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Crypto venture capitalists at Hack VC deleted a post about disagreeing with a disgruntled former employee, Hsin-Ju Chuang, who has tragically passed away. Its official X account currently has no mention of her passing. Its deleted post read, “While our understanding of events differs materially, we do not wish to discuss the details publicly at this time out of respect for their privacy.” That statement has been replaced by a post from another account, co-founder and Managing Partner Alexander Pack. We are shocked and saddened to learn the news of Hsin-Ju’s passing. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and all those who were close to her. This is an unimaginable tragedy for many of us who worked alongside Hsin-Ju in this community, and we share the heartbreak and… — Alexander Pack (@alpackaP) September 23, 2026 Hack VC told Protos, “We removed our earlier statement after seeing the tone the public conversation was taking. Some of the responses d...

Two Robinhood engineers have been accused of using the platform’s confidential crypto listings to insider trade perpetual futures on the decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid.  The US filed the charges yesterday against 36-year-old Hefu Chai and 30-year-old Huaisong Xiang, accusing them of wire fraud and commodities fraud. Their knowledge of Robinhood’s plans to support certain cryptocurrencies was allegedly used to trade positions on Hyperliquid, which in turn constituted a breach of duty.  Across 2025 and 2026, each of them allegedly made over $50,000 trading with the undisclosed information.  Coinbase insider trading case ends with guilty plea Read more: Did ‘insider’ secretly short Robinhood on Hyperliquid? US attorney Jamie McDonald said, “Today’s charges make clear that corporate insiders cannot evade the securities and commodities laws by trading based on misappropriated information in derivatives like perpetual futures, tokeni...

Dubai-based Zamanat has announced its sponsorship of Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited, a DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) domiciled tokenized private credit fund with a target size of up to $100 million, according to information shared with Finbold on September 10, 2026.  The fund targets a structural gap estimated at $250 billion, the amount of SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) financing demand across the GCC that goes unmet by traditional lenders. Despite contributing more than half of GDP in the UAE and employing the majority of the private-sector workforce, SMEs in the region receive less than 10% of total bank lending. Across the broader GCC, only around 11% of SMEs have access to any credit at all. “Strong businesses across the GCC still struggle to access growth capital despite sound fundamentals. Zamanat sponsored the Fund to create a credible route between those businesses and institutional capital. With a target size of up to USD 100 million and in...

According to US Mint, the commemorative 2026 $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump is now in circulation, and will be available to purchase today. The U.S. Mint will begin selling gold-colored $1 coins featuring Trump’s likeness at noon ET, with prices ranging from about $1.55 to $2.44 per coin. JUST IN: US Mint says the new 2026 President Trump $1 Coin is now in circulation. pic.twitter.com/LJKepSXWQW — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) September 2, 2026 First announced last year and revealed earlier this summer, the $1 coin bears a rendering of Trump’s face on the obverse side, with the inscriptions “Liberty,” “In God We Trust” and “1776 ~ 2026.” The presidential seal, which depicts an eagle holding an olive branch and a bundle of arrows, appears on the reverse side, along with an inscription reading “250” to honor the nation’s semi-quincentennial anniversary. Additionally, the U.S. Mint said the new coins may be us...