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TON Foundation says Telegram Web3 mini-apps have passed 100 million monthly active users, marking another major distribution milestone for one of crypto’s most consumer-facing ecosystems.

That number is big enough to grab attention, but it needs a careful read.

Monthly active users in Telegram mini-apps can include off-chain bot interactions, app sessions, and wallet-adjacent activity. It should not be treated as the same thing as 100 million on-chain TON wallets all making direct transactions.

Still, even with that caveat, the scale is impressive.

TON has something most crypto networks badly want: access to a massive messaging platform where users already spend time.

For more details, visit the official Ton platform.

TL;DR

• TON-linked Telegram mini-apps have passed 100 million monthly active users.
• The figure includes Telegram mini-app activity, not only on-chain wallet transactions.
• TON Space and Telegram-based onboarding remain central to the ecosystem’s growth story.

Why Telegram Distribution Matters

Crypto adoption usually struggles with distribution.

Projects build wallets, exchanges, apps, games, and payment systems, then spend huge amounts trying to attract users. TON starts from a different place because it is closely tied to the Telegram environment.

That does not guarantee adoption.

But it gives TON a user funnel most chains do not have. If people can discover mini-apps inside a messaging app they already use, onboarding feels less alien than downloading a new wallet and learning a new ecosystem from scratch.

That is a real advantage.

Mini-Apps Are Not Just Wallets

The mini-app category is broad.

Some apps may involve games, rewards, bots, payments, trading, social features, or wallet interactions. That means the 100 million MAU number is not a pure measure of on-chain financial activity.

And that is fine, as long as it is explained clearly.

The point is that Telegram-based Web3 apps are reaching a large user base. The next question is how much of that activity converts into durable wallet usage, transactions, payments, and application revenue.

TON Space Helps The Wallet Story

TON Space gives the ecosystem a self-custody wallet route inside Telegram.

That matters because mini-app engagement becomes much more powerful if users can move from playing, earning, or interacting into actual wallet activity without leaving the environment. The smoother that step is, the stronger TON’s consumer crypto case becomes.

Most chains have to build consumer distribution from scratch.

TON can build inside a platform where communication and app discovery already happen.

Bot Activity Needs A Caveat

The source materials note that MAU counts include off-chain Telegram bot interactions alongside direct on-chain wallet transfers.

That caveat should not be buried.

Bot-driven ecosystems can produce huge engagement numbers, but not every interaction has the same economic value. A user clicking inside a mini-app is different from a user holding assets, making payments, or interacting with DeFi.

The quality of activity matters.

Still, engagement is the first step. Without users, none of the deeper metrics can follow.

The TON Market View

TON’s 100 million MAU milestone shows why the network remains one of the most interesting consumer crypto plays.

The number is not a clean on-chain wallet count, and it should not be treated like one. But it does show that Telegram mini-apps are operating at a scale most crypto products never reach.

Now the real test begins.

Can TON convert attention into lasting wallet adoption, useful payments, real transaction volume, and sustainable apps?

That is the question. But reaching 100 million monthly active mini-app users gives the ecosystem a serious platform to work from.

This article draws on TON Foundation materials and Tonstat ecosystem data.

This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.

This report is based on information released by Ton. at Ton

NEAR Protocol’s chain abstraction infrastructure has crossed 50 million lifetime operations, giving the network a fresh milestone in its push to make multi-chain crypto feel less complicated.

The idea behind chain abstraction is easy to like because the user problem is obvious. Crypto is too fragmented. People have wallets on different chains, assets in different places, and apps that often require them to think about bridges, gas tokens, networks, and signing flows.

NEAR’s pitch is that users should not have to care so much about the chain underneath.

The 50 million operations milestone suggests that idea is getting meaningful usage.

For more details, visit the official Near platform.

TL;DR

• NEAR chain abstraction passed 50 million lifetime operations.
• The system lets users interact across supported chains through a unified NEAR account.
• Operations should not be confused with ordinary NEAR L1 transfer transactions.

