A Solana wallet tested a fake address with $10, then sent it $30,750
Bitquery’s Solana research shows how a successful $10 test can precede a larger payment to the wrong recipient.
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Switching from Cryptomus to Heleket leaves the same UK sanctions target
The October 8 notice names both brands under Xeltox, while separate exchange tracing highlights the need to check settlement routes.
Solana sandwich bots took $29.7 million before costs, mostly targeting Pump.fun
Pump.fun's launch curve and PumpSwap accounted for 96% of detected attacks in the study's 11-month window.
XRP rebounded as Binance spot turnover fell nearly 80%
Binance and Bybit exposure is returning after XRPL.to's sampled liquidation wave, while Binance spot turnover declined during the rebound.
Ledger wallet implant exposes a gap in its authenticity check
Ledger has confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in one affected customer's wallet as independent investigators estimate $93.2 million in suspected cryptocurrency thefts. In an Oct. 10 statement, the hardware wallet manufacturer said the discovery involved a device belonging to one…
Aave’s USDG rollover plan has a yield below most quoted borrowing rates
February PT yield trails three quoted funding rates; GHO was cheaper in the Oct. 7 snapshot, and replacement-token rewards remain unconfirmed.
Starknet considers leaving Ethereum for a quantum-resistant Layer 1
Starknet's STRK token more than doubled over seven days while developers considered leaving Ethereum to build an independent Layer 1 blockchain. A CoinGlass snapshot checked at 20:28 UTC on Oct. 11 showed STRK at $0.1190, up 17.7% over 24 hours…
Optimism’s Unichain deal will put more chains under one operator
The October migration would concentrate more chain operations at Optimism, while Ethereum fallback routes depend on each chain’s deployed contracts.
Some Aave loans sit near liquidation with collateral that can take hours to cash out
October 9 borrower snapshots put the focus on whether collateral sales or redemptions can fund stablecoin repayment.
XRP’s next Wall Street expansion comes with an unexpected complication from Ripple
Management retains cost less impairment, so an unrealized XRP price rise alone will not lift earnings by revaluing the holdings.
Lightning apps using unpatched LDK risk Bitcoin theft from a reconnect lie
The October 1-dated v0.2.7 and v0.1.13 patches close a reconnect theft path, while v0.2.7 also fixes an LSPS2 payment-amount flaw.
Some Kraken futures limit orders can still fill after a successful cancel
The October 8 Maker Protection expansion brings more contracts under a rule that discards unfilled remainders while still allowing execution.