The Securities and Exchange Commission’s prolonged deliberation over a spot Bitcoin ETF is stoking expectations of a joint decision for all applications.
SEC decision on Bitcoin ETFs won’t leave out Wall Street giants
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s prolonged deliberation over a spot Bitcoin ETF is stoking expectations of a joint decision for all applications.
Aave DAO opens voting on proposals to reduce CRV exposure
Aave token holders are voting on three proposals that could reshape the protocol’s exposure to Curve DAO token.
Stablecoins could be key to upholding US dollar’s global reserve status: Report
In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, Brian Brooks and Charles Calomiris claim that U.S. stablecoin legislation is crucial to redollarizing the world.
Bitdeer, B. Riley Financial enter into agreement for $150M share purchase
Crypto mining firm Bitdeer reached an agreement with B. Riley Financial to sell up to $150 million of its Class A ordinary shares.
Aave’s Earning Farm protocol targeted by reentrancy attack — PeckShield
According to the blockchain security firm, Aave’s Earning Farm was compromised by a reentrancy attack on Aug. 9.
Curve Finance opens bounty after exploiter’s return deadline expires
Curve Finance is extending a $1.85 million bug bounty offer to anyone who can identify the exploiter of its stable pools.
Huobi’s TVL drops to $2.5B amid rumors of insolvency, investigations in China
The exchange faces ongoing rumors about its stablecoins reserves and an alleged investigation by Chinese authorities.
OPNX exchange bids for crypto lender Hodlnaut in Singapore: Report
If approved, the deal would see a capital injection of nearly $30 million worth of FLEX tokens into Hodlnaut to partially cover creditors’ payout and outstanding claims.
Alchemix reports return of all stolen funds from Curve pools
The attacker started returning stolen funds after accepting nearly $7 million in bug bounty. Funds had been returned to Alchemix and JPEGd.
New York AG probes transactions at Genesis, ties with Barry Silbert: Report
Digital Currency Group (DCG) is reportedly under investigation in New York for financial transactions involving its subsidiary, Genesis Global Capital.
Crypto Biz: Worldcoin plans to open source data, MicroStrategy preps for BTC halving, and more
This week’s Crypto Biz looks at Worldcoin’s expansion plans, GameStop’s exit from crypto, MicroStrategy’s quarterly results and Nomura’s crypto license in Dubai.
Curve-Vyper exploit: The whole story so far
Curve Finance pools were targeted by hackers in a reentrancy attack on July 30, sending shockwaves across the DeFi ecosystem. Cointelegraph compiled the week’s events.
Core Scientific appoints Adam Sullivan as CEO amid restructuring process
The company claims to have seen a boost in liquidity in recent months and is expected to exit bankruptcy proceedings by September.
Curve, Metronome and Alchemix offering 10% bug bounty on Vyper hack
The exploit on July 30 resulted in the theft of roughly $70 million in cryptocurrencies, bringing the bounty close to $7 million.
Polygon Zero accuses Matter Labs’ developers of plagiarism
Polygon Zero has accused Matter Labs of copying significant code from its Plonky2 library to zkSync, a rival Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution.
Curve’s crvUSD depegs as market reacts to shock events
The decentralized stablecoin is facing its first stress test since it was released in May, putting its PegKeeper algorithm to work.
Robinhood turns profitable in Q2, but crypto revenue declines
Robinhood achieved profitability for the first time since becoming a public company in the second quarter of 2023. Its crypto revenue, however, continues to decline.
Binance’s CZ warns crypto community about emerging scam
The scheme consists of mirroring addresses and sending dust transactions to users to trick them into sending funds to the scammer’s wallet.
President of Paraguay vetoes crypto regulation law
The bill was approved by the nation’s Senate in July as low-energy costs continue to boost mining activities in the country.