Bybit to Support Cosmos (ATOM) v27.4.0 Network Upgrade
Bybit has announced it will support the Cosmos (ATOM) v27.4.0 network upgrade, ensuring users can continue accessing ATOM services on the platform through the transition. The exchange publish
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Token of Power exploit drains $1.58 million from Balancer pool
A Token of Power exploit has reportedly drained $1.58 million from a Balancer pool, according to multiple blockchain security firms that flagged the incident on X. What happened in the Token
Humanity Offers $1M USDT Bounty for Tips Leading to Hack Recovery
BitcoinWorld Humanity Offers $1M USDT Bounty for Tips Leading to Hack Recovery Humanity (H), a cryptocurrency project, has announced a significant bounty program in the wake of a recent secur
Bitcoin Layer 2 Project Botanix to Shut Down on July 9, Citing Market Realities
BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Layer 2 Project Botanix to Shut Down on July 9, Citing Market Realities Botanix, a Bitcoin Layer 2 project that aimed to bring decentralized finance (DeFi) functionality
Botanix to Wind Down Operations, Users Told to Withdraw by July 9
Bitcoin Layer 2 network Botanix has announced it will wind down operations, urging all users to withdraw their assets by July 9. The shutdown notice marks the end of one of the Bitcoin ecosys
Circle Debuts cirBTC on Ethereum: What the Launch Means
Circle has launched cirBTC, a new Bitcoin-backed token, on Ethereum. The debut gives Ethereum users access to a Bitcoin-denominated asset issued by one of the largest regulated stablecoin ope
Aave Weighs New Risk Framework After KelpDAO Exploit
Aave governance participants are debating a new risk framework proposal following fallout from an rsETH-related exploit tied to KelpDAO, marking one of the most significant risk policy discus
Anthropic Mythos AI Launch Spurs DeFi Approval Warning
Security-focused voices in the DeFi community are urging users to review and revoke outstanding token approvals ahead of Anthropic's planned public release of its Mythos AI model, citing conc
Token of Power exploit drains $1.58M from Balancer pool
An exploit targeting Token of Power drained $1.58 million from a Balancer liquidity pool, adding to a growing list of DeFi security incidents that have put protocol users and liquidity provid
Aave Weighs New Risk Framework After $292 Million KelpDAO…
Why Is Aave Tightening Its Risk Rules? Aave is moving to strengthen its risk controls after the April KelpDAO exploit exposed how cross-chain bridge failures can spill into major DeFi lending
Claude Fable 5 May Be Silently Sabotaging Your AI Work
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 can quietly limit its effectiveness on some advanced AI development requests without telling users, creating a new trust problem for developers who increasingly rel
Unverified DeFi contracts linked to $36.7M in losses: Chainalysis
Unverified smart contracts were linked to at least $36.7 million in losses across four DeFi exploits over the past six months, as attackers increasingly target protocols whose source code is