Taiko Requests Withdrawals as Bridge Exploit Cuts $1.7M
Taiko, an Ethereum layer-2 network, has asked users to immediately withdraw any assets held on bridges connected to its ecosystem after it confirmed a compromise affecting a core verification
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BlockDAG Price Prediction: Amid Confirmed Azbit Exchange Listing
Azbit Listing Confirmed, Date Still Pending BlockDAG Price Azbit has confirmed the listing. What's Missing Is the Date. BlockDAG's exchange story has reached a familiar, frustrating-but-promi
Brett (BASED) Price Prediction 2026, 2027 – 2030: Will BRETT Price Hit $1?
Story Highlights The live price of the BRETT memecoin is $0.00564603. Brett (BASED) price could reach a high of $0.0481 in 2026. With a potential surge, this meme coin may record a high of $1
Pundit Has a Message for XRP Holders: Not Forever. But It Is Still Open
As XRP continues to trade through uncertainty and price volatility, some members of the community remain focused on the asset’s long-term potential rather than short-term market movements. Am
Banks are quietly lobbying the Senate to kill stablecoin yield
Banks Push Hard on Stablecoin Yield The fight over the crypto market-structure bill has moved behind closed doors. According to @EleanorTerrett, state bankers associations are coordinating a
Base wants to be where the next stablecoin gets issued
Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network, @base, is making a direct play for stablecoin and real-world asset issuers with its upcoming Beryl upgrade, which moves token creation out of smart contra
Kalshi is lining up one of the biggest fintech IPOs in years
Early IPO Talks After Revenue Surges @Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market exchange, has begun informal discussions with investment banks about a potential initial public offering, ac
Ethereum's Most Notorious Bot Just Got Robbed Itself
Bot Turned Against Itself Jaredfromsubway.eth, one of crypto's most prolific MEV bots, lost more than $7.5 million on Saturday after an attacker turned its own automated systems against it. T
Canada Crypto Week Returns July 20–26, Celebrating the Future of Web3, Digital Assets and AI
Canada's largest week-long gathering of conferences, networking events, and community experiences. Canada Crypto Week returns July 20–26, 2026, for its sixth year, bringing together dozens of
Taiko Bridge Exploit Drains $1.7 Million in Chain State Verification Breach
Taiko, the first based rollup on Ethereum, faced a serious security incident on June 22, 2026. Attackers successfully exploited a vulnerability in the project’s chain state verification mecha
GTech Network Launch Nears As Team Clears All Pending GTC Transactions
Something quiet happened on the GTech Network launch side this week, and it was not another delay update. The team posted a short note clearing every pending GTC transaction in the system and
Crypto News Today: Taiko Issues Urgent Warning After Bridge Security Breach
Layer-2 blockchain project Taiko has issued an urgent security warning after confirming that its chain state verification mechanism was compromised. This puts the security of all bridges depl