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An active exploit targeting Avici (@avici), a Solana-based neobank, is draining user card balances as on-chain researchers race to quantify the damage. One analyst put the running total at $6
Sberbank Moves to Expand Crypto-Backed Lending Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, is preparing to accept Ethereum ($ETH) and Tether's USDT as collateral for loans, adding to a Bitcoin ($BTC) le
Cosmos Labs has disclosed that attackers exploited a critical Cosmos EVM vulnerability across six blockchain networks between Aug. 20 and Aug. 25, converting stolen tokens into about $5.72 mi
Crypto projects spent approximately $638 million repurchasing their native tokens between January and Aug. 31, according to Allium Labs figures cited by the Financial Times. Summary Crypto pr
Cross-chain bridges have proven to be one of crypto's most dangerous attack surfaces. Major incidents including Ronin ($624 million), Wormhole ($326 million), and Nomad ($190 million) each ex
Real Trump Coins, a licensed Trump-branded merchandise company, has denied any involvement in the launch or promotion of Trump Digital GOLD, a Solana-based token that briefly surged before co
Iceland Votes No to EU Accession Talks Iceland will remain outside the European Union after voters rejected a government proposal to resume membership negotiations. Broadcaster RUV reported t
Polygon Labs has disclosed a series of security vulnerabilities that, if exploited, could have seriously disrupted its proof-of-stake network. The flaws were quietly patched through two hard
The Cronos blockchain was brought to a halt on August 30 after an attacker exploited Tectonic, the chain's largest decentralized lending protocol, in a price-manipulation attack that on-chain
Bitcoin users are accustomed to waiting. Because a freshly mined block can still be orphaned when the network settles on a longer chain, the convention is to wait for several confirmations be
Vault grows more than sixfold from launch cap The @ClearstarLabs earnXRP vault on @FlareNetworks has raised its deposit cap for at least the second time, with holdings now standing at 33.73 m
Perpetuals exchange @Lighter_xyz has extended its use of @chainlink price feeds to more than 100 additional markets, the project announced on August 28. The expansion adds to the 25 markets a