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THORChain's technical co-founder says Tether blacklisted network vaults without warning, raising questions about stablecoin issuer control in DeFi

Lending protocols are overhauling security frameworks to address risks beyond smart contracts following the $290 million Kelp DAO hack in April.

Social trading platform generated $1.76 million on Sept. 4, surpassing memecoin launchpad Pump.fun's $1.1 million as it expands perpetual futures offerings.

The token launchpad shifts rewards from volume-based metrics to follower profitability, effective with Oct. 10 distributions.

The five-year exemption requires tokenized NMS stocks to grant full shareholder rights and operate through permissioned AMM pools, excluding synthetic models.

New trading protocol reports $3 billion in notional positions within an hour, but on-chain data shows far less available capital to settle trades.

Stolen assets from the Ledger incident moved into Tron's USDD stablecoin, bypassing Tether's freeze mechanisms through decentralized swaps.

The social trading platform generated $1.76 million in revenue Friday, exceeding memecoin launchpad Pump.fun's $1.1 million, according to DefiLlama data.

On-chain trader faces liquidation price of $2,431.59 on 9,950 ETH long currently worth $24.68 million

An unknown wallet shifted 2,080 Bitcoin to Coinbase's institutional platform, signaling either custody consolidation or preparation for major OTC activity.

Realized capitalization climbs while spot ETF inflows, stablecoin issuance, and tokenized treasury flows decelerate

A previously inactive wallet moved $82.1 million in Bitcoin to Coinbase, signaling potential selling pressure amid mixed market sentiment

The on-chain trader consolidated into 29,000 ETH with a liquidation price of $2,486.33 as markets declined.

Qureshi argues Zcash's 63,962 ZEC development fund has sufficient capital and should expire in 2028; Paradigm's Huang counters it remains essential for security.

Social trading platform Fomo generated $1.76 million in daily revenue Friday, surpassing Pump.fun's $1.1 million, after launching perpetual futures on Hyperliquid's L1

Ether.fi integrates a new dollar stablecoin into its liquid restaking protocol, targeting $300 million in existing stablecoin deposits and leveraging Ethena's reserve management.

The conditional approval clears Agora to consolidate stablecoin issuance, custody and transaction infrastructure as a federally regulated trust bank.

The newly launched stablecoin, backed by Stripe, Visa, and Coinbase, processed $2.6B in cumulative transfer volume with Tempo chain accounting for $1.19B

The Aave DAO increased GHO's borrowing cost on Ethereum Core to align with sGHO savings yields and incentivize stablecoin inflows to the depleted Stability Module.

A sharp decline in $PUMP triggered $3.61 million in liquidations, with long positions wiped out at multiple price levels while a small short liquidation suggested counter-directional activity.

Brazil's central securities depository mirrors investment fund shares on the XRP Ledger as a read and audit layer while maintaining settlement on existing systems.

Bitget and Liquid Network attacks accounted for over 92 percent of losses, leaving $495.8 million unrecovered.

Zcash's development fund has accumulated 63,962 ZEC tokens valued at $95 million, prompting calls from prominent VCs to dissolve it when its mandate expires in 2028.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $53.48 million in net inflows on Sept. 30, extending an eight-day rally, while Ethereum funds posted a $15.31 million daily outflow.

Zero-day vulnerability in third-party security product gave attackers database access Aug. 31, weeks before hot wallet theft on Sept. 24.

Venezuela's reliance on stablecoins for international trade and purchasing power protection demonstrates blockchain infrastructure's utility in environments with restricted access to traditional finance.

Euro stablecoins reached $900M in market cap post-MiCA, with EURC leading and monthly transaction volume surging ninefold.

On-chain analysis linked 53 memecoin launches on Robinhood Chain to a coordinated operation exploiting a launchpad's anti-sniping tax mechanism between July and September.

Vitalik Buterin's Sept. 27 essay outlines Ethereum's evolution beyond a traditional blockchain, leveraging offchain computation and cryptographic verification after the 2027 Hegotá upgrade

The firm now holds 847,666 BTC at an average cost of $75,437 per coin, funded through common stock sales and existing cash reserves.

Ethereum derivatives market rebuilt with less aggressive leverage after 2026 reset, yet retail long positions concentrate near a critical $2,373 liquidation level.

On-chain dollar flows and peer-to-peer markets in Venezuela demonstrate stablecoins operating as functional financial rails outside traditional banking, driving adoption of Layer 2s and high-speed chains.

DeFi builders are prioritizing distribution and operational transparency over product innovation alone, with founders becoming primary channels to attract and retain capital.

The Ethereum co-founder's essay details a roadmap using recursive STARKs and distributed computation to offload node validation.

The DeFi lending protocol's official account published and deleted a tweet incorrectly describing curators as dependent on off-chain deals rather than on-chain vault mechanisms.

Sanctioned from the U.S. dollar system, Venezuela has adopted digital dollars for trade, creating a stress test for blockchain throughput and a new demand driver decoupled from crypto market cycles.

Scammers deployed nine identical YouTube tutorials, tricking 224 victims into deploying 234 malicious smart contracts that executed token-draining code at compile time.

Ethereum's derivatives market shows disciplined leverage growth, but retail long positioning remains heavily concentrated ahead of a critical liquidation level.

TRON's stablecoin growth exceeded $4.8 billion over 90 days, driven by USDT demand and DEX volume. The network now hosts more USDT than Ethereum.

Validators are deciding on a constitution, an 18.9 million SOL emissions reduction, and a fee mechanism targeting 9,000 daily SOL burns as Robinhood Chain and Base gain market share.

The Canton Network now processes $350 billion in daily U.S. Treasury activity, while Lighter's LIT token generation event signals intensified competition in on-chain perpetual futures.

Venture fund transferred 333,166 HYPE tokens to institutional platform, continuing a pattern of large token movements over recent weeks.

Single address acquired Bitcoin at $79,412 average cost over four days, paying $170,000 in cross-chain fees through decentralized infrastructure.

Three issuers raised capital through the program, with settlement on the RBI's wholesale CBDC.

Ark Invest's ARKB withdrew $164 million on Sept. 10, marking the third straight day of net outflows across U.S. Bitcoin ETF products

Arkham Intelligence flagged the algorithmic market maker's incremental purchases of PONS, growing its stake to over $3 million without a disclosed market-making mandate

Retail traders are 72.8 percent long on ETH derivatives while smart money holds a 61.8 percent long position, creating asymmetric liquidation risk if prices move lower.

Hardware wallet breach accounting for at least $100 million in stolen Bitcoin pushed July to the second-worst month of 2026 for crypto losses.

The Arbitrum Foundation's bi-annual progress update shows licensing from external chains overtaking Arbitrum One's transaction fees as the primary revenue driver.

The chain froze block production Aug. 31 following a routine security review; developers are investigating before restart.