SlowMist: Aave v3 Loop Safe Module Exploit Steals 114 ETH
Blockchain security firm SlowMist issued an alert reporting that the Aave v3 Loop Safe Module was exploited, with approximately 114.09 ETH stolen in the incident. The alert identifies the aff
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Japan 30 Year Bond Yield Hits Record High: Bitcoin at Risk?
Japan 30 Year Bond Yield: Why Is Bitcoin Suddenly in Focus? Here's Japan news today that actually starts in the world of bonds, not blockchain, but the ripple effects reach markets everywhere
Bitget Hack: What We Know About The $351M Breach
Hackers broke into Bitget's backend systems on September 24, 2026, and moved about $351.6 million out of the exchange's hot and warm wallets. Some of those funds have since been frozen or rec
Arbitrum shattered revenue records in September.
The @arbitrum network posted its strongest month on record in September 2026, generating more than $5 million in chain revenue and marking a roughly 500% increase from the prior month. The he
Meet Ryoshi, the Anonymous Creator Who Vanished After Launching SHIB
Ryoshi is the pseudonymous developer who launched Shiba Inu (SHIB) in August 2020 and then walked away. Pseudonymous means the person works under a made-up name, so nobody knows who Ryoshi re
FG seeks funding for solar-powered, community-owned telecom towers in rural Nigeria
The federal government has set a six-month target to secure funding for community co-owned telecom towers and rural networks powered by renewable energy (solar-powered) in zero-connectivity c
Silver Price Correction Is Far From Over, Analyst Warns
Silver may still have more downside ahead before the next major bullish phase begins. Well-respected trader and market analyst Bob Loukas believes the current correction is still part of a br
Standard Chartered’ın Seçtiği 4 Altcoin: Hedefler Ne?
Standard Chartered Dijital Varlıklar Araştırma Başkanı Geoffrey Kendrick, tokenizasyonun geleneksel finans dünyasında giderek daha güçlü bir konuma ulaştığını belirterek 2030’a kadar öne çıka
Why Was Polkadot Once Called an "Ethereum Killer" and What Changed?
Polkadot was called an "Ethereum killer" because it was built by Ethereum's former chief technology officer to solve the scaling problems Ethereum hadn't fixed yet, using a design of connecte
Why is Polygon Considered One Of Crypto's Most Enterprise-Friendly Chains?
Polygon is called enterprise-friendly because a business can settle payments on it cheaply, connect it to bank rails, and show a security audit to its risk team. Polygon reports an average co
Institutional investors boost stablecoin use and tokenization in 2026, EY-Parthenon finds
The cryptocurrency market is drawing closer to traditional finance in 2026, with stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, and institutional capital playing a central role. Regulatory develop
Inside Kaspa's Toccata Hard Fork and Its Bet on Becoming a Smart Contract Platform
Kaspa's Toccata hard fork, activated on June 30, 2026, added native Layer-1 covenants and zero-knowledge proof verification, moving the network from a pure payment chain toward a programmable