Solana validators vote on 3 major network reforms
Solana validators are voting on a network constitution, faster disinflation and transaction fee reforms through Thursday.
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Fake Hyperliquid Google ad linked to Inferno drainer steals USDC
A Hyperliquid user has lost about 550,000 USDC after a Google sponsored advertisement directed the victim to a fake version of the decentralized trading platform, with investigators linking the theft infrastructure to the Inferno drainer ecosystem. Blockchain security firm Salus…
Bitcoin price at $77K: What could trigger the next move?
Bitcoin holds near $77,000 as traders await July PCE inflation, revised U.S. GDP and Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole keynote.
Upbit, Bithumb place SAND under caution after bridge exploit
South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit and Bithumb have designated The Sandbox’s SAND token as an investment caution asset after security concerns linked to the project remained unresolved following a cross-chain bridge incident. According to Upbit’s Aug. 24 announcement, the exchange…
XRP price rally: What drove its 47% weekly gains?
XRP rose 47.5% in seven days and tested $1.54 as Treasury buybacks, marketwide short liquidations and rising leverage fueled volatility.
Bank of Russia eases qualified investor rules ahead of crypto rollout
The Bank of Russia has opened a new domestic testing route for individuals seeking qualified investor status, a change that could let more Russians access higher cryptocurrency purchase limits under the country’s new regulated market framework. The Bank of Russia…
Banks and regulators launch quantum safe crypto pilot
Banks and regulators have joined a cross regional pilot testing quantum resistant wallets and digital asset transfers on a specialized NEAR testnet.
XRP’s 50% weekly surge: the biggest rally since the SEC settlement and what is driving it
XRP gained more than 50% in five trading days, its strongest weekly performance in 21 months, as a Treasury buyback expansion, a White House crypto summit, and aggressive whale accumulation converged on the same narrow window. XRP closed the week…
The Sandbox’s $49 billion phantom mint: how a bridge exploit created unbacked SAND tokens
An attacker weaponized a single ERC-20 function to hijack LayerZero delegate permissions and mint 329 trillion unbacked SAND on Base, yet the actual reserve drain totaled just $675,000, exposing both the fragility and the hidden safeguards of cross-chain token architecture.…
Pakistan opens VASP licensing as new crypto rules take effect
Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has opened its licensing system and given existing crypto service providers until Sept. 5 to apply for preliminary approval or stop operating in the country. The Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Aug. 22 that…
Trump’s CLARITY Act push: what the White House crypto summit means for regulation
President Trump gathered crypto executives and federal regulators at the White House on August 19 to press Congress on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, setting up a September 15 Senate showdown that will define American crypto oversight for the…
Bitcoin’s fiscal fear trade: why BTC is rallying on America’s debt crisis
The Treasury just doubled its bond buyback program while national debt crossed $40 trillion. Bitcoin responded with its best week since March 2024, gaining 27% as institutional money poured into spot ETFs at a record pace. On the morning of…