ECB Warns Stablecoins Threaten Bank Deposits, Pushes Digital Euro
ECB board member Piero Cipollone outlined how stablecoins and digital payments pose a three-layer threat to traditional banking deposits, positioning the digita…
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Ostium Suffers $18M Oracle Attack as DeFi Exploits Surge
Ostium fell victim to a sophisticated oracle attack where a hacker manipulated the protocol's price-reporting system with falsified data, extracting $18 million…
Bank of Thailand Targets USDT in Gray Money Crackdown
Thailand's central bank intensifies efforts against Chinese-affiliated scam centers by focusing on stablecoin flows and illicit cash movements through the gray …
Circle Secures Federal Banking Charter, USDC Enters New Era
Circle has achieved final OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, positioning its $73.2 billion USDC stablecoin under unified federal regulation. This l…
Bonzo Lend Loses $9M in Oracle Exploit on Hedera Network
A critical oracle vulnerability in Bonzo Lend's Supra integration resulted in a $9.05 million theft, causing the protocol's total value locked to plummet 77%. T…
EU Officials Plan MiCA 2.0 Overhaul to Address Global Stablecoin Rules
The European Union is preparing revisions to its Markets in Crypto-Assets framework to extend regulations to non-EU stablecoin issuers. The updates respond to e…
SEC Drops MetaMask Case: Major Win for DeFi Wallet Developers
The SEC has closed its enforcement action against ConsenSys and MetaMask without penalties, setting a significant precedent for digital wallet regulation and th…
Robinhood Partners with dYdX Labs to Launch Arcus DEX
dYdX Labs rebrands as Arcus and integrates with Robinhood's blockchain to enable perpetual and tokenized stock trading on a decentralized exchange.
Taiwan Passes First Crypto and Stablecoin Regulations
Taiwan's legislature has enacted comprehensive crypto and stablecoin regulations, marking a significant step toward global market integration and establishing c…
Polymarket Refunds Users After Third-Party Vendor Breach Exposes Millions
Prediction market platform Polymarket disclosed a significant security breach where hackers exploited a compromised third-party vendor to steal millions in cryp…