Hacker Prints $2.7M in Crypto as Initia Blockchain Halts
Reports emerged this week that an attacker reportedly minted approximately $2.7 million in crypto tokens on the Initia blockchain, triggering a network halt that suspended transactions and ra
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Arbitrum Gave One Company All Its Guild Money – For Now
Key Takeaways Guild members need 12-18 months of production work Guild takes 2% of chains’ net protocol revenue No active Stylus contract expires before August 2027 Trail of Bits to audit the
Hacker Prints $2.7M in Crypto as Initia Blockchain Halts
A reported exploit on the Initia blockchain allowed an attacker to mint approximately $2.7 million in crypto, according to reporting by Bitcoin.com News, forcing the network to halt operation
Hacker Mints $2.7M in Crypto as Initia Blockchain Halts
An alleged exploit against the Initia blockchain reportedly allowed an attacker to mint approximately $2.7 million in crypto tokens without authorization, according to unconfirmed reports cir
QernApp QEN Airdrop Claim: What to Check Before Joining Ryfinite
QEN Airdrop on Ryfinite: $250K Pool, Quests and XP Rules The QernApp QEN airdrop is open on Ryfinite, with a $250,000 reward pool up for grabs. Qern, the project behind it, is a multi-chain t
Ethereum whales sell as outflows hit four-month high of 169,770 ETH
Ethereum’s early investors have reportedly sold another 4,000 ETH across two wallets as Santiment has recorded the network’s largest daily net exchange outflow in more than four months. Summa
Hacker Mints $2.7M in Crypto as Initia Blockchain Halts
A hacker reportedly minted $2.7 million in unauthorized crypto on the Initia blockchain, forcing the network to halt operations entirely. The incident raises urgent questions about how the pr
Chamath Says AI Could Hack Bitcoin and Send It to Zero
Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya has issued a long-term warning that artificial intelligence could eventually compromise Bitcoin's cryptographic security and send its price
Leaked Railway Key Triggers Unbacked Rate Hikes, Forces Swell to Halt swETH, rswETH Withdrawals
The liquid restaking protocol halted redemptions while it works to correct exchange rates distorted by a compromised infrastructure key Swell Network has suspended withdrawals for two of its
Pantera president: Fundamentals matter to large investors
Pantera Capital President Scott Lawin wants crypto held to the same test as stocks. Investors have long struggled to value tokens because there was rarely a clear way to link a network's succ
DeFi Protocol Shut Down: What You Can Still Recover
A closed DeFi protocol does not always take your funds with its site. Minterest switched off its interface on December 19, 2025, but its smart contracts remain active for repaying and withdra
Ripple CTO Predicts Demand Surge for XRP with XRPL Adoption
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Ripple CTO Predicts Demand Surge for XRP with XRPL Adoption Ripple‘s Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz has projected that the expansion of the XR