Official Twitter account and smart contract of alleged Hunter Biden-linked new meme coin project $LAPTOP revealed

Popular meme coins in the Robinhood ecosystem have fallen broadly, likely impacted by news that Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, is set to launch a meme coin $LAPTOP named after the "laptop incident". Specific declines: · PONS dropped nearly 9% following its coin announcement, with its market cap falling to $726 million; · CASHCAT fell nearly 10% after its announcement, hitting a $190 million market cap; · AI dropped over 10% post its announcement, with its market cap standing at $179 million; · MEME once plunged over 20% after its announcement, dropping to a $91 million market cap; · microduck once fell over 25% post its announcement, hitting $17 million in market cap. BlockBeats Note: Price calculations are based on data released after the coin announcement at 22:50 Beijing Time today. Reminder: Most meme coins lack real use cases, feature highly volatile prices, and carry significant investment risks—invest with caution.

While The Wall Street Journal broke the news that Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, will launch a meme coin named LAPTOP, Hunter Biden himself posted a teaser tweet and video on his official Twitter account, confirming the meme coin will be released on September 9. The name LAPTOP directly references the high-profile 2019-2020 Hunter Biden laptop scandal, in which his MacBook Pro was left at a computer repair shop in Delaware, and the shop owner later uncovered extensive private content stored on the device. That content was subsequently published by the New York Post ahead of the 2020 US presidential election, serving as a core tool for Republicans to attack the Biden family and a major, long-running controversy in US politics for years.

Binance founder CZ has posted a statement explaining the reason for unfollowing certain accounts, stating it was solely due to those accounts being inactive for more than 30 days. Earlier, CZ’s official Twitter account unfollowed several Binance Europe-related service accounts, which was initially interpreted by the crypto community as CZ’s Twitter account being hacked. The incident also spurred the emergence of some meme coin hype.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported today that Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, is launching a meme coin called $LAPTOP, named after his high-profile "laptop incident," with a planned launch on Coinbase’s Base network on September 9. The crypto community is abuzz over the resurgence of political meme coins. Current community discussions center on three main angles: mainstream coverage, satire, and risk warnings. Mainstream reports highlight the token’s tie to the "laptop scandal," noting a portion will be allocated to those who suffered losses from $TRUMP, a move interpreted as a "counter-response" to the Trump family’s crypto projects. Analytical posts point out this is no ordinary celebrity coin—it turns one of the most politically weaponized symbols of the past decade into a tradable asset. The controversy itself acts as viral fuel, likely attracting three groups: supporters, opponents, and pure speculators, mirroring the attention rotation and liquidity battles seen earlier with $TRUMP and $MELANIA. Cautious traders warn that all tokens bearing the same name before the official launch are copies, advising against purchasing them. Some have already rushed to trade unofficial contracts to capitalize on early gains. Overall sentiment leans toward playfulness and caution: some joke that "the laptop ended a presidency, now it’s providing exit liquidity for others," while others argue political controversy has become a tradable asset class. History shows, however, that celebrity and political meme coins often "peak at launch," with subsequent attention fading rapidly. The event remains in the preview stage; official contracts and launch details will be confirmed via official channels. The crypto community’s interest in political meme coins has reignited, and its future trajectory will depend on the actual launch and market sentiment.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced that Protocol Cluster has published two new papers conducting a systematic evaluation of the upcoming network upgrade, Hegotá. Among these, the paper titled "Hegotá EIP Opinion Post and Tier List" evaluates and ranks the 62 currently proposed Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), marking the first time the team has released a unified EIP rating list for a single network upgrade. According to details, around 60 researchers, engineers, and domain experts from 9 teams under Protocol Cluster participated in the review, submitting a total of 397 rating comments and holding on-site discussions on controversial proposals. The accompanying paper outlines the current and future key priorities for the Ethereum protocol layer, with a core goal of enabling Ethereum Layer 1 (L1) to achieve quantum resistance by December 2029. The Ethereum Foundation noted that the aforementioned upgrade plans, long-term commitments, and shared priorities at the cluster level provide the background for finalizing the scope of the Hegotá upgrade and EIP ratings. Additionally, Protocol Cluster will host an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit’s r/ethereum community at 14:00 UTC on September 16, to discuss topics including Hegotá EIP ratings and protocol development priorities.

According to EmberCN's monitoring, the "BTC OG Insider Whale" sold 114,000 HYPE tokens at an average price of $86.3, reaping a profit of $1.57 million.