What Chain Abstraction Means

Chain abstraction is about hiding complexity.

Instead of forcing users to manage every chain separately, the goal is to let them interact with multiple networks through one account, one interface, or one signing flow. In NEAR’s case, the framework supports cross-chain actions involving networks such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana.

That matters because most users do not want a lesson in infrastructure before making a transaction.

They want the app to work.

If chain abstraction can reduce friction, it could make crypto feel more like a normal internet product and less like a maze of wallets and bridges.

50M Operations Shows Real Usage

A 50 million lifetime operations figure is not just a branding line.

It suggests the infrastructure is being used at scale across participating apps and networks. The source data also points to monthly active account abstraction signers averaging 450,000, which gives the milestone more texture.

Still, terminology matters.

Operations are not necessarily the same as native NEAR transfers. They may include signing requests, cross-chain actions, account abstraction interactions, or other supported operations. Readers need to understand what is being counted.

Why NEAR Is Pushing This Lane

NEAR has been working hard to own the usability side of crypto.

Rather than only competing on DeFi liquidity or token speculation, the network has leaned into account abstraction, chain abstraction, user experience, and AI-adjacent infrastructure.

That can be a smart angle.

The crypto industry has plenty of chains. It has fewer systems that make those chains easier for normal users to navigate. If NEAR can make multi-chain interaction simpler, it could carve out a stronger identity.

The Cross-Chain Problem Is Not Going Away

Crypto will not become single-chain again.

There is too much capital, too much infrastructure, and too many developer communities spread across different networks. That means the winning user experience may not be one chain beating all others. It may be interfaces that make the chain choice less painful.

That is why chain abstraction is such an important idea.

Users should not need to think about every technical layer. Builders should not need to rebuild the same onboarding journey for every chain.

The Market View

NEAR’s 50 million operations milestone gives the chain abstraction thesis more weight.

It does not mean every crypto UX problem is solved. It does not mean NEAR controls all cross-chain activity. But it does show that users and apps are interacting with the infrastructure in meaningful numbers.

For NEAR, that is the point.

The network wants to be part of making crypto easier to use across chains. This milestone suggests that effort is moving beyond theory.

This article draws on NEAR Protocol materials relating to its chain abstraction milestone and supporting explorer data.

This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.

This report is based on information released by Near. at Near

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a same-owner requirement for stablecoin transfers that would sharply narrow how customers can move tokens such as USDT through licensed crypto firms. The measure remains at the consultation stage and is not yet an operative rule.

Under the SEC Board-approved Sept. 3 consultation principles, stablecoins entering a customer account at a digital asset operator would have to come from an account or wallet verified as belonging to that customer. Withdrawals would likewise have to go to an account or wallet verified as the customer’s own.

The consequence is explicit: a stablecoin deposit from another person’s account, or a withdrawal to another person’s account, would be prohibited.

How the proposed ownership gate would work

As drafted, the restriction would stop a customer from using a Thai SEC-supervised platform to receive a transfer from someone else’s wallet or to send stablecoins to another person’s wallet. Its reach is limited to transfers conducted through supervised digital asset operators, rather than peer-to-peer transfers that take place entirely outside those firms.

The proposal would also require stablecoin transfer values to be consistent with a customer’s income source and financial position. Inbound and outbound transfers would each be capped at 5 million baht per day, per person, per operator.

The cap would not apply to transfers between customer accounts through SEC-supervised operators when both firms comply with the Travel Rule. The Sept. 11 consultation also lists cap exemptions for specified operator business transfers, certain Bank of Thailand-authorized operators and stablecoin/baht market makers. It remains unclear whether that cap waiver would affect the separately stated same-owner test, and consultation could add implementation detail.

The SEC said it developed the measures after observing significant growth in stablecoin transaction volume and value, particularly involving USDT. It also cited patterns that it associated with risks tied to money laundering, cybercrime and the circumvention of rules governing international money transfers.

