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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Ondo clears FINRA hurdle as ONDO price tests resistance near $0.42
Ondo Finance has secured FINRA authorizations covering tokenized NMS stocks, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, index funds and IPO securities for U.S. investors. Summary Oasis Pro secured
UN reports crypto scams in Asia Pacific hit $114 billion in 2025, urging police action
Criminal networks operating across Southeast Asia and the broader Asia Pacific region stole between $88.3 billion and $114.1 billion from victims in 2025, with a significant portion of those
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X Account Hacked to Promote Token
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X account was reportedly hacked to promote a token, according to early reporting on the incident, though key details around the compromise remain unverified. What H
Ripple’s Alderoty urges Senate to pass Clarity Act after House approval
Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty has renewed calls for lawmakers to advance the Clarity Act, legislation designed to regulate the cryptocurrency and digital asset industries in the
Coinbase and Stanford to Host Bitcoin Post-Quantum Developer Sessions
Coinbase and Stanford University are set to co-host a series of Bitcoin developer working sessions focused on post-quantum issues, bringing academic cryptography researchers and industry engi
Ripple Calls for Legislative Progress on Crypto Clarity
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Ripple Calls for Legislative Progress on Crypto Clarity In a significant move for the cryptocurrency and digital asset landscape in the United States,
Bitcoin Security Consortium launches with $15M support for quantum, long-term security
Nine of the largest firms in institutional Bitcoin have announced the roll-out of the Bitcoin Security Consortium. The announcement came on Thursday, July 23. The nine firms committed a total
Arthur Hayes Co Founded BitMEX To Shut Down After 11 Years
A Pioneer Calls It Quits BitMEX will permanently close its cryptocurrency exchange on September 23, 2026, ending more than 11 years of operations.The board of HDR Global Trading Limited, owne
Dogecoin Creator Defends Merge Mining
Dogecoin $DOGE co-founder Billy Markus has entered the ongoing debate over the network's mining structure, arguing that any push to remove merge mining is unnecessary and motivated by self-in
Stable Network Activity Surges Upon Fefer Memecoin Pump
On-Chain Activity Spikes as FEFER Gains Traction The @Stable network recorded more than 167,000 transactions in a single 24-hour window, driven by a sharp surge in demand for $FEFER, the netw
Swiss Bank BancaStato Brings Bitcoin And Litecoin To Customers
BancaStato Opens Crypto Trading Through Sygnum Partnership BancaStato, the cantonal bank serving Switzerland's Italian-speaking Ticino region, has joined Sygnum's business-to-business (B2B) b