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A post-mortem report of the Dec. 27 exploit of the Flow blockchain has detailed a protocol-level exploit that allowed the attacker to duplicate fungible tokens and drain approximately $3.9 million in value. “The attack demonstrated significant technical sophistication. The attacker…
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TD Cowen says U.S. crypto market structure reform likely slips to 2027–2029 as Democrats push Trump-focused conflict rules and CLARITY Act talks become the fallback. The Clarity Act structure legislation is unlikely to pass in 2025, with meaningful progress now…
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According to a recent update, the Flow Foundation has made “significant progress” in its remediation plan to address the damages dealt during the $3.9 million exploit of the blockchain last week. Remediation of the Flow network has entered “phase two”…
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An Ethereum wallet linked to the Indexed Finance and KyberSwap exploits resurfaced after a year of silence, selling more than $2 million in tokens. An Ethereum address tied to past decentralized finance exploits moved more than $2 million worth of…
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Ethereum’s staking queues have flipped for the first time in six months, with inflows outpacing exits as BitMine ramps up staking and Pectra-driven demand lifts sentiment. Ethereum heading into inflows Ethereum (ETH) staking inflows have surpassed exits for the first…
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Gnosis Chain, which plays a key infrastructural role in Balancer’s ecosystem, has executed a hard fork to recover a portion of funds that were frozen during the $116 million early November exploit of the protocol. According to an official announcement,…
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Stellar Lumens extends a 7-day losing streak as derivatives data turns sharply bearish and XLM retests key support levels on rising downside momentum. Stellar Lumens falls for seventh straight day as derivatives data shows bearish positioning. Stellar price heading towards…
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Cardano breaks below its ascending channel, turning former support into resistance as ADA hovers near fragile lower support and faces risk of deeper downside. Cardano entered a technically decisive phase as price action weakened following a breakdown from its ascending…
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Barclays calls 2026 a slow, transitional year for crypto as retail spot trading fades, Coinbase’s outlook is cut, and tokenization plus U.S. regulation stay long-term plays. Barclays has issued a cautious outlook for the cryptocurrency sector in 2026, projecting declining…
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Bitcoin extends weakness after the Fed’s third rate cut as on-chain data show realized losses at -18%, still far from the -37% capitulation zone seen at past bottoms. Bitcoin (BTC) may experience additional price declines despite three consecutive interest rate…
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Nasdaq-listed Hyperliquid Strategies approves a $30m stock buyback over 12 months to tighten its share price link to HYPE as it scales a treasury of staked tokens. Hyperliquid Strategies has authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $30 million…
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Bitcoin trades about 27% below its $125k high, yet 67% of supply remains in profit above the key 50% band, signaling only moderate bearish pressure so far. Bitcoin has declined 27% from its all-time high of $125,000 to approximately $90,000,…
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USPD is facing a severe security breach after an attacker quietly gained control of its proxy contract months ago and used that access to mint new tokens and drain funds. USPD disclosed the incident on Dec. 5, saying the exploit…
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Cynthia Lummis’ Bitcoin meme post on X revives speculation that the U.S. could expand BTC reserves under Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve framework. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis posted a Bitcoin-themed image on social media platform X, prompting speculation that the United…
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Yearn Finance has taken its first major step toward repairing the damage from its recent yETH exploit after securing a partial recovery. Yearn Finance has recovered $2.4 million from the $9 million yETH exploit that hit the protocol at the…
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Yearn Finance is dealing with a fresh security breach after an attacker exploited its yETH token contract and drained millions in ETH and liquid staking assets from Balancer pools. The incident unfolded late on Nov. 30 when an attacker triggered…