The ownership test would be separate from Thailand’s finalized Travel Rule. That rule requires digital asset operators to collect information about transfer parties, check counterparties and verify ownership or control of certain self-hosted wallets. It takes effect on Feb. 27, 2027.

As described, the stablecoin proposal would add a stricter condition when a transfer crosses the boundary of a licensed operator: the outside sending or receiving account would have to belong to the platform’s customer, not another person.

On Sept. 11, the SEC opened the public consultation, with comments due by Sept. 25, 2026. It did not announce an effective date for the proposed stablecoin restrictions. Until final rules are issued, the same-owner restriction remains a proposal.

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Bitcoin failed to break $80,000 on Sept. 11 as US stocks climbed about 1% and long-dated Treasury yields stayed near levels not seen in years.

Bitcoin registered an intraday high of $79,890, still short of the $80,000-$82,000 resistance zone identified by digital asset trading firm QCP. The S&P 500 closed up nearly 1%, while the Dow and Nasdaq followed closely.

That split is not proof that Bitcoin has decoupled from macro conditions yet or that sellers around $80,000 have become the dominant market force. Nevertheless, Bitcoin still has to show it can reclaim the level that has capped its recent advance.

Bonds eased from their peaks, but conditions stayed tight

August core CPI rose 0.3% on the month, keeping the Fed decision central to Bitcoin’s weekend setup.

The 10-year yield briefly touched 4.9915%, its highest level in almost three years, while the 30-year reached 5.424%, a 19-year high. The yields later pulled back to roughly 4.95% and 5.341%, respectively.

The move left the 10-year yield near 5%, maintaining a demanding backdrop for risk assets. Markets priced about an 85% probability of a quarter-point Fed rate increase the following week.

Bitcoin’s weaker showing narrowed the weekend question: was the cryptocurrency only lagging an equity rebound, or was resistance near $80,000 becoming an obstacle in its own right?

The options market sets a two-level test

QCP reported that the Sept. 12 Bitcoin options expiry carried at-the-money implied volatility near 46%, compared with roughly 38%-40% across the rest of the curve.

Turnover was concentrated in Sept. 12 calls at $78,500 and $80,000, and QCP also saw steady demand for $75,000 puts expiring Sept. 11 and Sept. 18.

Call activity kept upside exposure active near spot, while the puts showed that investors were still paying for downside protection.

QCP’s levels reduce the weekend setup to support at the $76,300-$76,500 zone and resistance at the $80,000-$82,000 range.

A weekend break can establish direction, but cannot by itself distinguish macro pressure from Bitcoin-specific selling.

Wednesday’s Fed decision is the verification event

The Federal Reserve’s Sept. 15-16 meeting includes a new Summary of Economic Projections.

The test is whether Bitcoin can sustain a move beyond QCP’s range after the announcement. A break above $80,000–$82,000 would strengthen the recovery case; a loss of $76,300–$76,500 would weaken the consolidation case. Neither outcome alone would establish the cause.

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A record number is flashing across the US housing market. Sellers outnumbered buyers by 57.9% in August, the widest gap in Redfin records going back to 2013.

It sounds like America is drowning in homes for sale. But most can’t find a buyer. Redfin estimates around 972,300 homebuyers left in the market. 

America Has a Buyer Problem

Redfin counted 1.53 million sellers in August, the highest level since early 2020. Listings jumped 3.9% in one month. Buyers rose just 0.1% from July, when their number hit the lowest level in the series.

Supply is recovering. Demand remains historically weak.

“With sellers piling into the market and demand falling flat, today’s house hunters can afford to be choosy,” Redfin senior economist Asad Khan said.

The split is brutal in the Sun Belt. Nashville had 139% more sellers than buyers. Miami was at 138%, Houston at 131%.

San Francisco is moving in the opposite direction. It is now one of only five seller’s markets, helped by tighter supply and wealth created by the AI boom.

The divide is reaching prices. Homes in seller’s markets gained 5.5% year over year in August. Buyer’s markets managed just 1.6%.

Why Markets Should Care

The housing record matters because it shows what high interest rates are doing beneath the surface of the US economy.

