The Sandbox Halts Bridging After Exploit Mints $49B in Unbacked SAND
The Sandbox suspends Base and BNB Chain bridges after an exploit mints unbacked SAND tokens, while preparing compensation for affected users.
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Grayscale Nears First US Spot Zcash ETF as ZEC Hits $855
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Everything Protocol Merges DeFi's Trading, Lending and Leverage Into One Pool
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KuCoin Earns International Certification for Its AI Governance
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Binance's SanDisk Perpetual Hits $6.87B, Topping All Crypto Trades
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Aave Horizon May Accept a Tokenized Bond Fund as Collateral
On Wednesday, Aave Labs announced via X that a new proposal from Securitize seeks to onboard HINC, the tokenized share class of the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund, as collateral on Aave Horizon.
Bybit Shoppers Can Now Pay With Any Token via Polygon
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Citigroup to Offer Bitcoin Custody Alongside Stocks and Bonds in 2026
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Avalanche Joins Visa and Mastercard in New AI Payments Alliance
On Tuesday, the Avalanche Foundation announced via X that Avalanche is a founding member of the Agentic Payments Alliance.