Three DEFI exploits drain $35.55M in a single day
Three protocols, one brutal day Three decentralized finance protocols were exploited within hours of each other on July 23, with on-chain tracker Lookonchain reporting combined losses of $35.
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Ripple launches Ripple Mint for institutional RLUSD operations
A Single Platform for Institutional Stablecoin Management @Ripple has launched Ripple Mint, a unified platform giving institutions a single interface for minting, redeeming, and managing $RLU
Cardano holds $0.17 support as network approaches 9 years without downtime
Cardano (ADA) is trading near a critical support zone as the community spotlights the network’s reliability ahead of its ninth anniversary. The cryptocurrency changed hands at $0.1694 on Wedn
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X Account Hacked To Promote Fake VLAD Token
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised Thursday and used to promote a fake meme coin that briefly reached a market capitalization near $10 million. The deleted post presented Vl
Bitcoin Holds Steady as Strong Support Strengthens Market Confidence
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Bitcoin Holds Steady as Strong Support Strengthens Market Confidence Bitcoin is holding firm above a vital support area, buoyed by strong accumulation
AI Guardrails Are Blocking Legitimate Hackers, Pushing Researchers to Foreign Models
BitcoinWorld AI Guardrails Are Blocking Legitimate Hackers, Pushing Researchers to Foreign Models Strict guardrails imposed by leading AI companies to prevent malicious use of their models ar
MoonPay adds Discover card support, expanding US crypto payment options
MoonPay has announced the integration of Discover cards into its platform, allowing US clients to buy or sell cryptocurrencies using not only Visa and Mastercard but now also Discover. This m
Bitwise Exec: Hyperliquid and Robinhood Could Boost Bitcoin’s Next Bull Run
Bitcoin may be nearing a more stable trading base, but at least one prominent asset manager says investors shouldn’t pin the next major upside cycle on the same drivers that defined earlier b
BitMEX Delists 65 Trading Pairs and Contracts in July
BitMEX is delisting 65 trading pairs and derivatives contracts in July, a broad reduction of the exchange's product catalog that affects traders holding or actively trading the removed instru
Ethereum Layer 2 Networks Secure $37.4B as Demand Accelerates
Ethereum’s scaling economy is carrying more capital, users, and transactions, offering fresh evidence that its rollup-centered roadmap is gaining traction. Recent on-chain data places total v
Kazakhstan Introduces Mining Rules That Fund a Central Bank-Backed Crypto Reserve
While U.S. banks are attempting to kill a landmark crypto bill just days before a Senate vote, Kazakhstan is quietly embedding digital assets into the architecture of state finance. On July 1
Korean Exchange Activates Program Trading Suspension for KOSPI
The Korea Exchange activated a KOSPI program trading suspension on June 25, 2026, halting bid-side program orders for five minutes after the benchmark index surged more than 5% at the open on