The best crypto writing from the last 24 hours.
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TIL: receipt.status != "complete" is always true in web3.py, and it shipped in a major agent toolkit
A widely used agent wallet toolkit had a web3.py status check that always failed, so successful Permit2 approvals were reported as failures and agents could re-approve.
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What I learned testing agents that pay for things (all bugs below are fixed or public)
A test harness builder reports recurring payment bugs in agent payment flows, like lost replies causing double payments, across about 30 projects on test tokens.
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Bitcoin wallet bug let rogue servers steal funds when users tried to speed up payments
A Bitcoin wallet flaw let rogue servers swap in fake transactions and raise fees, and at least one user lost bitcoin before a patch.
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Foundation Links Passport Phishing Emails to Compromised Cloudflare API Keys
Foundation traced Passport phishing emails to compromised Cloudflare API keys, with the company saying hardware wallets and funds were not affected.
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Keystone says website breach exposed hardware wallet buyers’ addresses
Keystone's website breach exposed hardware wallet buyers' shipping details, raising risks of targeted scams and physical attacks.
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CoinDCX confirms $16 million loss from retired wallets days after CEO called breach reports a ‘false alarm’
CoinDCX confirmed a $16 million loss from retired wallets, days after its CEO dismissed breach reports as a false alarm.
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Keystone customers say breach exposed data the hardware wallet maker promised to delete
Keystone customers say a breach exposed data the hardware wallet maker said it deletes after 180 days, casting doubt on its privacy claims.
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Tokenized Deposits vs. Stablecoins: What JPM Coin and USDC Holders Own
Explains what holders of USDC and JPM Coin actually own and can redeem, clarifying tokenized deposits versus stablecoins.
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India's largest crypto exchange absorbs $16 million loss from internal process failure tied to retired wallet
An Indian exchange absorbed a $16 million loss from an internal process failure tied to a retired wallet after first dismissing outflow alerts.
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[Serious] An interesting graph of Dash's rank on CMC since January of 2021. We are not quitters.
A data-driven look at Dash's CoinMarketCap rank since 2021, noting few cryptos fell as far as Dash and recovered to the top 75.
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How a DAO Vote Becomes a Treasury Transfer
Uses Uniswap's executed funding proposal to explain how a DAO sentiment poll, binding vote and treasury-authorizing contract differ.
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How to Check a Software Wallet—and What the Checks Cannot Prove
A practical guide to verifying software wallets, covering fake Firefox extensions stealing recovery phrases and an Electrum signing flaw.
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Wells Fargo, Cisco, Intuit Among 6 More Companies Objecting to Tokenized Stocks
Twenty-two companies, including Wells Fargo, Cisco and Intuit, now object to their shares trading on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue.
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Draft ERC: Agent Safety Framework (ASF) — a registry of versioned safety specifications and of the scoped, attributable adoption relations that bind agents to them
Draft ERC proposing a registry of safety specifications and attributable relations binding AI agents that hold credentials or move funds.
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Warning: phishing email campaign from people pretending to be Trust wallet.
Warning about a phishing campaign impersonating Trust Wallet with a fake malicious update link; useful security alert for wallet users.
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Why Tokenized Stocks Can Trade Away From the Share Price
Explains why tokenized stocks can trade away from the share price, driven by spreads, trade size and separate mint/redeem timing.
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whale on hyperliquid got liquidated and trackers had posted his levels before the drop
Anecdote on a Hyperliquid whale liquidation where tracker posts flagged the levels beforehand, raising questions about visible liquidation levels on perp DEXs.
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The $10 Insult: Why Congress’s De Minimis Tax Exemption Betrays Everyday Earners—and Locks Bitcoin in a Golden Cage.
Argues the US de minimis rules in Section 988 treat foreign currency more favorably than Bitcoin; an opinion piece with a legitimate tax point.
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Your AI agent remembers everything. Can it prove any of it?
Engram is a hackathon project giving agent memory a git-style history, signed snapshots on Walrus and Sui, and provable forgetting. It is a build with a demo, not a reported real-world task.
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UK banks face 10,000 complaints in 3 months over crypto restrictions
UK banks have drawn 10,000 complaints in three months over restrictions on crypto purchases, at odds with the government's goal of becoming a crypto hub.
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Netanyahu floats use of blockchain as solution to potential financial sanctions
Netanyahu said Israel could use blockchain and crypto to skirt potential international sanctions, drawing criticism from opponents and the central bank chief.