The average 30-year mortgage rate is now 6.76%. At that level, buyers are disappearing from one of America’s most rate-sensitive markets. 

If that persists, the damage can spread through construction, household spending and eventually corporate earnings.

That creates an uncomfortable setup for stocks. Housing has historically been one of the channels through which monetary tightening reaches the wider economy. 

Home prices do not need to crash for that pressure to matter. Activity simply needs to remain weak long enough.

Bitcoin faces much of the same macro trade. Higher Treasury yields restrict liquidity and make risk assets less attractive. IMF research has found that tighter US monetary policy tends to hurt crypto alongside equities.

There is a catch. Serious housing weakness could eventually push yields lower and strengthen the case for easier monetary policy. That would improve the liquidity environment for both stocks and Bitcoin.

So the record seller surplus is not a crash signal by itself. It adds another piece of evidence to the 18-year housing-cycle thesis: if housing is beginning to turn, the real question is whether the weakness stays contained there.

The post US Housing Market Is Breaking. Will It Impact Stocks and Bitcoin Prices? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Nike stock has fallen into one of its deepest downturns in years, with NKE dropping roughly 40% in 2026 and becoming the worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Shares closed Friday at $38.40, leaving the sportswear giant with a market capitalization of just $56.97 billion, down sharply from roughly $264 billion at the end of 2021.

The selloff has created an unusual setup for the Nike price prediction. Wall Street’s average 12-month target stands near $50.46, implying approximately 31% upside despite an overall Neutral consensus. 

At the same time, JPMorgan and Truist have recently lowered their expectations, Nike is preparing to leave the S&P 100, and weakness in China and direct-to-consumer sales continues to complicate CEO Elliott Hill’s turnaround.

Nike Stock Is Cheap, but Wall Street Remains Cautious

Nike’s 40% decline has dramatically changed its valuation. The stock now trades at roughly 18 times trailing earnings, compared with approximately 31 times in fiscal 2022. Its price-to-sales multiple has contracted even more sharply, falling from around 4.0 to approximately 1.2.

Those multiples make NKE look inexpensive compared with its own recent history. The problem is that a lower valuation does not necessarily mean the stock has reached a bottom. 

Investors are still trying to determine how much earnings pressure Nike will experience before its turnaround begins producing sustainable growth.

JPMorgan added to those concerns in August by downgrading Nike to Underweight and cutting its price target to $40. The bank warned that the financial effects of Hill’s “Win Now” strategy could weigh on earnings through fiscal 2028, while the company’s Greater China reset could create more than $1 billion in annual revenue pressure.

Truist also lowered its rating and reduced its price target to $42. Weaker footwear trends at Dick’s Sporting Goods contributed to concerns that Nike’s recovery could take longer than investors previously expected.

That leaves a sizable gap between the broader Wall Street outlook and some of the more cautious analysts. The average target of $50.46 suggests substantial recovery potential, but recent downgrades indicate that investors may need clearer evidence of improving sales and margins before assigning NKE a higher multiple.

S&P 100 Exit Highlights How Far Nike Has Fallen

Nike’s decline is also changing its position among America’s largest companies. S&P Dow Jones Indices is set to remove Nike from the S&P 100 on September 21 as technology companies including Dell, Palo Alto Networks, Arista Networks, and SanDisk join the index.

The removal does not directly change Nike’s underlying business, but it highlights the scale of the company’s loss in market value. 

NKE is now roughly 78% below its November 2021 record high, while its approximately $57 billion market capitalization is only a fraction of its former peak.

Nike’s Business Is Holding Up Better Than Its Stock Price

The 40% decline in Nike shares has not been matched by an equivalent collapse in the underlying business. Fiscal 2026 revenue came in at $46.4 billion, roughly flat year over year on a reported basis.

There are signs that Elliott Hill’s strategy is changing the composition of Nike’s sales. Wholesale revenue increased 6%, reflecting efforts to rebuild relationships with retailers after the company’s previous emphasis on direct-to-consumer distribution. 

