30 crypto-security item(s) in the window with ~$97.3M in reported losses The largest is "Arbitrum Perp DEX AFX Trade Drained of $24M, Offers Hacker 30% to Return It" (~$24.0M). Dominant vectors: bridge exploit, smart-contract bug, governance attack, rug pull.
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SummerFi to Wind Down After Seven Years, Citing Exploit
Aave founder Stani Kulechov called the DeFi access point 'an OG' as its team said it would sunset the UI.
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eToro Takes Strategic Stake in Onchain Derivatives Exchange Extended, Plans Zengo Tie-Up
eToro has become a strategic investor in Extended, an onchain perpetual futures exchange, and said the round begins a partnership with Zengo, the self-custody wallet eToro acquired earlier this year. Neither company disclosed the investment size.
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Perp DEX Dango to Wind Down, Will Halt Trading July 29
~$1.9M · The Hack VC-backed Layer 1 will shut its blockchain on Aug. 13 and return user funds as USDC, closing out a mainnet run of under four months that began with a $1.9 million exploit.
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Ex-Sushi CTO Joseph DeLong to Launch Order Book DEX on Robinhood Chain
The former SushiSwap CTO described the decentralized exchange as a side project that 'outgrew nights and weekends,' with no specs, contract, or token disclosed.
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The EU’s 21st Russia Sanctions Package Targets Crypto Platforms for Sanctions Evasion, Introduces Third-Country Ban Mechanism
Summary The EU’s 21st Russia sanctions package introduces a transaction ban on 14 crypto-related service platforms across six jurisdictions: Georgia,… The post The EU’s 21st Russia Sanctions Package Targets Crypto Platforms for Sanctions Evasion, Introduces Third-Country Ban Mechanism appeared first on Chainalysis.
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Poolin, Once One of Bitcoin's Biggest Mining Pools, Files for Bankruptcy
The Singapore-based pool never recovered from freezing withdrawals in 2022. Now it's auctioning off its last Texas mining sites to pay back 11,700 users still holding IOUs.
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OCC Denies Wise's US National Trust Bank Charter
The regulator cited money-laundering risk concerns in a rare rejection amid a wave of crypto charter approvals. Wise plans to refile under the GENIUS Act.
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Justin Sun’s HTX lands on EU sanctions list over alleged Russia ties
The European Union has placed Justin Sun-linked HTX among 18 crypto companies accused of helping Russian users evade financial sanctions. According to Reuters, the EU published the list on Friday after adopting its latest restrictions on Thursday, adding another regulatory…
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With the World Cup concluded, LONG DeFi cloud mining is now live; earn up to 50,000 USDT equivalent in BTC, XRP daily
As XRP regains investor attention, cloud mining platforms like LONG DeFi are highlighting simplified access to digital asset participation and computing power. As the World Cup concludes, the cryptocurrency market continues its recovery, with XRP once again becoming a focus…
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Axis Coordinate V2 Contracts Audit
Summary Type: DeFi Timeline: 2026-07-03 → 2026-07-07 Languages: Solidity Findings Total issues: 25 (24 resolved, 1 partially resolved) Critical: 0 (0 resolved) · High: 2 (2 resolved) · Medium: 7 (6 resolved, 1 partially resolved) · Low: 13 (13 resolved) Notes & Additional Information 3 notes raised (3 resolved) Client Reported Issues 0 reported issues (0 resolved)
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Morning Minute: Bitcoin's New $15M Quantum Defense Fund
~$15.0M · Plus, the Clarity Act is no longer expected to progress before the August recess. And Vlad Tenev's X was hacked to post a meme coin...
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EU hits Russia with massive 21st sanctions package targeting $120B crypto network
The EU is considering a ban on third-country crypto services providers for the first time and is targeting 14 crypto companies, which it has not named yet.
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Crypto market maker B2C2 held sale talks with multiple potential buyers
The SBI-owned crypto trading firm is said to have attracted takeover interest from a number of suitors over the past 18 months, but valuation has been a sticking point.
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Upbit lifts TAIKO warning after June bridge exploit review
Upbit lifts TAIKO’s trading warning after reviewing June’s bridge exploit, restoring deposits across its KRW, BTC and USDT markets in Korea.
