09/28/2026
Sep 28: THORChain Refuses to Block $387M Bitget Hack Addresses, Sparking Industry Debate
Bitcoin’s Quantum-Safe Transaction Cost Drops 79% as Researchers Race · Robinhood Chain Rug-Pull Operation Extracts $18.4M Across 53 Memecoin · Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum’s Shift to a Cryptographic World Com
Market Snapshot
- Bitcoin (BTC): $84,138 (-0.20% 24h)
- Ethereum (ETH): $2,673.57 (-0.74% 24h)
- Solana (SOL): $121.66 (+0.69% 24h)
- Notable metric: RUNE surged ~50% during the Bitget/THORChain controversy
Top Stories
- Robinhood Chain Rug-Pull Operation Extracts $18.4M Across 53 Memecoin Launches
- THORChain Refuses to Block $387M Bitget Hack Addresses, Sparking Industry Debate
- Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum’s Shift to a Cryptographic World Computer by 2030
- Bitcoin’s Quantum-Safe Transaction Cost Drops 79% as Researchers Race Q-Day
Key Takeaways
- Serial extraction schemes remain a persistent threat on new L2s and launchpads, with $18.4M lost on Robinhood Chain alone.
- Decentralized protocols like THORChain face mounting pressure to balance permissionless ideals with practical anti-money laundering demands.
- Ethereum’s roadmap is pivoting toward a hybrid cryptographic architecture, aiming for scalability and quantum resistance by 2030.
- Quantum-safe cryptography is moving from research to real-world deployment, but current solutions are stopgaps rather than definitive fixes.
What to Watch
Monitor for further revelations on serial extraction operations on Robinhood Chain and potential responses from launchpads. Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade and the next steps toward Hegotá will be key markers for the protocol’s evolution. On the security front, expect continued progress—and debate—on quantum-safe cryptography across both Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems.