How a hacker reused the same authorization message 1,490 times to trigger massive crypto payout loops
The Aug. 30 postmortem traces the replay flaw to mismatched serial-number checks and a 105-minute response gap.
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Russia opens central bank digital currency to millions as 12 major banks and top retailers face rollout rules
All 12 systemically significant banks are ready, while the first retailer mandate applies only above a revenue threshold and with a qualifying bank agreement.
Strategy turns MSCI’s own SEC words against its $24 billion MSTR threat
Strategy has challenged MSCI's proposed “non-operating company” screen by tying it to a regulatory argument MSCI made four years ago in a letter shared on Aug. 31. The Bitcoin treasury company says the new methodology requires MSCI to judge whether…
2 Trillion Tokens in 7 Days: B.AI Sparks Developer Frenzy With Accessible Compute
On August 24, next-gen AI infrastructure platform B.AI hit a major milestone: cumulative token throughput across its sitewide free-access campaign officially crossed the 2 trillion threshold. The record-breaking run follows a series of aggressive, developer-first plays that have turned heads…
Cross-chain oracle compromise triggers liquidations and frozen vaults across multiple DeFi networks
Full Sail confirmed vault losses, Virtue reported 47 liquidations and Volo paused withdrawals while Sui and IOTA remained online.
UK is hunting the $86 billion Russia-linked crypto pipeline as it moves to double sanctions fines
Banks and payment providers must investigate network indicators now, but the 100% OFSI ceiling still needs legislation.
Russia just switched on a crypto market that doesn’t fully exist yet
Most provisions took effect Sept. 1, but draft rules and a July 2027 transition limit what can operate now.
How short liquidations cleared $500B in crypto positions before institutional buyers took over
Crypto added roughly $500 billion in market value in a matter of days as Bitcoin ran from about $63,500 toward $80,000 last week. A liquidation squeeze powered much of the first phase, and regulated investment products then supplied fresh capital…
XRP investors poured $320M into ETFs while the funds sat on a $746M paper loss
Five major US spot XRP products held XRP with a combined fair value $746.1 million below accounting cost at the end of June, but investors kept buying anyway. According to SEC filings, Bitwise, Canary Capital, Franklin Templeton, 21Shares, and Grayscale…
Cronos validators erase transaction history to contain massive $75 million lending protocol exploit
The network-wide pause appears to have kept most affected assets on-chain, but users still lack a restart timetable or official accounting.
How Saylor’s $2 billion capital loop is quietly rewriting the rules of Bitcoin ownership
His essay preserves self-custody while legitimizing the layered claims that now finance Strategy’s balance sheet.
Strategy splits $603 million share sale between Bitcoin purchases and STRC support
One week of common-stock sales funded a $369.7 million Bitcoin purchase, $202.5 million of STRC buybacks and dividends, and a $30 million cash increase.