Harmony Exploited in Unauthorized Mint of 4 Billion ONE
Harmony’s ONE token plunged sharply on Aug. 12 after the Layer-1 blockchain suffered a suspected exploit that reportedly allowed an attacker to mint roughly 4 billion ONE without authorization. The newly created tokens represent about 26% of the roughly 15…
Trump Media Reports $238M Q2 Loss as Crypto Holdings Fall $307M
Trump Media entered the second quarter with the model of a media company, but its financial results were instead dominated by bets on digital assets. The parent company of Truth Social reported a net loss of $238.1 million in the…
ZachXBT Links Tiffany Milanovich to Alleged $5M Crypto Scam Ring
On-chain investigator ZachXBT on August 10 accused Tiffany Milanovich, an individual in the US, of involvement in at least $5 million in stolen crypto assets through hardware wallet and centralized exchange customer support impersonation scams. In a thread on X,…
Vitalik Buterin Updates Ethereum Roadmap With Privacy, Quantum Security and AI
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has updated the network’s long-term roadmap, placing greater emphasis on privacy, post-quantum security, artificial intelligence and new approaches to scaling. In an Aug. 10 post on X, Buterin compared Ethereum’s current “Strawmap” with the roadmap published…
Grayscale Withdraws Cardano, Hedera and Polkadot ETF Filings From SEC
Grayscale Investments has withdrawn registration statements for three proposed spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Cardano’s ADA, Hedera’s HBAR and Polkadot’s DOT, according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 7. The withdrawals…
Robinhood Launches Crypto Trading in the UK With 50+ Digital Assets
Robinhood has launched cryptocurrency trading in the UK, allowing eligible customers to buy, sell and hold more than 50 digital assets directly through its investing app. The launch expands Robinhood’s UK product lineup beyond stocks, options and futures and marks…
Russia Arrests 20+ People in Crackdown on Unregistered Crypto Exchanges
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, has arrested more than 20 people in August 7 raids targeting unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange points in the Moscow City financial district. Authorities accuse these facilities of…
BTCPay Server Vulnerability Exploited, Draining Merchant Lightning Nodes
A critical vulnerability in BTCPay Server is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to drain Bitcoin from Lightning Network nodes used by merchants and other businesses. BTCPay Server confirmed the attacks late Friday, warning operators running LND, the most widely used…
Bybit Sues North Korea and Lazarus Group Over $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has filed a civil lawsuit against North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) intelligence agency and the Lazarus Group over the $1.5 billion crypto heist that struck the exchange in February 2025. Filed in the U.S. District…
Power Struggle Erupts at Ondo Finance After Founder’s Death
The sudden death of Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman has triggered an escalating governance dispute that now threatens to overshadow one of the fastest-growing companies in the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) sector. Court filings in Delaware reveal a bitter legal…