Nike Direct revenue, however, declined 6%, while digital sales dropped 12%.

That divergence explains why the turnaround remains difficult to evaluate. Improving wholesale performance suggests that Nike is repairing an important part of its distribution network, but weakness in its own channels shows that consumer demand remains uneven.

China presents another major challenge. Previous weakness in the region has already weighed on Nike’s results, and JPMorgan expects the Greater China reset to create more than $1 billion in annual revenue pressure. 

Until that market stabilizes, stronger performance elsewhere may struggle to translate into a decisive earnings recovery.

The difficulties are not exclusive to Nike. Lululemon has fallen about 52% this year amid weaker leggings sales and market-share pressure. 

CoinCodex Nike Price Prediction

According to analysts from CoinCodex, NKE could remain under pressure through the remainder of 2026 before staging a partial recovery in early 2027. September carries an average forecast of approximately $32.51, while October is the weakest near-term month, with an average projection of just $30.18 and a potential low of $28.85.

The outlook improves toward year-end, with the November average rising to $35.19 and December reaching $37.14, although even the December high of $38.98 would leave Nike close to its current $38.40 share price.

The forecast becomes more constructive at the beginning of 2027. January carries an average projection of $41.78 and a potential high of $42.78, while February produces the strongest upside target at $43.07. 

Average prices remain around $40 through April, suggesting that CoinCodex expects an early-year recovery, but not enough to reach Wall Street’s $50.46 average analyst target. That difference is notable because the analyst consensus implies roughly 31% upside, while the algorithmic forecast anticipates a much more restrained rebound.

Momentum then weakens again during the second half of the supplied forecast. The average price falls from $39.06 in May to $36.35 in June and $36.01 in July before slipping to $34.99 in August. 

By September 2027, CoinCodex projects an average NKE price of $31.80 and a possible low of $29.76. The broader Nike price prediction therefore points to a temporary recovery rather than a sustained reversal, with early 2027 offering the strongest period before renewed weakness emerges later in the year.

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Blockstream, a Bitcoin and digital asset infrastructure, posted on social media platform X today, September 11, 2026, and stated that it is taking a firm stance against paying any ransom to get back the Bitcoin stolen from the Liquid Network and the company is calling the incident a crime rather than any kind of responsible disclosure. The company also stated that it tried to work in good faith with those controlling the stolen Bitcoin but made it clear it would not pay for the return. This comes after a major hack of the Liquid Network, which saw about $320 million in Bitcoin withdrawn.

Meanwhile, Liquid Network has moved forward with its recovery efforts. In the update posted on September 10, 2026 at 19:55 UTC, block production is back up and functionary nodes are signing and validating blocks. Transactions are working, but peg-outs are still disabled as a safety measure while recovery continues.

Blockstream Rejects Ransom Demand

Blockstream said it refuses to pay a ransom for the stolen Bitcoin. The company believes taking assets without permission and then demanding payment for their return is not white hat behaviour. Blockstream said it has tried to get the stolen funds back and to shield the wider Bitcoin community. Still, it stressed that these efforts do not mean it accepts what happened or the terms being set.

To those responsible for the theft of bitcoin from the Liquid Network:

Blockstream will not pay a ransom for the return of stolen funds. Taking assets without authorization and withholding their return is a crime, not responsible disclosure. It is not white-hat activity. It is…

— Blockstream (@Blockstream) September 11, 2026

The company also rejected what it sees as a precedent, one where developers of open-source software get forced to pay ransoms way larger than their share in a project. Blockstreams linked its position to the larger Bitcoin principles, arguing that Bitcoin is hard money and cannot be conjured on demand or used to fund ransom payments. Blockstream’s statement also addressed the wider Bitcoin community, thanking those who have worked to patch vulnerabilities, help users recover funds, and make the network more secure.

