A validator reward failure on Core DAO triggers exchange transfer blocks and leaves token issuance in question
Coinbase paused CORE sends and receives while LBank suspended deposits, but Core has not quantified the excess rewards.
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How recovery of 61 BTC unlocked a potential $432M treasure hunt for early Bitcoin users
CEL Solicitors says it has traced more than 5,500 BTC that it believes belong to former users of Intersango, an early Bitcoin exchange that disappeared more than a decade ago. At Bitcoin’s current price near $78,824, those coins carry a…
OpenAI update shows new safeguards would have cut off 700 rogue AI agent swam 24 hours faster
New postmortems estimate about 700 agents joined the intrusion, while OpenAI’s largest planned frontier RL run remains on hold.
Optimism pushes network speeds to 200 ms, but standard data feeds are dropping key information
The Aug. 31 target keeps the stream parseable while forcing direct consumers and forwarding RPC providers to audit placeholder values.
How a hacker reused the same authorization message 1,490 times to trigger massive crypto payout loops
The Aug. 30 postmortem traces the replay flaw to mismatched serial-number checks and a 105-minute response gap.
Russia opens central bank digital currency to millions as 12 major banks and top retailers face rollout rules
All 12 systemically significant banks are ready, while the first retailer mandate applies only above a revenue threshold and with a qualifying bank agreement.
Strategy turns MSCI’s own SEC words against its $24 billion MSTR threat
Strategy has challenged MSCI's proposed “non-operating company” screen by tying it to a regulatory argument MSCI made four years ago in a letter shared on Aug. 31. The Bitcoin treasury company says the new methodology requires MSCI to judge whether…
2 Trillion Tokens in 7 Days: B.AI Sparks Developer Frenzy With Accessible Compute
On August 24, next-gen AI infrastructure platform B.AI hit a major milestone: cumulative token throughput across its sitewide free-access campaign officially crossed the 2 trillion threshold. The record-breaking run follows a series of aggressive, developer-first plays that have turned heads…
Cross-chain oracle compromise triggers liquidations and frozen vaults across multiple DeFi networks
Full Sail confirmed vault losses, Virtue reported 47 liquidations and Volo paused withdrawals while Sui and IOTA remained online.
UK is hunting the $86 billion Russia-linked crypto pipeline as it moves to double sanctions fines
Banks and payment providers must investigate network indicators now, but the 100% OFSI ceiling still needs legislation.
Russia just switched on a crypto market that doesn’t fully exist yet
Most provisions took effect Sept. 1, but draft rules and a July 2027 transition limit what can operate now.
How short liquidations cleared $500B in crypto positions before institutional buyers took over
Crypto added roughly $500 billion in market value in a matter of days as Bitcoin ran from about $63,500 toward $80,000 last week. A liquidation squeeze powered much of the first phase, and regulated investment products then supplied fresh capital…