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This 2-Cent Crypto Transaction Ended in a Hyperliquid Ban
A four-year-old wallet with $750,000 in trading history was locked out of Hyperliquid because someone sent it a single unsolicited…

Ethena Taps Anchorage Digital Bank to Shield DeFi Credit
Moving beyond stablecoin issuance, America's first federally chartered crypto bank integrates its Atlas system to shield institutional credit from smart…

Cardano Analytics Giant TapTools Begins Final Shutdown Countdown
Following five high-level leadership exits and escalating infrastructure costs, Cardano's premier analytics engine enters a two-week controlled wind-down.

Zodiac Reveals Flaw Behind Gnosis Pay Exploit, Safe Unaffected
The flaw impacted specific Zodiac module setups, while Safe smart contracts and wallet infrastructure remained unaffected, according to teams.

Bitwise USCC Shares Cross $120M as Collateral on Aave Horizon
Aave said the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund is now using Horizon to borrow stablecoins against tokenized fund shares, while Superstate…

TSR Token Collapses 99% Following 99M Token Mint Exploit on BNB Chain
The unauthorized mint follows a wave of similar exploits in 2026 targeting projects with compromised admin keys or vulnerable minting…

Zcash Executes Emergency Fork After Critical Orchard Vulnerability Discovery
Zcash halted Orchard transactions holding over 4.5 million ZEC in an emergency fork, while the $9.8 billion network continued operating…

Kelp DAO Hacker Finishes Laundering $220M, Only $1.7M Left in Main Wallet
Arkham data shows the Kelp DAO exploiter holds just $1.7 million, with nearly $220 million routed through privacy tools and…

Radiant Capital Winds Down After 18 Months Without Fund Recovery
The protocol will enter maintenance mode as recovery efforts continue, while users retain access to lending positions, withdrawals, and claims…

Vitalik’s New DeFi Idea: No Loans, No Liquidations, Just Options
He said the model could reduce dependence on real-time oracles, instead relying on slower oracle systems similar to those used…

Gnosis Pay Pauses Bridge Following Active Zodiac Delay Module Exploit
Co-Founder Martin Köppelmann said that most users cannot withdraw funds now but expects to contain most losses and promises full…

Whitehat Hacker Unlocks $2M Stuck in 2016 Ethereum ICO Contract
Coordinated whitehat recovery leverages a legacy integer overflow flaw to rescue 1,003 ETH for 48 Hong Coin investors after nine…

May Crypto Exploits Drop 90% to $68.3M Despite Severe Bridge Hacks
While overall losses hit a monthly low for 2026, logic flaws in cross-chain infrastructure and AI-backed social engineering keep protocols…

Aave Restores rsETH Backing in Full, but $71M Court Battle Drags On
The post-mortem confirms that Aave V3 markets are fully operational across all affected deployments.

BullX Suspends Trading App to Focus on Next-Gen Version Upgrades
The platform’s pause has renewed focus on its delayed airdrop, with users demanding clarity on wallet access, trading history, positions…

Fluid Protocol Loses 125K FLUID & 51.9K GHO in Key Compromise Attack
Fluid's rewards infrastructure was compromised, allowing an attacker to drain 125K FLUID and 51.9K GHO, swap the assets, route funds…

Zcash Zebra 4.5.0 Urgent Fix Patches Critical Network Vulnerabilities
The security update by the foundation enables mining rewards to go directly to shielded addresses, improving privacy by hiding transaction…

Gravity Bridge Hit in $5.4M Exploit Amid Suspected Key Compromise
Security analysts point to a compromised signing path as attackers drain millions in stablecoins and Ethereum, laundering the funds through…

Ventuals Pledges Compensation After SPACEX Oracle Triggers $1.5M Crash
Synthetic pre-IPO trading venues face an immediate infrastructure test after an external data failure triggered a multi-million dollar liquidation cascade…

Aave V4 TVL Sees 150% Growth in 30 Days Despite KelpDAO Exploit Fallout
This latest variant prepares Aave for wider applications such as real-world assets (RWAs) and improved interoperability.

Aave Proposes New Technical Framework to Tighten DeFi Asset Listings
The proposed framework introduces standardized technical reviews, stricter governance checks, and ongoing monitoring requirements for assets listed across Aave V3,…

Hackers Drain $7.3M From DxSale’s Old BNB Chain Liquidity Lockers
Attackers drained $7.3 million from over 1,400 legacy DxSale LP positions on BNB Chain using manipulated unlocks and batch withdrawals,…

Manta-Incubated Superfortune Hit by $15M Multisig Exploit, GUA Token Plunges
On-chain data confirms roughly 14.98 million GUA tokens were instantly dumped for ETH following a sophisticated transaction manipulation incident.

Stake DAO Assures Users After vsdCRV Exploit and Bridge Shutdown
The protocol confirmed the impact was contained to Arbitrum, with Boosted yields, Liquid Lockers, Votemarket, and Morpho lending unaffected.

SlowMist Says TrapDoor is One of 2026’s Largest Supply Chain Attacks
The report said that researchers found 34 malicious packages and 384 infected versions targeting crypto, DeFi, Solana, Sui, and AI…

Stake DAO Exploited as Hacker Mints 5.4 Trillion Fake vsdCRV
Blockchain security firms flagged the ongoing exploit on Arbitrum — but thin DEX liquidity limited actual extraction to roughly $91,000.

“All of DeFi Is Unsafe”: Ex-OpenZeppelin Founder Sounds Alarm on AI Exploits
Developers and security researchers are warning that AI-powered exploit tools are rapidly increasing risks across DeFi following recent phishing attacks,…

SKP Liquidity Exploit Drains $212K Across BNB Chain DeFi Protocols
TenArmor detected unusual SKP-linked flows across PancakeSwap, Venus, and Lista DAO, flagging a suspected BNB Chain exploit.

Pump.fun Adds Ethereum, Base and BNB Chain Trading to App
The Solana-native memecoin platform is expanding its app beyond a single-chain trading model, promising one-wallet access across multiple EVM networks.

Aave and Kelp DAO Restore rsETH Operations After April Exploit
The protocols said final 20,373.72 rsETH moved to LayerZero, restoring bridging, withdrawals, minting, and rewards across all supported DeFi networks.