CertiK Reports: Hackers Shift BNB and MATIC in Latest $41M Stake Heist
A total of $4.8 million in funds have now been moved by the hacker to Bitcoin and now Avalanche.
Ethereum
Over $691K drained from victims’ wallets after Vitalik Buterin’s X account is hacked
Following the breach of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s X (formerly Twitter) account, victims allegedly suffered losses exceeding $691,000 due to a malicious link falsely promoting a free NFT.
Casa Wallet Introduces Ethereum Vault Relay Service to Enhance User Privacy
Private key manager Casa has launched a transaction relay feature to offer Ethereum users more privacy when transacting from their personal vaults.
September 6th Price Analysis: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Ripple (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), TON Crystal (TON), Polkadot (DOT), and Polygon (MATIC)
Bitcoin and several major altcoins continue to show weakness, but a few data points do favor bulls in the short term.
Multiple ETH price metrics decline, putting $1.6K support at risk for Ether price
A lack of network activity and ground lost to competitors could eventually play a role in ETH losing the $1,600 support.
Visa Expands USDC Payment Capability by Utilizing Solana
The global payments firm has expanded its stablecoin settlement capability to include USDC tokens issued on the Solana blockchain.
DeFi hacks on the rise as Balancer protocol exploited for $900K: Finance Redefined
DeFi exploits resulted in losses of over $16 million in August.
September 1st Price Analysis: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Ripple (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), TON Crystal (TON), Polkadot (DOT), and Polygon (MATIC)
Bitcoin and most altcoins gave back the entirety of their gains shortly after the SEC decided to delay issuing a decision on all of the recently filed spot Bitcoin ETF applications.
Polygon introduces a novel open-source L2 chain developer stack to bolster Ethereum’s ZK-powered layer 2s.
Polygon’s Chain Development Kit allows developers to freely build, customize and deploy layer 2 chains connected to the wider Ethereum ecosystem.
Ethereum staking services reach consensus on capping all validators at 22%
The 22% self-limit rule ensures at least four major staking entities would need to collude in order for the chain to reach finalization.
