to test 2 to 3 payment channels connecting its payment system with local financial service providers and markets to assess the performance of stablecoin payments in terms of efficiency, transparency, and resilience.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: Team Nemesis vs Natus Vincere - PGL Wallachia Playoffs," the option "Team Nemesis" in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 48.5% an hour ago to the current 30% (a fluctuation of 18.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that a recent paper explored the possibility of implementing privacy transactions on Bitcoin, characterized by the ability to achieve this directly on Bitcoin L1 without the need for a soft fork, making privacy transactions a native feature.Darkfost mentioned that he is not a developer and lacks the relevant technical background, but this idea is quite appealing. He believes it could be an important direction for Bitcoin's evolution according to Satoshi Nakamoto's original vision, while potentially diminishing the appeal of privacy projects like Zcash and Monero.

X Platform post by Xu Jiayin stated that Bitget has commissioned a third-party security team to conduct an independent forensic investigation into this security incident. Multiple teams are working together to verify remedial measures, confirm the attack vector, and assist in law enforcement cooperation. The investigation results will be announced promptly.He stated that Bitget has sufficient protection funds to cover the related losses and will restore withdrawals as soon as all potential security risks are eliminated.

Binance Wallet announced the launch of real-time detection and risk interception features for high-risk signature scenarios to prevent phishing attacks that exploit the authorization mechanisms of DeFi projects.Binance stated that some attacks only require inducing users to complete offline signatures that do not require gas fees, which could lead to asset theft. In the future, it will continue to expand the scope of risk identification scenarios and security protection coverage.