Singapore charges ex-Hodlnaut CEO over Terra-linked…
Singapore authorities have charged the former CEO of Hodlnaut, the now-defunct crypto lending platform, over allegedly…
Singapore charges ex-Hodlnaut CEO over Terra-linked…
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TheBlock
XRP Holders Sit on 47% Losses as Short Bets Hit Record High
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XRP Holders Sit on 47% Losses as Short Bets Hit Record High
Spot buyers have absorbed roughly $397M against record bearish derivatives positioning, even as Ripple files trademarks spanning prime brokerage, custody, and clearinghouse services.
CryptoSlate
OpenZeppelin Co-Founder: "All of DeFi Is Unsafe" — Exit Now
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OpenZeppelin Co-Founder: "All of DeFi Is Unsafe" — Exit Now
The bombshell isn't the quote — it's the source. OpenZeppelin audits Aave, Compound, MakerDAO, Uniswap and Coinbase, so its co-founder telling family to exit DeFi is a signal the audit industry…
WuBlockchain
Bitcoin: "Noah Doe" Sues for 39,069 Dormant BTC Wallets in NY
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Bitcoin: "Noah Doe" Sues for 39,069 Dormant BTC Wallets in NY
A 901-page filing asks a New York court to declare decades-old BTC addresses — including early miner and Satoshi-linked wallets — as abandoned property.
Crypto News
South Korea arrests first suspect in Solana DEX rug pull case
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South Korea arrests first suspect in Solana DEX rug pull case
The CATFI case is small in dollars but precedent-setting: prosecutors built a criminal price-manipulation charge around an on-chain rug pull, not a securities violation.
Delphi Digital: BTC, ETH, SOL Losing Market Lead
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Delphi Digital: BTC, ETH, SOL Losing Market Lead
When the three majors all lag while long-tail names like HYPE, ZEC, and VVV lead, the rotation itself becomes the story — and it's a bearish read on L1 value accrual.
Crypto industry slams Warren's attack on OCC trust charters
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Crypto industry slams Warren's attack on OCC trust charters
The Digital Chamber told the OCC that Warren's reading of the National Bank Act is wrong — and that the charters for Ripple, Circle, Coinbase, Paxos, Fidelity and BitGo reflect the OCC's longstanding…
Spain bans Polymarket and Kalshi over missing licenses!
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Spain bans Polymarket and Kalshi over missing licenses!
Spain's gambling regulator has blocked access to Polymarket and Kalshi, citing the platforms' failure to hold the…
Squid Protocol Exploit Drains $3.2M via Gnosis Safe Module
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Squid Protocol Exploit Drains $3.2M via Gnosis Safe Module
A third-party multisig module — not Squid's own contracts — was the attack surface, and the $6M raise from Ripple's $3M slot becomes a painful backdrop rather than a marquee win.
Peter Schiff claims Michael Saylor is running out of cash.
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Peter Schiff claims Michael Saylor is running out of cash.
Veteran gold bug and longtime Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff has taken another swing at MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor…
WatcherGuru
StablR freezes USDR, EURR minting after $13.5M exploit on Ethereum
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StablR freezes USDR, EURR minting after $13.5M exploit on Ethereum
The 1-of-3 multisig meant a single compromised key was enough to mint millions in unbacked tokens — the structural flaw MiCA was supposed to price out of the market just did.
CoinDesk
Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman dies unexpectedly
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Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman dies unexpectedly
Allman built Ondo from a 2021 founding into a $3.5B tokenized-RWA platform behind USDY and OUSG. President Ian De Bode, who has run day-to-day operations, is stepping in as CEO.
Squid Disavows $3.2M Third-Party Module Exploit — 'We Don't Know Who Deployed This'!
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Squid Disavows $3.2M Third-Party Module Exploit — 'We Don't Know Who Deployed This'!
Cross-chain liquidity router Squid has moved to distance itself from a $3.2 million exploit tied to a third-party…
NYT: CFTC Purged Staff Who Questioned Trump-Linked Crypto Firms, Investigation Finds!
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NYT: CFTC Purged Staff Who Questioned Trump-Linked Crypto Firms, Investigation Finds!
A New York Times investigation alleges that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission systematically removed or…
StablR stablecoins depeg after $13.5M multisig mint exploit
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StablR stablecoins depeg after $13.5M multisig mint exploit
Backed by Tether and Kraken, StablR had no structural defense against a 1-of-3 multisig compromise — the attacker minted unbacked EURR and USDR and drained liquidity into ETH before anyone could…
Bitcoin Holder Trades House for Crypto, Gains $400K Profit
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Bitcoin Holder Trades House for Crypto, Gains $400K Profit
A divorce attorney's viral anecdote underscores how crypto literacy gaps in property settlements can quietly transfer wealth — and why advisors now push for valuations in BTC, not just dollars.
FTX's Former Law Firm and Auditor Agree to Pay $66M to Settle Customer Fraud Claims!
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FTX's Former Law Firm and Auditor Agree to Pay $66M to Settle Customer Fraud Claims!
Two of FTX's key professional service providers — its former law firm and auditor — have agreed to pay a combined $66…
SEC postpones tokenized stock rules, cites unauthorized equity risks
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SEC postpones tokenized stock rules, cites unauthorized equity risks
The framework is on hold over third-party tokenized equities issued without issuer consent — and over whether dividends and voting rights can survive on pseudonymous ledgers.
US House Oversight Committee launches insider trading investigation into prediction markets!
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US House Oversight Committee launches insider trading investigation into prediction markets!
The US House Oversight Committee has opened a formal investigation into insider trading on prediction markets, marking…
SEC delays tokenized asset exemption over third-party token concerns
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SEC delays tokenized asset exemption over third-party token concerns
The pause is procedural, not a reversal — but it surfaces the deepest unresolved question in onchain equities: how do dividends, voting rights, and shareholder records survive a token changing hands…