Summer.fi Shutdown Follows $6.04 Million DeFi Exploit
Summer.fi shut down after a $6.04 million exploit on Ethereum. Blockaid linked the attack to manipulated oracle-based $18 million vault payouts. Frontend and support remain available until Au
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CC Price Jumps 10% as Canton Gains Attention in Grayscale Report
The CC price climbed more than 10% today, but the rally hit an immediate roadblock at the 50-day EMA band. While buyers managed to defend the long-standing $0.125 support, the latest rebound
Brian Armstrong Asks if Bitcoin Bottom Is In, Crypto Community Can’t Agree
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sparked debate over Bitcoin’s direction on July 14 after asking X users whether the OG cryptocurrency has already reached its market bottom. The poll quickly drew
Lyn Alden Raises $40 Million for Orange Juice and Its Bitcoin Treasury
Lyn Alden has raised $40 million to launch Orange Juice, a permanent capital company backed by a Bitcoin treasury, positioning the vehicle as a Bitcoin-native approach to long-term capital al
Metamask Joins the Robinhood Bandwagon...
@MetaMask has officially added support for Robinhood Chain (@RobinhoodCrypto), opening the door for its millions of users to swap, bridge, and manage digital assets directly from their self-c
BlackRock Just Gained Untouchable Status
@BlackRock has crossed a threshold no investment firm has reached before. The world's largest asset manager ended the second quarter of 2026 with assets under management surpassing $15 trilli
Tradable Migrates $1B In Private Credit Assets To Stellar Network
Tradable, the ParaFi-backed private credit tokenization platform, has begun migrating $1 billion in institutional-grade private credit assets to the @StellarOrg blockchain, shifting its portf
We asked two AIs where $XRP ends the year
@BSCNews put two AI models to work on the same question: where does $XRP finish 2026? @grok offered the wider range, placing XRP between $1.80 and $4.50, with a base case of $2.50 to $3.50. @
Dick Durbin accuses Todd Blanche of shielding Trump’s crypto empire
Senate Democrats have intensified scrutiny of Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during his confirmation hearing, accusing him of weakening crypto enforcement while President Donald Tr
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says Bitcoin leverage risks have faded, calls crypto market stable
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated this week that he is no longer concerned about excessive leverage in the Bitcoin market, citing increased stability following the recent clearing of speculativ
Jesse Pollak admits Base misstep, bets big on AI and trading
Base creator Jesse Pollak has acknowledged that the network’s multi-year bet on onchain social products did not deliver the expected growth and has redirected Base toward trading, payments, a
Uniswap V4 trading volume jumps 31%, UNI targets $4.20
Uniswap (UNI) is capturing renewed investor interest as it posts strong bullish signals, with recent technical analysis pointing to further potential gains if broader crypto market conditions