Wallets affiliated with the North Korea-based Lazarus Group have sent over $30 million via Hyperliquid, according to chain analysis from Arkham. This information was revealed on August 31 by Arkham researcher Emmett Gallic. He identified the transactions carried out within about three weeks. These funds went through HyperUnit, where the
The Cronos network has been halted following a major exploit targeting Tectonic, the DeFi lending protocol that held approximately $121.6 million in total value locked, roughly 46% of all Cronos DeFi TVL, before the attack hit. The attacker targeted TONIC, Tectonic’s illiquid governance token, and drove its price up approximately
The fifth edition will take place from April 19–21, 2027, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, continuing its legacy as World’s premier Web3 summit. The Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2027 (“the Festival”) is scheduled to be held from April 19 to 21, 2027, at the Hong Kong Convention
The chief research officer of Grayscale Research, Zach Pandl, connected the recent bond repurchases by the US Treasury to increased pressure exerted by the level of government debt. The US Treasury will conduct more open market purchases of long-term notes and bonds prior to their retirement. According to Pandl, the
Independent OpenZeppelin review of TxFlow’s bridge contract marks another step in TxFlow’s approach to security as its L1, DEX, and builder ecosystem continue to develop. TxFlow announces the completion of an independent security audit by OpenZeppelin, one of the world’s most established blockchain security firms, trusted by major organizations and
THORChain has launched version 3.20 of its decentralized exchange protocol, adding native support for Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) swaps. The upgrade allows users to exchange the two privacy-focused assets directly with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and stablecoins. Previously, users looking to move XMR or ZEC into other
The wallets associated with TRUMP pulled out $3.39 million worth of USDC from liquidity pools on Solana amid a strong rally. According to LookOnChain, the wallets are connected to the TRUMP crew and had been engaging in liquidity on Meteora. The wallets were using a one-sided position, which made it
The Upbit platform will be listing a Korean won market for the LIT token from the Lighter project at 1:00 p.m. KST on August 24. The token is currently available for exchange against Bitcoin, which will serve as a basis for pricing. According to Upbit, the LIT/BTC closing price was
This brings Grayscale closer to introducing the first US exchange-traded fund to invest in Zcash directly. The company filed for the fifth amended registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently. The plan is to transform the Grayscale Zcash Trust into an investment spot ETF. This new filing
Ethereum client Besu has disclosed details of five security vulnerabilities identified by blockchain security firm CertiK, all of which were fixed in version 26.7.1 released on July 27. Besu is an open-source Ethereum execution client used on public and private networks. The issues ranged from Minor to Major severity and
