AltcoinsCardano Hands Core Development to Outside Teams
Input Output hands control of the Haskell node, Plutus and Hydra to independent teams as the Van Rossem hard fork lands and ADA trades near record lows.
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SecurityOstium Halts Trading After Oracle Attack, Losses Estimated at Up to $22M
Perp-DEX Ostium on Arbitrum halted trading after an oracle exploit. Blockaid and CertiK estimate losses at $18-22 million.
RegulationHMRC Defers CGT for DeFi Lending in the UK
HMRC is deferring capital gains tax for 700,000 UK crypto users in DeFi lending and liquidity pools. The new rule takes effect in April 2027.
SecurityAI Found an Ethereum Bug That Could Take Validators Offline
Ethereum Foundation used AI agents to hunt bugs and found a real flaw, CVE-2026-34219, but most of the work went into checking false reports.
SecurityBonzo Lend Loses $9M in Oracle Exploit on Hedera
A flaw in Supra's price oracle let an attacker borrow $9M from the Bonzo Lend protocol on Hedera.
TechnologyOKX, MetaMask and Matter Labs Back AI Agent Dispute Court
GenLayer united OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs and 24 more firms in Internet Court, a new protocol for resolving disputes between AI agents.
TechnologyBNB Chain Builds Network for Trading and AI Agents
BNB Chain is building a new network for high-frequency trading and AI agents, targeting over 100,000 transactions per second.
EthereumVitalik Buterin Unveils Lean Ethereum Roadmap
Vitalik Buterin unveiled the Lean Ethereum plan: a 3-4 year protocol rebuild, quantum-safe cryptography and cheaper fees for tokens.
SecurityBONK DAO Attack: Attacker Drains $20 Million
An attacker spent $4.4 million on BONK tokens to pass a vote and drain $20 million from BONK DAO's treasury. Here's how the attack worked.