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BitMEX to Shut Down Exchange on Sept. 23, Urges Withdrawals
Owner HDR Global Trading blamed a strategic review; users have until an Aug. 26 risk-limit cutover before positions get force-closed.
Attacker Drains $24M in USDC From AFX Bridge on Arbitrum
The exploit targeted a bridge operated by derivatives exchange AFX and emptied nearly all of the USDC locked in the contract, according to security firm Blockaid. Arbitrum co-founder Steven Goldfeder said the network's native bridge was not affected.
Tokenized Stocks Hit Records Across Every Major Venue as Sector Reaches $2.3B
Ondo, Backed Finance, and Robinhood Chain all set all-time highs in tokenized equity holdings this week, while dYdX's new Arcus exchange posted record perps volume — signs the market for onchain stocks is scaling on multiple fronts at once.
Franklin Templeton Says Altcoins Are Key to the Agentic AI Trade
Digital assets head Sandy Kaul argues card rails can't handle $0.001 machine payments, making blockchain tokens the way to capture agentic AI value.
Ramp Adds Stablecoin Accounts and Bill Pay on Stripe Stack
Bridge converts dollars for Bill Pay while Privy stores balances, splitting the roles across Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure.
Crypto Rallies as Reported Ethics Deal Revives Odds of CLARITY Act Senate Vote
Bitcoin reclaimed $66,000 after reports that the White House circulated agreed-upon ethics-provision language to Senate Republicans, removing the main obstacle to a floor vote before the August recess.
S&P and Pantera Launch Revenue-Screened Digital Asset Index
The 18-constituent benchmark excludes Bitcoin and meme coins, screening for protocols with positive revenue verified by onchain data.
Movement Labs Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The company behind the MOVE token filed a voluntary petition in Delaware listing up to $10 million in liabilities, capping a year of governance disputes, a market-making scandal and a failed strategic pivot.
Durov Says Telegram Will Ship Native Gram Wallet to a Billion Users
The Telegram founder is putting private-key custody inside the core app this summer, a distribution reach no self-custody wallet has attempted.
Ondo Enables Tokenized Stock Collateral on OndoPerps
Ondo Stocks holders can now back perpetual futures positions with SPYon and QQQon, subject to an initial $100,000 per-asset notional cap.
Morpho Launches Fixed-Rate Lending Protocol Midnight on Base
The DeFi lender also released a new Markets App that lets users set their own rates and terms, starting on Base with more networks to follow.
Grayscale Files S-1 for Spot Worldcoin ETF
The registration statement, filed with the SEC on July 20, would create an exchange-traded product holding the WLD token.
Armstrong Says His X Posts and Avatars Are Not Token Endorsements
The Coinbase CEO told traders not to treat his personal account as alpha after his profile-picture changes fueled a memecoin trading frenzy.
Consensys Halted MetaMask Releases Over North Korea-Linked Contractor
A contractor brought in through a third-party provider worked on MetaMask code from March until Consensys cut off access in April and paused product releases. The company says it found no stolen assets, exposed data or malicious code.
Lighter Makes Stock Tokens Eligible Collateral on Robinhood Chain
The perpetuals exchange now accepts Robinhood's tokenized equities as margin, expanding beyond the USDG stablecoin and delivering on a plan to broaden collateral in the third quarter.
Hyperliquid to Open HIP-4 Prediction Markets Behind 500,000 HYPE Stake
Deployers can set fees of up to 50% but face slashing by validator vote for poorly defined or unsettled markets, under terms Hyperliquid calls preliminary.
Allbridge Halts Core Bridge After $1.65M Flash Loan Exploit
The attacker used a $1.12 million Kamino flash loan to skew Allbridge's Solana stablecoin pools, then bridged the proceeds to Ethereum, security firms said.
Strategy Sells $263.5M in MSTR Shares, Skips Bitcoin Again
The bitcoin treasury company lifted its cash reserve to a $3.225 billion as its 843,775 BTC stack sits about $9 billion underwater.
Bitmine Slowed ETH Buys to Smallest Weekly Pace Since June 2025
The largest corporate ether holder slowed its buying to its smallest weekly pace since June 2025, redirecting capital to a share repurchase, and now holds 5.78 million ETH — 96% of the way to its "Alchemy of 5%" target.
HYPE Spot ETFs Log First Weekly Outflow Since May
Bitcoin and Ethereum funds pulled in a combined $181 million over the same week as HYPE's nine-week inflow streak broke.
'Coinbase Man' Token Crashes as Armstrong Swaps His Avatar for a CryptoPunk
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong set his X profile picture to the artwork behind a Base memecoin, then replaced it with a newly acquired CryptoPunk. The $BRIAN token round-tripped from obscurity to millions and back, a stark test of how far one social cue can move an onchain market.
Tokenized Stock Lending TVL Reaches $23M as DEX Volume Climbs
Token Terminal data shows QQQ and SPY trackers gaining onchain trading and collateral use, but the totals remain a rounding error next to broader DeFi.
CASHCAT Falls 75% from Peak After Hyperliquid Perp Listing
The Robinhood Chain memecoin's slide has erased most of a 4,000% run, even as its spot price held through a 60% perp wick that liquidated leveraged traders.
Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform Built on Open USD
Crypto head Cuy Sheffield unveiled the platform, which Fortune reported will bring stablecoin services to more than 200 million merchants, initially through Open USD.