Base Lost $721.14K: What It Means for DeFi Users
A reported loss of $721.14K on the Base network has drawn attention from blockchain security monitors, with on-chain alert service PeckShieldAlert flagging the incident. The mechanics of the
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Only One of Today’s Four Overnight Stories Has a Dated Mechanism Attached
Of four stories moving through the feeds this morning, only South Korea's tax postponement carries a scheduled deadline that forces anyone to act before the US open. Of four stories moving th
Electrum 4.8.3 Fixes Exploited Bitcoin Fee-Bumping Bug
Electrum 4.8.3 has shipped a fix for an exploited bug tied to Bitcoin fee bumping, a transaction workflow that lets users raise a pending transaction's fee to improve its confirmation prospec
Initia Halts L1 and Rollups After a Day-0 Mint Exploit Drains $2.7 Million
Initia stopped producing blocks at 15:41:30 UTC on October 23, roughly forty-two minutes after an attacker minted 2,000,000 AUSD out of nothing and fourteen minutes after pseudonymous researc
Dogecoin Eyes $0.70 as Analysts Track Breakout Patterns and Key Resistance
DOGE trades near $0.077, below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, with immediate support between $0.075 and $0.077. Giannis Andreou sees a potential path toward $0.70 if DOGE defends 0.0
Electrum Wallet Patches Flaw That Let Hackers Disguise Bitcoin Theft as a Fee Bump
Attackers reportedly exploited a fee-increase feature to drain funds from Electrum users before a fix was issued. Electrum Wallet developers have shipped a patch addressing a security flaw th
Mirex Network News: Can the 5X Mining Boost Help MRX Price Recover?
Technical Difficulties Hit the App on October 24 This Mirex Network News report covers two official X posts published on October 24, 2026. The first acknowledged technical difficulties affect
Electrum 4.8.3 Fixes Exploited Fee-Bumping Bug
Electrum has shipped version 4.8.3 to patch an exploited security bug tied directly to fee bumping, a routine Bitcoin transaction feature that millions of wallet users rely on. If you use Ele
Bitcoin Layer 2 Solutions Explained: How They Work
Bitcoin Layer 2 Solutions Explained: How They Work Why does the biggest crypto network need extra layers? Bitcoin produces a block about every ten minutes, and each block holds only so much.
BlockchainFX Price Update: Oct 31 Burn Reveal Can BFX Change Its Trend
TheBlockchainFX price sits near $0.000453, up 0.35% on the day. A bigger date is ahead. On October 31 the project plans to reveal how many unsold $BFX tokens will be burned, and when. This Bl
ChatGPT AI Predicts That Gold Could Hit Five Figures by 2027
Sam Altman’s ChatGPT AI predicts that something potentially historic could be building for Gold by January 1, 2027. OpenAI’s chat model believes that a huge catalyst for the leading precious
Hyperliquid price prediction: Will HYPE fall to $65 or recover above $80?
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token has struggled to recover above $75 on October 25 as declining trading activity, bearish technical indicators and heavy derivatives positioning keep investors watching