Stolen Bitcoin and the Remaining Funds

This all started with an exploit that let supposed white hat hackers take about 4,000 BTC from the Liquid Network’s total reserve of around 4,200 BTC. The stolen coins were worth about $320 million at the time. The attackers later gave back 85% of what they took. In one transaction, 3,400 BTC returned to Liquid, while roughly 600 BTC ended up as ‘change’ at an address controlled by the actors.

The leftover sum of about $47 million as of Tuesday has not been returned. In its latest statement, Blockstream says there is still a chance for Bitcoin to come back the right way. But it is also warning that if the funds stay gone, the company will use every legal option available. Those efforts could involve law enforcement, exchanges, service providers, forensic teams, and other relevant groups. Blockstream also pointed out that Bitcoin transactions are transparent and can be tracked.

Liquid Network Restarts with Peg-Outs Disabled

While the question of the remaining Bitcoin is unresolved, the Liquid Network is getting back online. In its September 10 update, the network said block production is up and functionary nodes are now signing and validating blocks. Transactions have resumed, but peg-outs remain disabled for now. The network says they are keeping this safeguard while recovery happens.

LIQUID NETWORK UPDATE: TRANSACTIONS RESUMED, PEG-OUTS DISABLED
Status as of September 10, 2026, 19:55 UTC

Recovery Status

The Liquid Network has entered into its next recovery phase. Block production has resumed, and functionary nodes are signing and validating blocks.… https://t.co/mdDeJYoXQw

— Liquid Network (@Liquid_BTC) September 10, 2026

Liquid is also putting its system through serious testing, using AI assisted code scans and constant monitoring by internal and external teams. The network said it would share more about when peg-outs will return as soon as it has an update. For users, there are no steps to take at the moment. But Liquid node operators are being told to upgrade immediately to Elements v23.3.4.

Warning Over Scams

The recovery period has also triggered scam attempts. Liquid reported that scammers are trying to take advantage by creating fake update websites and sending fraudulent messages. Users are being told to stick with official channels: Liquid Network, Blockstream Jade, and Blockstream for all information. The warning makes it clear: do not send funds to unknown addresses, transfer assets through shady channels, or reveal private keys or seed phrases after getting unsolicited messages.

The Liquid Federation and Blockstream thanked the wider Bitcoin community for their ongoing support through the recovery. For now, transactions are back up but peg-outs are still on hold while Blockstream keeps insisting the rest of the stolen Bitcoin should come back without any ransom being paid.

Hunter Biden responded to the sharp crash of his LAPTOP meme coin after the token faced instability upon launching on the Base blockchain. LAPTOP reportedly rose to as high as $199, and then the price of the token fell to around $3.70, with losses reaching as much as 99%. 

Hunter denied the claim that the project was a rug pull, saying that the demand exceeded the supply. He also mentioned that the liquidity could not keep pace, and technical problems combined with setting bots create multiple price movements. He also claims that the team’s tokens remain locked and he personally has not earned revenue from the project. 

As you may have seen, the LAPTOP memecoin saw a sharp swing in token price during its first hours of trading.

The headlines are all the same.

Token down 99%. Rug pull. Biden Crime Family. The list goes on.

This is far from the truth.

The reality is that available liquidity…

— Hunter Biden (@HunterBiden) September 9, 2026

At the time of writing, the price of the token is down by 96.9% in the last 24-hours and is currently trading at $0.86 as per CoinGecko.

LAPTOP’s Sharp Crash After Rollout

LAPTOP experienced an enormous price shift after its rollout. The token rose above $199 at one point before plunging, while another reported peak placed its price at $190.81 before it dropped to $0.86. The crash wiped out an estimated $1.6 billion in valuation. The token also reportedly had less than $1 million in liquidity, while the top two wallets were holding around 50% of the total token supply.

Hunter Biden said that the price plunge was not caused by the team selling its tokens. As per his response, demand exceeded, leaving liquidity unable to keep up with the purchased activity. He also attributed the instability to technical issues and front-running bots. Hunter said the coin had now stabilized at what he described as a healthy level. He added that the team’s tokens are all locked up and that no one on the team is selling. He also said that he had not earned a single dollar from Laptop’s project and plans to take steps to develop liquidity, including releasing 4 million laptop tokens as an incentive for liquidity providers.