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The scam that doesn’t rug: How $VLAD farms its victims
Hackers used Tenev's account to launch a token that cannot rug and pays them fees forever. The rug pull just became a yield product.
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EU bars Belarusians from owning MiCA regulated crypto firms
Belarusian nationals and residents have been barred from owning, controlling, or managing crypto-asset service providers regulated under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework from Aug. 25, extending the bloc’s sanctions on the country. According to Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1847,…
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BitMEX faces proposed class-action suit for theft, insider trading as crypto exchange shuts down
The complaint claims BitMEX designed a system to retain customer collateral and alleges an internal desk accessed private user data during server freezes.
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Lien Finance hit by $542K exploit tied to bond token logic bug
~$542K · Lien Finance has lost about $542,000 in USDC after an attacker exploited a flaw in its bond token logic to mint unsupported assets and drain liquidity from the protocol. Blockchain security firm SlowMist said the exploit targeted Lien Finance’s bond…
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Bitcoin gains 4% as CLARITY Act and hacks shape crypto week
Bitcoin and Ether led a $2.22T crypto rebound as CLARITY Act talks, BitMEX’s shutdown, bridge hacks and institutional deals shaped the week.
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Drift exploiter moves $44M through Tornado Cash after months
Drift’s attacker moved 23,095 ETH worth $44.4M into Tornado Cash after three months, while ZachXBT declined further solo tracking work on X.
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DeBond — exploit
$542K · Technique: Protocol Logic / Accounting Error. Chain: Ethereum. Target: DeFi Protocol. Reported loss ~$542,000.
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Hacker Behind Fake 'Vladhood' Token Still Collecting Fees After Robinhood CEO's X Account Hack
Onchain records show the scam token was deployed 46 minutes before the hacked post appeared, and that its creator has been harvesting trading fees — without ever pulling liquidity
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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X Account Hacked to Shill Fake 'Vladhood' Token
The deleted post touted a bogus "Vladhood" token as the mascot of Robinhood Chain—the latest fraud to exploit a network currently dominated by memes.
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Southeast Asian Scam Networks Cost Victims Up to $114B in a Year: UN
Once-fragmented syndicates have fused into a single, tech-driven criminal economy that increasingly runs on crypto, the UNODC warns.
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DeFi loses $35M in a day: Are ‘bounties’ inviting more hacks?
Verus was criticized for setting a 25% bounty following an $11M May exploit. Now AFX has upped the ante, offering $7.2M. The post DeFi loses $35M in a day: Are ‘bounties’ inviting more hacks? appeared first on Protos.
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Verus Ethereum Bridge — exploit
$7.5M · Attack method: Smart Contract Vulnerability. Reported loss ~$7,540,000. The Verus Ethereum Bridge was exploited again. The attacker abused the bridge’s import path to trigger unbacked payouts on the Ethereum side, draining approximately $7.54 million in assets (ETH, tBTC, USDC, etc.) from the bridge reserves. This is the second exploit of the same flaw from May. The project has not issued a detailed official statement yet.
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Arbitrum Perp DEX AFX Trade Drained of $24M, Offers Hacker 30% to Return It
~$24.0M · The exploit hit a custody bridge AFX operates rather than the Arbitrum network itself, with the stolen funds quickly moved to Ethereum.
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Attacker Drains $24M in USDC From AFX Bridge on Arbitrum
~$24.0M · The exploit targeted a bridge operated by derivatives exchange AFX and emptied nearly all of the USDC locked in the contract, according to security firm Blockaid. Arbitrum co-founder Steven Goldfeder said the network's native bridge was not affected.
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Ostium to Reopen Trading July 23 After $23.8M Vault Exploit
~$23.8M · Positions will be marked to the live market price at reopen, and new OLP liquidity-provider deposits stay paused as the protocol works through recovery.
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US Seizes More Than $25M in Crypto Tied to Investment and Romance Scams
Prosecutors filed five forfeiture cases as Secret Service agents traced funds from thousands of victims to launderers in Southeast Asia.
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