A few hours after the release of the Base testnet, controversy arose: the network experienced short-term failures, and the team changed the donation terms privately

Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai's monitoring, a certain whale sold 5.338 million PONS at an average price of $0.6779, worth $3.67 million, driving the PONS price down 4% from $0.6968 to $0.6688. PONS was previously the largest on-chain asset of this address, with an entry price of approximately $0.7154. This sale resulted in a loss of about $200,000.

Odaily News: Crypto industry figure Jordy posted on X platform that former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang has been found dead, and expressed condolences. According to a screenshot of a report shared by Jordy, 37-year-old Hsin-Ju Chuang resided in North Las Vegas and was found dead last month near a remote exit off Interstate 15 in the Mojave Desert. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of death.Hsin-Ju previously claimed that she was required to continue working during a medical emergency and was threatened with being blacklisted from the industry if she left before an event was completed. She rejected Hack VC's settlement offer and had planned to publicly release evidence related to her tenure on August 26. Hack VC stated that it has noticed the relevant content, is concerned about Hsin-Ju's health condition, but said that its understanding of the events differs significantly from what Hsin-Ju published, and that it would not publicly discuss details out of privacy considerations.

Odaily News: According to an official announcement, Binance will list the OURAUSDT USD-M Pre-IPO perpetual contract at 08:30 (UTC) on September 23, 2026, with a maximum leverage of 20x and support for multi-asset mode.

Odaily Report: Open interest on Hyperliquid has reached $18 billion, setting a new all-time high.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a newly created address bought 269,500 UNI worth $2.84 million, while another address separately bought 138,400 UNI worth $1.23 million.

Odaily News: According to market data, the Hong Kong stock AI application sector continued to decline in the afternoon, with Zhipu falling over 10%, Kingdee International dropping over 7%, and Meitu, MINIMAX-W, and others following the decline.