AFX Protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit
Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.
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AFX protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit
Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.
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Attacker Drains $24M in USDC From AFX Bridge on Arbitrum
The exploit targeted a bridge operated by derivatives exchange AFX and emptied nearly all of the USDC locked in the contract, according to security fi...
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Democrats Reject CLARITY Act Draft as Crypto Ethics Dispute Intensifies
Seven Senate Democrats rejected the latest CLARITY Act draft, saying it does not go far enough on ethics, consumer protection, and illicit finance, wh...
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Arbitrum bridge not hacked as $24M exploit drains Ostium DEX through oracle manipulation
Arbitrum's native bridge was not hacked. A $24M exploit drained Ostium DEX via a compromised oracle key, causing a 4% ARB decline and raising The post...
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Crypto Industry Launches First Major Legal Challenge to Illinois’ Digital Asset Tax
The case centers on equal treatment, with challengers claiming blockchain users should not face different tax rules than traditional finance.
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Trump: Iran not ready for US deal, market confidence drops
Trump says Iran is not ready for a deal, causing market confidence to drop. Iran Reconstruction Funding in a US-Iran deal at 30.5% YES. The post Trump...
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Alibaba's New Qwen Image 3 AI Wants to Be Useful, Not Just Pretty
Qwen Image 3.0 generates dense newspapers and infographic grids in one shot and renders text down to 10 pixels. The catch: no benchmarks, no open weig...
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Hyundai clarifies humanoid robot plans are not part of labor talks
Hyundai assures that its humanoid robot plans for 2028 are separate from labor issues, focusing on wage and retirement negotiations. The post Hyundai ...
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Robinhood Chain Overtakes Base on Daily Active Users Three Weeks After Launch
The Arbitrum Orbit network posted 324,000 daily active users and a record $588.9 million in TVL on July 21, edging out Coinbase's L2 on activity — tho...
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Equinor CEO warns Europe faces weakest gas supply buffer in 15 years
Equinor CEO says Europe may not reach 80% gas storage before winter. Current levels sit at 54%, the second-lowest in 15 years, with implications The p...
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SEC’s Peirce warns crypto vaults, onchain lending may fall under securities laws
SEC's Hester Peirce warned that crypto vaults and decentralized lending products are not automatically exempt from federal securities laws. The post S...
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Oil prices jump 4% as Rubio says Iran not serious about peace talks
Oil prices jumped 4% after Rubio's comments on Iran's lack of seriousness in peace talks. New all-time high for crude by September 30 at 7.4% YES. The...
Jul 22open_in_new
Get Every Transaction for a Wallet on Robinhood Chain (Not Just Transfers)
A common indexing requirement: given a wallet address, return every transaction hash it has ever been involved in. On Alchemy, teams reach for alchemy...
Jul 22open_in_new
Trump says US uninterested in Iran talks amid rising war costs
Trump states the U.S. is not interested in Iran talks. Next U.S.-Iran meeting in UAE by September 30, 2026 at 0.1% YES. The post Trump says US uninter...
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Solana Tokenized Assets Hit Record $5.8 Billion in Q2, up 114% as Stock Trading Volume Quadruples
enized asset volume on Solana reached $5.77 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 114% from the prior quarter and marking the network’s sixth cons...
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Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node The proposal to temporarily restrict arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions lacks economic n...
Jul 21open_in_new
Russia Gives Crypto Firms Until July 2027 to Obtain Licences Under New Market Rules
Russia’s State Duma has adopted legislation creating a regulated cryptocurrency market, Exchanges, custodians and other service providers must obtain ...
Jul 21open_in_new
Jim Cramer Calls the Market ‘Miserable’ as Oil, Tariffs, and Fed Hawkishness Rattle Wall Street
“Miserable market for the moment,” Jim Cramer said on July 21, describing the mood on Wall Street as oil prices, tariff uncertainty and a more hawkish...
Jul 21open_in_new
How Audited Web3 Projects Can Accept Crypto Payments Safely
A security audit is an essential milestone for any Web3 project preparing to handle real user funds. It can uncover vulnerabilities in smart contracts...
Jul 21open_in_new
Robinhood Chain Booming, Bernstein Puts Higher Target on HOOD
Bernstein just raised its price target on Robinhood stock to $160, and the key driver is not crypto trading volume. The post Robinhood Chain Booming, ...
Jul 21open_in_new
Washington Judge Rejects Kalshi’s Federal Defense, Grants State Injunction
A Washington state judge has granted a preliminary injunction against Kalshi after rejecting its argument that federal commodities law overrides state...
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‘The Next Crisis Has Already Begun’: Europe’s Top Official Urges FIFA to Act
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has urged FIFA to begin work on a new integrity framework for the 2030 World Cup, directly linking pl...
Jul 21open_in_new
What Happens When a Bitcoin Block Is Full? Every Byte Sparks a Live Fee Auction
When Bitcoin traffic gets heavy, a full block does not stop the network; it turns the next available space into a live auction where urgency has a pri...
Jul 21open_in_new
Most Banks Dropped Transfer Fees. BSP Is Now Reviewing Those That Didn’t
The BSP is reviewing whether financial institutions and e-wallet operators comply with Circular No. 1238 after several providers, including GCash and ...
Jul 21open_in_new
Armstrong Says His X Posts and Avatars Are Not Token Endorsements
The Coinbase CEO told traders not to treat his personal account as alpha after his profile-picture changes fueled a memecoin trading frenzy.
Jul 20open_in_new
Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson fire sale mirrors crypto’s oldest problem: too many tokens, not enough demand
Chelsea's willingness to sell striker Nicolas Jackson for 60M mirrors crypto's oversupply problem, offering lessons on asset accumulation and The post...
Jul 20open_in_new
Prometheum Lands First Disclosed Client for SEC-Regulated Omnibus Crypto Clearing Service
Prometheum has disclosed the first client for one of its flagship infrastructure services after years of questions over whether its SEC-regulated cryp...
Jul 20open_in_new
Vietnam to Fine Retail Crypto Traders Using Offshore Exchanges
Most crypto enforcement globally has focused on exchanges rather than individual users. Vietnam’s decree extends liability directly to retail traders ...
Jul 20open_in_new
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong clarifies social media posts are not token endorsements
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says his social media posts are not token endorsements after a profile picture change sent memecoin $BRIAN surging 3,000%...
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