Hacker Used Fake IBC Channel to Drain Secret Network’s…
How Did The Axelar-Secret Bridge Exploit Happen? An attacker drained roughly $4.67 million from Secret Network’s Axelar bridge after exploiting a flaw in a modified bridge contract that handl
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XRP Ledger TVL Falls 67% Despite Near $800M Stablecoin Growth
XRP Ledger TVL has fallen 67% since July 2025. Stablecoin supply has grown to nearly $800 million. DeFi activity remains weak despite rising on-chain liquidity. The XRP Ledger TVL has experie
Jaredfromsubway.eth MEV Bot Drained for More Than $7.5…
Why Was Jaredfromsubway.eth Targeted? One of crypto’s most successful MEV bots, Jaredfromsubway.eth, was drained for more than $7.5 million after an attacker turned the bot’s own automated ex
Adam Back says Strategy’s Bitcoin sale is a feature, not a flaw
Blockstream CEO Adam Back said concerns over Strategy’s small Bitcoin sale are overblown, framing the move as normal treasury management rather than a warning sign for the company’s Bitcoin p
Ethereum’s Biggest Sandwich Bot Got Drained: Why MEV Infrastructure Is Now an Attack Surface
A widely tracked Ethereum sandwich bot was recently drained, abruptly halting one of the network’s most recognizable revenue machines. Whether you cheered or cringed, the message to market pa
Pi Network Warns Node Operators After Critical Migration Deadline
The balance of a decentralized protocol is ensured by an invisible, yet absolute synchronization between the alignment of its validation infrastructures and the financial structure of its ass
JaredFromSubway MEV bot gets drained in $7.5m approval trap
Ethereum’s well-known MEV bot JaredFromSubway was drained after an attacker used contracts that made its automated trading system grant token approvals, according to Blockaid. Summary Blockai
Blockaid reported 7.5 million dollars stolen from top Ethereum MEV bot Jaredfromsubway.eth in fake transaction attack
One of the most prominent MEV bots on the Ethereum network, Jaredfromsubway.eth, suffered a loss of $7.5 million after falling victim to an elaborate fake transaction scheme orchestrated by a
PayGo Secures Strategic Investment from Ledger Capital to Expand Global x402 Payment Access
In a landmark development for the DeFi world, Ledger Capital, a global investment platform, has made a strategic investment in PayGo, an HTTP-native payment protocol. As per the announcement
A critical signal for XRP! Is a new breakout approaching?
XRP exhibited a closely watched death cross on its hourly chart this week, raising concerns among investors following intensified selling pressure. The technical move unfolded as the 50-perio
Notorious ‘sandwich attack’ bot Jaredfromsubway.eth exploited for $7.5M
One of the most successful MEV bots in crypto, Jaredfromsubway.eth, has been drained for more than $7.5 million, with an attacker exploiting the bot’s automated systems, the same ones that ha
Axelar and Secret Network confirm a 4.67 million bridge exploit
Axelar (@axelar), a decentralized interoperability network, has disclosed a security incident involving approximately $4.67 million worth of tokens bridged via IBC to Secret Network (@SecretN