RegulationSouth Korea Blocks Polymarket Over Gambling Concerns
Korea's KCC ruled Polymarket an illegal gambling operation. Its smart contract and noncustodial defense did not convince regulators.
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SecuritySolana Nearly Halted After Teraswitch Routing Bug
A routing failure at Teraswitch's Miami data center knocked nearly 29% of staked SOL offline, pushing Solana within reach of a finality halt.
SecurityMicrosoft Finds Hackers Hiding Malware Commands in BNB Chain Smart Contracts
Microsoft Threat Intelligence found an EtherHiding campaign hiding malware commands in BNB Chain smart contracts and infecting PCs via fake CAPTCHA prompts.
TechnologyMetaMask Launches Agent Wallet for AI Crypto Trading
MetaMask launched Agent Wallet, a self-custodial wallet for autonomous AI crypto trading with spending limits and built-in security checks.
EthereumEthereum Proposal Would Zero Out Staking Rewards at Half the Supply
EIP-8361 would burn Ethereum validator rewards once half of ETH supply is staked. Aave and ether.fi push back.
DeFiXRP Can Now Be Used as Collateral to Borrow RLUSD on Ethereum
Flare and Sentora opened a Morpho Blue market where XRP holders can borrow RLUSD against wrapped FXRP collateral without selling their coins.
SecurityBNB Chain Sues Former Employee Over ASTEROID Memecoin
BNB Chain is pursuing legal action after a former employee used a tutorial wallet to launch the ASTEROID memecoin.
TechnologyXRP Ledger Revives Batch and Permission Delegation
RippleX announced xrpld 3.3.0 with five amendments. Two of them, Batch and Permission Delegation, were previously pulled over critical vulnerabilities.
SecurityEthereum, Solana Lead $1B in H1 2026 Crypto Hacks, Blockaid Says
Blockaid found hackers stole over $1 billion from crypto in H1 2026. Ethereum and Solana projects lost the most, mostly through compromised keys.