Odaily reports that Kraken has been forcibly liquidating the balances of XMR, ZEC, DASH, USDD, DAI, USDS, and USDe held by UAE users since September 15, with the liquidation window continuing until September 25. Withdrawals of the relevant assets ceased at 14:00 UTC on September 14, and trading and deposits were closed on June 16, with no remedy available thereafter. Kraken stated that the delisting was based on a "routine asset review," did not mention any regulatory requirements, and said it could not confirm the denominating currency of the liquidation proceeds prior to execution.

Odaily News: Following a customer data breach at Revolut, multiple hacker groups have publicly demanded ransom. A group calling itself "IAmNotAVillain" demanded that Revolut pay 6,000 Monero (XMR, approximately $3 million) within 24 hours, or it would sell customer data to other criminal organizations; another group, "Revolut Smilik," had earlier demanded 10,000 Bitcoin (approximately $780 million).In response, a Revolut spokesperson stated that the company has not received any direct contact or extortion demands from any of the aforementioned individuals or organizations. Meanwhile, Italy's Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Directorate has launched an investigation, with Italian prosecutors investigating unauthorized access to government computer systems, and Italy's privacy regulator has also asked banks to urgently review the security of their access systems. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily reports: The hacker group "iamnotavillain" responsible for the Revolut data breach has demanded 6,000 XMR, worth $3 million, within 24 hours, or they will sell the stolen customer data to other criminal groups. Earlier reports indicated that the data breach affected 680 individuals.

Odaily News: On September 14, according to SoSoValue data, influenced by the escalating situation in the Middle East and continued developments surrounding AI safety and other factors, the crypto market overall trended downward. The Meme sector led losses with a 24-hour drop of 3.57%, with Cash Cat (CASHCAT) falling 10.36%, Pons (PONS) dropping 14.25%, and Niu Lai plunging 27.82%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) declined 0.55% and Ethereum (ETH) fell 1.65%, respectively holding above $76,000 and $2,400.In addition, the DePIN sector stood out with a 24-hour gain of 3.49%, among which Filecoin (FIL) rose 21.43% and Arweave (AR) climbed 9.41%; the Layer2 sector gained 0.24%, with Lisk (LSK) surging 56.89% within the sector.In other sectors, the CeFi sector dropped 1.35% over 24 hours, with Gate (GT) falling 2.45%; the Layer1 sector declined 1.86%, with Zcash (ZEC) dropping 4.05%; the DeFi sector fell 1.95%, with Jupiter (JUP) declining 2.61%; the PayFi sector dropped 2.35%, with Monero (XMR) falling 4.11%.Crypto sector indices reflecting historical sector performance show that the ssiDePIN, ssiAI, and ssiMeme indices rose 5.52%, fell 3.28%, and fell 3.04%, respectively.

Odaily News - glassnode stated on platform X that while Bitcoin remains 36% below its October 2025 high, most sectors in the crypto market are still at low levels. However, the privacy sector has become the only one outperforming its previous market peak, up 213% since October 6, 2025.Data shows that all top 10 sectors have posted gains over the past 30 days, with the privacy sector leading at 90%. Currently, the total market cap of privacy-focused crypto assets ranked in the top 200 has risen to approximately $33.6 billion, a significant increase from $7.1 billion a year ago, with nearly half of that growth coming in the last 30 days. Among them, Zcash (ZEC) has jumped from 82nd to 7th place in market cap rankings, accumulating a 2,496% gain over the past year; Monero (XMR) has also doubled in price over the same period.Although ZEC accounts for about 62% of the privacy sector's market cap and its strong performance has dominated sector gains, the privacy sector's rally is not driven by a single asset. All 8 privacy assets with at least one year of historical data have posted gains. Excluding ZEC, a weighted portfolio of privacy assets is still up 85% over the past year, and up 56% from Bitcoin's October 2025 high.Among the top 25 assets by market cap, only ZEC, HYPE, XMR, and WBT are currently above their October 6, 2025 levels, with two of those spots occupied by privacy assets. Data indicates that 91.5% of the top 200 crypto assets by market cap have risen over the past 30 days, but only 25 assets have gained over the past year—suggesting the recent rebound has broad market participation, while the strong performance over the past year has been highly concentrated in the privacy sector.

