New group, DeFi Education Fund (DEF), is educating US lawmakers on crypto policy & law. They’re pushing for careful DeFi consideration in upcoming regulations & urging the SEC to create “safe harbors” for blockchain apps. Donations are tax-deductible! #DeFi #crypto #regulation
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Block (Cash App, Square) plans to issue $1.5B in senior notes for general corporate purposes – debt repayment, M&A, investments & more. Move aligns with continued Bitcoin integration across its platforms (Cash App, Square, Bitkey). #Block #CashApp #Square #Bitcoin
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MetaMask Card users get 2.4% APY on Aave USDC loans via a new rewards program with Linea & Brevis! 🚀 Rewards are automatically earned on-chain using ZK proofs – no extra steps needed. Learn more: link to article
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Bitlayer is building on Bitcoin with Rollup & cross-chain solutions via BitVM, enhancing programmability & scalability. They’ve launched YBTC & are partnering with ETF issuers & DeFi projects to unlock on-chain Bitcoin revenue. Shifting from potential to earnings! #Bitcoin #DeFi
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Odinfun, platform behind an AMM module, suffered a significant BTC theft due to a vulnerability in its latest update. Attackers reportedly originated from China. Funds are being tracked with help from OKX, Binance & US law enforcement. A compensation plan is in development. #crypto #security
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Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has avoided being served a lawsuit 9 times, per Protos. The suit claims his involvement with memecoin platform PumpFun (described as a “casino”). Now, Solana, Jito, & execs like Raj Gokal & Lily Liu are also named as defendants, but service remains elusive.
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Eden Network, a MEV infrastructure provider (formerly Archer DAO), is shutting down due to increasing competition & costs. ~$2k ETH will be distributed to non-U.S. users (66,401 EDEN/ETH). The project raised $17.4M in 2021. 🧵
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ALT5 Sigma raised $1.5B in funding led by World Liberty Financial! 🚀 WLFI will hold 7.5% of WLFI tokens & Co-founder Zach Witkoff is now ALT5 Chairman. Eric Trump joins the board, Matt Morgan is CIO & Kraken handles asset management. Big news for crypto investment! 💰
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Solana's boosting security with "penalized slashing"—burning stakes of bad validators! 🔥 Proposals target duplicate blocks & voting issues, with penalties up to 100% stake (scaling with network health). Unlike ETH/Cosmos, Solana needs community approval. #Solana #blockchain #security
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Citigroup’s CMB International tokenized its USD Money Market Fund on Solana via DigiFT! 🚀 First publicly offered fund on Solana, available to qualified investors in Singapore (also on Ethereum, Arbitrum & Plume). Real-time redemptions & approved in HK & SG.
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Hong Kong’s Zircon Securities approved by SFC to offer fully compliant virtual asset deposit & withdrawal (VA Token In/Out) via its mobile app. One of few platforms with end-to-end services & licenses for regulated activities 1, 2, 4, 5, & 9.
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South Korean exchange Bithumb will list TOWNS and launch a Korean Won (KRW) trading pair, according to a report from Wu Blockchain.
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US Treasury Sec. Bessent suggests the Fed consider a 0.5% rate cut at its Sept meeting, citing weaker-than-expected job growth & limited tariff impact on inflation (via Bloomberg). He also urged swift Senate confirmation of Fed nominee Stephen Miran.
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CMGE (0302.HK) eyes Web3 growth! Tokenizing popular “Xianjian” IP & CMGEPay could boost revenue & cut international expansion costs. KKFun Esports uses blockchain for fair play. #Web3 #gaming #CMGE
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Solana ecosystem project Upexi has established an advisory board, with BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes appointed as its inaugural member. The committee will focus on driving strategic growth, increasing project visibility, and attracting capital to Upexi’s SOL holdings.
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1Kosmos, a blockchain identity verification platform, raised $57M in Series B funding led by Forgepoint & Oquirrh Ventures + $10M credit from Bridge Bank. Total funding now exceeds $72M. They offer remote ID verification & passwordless MFA.
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FTX investors sue Fenwick & West, alleging the law firm *aided* the fraud by designing shell companies & obscuring customer funds for SBF. Claim: Fenwick knew about misappropriation & continued advising. $1.3B financing also linked to firm. (Decrypt)
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Radiant Capital exploit: Attackers liquidated ~$13.26M in DAI after selling 3,091 ETH (~$4,291/ETH). Follows the $53M hack on Oct 17, 2024. 🚨 #DeFi #exploit
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Resupply protocol exploit funds ($4.3M/1000 ETH) are being laundered via Tornado Cash, per PeckShield. Total ETH routed through Tornado Cash now totals 2,280 ($9.8M) after the $9.5M June attack. Resupply is linked to Convex Finance & Yearnfi.
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🚀 Binance hosts Cherry AI (AIBOT) TGE! 🗓️ Aug 14, 2025, 4-6PM UTC+8. ✨ Exclusive to users with Binance Alpha integration. + 30M AIBOT for future projects! #AIBOT #TGE #Binance
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