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BlockBeats News, on September 26, the XPL contract on the Aster platform experienced significant abnormal fluctuations this morning. Community analysis indicated that this abnormal event was due to serious negligence by the operator, rather than a vulnerability or attack. Specifically: the index price was hardcoded at $1; the mark price was capped at $1.22; when the price cap was removed, the price instantly soared to $4, while prices on other trading platforms remained stable.The Aster platform promptly issued a response stating, "We have noticed abnormal price fluctuations in the XPL perpetual contract trading pair. Please rest assured that all user funds are safe. We are conducting a comprehensive review and will compensate affected users for their losses." As of the time of publication, the issue with the XPL perpetual contract trading pair has been fully resolved. All users who were forcibly liquidated during this period will have their liquidation losses calculated and directly compensated in USDT to their wallets within the next few hours.

BlockBeats News, on September 26, the cryptocurrency market experienced another "waterfall" event, with BTC briefly falling below $109,000, dropping more than 4% in 24 hours; the total cryptocurrency market capitalization has dropped to $3.823 trillion, down over 4.5% in 24 hours. The market has continued its downward trend for several days, with BTC falling 6.32% over the past 7 days and ETH dropping more than 14% during the same period; altcoins have generally declined, and the TOTAL3 index (the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies excluding BTC and ETH) has dropped 9.30% over the past 7 days. On the news front, Trump announced a series of tariff measures this morning, including a 25% tariff on all imported heavy trucks, a 50% tariff on all kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and related products, a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture, and a 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals from companies that have not started construction of factories in the United States. Trump stated that the above tariff measures will all take effect from October 1 this year.