Circle launches Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing, leaving liquidation risk with Morpho protocol
The Mint workflow removes operational steps, while variable market terms and liquidation risk remain with the third-party lender.
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Pragma flags 6 price feeds as critical risk following $3.5M Starknet lending exploit
The September 18 assessment exposes a gap between oracle valuations and the liquidity lenders need to sell collateral.
L2 growth and $120 billion in staking hide Ethereum’s supply reality
Large network balances sit alongside uneven ETF flows, while the benefit to ETH holders depends on purchases and fees.
ECB launches ‘digital euro for banks’ and prepares to buy tokenized bonds
The Eurosystem launched the wholesale settlement system while the ECB began work on a small, undisclosed investment in tokenized public-sector securities.
How cutting power to Bitcoin miners can actually burn more energy
A share-triggered controller can leave slowed machines hashing through a finite window with few or no accepted shares.
One wallet links $1.55 million FetchAI theft to massive 408.5 million NTX mint
Fetch.ai says its own contracts were unaffected, while shared bridge routes leave an unresolved NTX supply question.
Bitcoin hits $86,000 putting ETF investors back in profit after $86 billion wipeout
Bitcoin’s rally toward $86,000 has pushed US spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors back into profit after months underwater. Data from CryptoSlate showed Bitcoin gained about 6% over the past 24 hours, extending its September rebound and briefly trading near $86,000.…
Will proposed faster block times really fix Ethereum’s biggest market losses?
EIP-8198 keeps throughput broadly flat while tightening the propagation and attestation windows that protect broad participation.
Strategy and Strive buy $183 million in Bitcoin as $85,000 rally revives treasury trade
Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Strive bought about $183 million of BTC last week as the cryptocurrency’s rebound helped corporate balance sheets recover losses. Strategy Inc., the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, acquired 950 BTC for $75.7 million between Sept.…
Why Balancer’s $1.4M hack recovery won’t pay LPs anytime soon
The pending plan uses attack-time losses and pre-exploit pool balances, but no V1 claim window is open.
Why truly decentralized DeFi needs no legal exemption according to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
SEC and CFTC actions focus on custody, access, routing, fees and intervention powers, each within a separate legal framework.
Bitcoin’s $84K rally isn’t saving miners as difficulty signals already flash caution
BTC at $84,751 improved theoretical gross hashprice by 2.65%, yet the next retarget estimate remains provisional and lower.