Odaily News - According to monitoring by crypto trader Rune, an unusual transaction involving LAPTOP tokens has been detected. A new wallet (0x8DA...A18d) claimed 4,276 LAPTOP tokens for free and subsequently sold them, cashing out approximately $400,000.

More notably, the wallet then transferred 0.02 ETH to another new wallet (0xc27...b591), which likewise claimed 4,276 LAPTOP tokens for free and immediately sold them after the price dropped due to the previous sell-off, cashing out approximately $200,000.

Both wallets are newly created addresses, claimed identical amounts, and the first wallet provided ETH to the second—highly correlated on-chain behavior that has prompted community speculation about potentially linked addresses or coordinated selling.

Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, Commander P (0xa50...282f) exited his full position 4 minutes ago, ultimately realizing a profit of $970,000, with a return rate of 387.4%. The buy price was $27.383, and the average sell price was $133.7. This address has been consistently active on the Base network, though its past trading performance on Base has been average.

Odaily News: Bonk Guy has issued a scathing critique of the token project associated with Hunter Biden's "LAPTOP," stating that after further observation of the token's performance following its launch, he believes the project clearly exhibits speculative behavior aimed at "extracting profit while showing little understanding of the crypto industry."

Bonk Guy particularly questioned the token's fully diluted valuation (FDV), which reportedly reached as high as hundreds of billions of dollars shortly after listing, calling the valuation "absolutely absurd." He also questioned why Hunter Biden himself has become the narrative centerpiece of the crypto market, pointing out that Hunter Biden's public prominence largely stems from the numerous controversies he sparked while his father, Joe Biden, served as President of the United States. He further noted that the Biden administration generally adopted a relatively tough regulatory stance toward the crypto industry during its tenure.

Bonk Guy concluded with a warning that investors purchasing this token at its current valuation face extremely high risks, stating that "anyone who buys it deserves to lose 100% of their money."

Odaily News: After the Biden-son Meme coin LAPTOP went live at 8 PM tonight, a whale invested $240,000 at the open, buying at a price of $24. They have since gradually sold off LAPTOP worth $1.2 million, realizing a profit of approximately $1 million.

Odaily News, according to GMGN data, the Meme coin LAPTOP launched by Hunter Biden continues to decline, with its market cap falling below $50 billion. It is now reported at $40.81 billion, down 43% in the last 5 minutes.

Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.

Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a trader bought 1.497 million PONS tokens over 9 days, spending approximately 378.23 ETH (around $936,000), and subsequently sold all of them, receiving approximately 473 ETH (around $1.17 million). The profit amounted to about 94.77 ETH (around $234,800), with a return rate of 25.06%.

Odaily News, the Hyperliquid Policy Center has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The lawsuit concerns the CFTC's prior approval of Kalshi to launch regulated cryptocurrency perpetual contracts in the United States. CME previously filed a lawsuit over the related regulatory decision, and in this instance, the Hyperliquid Policy Center is siding with the CFTC, arguing that the court should dismiss CME's lawsuit. (Hyperliquid News)

Odaily News According to GMGN data, the market cap of LAPTOP, the Meme coin launched by Hunter Biden, briefly fell below $80 billion, now reported at $75.05 billion, down 45.16% in 5 minutes.

Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.

Odaily reported that according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, an address purchased 9,124.19 LAPTOP at an average price of $27.383 immediately upon the token's launch, spending $250,000. It has since sold nearly 93% of its holdings at $140.48, securing a profit of over $1.04 million with a return rate of 415.8%, ranking first in profit for this token so far.

Odaily News – The Blockchain Association and the Innovative Crypto Council (CCI) have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction with the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, Illinois, seeking to halt the 0.2% digital asset franchise transaction tax scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027, during the pendency of litigation. The tax applies to crypto entities established in Illinois or providing services to Illinois residents with annual gross revenues exceeding $100,000. The two lobbying groups had previously sued Illinois over the measure and, together with the Chamber of Digital Commerce, argue that the law violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act as well as the Due Process and Interstate Commerce clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

Odaily News: US ADP employment change for the week ending August 22 came in at 12,000, compared to the previous reading of 11,750. (Jin10)

Odaily News, according to GMGN data, after launching on the Base chain, LAPTOP's price has quickly pulled back below $130 and is currently reported at $129.31, down 35.2% in the last 24 hours.

Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.

Odaily News: The company previously completed a $70 million Series C funding round in September 2025, reaching a valuation of $1 billion. CEO Esteban Castano stated that the company's mission has expanded from blockchain forensics to broader cybercrime mapping, with AI business becoming a second growth engine while its core crypto operations continue to grow. The company is about to launch a new investigation platform focused on addressing AI-driven deepfake fraud, sextortion, and child sexual abuse crimes.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, in addition to GSR and G20, Wintermute is also a market maker for LAPTOP. 21 hours ago, Wintermute (0x65ED...83E0) received 2.5 million market-making tokens from the Laptop multi-signature address, and has since distributed the tokens to multiple exchange deposit addresses. The corresponding market-making token amounts for GSR Markets, G20, and Wintermute are 15.5 million, 5 million, and 2.5 million respectively, accounting for 2.3% of LAPTOP's total supply.

According to Odaily, on-chain analyst Yujian monitored that one second after Binance published the Niu Lai listing announcement, a news trader paid 42.4 BNB as a bribe to node BNB48 Club and purchased 1.422 million Niu Lai tokens through a private RPC channel using 200 BNB, at a buy price of $0.10. To improve transaction priority and success rate, they also paid 6.87 BNB in gas fees. Within the following 15 minutes, the trader sold all Niu Lai tokens at $0.12 each, receiving 172,000 USDT in return. The price spread between purchase and sale generated a profit of $22,000, but the combined bribe fee and gas fees totaled $36,000, resulting in a final loss of $14,000.

Odaily News: HyperliquidNews posted on X platform stating that the Hyperliquid Policy Center has filed a brief with the federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to dismiss the lawsuit filed by CME against the CFTC. Previously, the United States had authorized Kalshi to offer regulated perpetual contracts.