The team also plans to burn 10 million tokens during the forthcoming rollout. However, on-chain analysts disputed the explanation surrounding the fall. Books said he had recognized several suspicious fund movements during the three hours before the rollout. One sales wallet cashed out 2.23 million dollars, while two airdrop wallets each sold 4,476 tokens during the early launch phase for a combined $647,000.

Two bot wallets also allegedly entered liquidity at the second opening involving $716,000. Analysts further pointed to a liquidity boost created on September 7, two days before the public sale, which collected $650,000 in fees. He also said that 2.2 million tokens had already been deposited into the Bitvawo exchange before the exchange officially opened. Although the proceeds from these tokens remain unclear.

What Did Hunter Biden Say About the LAPTOP Controversy? 

Hunter replied to the remarks by declaring it a failure. He said he gave away tokens for free to individuals who lost money on the Trump meme coin. He also asked why people were viewing it pessimistically. He also said that the token’s fully diluted valuation had exceeded $1 billion and that the team was working on liquidity measures subsequent to the rollout.

He said he had built the community for the long term and intended to continue despite the remarks surrounding the LAPTOP token. The controversy has also garnered attention from Trump’s family. Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s second son, mocked Hunter Biden’s token crash in an X post. He said that Hunter should go back to painting. The pessimism comes despite the Trump family having its own experience with meme coins.

$MELANIA and $TRUMP also nearly went to zero, adding an extra layer to the public dispute surrounding the two political families’ crypto ventures. Meanwhile, the foundation’s X account has been suspended, leaving the project temporarily relying on Medium for announcements. Analysts also estimated that verified profits connected to the suspicious transactions amounted to around $4 million, while the overall figure could reach between $5 and $10 million.

Analysts also said that the token contract itself does not appear to be the central issue. It points to the timing and the fund movement before issuance.

Geneva and Lisbon, Sept. 12, 2026 – TRON DAO (“TRON”) and Ethena Labs (“Ethena”) today announced that USDe and sUSDe are live on the TRON network, expanding access to Ethena’s digital dollar products across one of the world’s largest stablecoin settlement networks.

Users can now bridge USDe and sUSDe to TRON through Stargate Finance and hold or transfer both assets across the network. Support across TRON’s core DeFi applications, including JustLend DAO and SUN.io, is expected to roll out over the coming weeks, with broader adoption across wallets, exchanges, and payment applications to follow. USDe on TRON will also remain connected to liquidity across Ethena’s other supported networks, supporting interoperability across Ethena’s broader multichain ecosystem.

USDe brings an additional dollar-denominated asset to TRON, while sUSDe gives TRON’s global user base exposure to Ethena’s rewards-bearing digital dollar product. In turn, Ethena connects with TRON’s global base of over 403 million accounts, where dollar-denominated assets already move at significant scale. 

“Millions of people rely on the TRON network every day to make payments, save, and move value globally,” said Justin Sun, Founder of TRON. “Bringing USDe and sUSDe to TRON broadens the options available to users and further strengthens the network as decentralized infrastructure for everyday use.”

“TRON has a massive user base that already holds and moves digital dollars in significant size,” said Guy Young, Founder of Ethena Labs. “Bringing USDe and sUSDe to that ecosystem means those users can hold a dollar that accrues rewards on the network they already use. This integration is the latest step in our effort to bring our digital dollar products to as many people as possible, and we look forward to continuing to work with the TRON DAO team to find new ways to bring value to TRON’s users.”

The integration marks the latest step in USDe’s multichain expansion, with the asset now supported across more than a dozen networks and integrated with leading centralized exchanges and DeFi applications.

About Ethena Labs

Ethena Labs is the development team behind USDe and USDtb and a contributor to the Ethena protocol. Ethena’s USDe is the fastest growing USD-denominated crypto asset in history, encompassing integrations across some of the largest centralized exchanges and major DeFi applications. Ethena is backed by Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Dragonfly, Binance Labs, Bybit, and OKX among others.

