Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.2B From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024: Study
Attacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion tr...
CFTC Joins SEC in Crypto Rule Push, but Spot Trading Is Excluded
TLDR: CFTC crypto regulations would address retail crypto transactions involving leverage, margin, or financing, rather than ordin...
East Asia’s $1.2T Crypto Economy Splits Between Retail and Institutions: Chainal...
TLDR: South Korea led East Asia with a $449.1B crypto economy and strong AI-token trading. Hong Kong’s institutional platforms cap...
Plume Brings Fidelity’s Bond ETF Onchain With New nBND Vault
TLDR: Plume launched nBND, a tokenized vault primarily backed by Fidelity’s FBND bond ETF. FBND provides exposure to investment-gr...
Injective Stockdrop Goes Live as CypherOS Debuts and BuyBack Burns 7.2M INJ
TLDR: The Community BuyBack closed with more than 7.2 million INJ burned, and Stockdrop claims are now open. CypherOS made its fir...
Solana Flips Ethereum as DEX Volume Tops L2s and Hyperliquid Combined
TLDR: Solana logged $3.06B in daily spot DEX volume, topping Ethereum, L2s and Hyperliquid combined on October 3. Solana captured...
Vitalik Buterin Tests AI Privacy Through zkAPI and Tor Routing
TLDR: Vitalik Buterin tested personalized diet and exercise recommendations through local AI orchestration, drawing on more capabl...
Base DeFi Vault Exploit Drains $6M After Attacker Gains Whitelist Access
TLDR: A Base DeFi vault lost over $6M after an attacker added a new contract to its whitelist and drained assets. Blockaid first e...
PUMP Coin Price Gains 15% as Whales Move $3.58 Million in Tokens
TLDR: PUMP coin price gained 15% to $0.006369 on October 4. Whale activity accompanied a rally that outpaced the wider crypto mark...
Iran Keeps Hormuz Shut as Bitcoin Eyes a Possible $90K Breakout
TLDR: Bitcoin price this week could move toward $90,000 if the bull flag breaks higher. A sustained move above resistance remains...