Anchorage Digital Cuts 17% of Staff Months After $4.2B…
Anchorage Digital has reportedly cut 17% of its workforce, putting cost pressure at the federally chartered crypto bank in contrast with a year of expansion across stablecoin issuance, instit
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Base DeFi Vault Exploit Drains $6M After Attacker Gains Whitelist Access
TLDR: A Base DeFi vault lost over $6M after an attacker added a new contract to its whitelist and drained assets. Blockaid first estimated $2.02M in losses before raising the total above $6M
Shiba Inu sees 277 billion SHIB inflow, key price levels hold
Shiba Inu has experienced a notable increase in exchange inflows, as roughly 277 billion SHIB tokens were moved onto trading platforms recently. Large deposits to exchanges often fuel concern
Vanta Genesis Contributors Program: 1 Million Points Available in Epoch 12
The Vanta Genesis Contributors Program has entered its 12th epoch, bringing another opportunity for crypto users to contribute to the platform and earn rewards. With a total of 1 million Vant
NEAR Tests $4.60 Support as September Rally Gives Way to Consolidation
Summary NEAR trades around $4.79 within a consolidation range following September’s rally from approximately $1.80 toward the major $5.40–$5.60 resistance zone. Daily RSI has retreated toward
Coinbase's $6M Loss: What Every DeFi User Should Learn
Reports of a $6 million loss linked to Coinbase's ecosystem surfaced via blockchain security monitor PeckShieldAlert, flagging an incident that, while unconfirmed in full detail, underscores
Tria Brings Culture Into Finance With Gacha, Starting With Real Graded Trading Cards (4 Oct)
Seoul, Korea, October 4th, 2026, Chainwire Private launch goes live October 4 during Korea Blockchain Week with Pokémon, One Piece, and sports cards, instant buyback, physical redemption, up
Gold Crushes Records: ETFs Reach 4,189 Tons as Bitcoin Competes
Gold has just broken a new record while Bitcoin also continues to attract capital. ETFs backed by the yellow metal held 4,189 tons at the end of August, after 18 billion dollars of inflows in
DOGE Near $0.093 With Bitwise ETF Exit Looming — The $0.10 Test Gets Harder
Dogecoin traded at $0.093269 at 04:50 EDT on October 4, leaving it close to a cluster of moving-average support but still below the first meaningful upside hurdle. The token had rebounded sha
Ethereum Foundation Launches zkAPI for Private AI Payments
The Ethereum Foundation and the Open Anonymity Project launched zkAPI on Ethereum mainnet on October 1, 2026, a system that lets users pay for metered APIs without revealing who is paying, ac
TOKEN2049 Singapore Promo Code: DROOMDROOM10 [10% OFF]
TOKEN2049 Singapore runs on 7 and 8 October 2026 at Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, with conference hours from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Organizers describe it as the world’s largest crypt
Crypto Rover forecasts $1.80 in $XRP if price reclaims $1.55
XRP has returned to a price region that traders have monitored closely in recent months, sparking fresh debate among market participants. Crypto Rover, a well-known cryptocurrency analyst and