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Hedera's HBAR network has suffered an exploit exceeding $5 million in losses, with the attacker rapidly converting stolen assets into Ethereum via cross-chain bridge.…
Japanese lender CRYL launched Bitcoin-collateralized loans on July 9, offering up to ¥1 billion ($6.2M) at annual rates between 3.5% and 7%.…
Cut off from the traditional dollar system by US sanctions, Venezuela has turned to stablecoins — and in doing so, provided the most compelling real-world proof of concept for digital dollars yet.…
A new IMF working paper finds dollar stablecoins expand FX access in emerging markets but could dangerously accelerate local currency flight during exchange-rate crises.…
A wallet linked to Solana's original genesis distribution moved 180,900 SOL worth $14.2M after five years of dormancy, raising serious compromise concerns.…
Apple has filed a 41-page federal lawsuit against OpenAI, hardware chief Tang Yew Tan, former engineer Chang Liu, and io Products over alleged misappropriation of trade secrets.…
Ranking members of five Senate committees demanded hearings on July 10 into national security risks tied to unnamed third-party stakes in President Trump's family crypto firm.…
BlackRock led an $86M single-day Bitcoin ETF inflow, snapping weeks of persistent outflows and signaling renewed institutional confidence in digital assets.…
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $90M in inflows while Ethereum ETFs added $18M on July 10, signaling renewed institutional appetite for crypto exposure.…
Logbook Lending Limited has entered administration, the FCA confirmed, raising fresh questions about the resilience of the UK's secured consumer credit sector.…
Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Card complete a $20,000 USDT transfer on Avalanche, marking one of South Korea's first major blockchain-based corporate treasury settlements.…
Circle has received final OCC approval to launch Circle National Trust, a federally supervised bank authorized to provide fiduciary digital-asset custody services.…