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Did This Binance Hacker Just Outsmart Tether and Circle?
Reported analysis of how the alleged Binance hacker used frozen-prone USDT and USDC as Aave collateral to borrow ETH and evade freezes.
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Jupiter Lend Says Liquidity Crunch Is Delaying Withdrawals
Jupiter Lend's API showed only 3.35 USDC withdrawable against 418.5M USDC in Earn claims, delaying withdrawals.
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Synthetix Recovers 8.4 Million SNX Stolen in Binance Hack
Synthetix says 8.4M SNX stolen in the Binance hack is secured in its Safe and will be returned when Binance requests it.
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LlamaRisk Proposes Aave Cap Cuts Before Markets Reopen
LlamaRisk proposes cutting Aave borrowing caps by about $3.7B on V3 and $130M on V4 before markets reopen.
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FUN Plunges 95% in Uniswap Pool as Binance Exploiter Sells
Onchain activity after the Binance exploit shows the exploiter selling RAD and OGN on Uniswap, with FUN falling 95% in the pool and about 580.8 million unsold FUN moved back to a collection wallet.
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Binance Hot Wallet Exploit: Aave's Response - Risk
Onchain detail of the Binance hacker's Aave V3 borrowing and Aave's pause on new deposits and borrows, with frozen-asset implications.
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zkLink Nova Goes Offline After Hacker Steals More Than $780,000 From Its Bridge
zkLink halted Nova and disabled withdrawals after an attacker faked withdrawal approvals and drained over $780,000 from its Ethereum bridge.
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ETH Trades at 20% Premium on Uniswap Versus Binance
ETH traded at a 20% premium on Uniswap over Binance while Chainlink's reference showed about $2,250, a sign of stress during the hack.
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Polymarket suspends trading after third-party breach leads to user losses
Polymarket halted trading after a third-party provider breach drained user accounts; a security incident worth tracking.
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HYPE teases all-time high as NYSE owner ICE eyes US Hyperliquid perps
HYPE rose after ICE and Trade[XYZ] announced plans for US-regulated Hyperliquid perpetual futures.
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Stanley Druckenmiller's first X post backs Hyperliquid venture after $23 million indirect investment
Stanley Druckenmiller disclosed a $23 million indirect stake in Trade[XYZ] as it partners with NYSE parent ICE.
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Fluid Opens DEX v2 Beta With Custom Collateral and Debt Ranges
Fluid opens a DEX v2 beta on Ethereum with custom collateral and debt ranges, capped at $50,000 borrowing per asset with restricted pool creation.
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Hyperliquid's HYPE Jumps 13% as NYSE Owner ICE Moves to Bring Its Perpetual Futures to the US
ICE agreed to bring Trade[XYZ]'s Hyperliquid-built perpetual futures to US-regulated markets, lifting HYPE 13%.
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Chainlink Launches 24/7 RWA Pricing With Aave as Launch Partner
Chainlink launches 24/7 RWA pricing using perp venues for off-hours prices, with Aave as launch partner for stock-backed loans coming soon.
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Uphold Launches RLUSD Earn With Up to 7% Variable APY
Uphold's RLUSD Earn product routes deposits into DeFi lending at up to 7% variable APY, with withdrawals tied to market liquidity.
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Uniswap Labs opens fee conversion tool TJAR to apps, starting with Robinhood
Uniswap Labs is opening its Token Jar fee conversion system to outside apps via TJAR, starting with Robinhood. A useful protocol-infrastructure update.
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Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner
Chainlink now provides weekend reference prices for tokenized assets using perpetual futures quotes, with Aave as launch partner.
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NYSE owner takes steps to bring Hyperliquid perpetual futures to U.S.
ICE plans a 24/7 Hyperliquid-style perpetuals venue for US users, pending CFTC approval.
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Curve Finance launches on Stellar in first native deployment outside EVM ecosystem
Curve Finance launched on Stellar mainnet, its first native deployment outside the EVM ecosystem.
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Tokenized GOOGL Drops Nearly 12% Alongside After-Hours Stock Selloff
Tokenized GOOGL fell nearly 12% on a Uniswap pool with about $603,000 traded in five minutes as the shares sold off.
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zkLink Nova Bridge Exploit Drains About $779,000 in One Transaction
A zkLink Nova bridge exploit drained about $779,000 via a forged batch root, and the Ethereum escrow still showed unpaused.
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Diva Cancels Mainnet Launch, Tells Early Stakers to Withdraw
Diva cancelled its mainnet launch and told pre-launch stakers to withdraw, with about 654.5 ETH in two vaults and no replacement distribution.
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Privacy Pools v2 Brings Shielded Payments and Yield to BNB Chain
Privacy Pools v2 launches on BNB Chain with shielded payments and yield; private spending still needs 0xbow deposit-screening approval.
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Aave Raises Bitcoin and Ether Collateral Borrowing Limits Across V3 and V4
Aave raises WBTC and cbBTC borrowing caps on V3 and V4, giving about 11% more capacity but less buffer against a price drop.
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Yield Basis Discloses Fee-Bypass Route, Proposes WETH Fix
Yield Basis disclosed a fee-bypass route and proposed a WETH fix with a debt-ratio check; voting ends Oct. 29.
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Osmosis Restores AllBTC Backing With Seized Tokens and Community Funds
Osmosis is restoring AllBTC backing after a 17.19 BTC-equivalent shortfall was covered by seized tokens and community funds.
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Why a Liquidity Pool Can Earn Fees and Still Trail Holding
A worked example showing why a liquidity pool can earn fees yet still trail simply holding the assets.
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the UK crypto files · when DeFi fails, what must a regulated firm be able to show?
UK FCA guidance on DeFi shows what regulated firms must demonstrate, and that a control gap could be grounds to walk away.
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Kamino Opens USDC Loans Against Backpack Tokenized Stocks
Kamino now lets users borrow USDC against Backpack tokenized stocks, up to 40% of collateral value.
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Flash-Loan Attacker Drains About $1 Million in USDC From Avalanche-Based Tranche Vault
A flash-loan attack drained about $1M USDC from an Avalanche tranche vault by inflating shares, per Blockaid.