Liquidation Bonus vs Penalty: Who Pays Whom in DeFi?
Liquidation bonus and liquidation penalty name two opposite ways DeFi protocols pay for the work of liquidating risky loans. In a bonus model, the liquidator receives extra collateral as a re
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Cosmostation Wallet Set to Shut Down Operations Starting September 1
TLDR: Cosmostation Wallet will discontinue most features starting September 1, 2026, across all platforms. Only recovery phrase and private key export functions will remain available after th
AI browsers raise new security risks for crypto users, experts warn
Web browsers, once seen as simple gateways for accessing websites and email, have evolved into powerful platforms capable of advanced interactions. This transformation is marked by the integr
Lodestar Finance: Arbitrum’s Money Market Reborn After Crisis
Lodestar Finance: Arbitrum’s Money Market Reborn After Crisis We’ve seen DeFi protocols rise and fall, but few have faced a crisis as public as Lodestar Finance. In December 2022, a flash loa
Cardano Dijkstra hard fork on schedule, Amaru node targets November 2026
Intersect reported that preparations for Cardano‘s Dijkstra era hard fork remain on track, with no revisions to the planned scope or milestone dates. According to the latest update, all major
Bank Leumi Teams Up With Galaxy Digital for Crypto Trading Launch in Israel
Key Highlights Bank Leumi, the leading financial institution in Israel, will integrate Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trading into its Leumi Trade application Retail customers through Leumi an
Wallet Metadata Can Reveal More Than a Public Address
Wallet metadata is the off-chain exhaust that accompanies wallet use: the RPC requests you send, the IP address those requests originate from, analytics pings, WalletConnect handshake fields,
Injective and Cardano Connect Testnets for Cross-Chain ADA and INJ Transfers
BitcoinWorld Injective and Cardano Connect Testnets for Cross-Chain ADA and INJ Transfers Injective has launched a live testnet integration with Cardano, enabling the transfer of ADA to Injec
DeFiLlama Founder Alleges Apple Took Months to Remove Impersonating App Store App
BitcoinWorld DeFiLlama Founder Alleges Apple Took Months to Remove Impersonating App Store App DeFiLlama founder 0xngmi has publicly criticized Apple’s response to a fraudulent application on
Ripple’s Sherlock audit found 96 bugs before they reached a single wallet
A $550,000 community audit contest uncovered two critical vulnerabilities in XRP Ledger features that could have drained user accounts without private keys. The findings reveal how Ripple’s a
WBT Hits $16.1B Market Cap on Fourth Anniversary as Institutional Adoption Grows
What to Know WBT reached a $16.1 billion market capitalization, ranking among the world’s top 10 cryptocurrencies four years following its 2022 debut. WBT expanded beyond trading fee discount
XRP Ledger’s XAO DAO Plans Major Governance Upgrades to Boost Community Participation
XAO DAO is preparing a series of governance changes for the XRP Ledger over the next two to three months, according to Fabio Marzella, the organization’s co-founder. The planned changes would