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Taiko Halts Withdrawals as Hackers Pull $1.7M Through Bridge Validation Flaw 1

Taiko Halts Withdrawals as Hackers Pull $1.7M Through Bridge Validation Flaw

Technical Flaw Leads to $1.7 Million Loss Ethereum scaling solution Taiko confirmed June 22 that its chain state verification mechanism

A whale just opened $48 million in shorts against Bitcoin, Solana, and Ethereum. 1

A whale just opened $48 million in shorts against Bitcoin, Solana, and Ethereum.

Anatomy of the Bet Onchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that the wallet, labeled 0xaeaa, moved 6.68 million USDC onto Hyperliquid

FDIC: US Banks Report $80 Billion in Profit as Unrealized Losses Rise to $325 Billion 1

FDIC: US Banks Report $80 Billion in Profit as Unrealized Losses Rise to $325 Billion

A Growing Paper Loss The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said total unrealized losses climbed $19.0 billion, or 6.2%, from

Why Lummis Says the CLARITY Act Will End the 'Absurdity' Facing US Software Developers 1

Why Lummis Says the CLARITY Act Will End the ‘Absurdity’ Facing US Software Developers

Developers in the Crosshairs Lummis made her case via a statement shared on June 22, singling out the legal exposure

Bitcoin Steadies Around $64,000 as US and Iran Agree on Roadmap to a Final Deal Within 60 Days 1

Bitcoin Steadies Around $64,000 as US and Iran Agree on Roadmap to a Final Deal Within 60 Days

A 60-Day Window The two mediators said a high-level committee agreed on a roadmap toward reaching a final deal within

Base Activates Beryl Upgrade June 25 as B20 Token Standard Goes Live 1

B20 Token Standard Enhances Base Upgrade

A New Native Token Standard The upgrade introduces B20, a new native token standard built directly into the node software

Ethereum Infrastructure Funding: Kleros Founder Proposes Protocol-Level Validator Redirect Rate 1

Ethereum Infrastructure Funding Proposal by Kleros Founder

Controversial Redirect Rate Ethereum Infrastructure Funding Proposal Surges To Fund Joint Ethereum Development A controversial proposal surged to tackle the

Japan's National Business Corporate Pension Fund Plans 1% Crypto Bet to Hedge Dollar Decline 1

Japan Corporate Pension Fund Plans Crypto Allocation

The Nikkei Shimbun report says that the Okayama City-based fund manages about ¥21.3 billion, or roughly $136 million. It serves

97% Down — Andre Cronje Exits Sonic Labs Board as S Token Continues to Sink Lower 1

S Token Plummets as Andre Cronje Exits

The three founding board members built Sonic Labs, formerly the Fantom Foundation, from the ground up. Cronje served as chief

Latam Insights: Inside Argentina's Tax Relief for Exchanges and El Salvador’s Growing Bitcoin Stack 1

Argentina Tax Relief Boosts Crypto Exchanges

President Milei Exempts Registered Crypto Exchanges From Argentina’s ‘Cheque Tax’ President Javier Milei has issued an executive order declaring tax

WhiteBIT Obtains MiCA License in Austria, Unlocks Access to 35M EU Users 1

WhiteBIT MiCA License Secures EU Access

The Vienna-based entity, WB-Shield Innovations GmbH, operates under the WhiteBIT EU name. The Austrian FMA granted the authorization on June

'Stop Lawmakers From Predicting': GOP Bill Targets Congress Betting on Kalshi and Polymarket 1

Stop Lawmakers Betting: New Bill Targets Ethics

A New Line Between Lawmaking and Betting Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), chairman of the Committee on House Administration, unveiled the