Huobi HTX released its September 2026 Merkle Tree Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, showing all mainstream asset reserve ratios above 100% as of Sept 1. BTC at 104%, ETH at 102%, TRX at 109%, and others. The exchange has disclosed PoR data for 47 consecutive months, committing to 1:1 reserves and full redeemability. Users can verify the data on the official website.

Huobi HTX published its latest Merkle tree proof of reserves data, showing all major asset reserve ratios above 100% as of September 1, 2026 (UTC+8). BTC at 104%, ETH at 102%, TRX at 109%. The exchange has disclosed PoR data for 47 consecutive months.

Crypto markets on Sept. 8 were led by a mix of meme-coin headlines, whale positioning and sector rotation data. Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, is planning to launch a meme coin called LAPTOP, though no issuance date, supply details or token mechanics have been disclosed. The token is tied to the politically charged “Hunter Biden laptop” theme and was described in the source material as a political expression aimed at Donald Trump and his family. On-chain, Hyperbot data showed whale trader Loracle continued adding to a 3x leveraged short on PONS. The position has grown to 25,747,236 PONS, worth about $21.078 million. Separately, Blockstream said a vulnerability on Liquid has been patched and informed a white-hat hacker that roughly 4,000 BTC can now be safely returned. The hacker still controls 3,998.5 BTC, according to the update. Elsewhere, privacy coins remained in focus. glassnode said the privacy sector is the only major crypto segment above its previous market peak, with ZEC highlighted as a major driver. Market tables in the source also showed RAY, DOOD and METIS among the top 24-hour gainers, while BTC, ETH and SOL were lower over the same period.

A paper cited by TechFlowPost finds that crypto perpetual futures show a recurring burst of activity at fixed clock times despite trading around the clock. Using tick-by-tick data from six Binance perpetual contracts — BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, DOGE and ADA — from Jan. 1, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2024, covering 1,400 continuous trading days, researchers Chan Kim and Peter Reinhard Hansen documented sharp increases in trade count, dollar volume and price movement at 0, 15, 30 and 45 minutes past each hour. Most of the jump appears within the first 10 seconds of those windows. The study argues that standardized candlestick intervals, exchange data formats and automated strategies effectively split a nonstop market into repeated micro trading sessions. The pattern also appears in smaller form at 5-minute and 1-minute boundaries, with the strongest burst at the top of the hour. Researchers used order-size patterns as indirect evidence that algorithmic participation rises during these windows, while control tests excluding funding settlement times still found the effect. The signal is statistically detectable but economically thin. A model built to predict 10-second returns around each 15-minute boundary reached 56.6% directional accuracy, yet the average gross return per trade was only 0.51 basis points before fees, far below Binance’s stated taker and maker fee levels in the sample period.

Trader BonkGuy, also known as Unipcs, expanded on his bullish case for MEME, arguing that the token could gain outsized attention if the current crypto-equity meme narrative keeps spreading. He pointed to Robinhood’s role in the previous cycle, saying the platform helped push DOGE to roughly $88 billion in market capitalization while introducing many retail users to meme coins for the first time. In his view, a token named directly as “MEME” may have a communication edge if that theme continues to travel across markets. BonkGuy also said MEME could draw even more attention if the crypto-equity meme theme starts affecting the stock market itself and revives dynamics similar to the 2021 meme-stock short squeeze. He added that his position was not built on insider information but on conviction in what he described as a new narrative now taking shape. According to his statement, he has invested more than $500,000 in total, with an average entry market capitalization of about $45 million. He also said his fomo portfolio briefly reached a record high of about $28 million last week and that he has identified major winners across Robinhood, BNB Chain, Solana, and Base.

Trader BonkGuy said he was not an insider in MEME and built his position gradually over several days, responding to accusations of insider trading. He said his average entry valuation was around $45 million and that he had invested more than $500,000 in total. In his view, if he had possessed insider information, he would have bought when the token’s market capitalization was below $1 million rather than continuing to accumulate near a $45 million valuation. BonkGuy said he first missed MEME when its market cap was below $10 million, then watched it surge to $150 million within hours. That move led him to believe the token could become one of the defining meme coins of the current cycle. He argued that MEME’s biggest upside comes from the emerging “meme/stock” narrative, which he said has already helped several related tokens climb quickly, including AI on Robinhood chain, MARSCOIN on BNB Chain, and STONK on Solana. He also said MEME is now at the center of a discussion involving Robinhood founder Vlad Tenev and AMC’s CEO over the legality of tokenized meme-stock themes. BonkGuy described that debate as a possible catalyst: recognition could push MEME into a new phase of growth, while a negative outcome could weigh on the broader narrative.

LeBron James said on X that he has visited Polymarket’s headquarters and is set to partner with the prediction market platform, posting 「Coming Soon」 alongside the announcement. A video shared by James showed categories including crypto, sports, economy, culture, weather, and esports, with James selecting sports, pointing to a likely sports-focused collaboration. The day’s market roundup also highlighted comments from Bitmine chairman Tom Lee, who said roughly 20% of the top-performing Russell 1000 stocks since the start of the third quarter are crypto-related. He cited BMNR, MSTR, CRCL, and BLSH among the names near the top of the index leaderboard. Elsewhere, Washington state regulators moved against Coinflip and CEO Benjamin Weiss, seeking to revoke the company’s money transmitter license, bar future industry activity, and impose a $1.0296 million fine. Other developments included Donald Trump saying his administration is pushing Hyperliquid into the U.S. market in a fully compliant and lawful manner, Bithumb launching its new Bithumb AI service, and Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder clarifying that remaining locked ARB will account for about 7.7% of total supply once investor and team unlocks are completed next March.

A meme coin called SLINK on Robinhood Chain briefly turned into one of the market’s fastest-moving celebrity-driven trades on Sept. 5, after a hacked social account and a well-built narrative sent traders rushing in. According to the source article, the token’s market capitalization jumped from roughly $500,000 to $82 million in about 30 minutes, then fell back within 45 minutes once the setup began to unravel. The scheme centered on the real X account of Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink executive whose account was allegedly compromised. The attackers did not begin with a direct token promotion. Instead, they added a supposed experimental account, @shivolink, to her profile and pushed a story about paralyzed chip implant patients jointly posting with their thoughts as part of a nonprofit MIT student experiment. The fake account then attached the SLINK contract address. The move gained traction after the hacked Zilis account amplified the post. Momentum accelerated again when Elon Musk replied with a single "💯," which traders treated as a major endorsement. The article says the token rose from above $500,000 to more than $6 million after Zilis reposted it, then exploded to $82 million after Musk’s interaction. Once the scam was exposed and the posts were removed, the token crashed. On-chain data cited in the article showed dozens of insider wallets selling near the top for more than $4.7 million in combined profit.