Media Contact

Nate Johnson

Ethena-August@AugustCo.com 

About TRON DAO

TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.

Founded in September 2017, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of September 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 403 million in total user accounts, more than 15 billion in total transactions, and over $28 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”

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Yeweon Park

press@tron.network

Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 11, 2026 — MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, released its August TradFi trading data. Trading volume across stock, index, and ETF Futures rose 130% month-on-month, while the number of available contracts grew 35% to over 400. Tokenized stocks and ETF Spot trading volume increased 30%, with gains across nearly all existing listings.

Memory and Semiconductor Trading Broadens Across U.S. and Korean Markets

Stock Futures trading activity broadened from a single dominant memory stock to multiple U.S. and Korean memory stocks in August. Five of the top 10 Stock Futures by trading volume tracked memory and storage companies. SKHYNIX (SK hynix) ranked second overall and first among Stock Futures tracking individual stocks, with trading volume up approximately 401% month-on-month. MU (Micron) ranked third, up approximately 267%.

Combined trading volume for Stock Futures tracking Korean companies and markets (SKHYNIX, SKHY, SAMSUNG, and KORU) rose approximately 348%. Their share of total Stock Futures trading volume increased from 14% in July to 27% in August. SNDK (SanDisk) continued to record volume growth, although its share fell from 25% to 11%.

Trading activity also expanded into semiconductor ETFs. SOXL Stock Futures, tracking a semiconductor ETF offering 3x daily long exposure, ranked first as trading volume surged approximately 1,192%. Its share of total Stock Futures trading volume rose from less than 4% in July to 20% in August. SOXS Stock Futures, tracking an ETF offering 3x inverse daily leveraged exposure to the U.S. Semiconductor Index, also recorded 436% volume growth. Meanwhile, trading volume for SPX500 Stock Futures, tracking the S&P 500 Index, declined approximately 32%, reflecting a shift in trading activity from broad-market indices toward sector-specific exposure.

Beyond memory and semiconductors, trading volumes for SPCX (SpaceX) and TSLA (Tesla) Stock Futures rose approximately 45% and 784%, respectively. They ranked fifth and tenth, reflecting continued activity in commercial space and electric vehicles.

Note: Rankings are based on individual Stock Futures listings. SKHYNIX and SKHY are ranked separately.

Spot trading volume for MEXC’s Tokenized Stocks and ETFs rose approximately 30% month-on-month in August. Their share of total TradFi Spot trading volume increased from 63% in July to 73% in August. Approximately 99% of existing listings recorded higher trading volumes, while the top 10 accounted for just 12% of the segment’s volume, indicating broad-based growth rather than activity concentrated in a single asset.

CRCL (Circle) ranked first, with trading volume up 69% month-on-month. COIN (Coinbase) and HOOD (Robinhood) also placed in the top 10. Combined trading volume across these three crypto-related listings rose 47%.

NBIS (Nebius), an AI cloud infrastructure company, ranked third, with trading volume up 188%, the highest growth rate among the top 10. NVDA (NVIDIA) ranked fifth, with trading volume up 54%. AI-related trading activity spanned both semiconductors and cloud computing.

MEXC enables users to trade products linked to U.S., Korean, and Hong Kong equities with USDT through a single account, simplifying access across markets. Stock Futures support long and short positions around the clock, including outside underlying market hours.

Stock Futures trading during August’s 10 weekend days accounted for approximately 11% of monthly volume, reflecting demand for access when underlying markets were closed. The MEXC 0808: Stock Season 0-fee event attracted more than 86,000 users and saved participants over $1 million in trading fees.

“The sustained growth in stock-related trading across multiple asset classes and markets underscores the accelerating global demand for accessible, diversified market exposure,” said Vugar Usi, CEO of MEXC. “We remain committed to expanding our equity-linked offerings and simplifying access for users worldwide, consolidating trading into a single account and delivering on our core proposition, trading Wall Street, without walls.”

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