Third-party Aave adapter exploit drains 114 ETH from Safes
BitcoinWorld Third-party Aave adapter exploit drains 114 ETH from Safes An attacker drained about 114.09 ETH — worth roughly $305,000 — from two Safe multisig wallets on Oct. 2 by exploiting
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SMBC Nikko, Nethermind, and Uniswap Labs Sign MOU to Build a Japan DeFi Gateway
SMBC Nikko Securities, Nethermind, Uniswap Labs, Base, and Nyx Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on October 2, 2026 to develop a Japan-focused “DeFi Gateway” The gateway will us
Centrifuge Launches 3 Tokenized Funds on Arc for Treasuries and Credit
Centrifuge has launched three tokenized funds on Arc, extending its real-world asset infrastructure to cover both U.S. Treasuries and credit assets, as the protocol moves to connect on-chain
Blast Network Value: $20M or $65M? Reports Disagree
Coverage of Blast's Ethereum layer-2 shutdown agrees on the Oct. 26 withdrawal deadline but diverges on how much value remains in the network, with a $20M headline figure conflicting with a $
Blast to Shut Down Ethereum Layer 2, Sets October 26 Withdrawal Deadline
Blast will shut down its Ethereum layer-2 network, the project announced on October 2, after concluding that the ongoing cost of maintaining the chain now exceeds the revenue it generates and
Blast to Shut Down Ethereum Layer-2: Asset Move Deadline
Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network (a faster, cheaper blockchain built on top of Ethereum), has announced it will shut down permanently. The team is urging users to move their assets back to
Blast Shutdown Begins as Ethereum Layer 2 Winds Down Network
Blast will close its Layer 2 after operating costs exceeded network revenue. Users can withdraw through the normal Blast interface until October 26. BLAST fell 17% as the network prepared an
Blast winds down its L2 as costs outrun revenue, testing rollup economics
Blast announced on Friday that it will be closing down its Ethereum Layer 2 network and returning its users back to Ethereum mainnet, claiming that keeping the network running is more expensi
Blast Shutdown: Ethereum L2 Closes After 98% Token Crash, Withdraw Your Funds Now
Blast is shutting down. The Ethereum Layer 2 that promised "native yield" on ETH and stablecoins announced on X that it will wind down the chain, asking every user to pull their assets back t
Avalanche tops blockchain market with $245.5 million tokenized stock growth in September
Avalanche has entered October with signs of strengthening fundamentals, supported by increasing tokenized stock activity on its blockchain and a stable price structure above major support lev
ARK's Winton says each Starship launch could add $700 million a year
Brett Winton, ARK Invest’s chief futurist, argued on Friday that investors are underrating SpaceX’s earning power. Winston estimates that every Starship flight could throw off more than $700
Ethereum L2 “Blast” plans wind-down as operating costs exceed revenue
Ethereum layer-2 network Blast is winding down, with its team saying it can’t cover the operating costs required to run the chain from the revenue it generates. In an announcement posted on X