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Hunter Biden Blasts Market Makers Over LAPTOP’s 99% Price Crash

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Bitcoin.com
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What happened

Hunter Biden is firing back over the disastrous launch of his LAPTOP meme coin project, which briefly rocketed more than 600,000% before collapsing 98% within an hour.

Key facts

  • Hunter Biden is firing back over the disastrous launch of his LAPTOP meme coin project, which briefly rocketed more than 600,000% before collapsing 98% within an hour.
  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:45:44 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Bitcoin’s slide below $81,000 exposes why a Fed pause may not save the crypto market

  2. NFL tells Supreme Court prediction market sports contracts are gambling, not swaps

  3. Bitcoin Price Drops Below $81K as Crypto Liquidations Top $1.1 Billion

  4. NFL joins pushback against prediction markets as U.S. Supreme Court asked to act

  5. Crypto crumbles as anniversary of flash crash nears

  6. Hunter Biden Blasts Market Makers Over LAPTOP’s 99% Price Crash

  7. NFL Sides With States Against Kalshi in Supreme Court Prediction Market Fight

Sources

The original report was published by Bitcoin.com. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at Bitcoin.com

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