Hyperliquid Whale Makes Massive Staking Bet
A crypto whale has staked 2.93 million $HYPE tokens worth approximately $172 million in a single 24-hour window, according to on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain. The deposits were spread acr
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Odos shuts down July 30 as DeFi aggregator ends all services
Odos will permanently close its decentralized exchange aggregation services on July 30, 2026, as its operating company winds down. Summary Odos disables swaps July 27 and permanently closes i
AFX Trade Perp DEX on Arbitrum Loses $24M in Bridge Exploit, Offers Attacker 30% Bounty to Return Funds
AFX Trade, a decentralized perpetuals exchange built on Arbitrum that settles positions in USDC, was drained of $24.15 million on Wednesday after an attacker exploited a custody bridge the pr
Poolin Files Chapter 11 With $52M Bid For Texas Mining Sites
Poolin Technology and two U.S. affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection on July 22, seeking to sell their West Texas mining sites and wind down operations. The Singapore-based parent filed
Charles Hoskinson Sees Anthropic’s Rise As A Blueprint For Cardano
Charles Hoskinson says Cardano(ADA) could benefit from the same disciplined development strategy that helped Anthropic challenge larger artificial intelligence companies. Key Points: Hoskinso
Strategy, BlackRock Launch Bitcoin Security Consortium To Counter Post-Quantum Threat
Strategy, BlackRock, Coinbase, and six other members have launched the Bitcoin Security Consortium to support developers and research into the Bitcoin Network’s long-term security and post-qu
Daily Market Wrap | Jul.24
Hot Topics BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy pledge $15M to quantum-proof BTC. Mubadala tokenizes private fund; Coinbase takes a stake. Market Updates Crypto bridges lose over $35M in hours-apart
US Implements Sweeping Tariffs on 60 Nations Affecting Nearly All Imports
Key Takeaways Washington has introduced country-specific tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on 60 nations, replacing the previous blanket 10% levy These duties invoke Section 301 of the 1974 T
AI Kill Switch Act Could Give Trump Administration Power To Shut Models Down
A bipartisan House bill would give the Donald Trump administration and future governments authority to order shutdowns of advanced AI systems deemed capable of catastrophic harm. Key Points:
DEX Aggregator Odos is Shutting Down: What Users Need to Do Before July 30
Odos is a popular decentralized exchange aggregator that helps users find efficient token swap routes across numerous DEXs and liquidity sources. Instead of acting as a custodian of user fund
Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 Rivals Leading American AI Models — US Government Cries Foul
Key Points Moonshot AI, a Beijing-based startup, unveiled Kimi K3, an open-weight AI system that performs comparably to leading American models from OpenAI and Anthropic The platform experien
EU Expands Belarus Crypto Ownership Ban to All Service Providers
The European Union is tightening its crypto-related sanctions against Belarus by extending a prohibition on certain crypto roles and ownership interests to a broader range of service provider