Odaily News, August 31 — According to SoSoValue data, the crypto market has pulled back following a streak of gains. The previously standout Meme sector fell 4.19% in 24 hours, with OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) down 10.55%, Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) down 10.44%, and Pump.fun (PUMP) down 12.40% within the sector.Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) declined 0.44%, falling below $78,000, and Ethereum (ETH) dropped 1.61%, slipping below $2,500.Across other sectors, the Layer 2 sector fell 0.04% in 24 hours, with Polygon (POL) down 7.98%, though Mantle (MNT) remained relatively resilient, gaining 5.84%. The CeFi sector declined 1.71%, with OKB (OKB) down 4.09%. The Layer 1 sector fell 1.97%, with Solana (SOL) down 3.35%. The PayFi sector dropped 2.10%, while Monero (XMR) rose 4.54% during intraday trading. The DeFi sector declined 2.26%, with Uniswap (UNI) bucking the trend to gain 9.31%.The crypto sector indices, which reflect historical sector performance, show that the ssiMeme, ssiAI, and ssiNFT indices fell 4.42%, 3.29%, and 3.12%, respectively.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the top holder on the Monero native network has accumulated profits exceeding $3.15 million in just 23 days by betting on XMR's price increase. The position was opened on August 9, reaching a peak of 34,000 XMR, valued at approximately $16.72 million. Last night, the holder closed half of the position, banking $1.637 million in profits, and currently retains a 4x leveraged position of 16,000 XMR, with unrealized gains exceeding $1.53 million.

Odaily News, August 28: According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market saw broad gains across sectors, with the DeFi sector performing notably well, rising 3.50% in 24 hours. Among the top performers, Ethena (ENA) surged 24.66%, Jupiter (JUP) rose 10.28%, and Lighter (LIT) climbed 8.45%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) increased 2.22%, briefly breaking through $81,000 during trading; Ethereum (ETH) rose 0.56%, moving above the $2,500 mark.Notably, MAG7.ssi rose 2.55%, DEFI.ssi gained 5.72%, and MEME.ssi climbed 3.11%.In other sectors, the PayFi sector rose 3.03% in 24 hours, with Monero (XMR) up 5.33%; the Layer1 sector gained 2.76%, with Solana (SOL) rising 6.19%; the Meme sector climbed 2.29%, with OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) surging 21.43%; the Layer2 sector rose 2.12%, with Polygon(ex-MATIC) (POL) up 2.76%; and the CeFi sector gained 1.73%, with Bitget Token (BGB) rising 4.24%.The crypto sector indices, which track historical sector performance, show that the ssiDeFi, ssiGameFi, and ssiPayFi indices rose 4.42%, 3.41%, and 3.11%, respectively.

Odaily News: THORChain announced the launch of version 3.20, adding native cross-chain swap support for Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). Users can directly swap XMR and ZEC for Bitcoin, ETH, and stablecoins without wrapping assets, registering on centralized exchange accounts, or relinquishing asset custody. This upgrade also introduces Protocol-Owned Liquidity (POL) and Stable Reserve, and restores support for Solana, Base, and BNB. Among these, Stable Reserve supports zero-liquidity-fee swaps between stablecoins.

Odaily News, August 13 – According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market experienced a slight overall decline, with the NFT sector dropping 5.19%. Within this sector, Audiera (BEAT) has continued to trend downward recently, falling another 13.31% over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the Meme sector declined by 3.69%, with Pepe (PEPE) and OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) dropping 5.61% and 6.58%, respectively.Looking at other sectors, the Layer 2 sector slipped 0.07%, but Mantle (MNT) rose 5.51%; the CeFi sector declined 0.52%, while OKB (OKB) remained relatively resilient with a 5.67% gain; the Layer 1 sector fell 0.62%, with Cardano (ADA) down 2.89%; and the PayFi sector dropped 1.10%, while Monero (XMR) bucked the trend with a 3.78% increase.In the past 24 hours, the SocialFi sector rose 0.66%, with Gram (GRAM) gaining 0.67%; the DeFi sector increased 0.28%, with Hyperliquid (HYPE) climbing 3.31%.The crypto sector index, which reflects historical sector performance, shows that the ssiSocialFi and ssiDeFi indices rose 0.64% and 0.19%, respectively, while the ssiGameFi index fell 3.47%.