After losing its entire total value locked to an exploit, decentralized finance protocol SIR.trading has offered the attacker a $100K bounty to return the remaining funds. On March 31, Xatarrer, the anonymous creator behind the Ethereum-based platform, made a direct on-chain plea to the hacker. In the message, they asked the attacker to keep $100,000,…
The zkLend exploiter lost all 2,930 ETH in a phishing scam while trying to launder the stolen money using what they thought was Tornado Cash. According to a Mar. 31 post on X by Consensys-backed De.Fi Antivirus Web3, the attacker mistakenly deposited the stolen funds into a fake Tornado Cash website, resulting in an immediate…
Ethereum-based DeFi protocol SIR.trading, also known as Synthetics Implemented Right, was completely drained in an exploit on Mar. 30, losing all $355,000 of its total value locked. TenArmor, a blockchain security firm, was the first to report the attack on a Mar. 30 post o. X. TenArmor flagged several suspicious transactions and pointed out that…
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MARA Holdings Inc. plans to offer $2 billion worth of its stock to fund additional Bitcoin purchases. In a March 28 Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Florida-based Bitcoin miner disclosed that it’s teaming up with several major investment firms to sell shares “from time to time” under a new at-the-market…
ADA could be gearing up for a massive pump in the coming weeks, with some analysts eyeing gains of over 130%. In a March 31 X post, pseudonymous analyst RJT.WAGMI, with 124K followers, pointed out that Cardano appears to be forming a classic “ABCDE” triangle pattern, a type of consolidation structure often seen before major…
An amended California bill that proposes protections for digital asset payments and self-custody is awaiting its first reading in the state legislature. On March 28, California’s Banking and Finance Committee chair Avelino Valencia amended Assembly Bill 1052, stripping out the original “Money Transmission Act” title and renaming it as “Digital assets.” The revisions fold in…
Gate.io, KuCoin, and MEXC are set to list Walrus’s WAL token later today, following its mainnet launch and token generation event. According to a recent official announcement, crypto exchange Gate.io will list Walrus (WAL) for spot trading against USDT on March 27 at 10:00 AM UTC. The token will be available exclusively on the Sui…
A rule to scrap a U.S. Internal Revenue Service rule targeting decentralized finance platforms has cleared the Senate, setting the stage for the president’s expected sign-off. On March 26, the Senate voted 70-28 in favour of repealing the controversial DeFi broker rule, which sought to expand tax reporting requirements for businesses in the sector. Earlier…
Telos has integrated with several platforms across the crypto ecosystem as it looks to unlock cross-chain liquidity and decentralized finance opportunities. The Telos Foundation announced the expansion via X, noting that Telos now leverages the technology and solutions of Stargate, BitGo, and Circle to enhance network security, accessibility, and liquidity. Specifically, Telos is tapping into…
