Binance hackers raced to turn stolen stablecoins into assets issuers could not freeze as Tether and Circle moved to immobilize billions

Stablecoin issuers can freeze their tokens, so the attackers rushed to swap into assets nobody can freeze, which shows how far such freezes can actually reach.

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Binance CEO says attacker used EIP-7702 and self-destruct to bypass approval controls, as experts say the upgrade did not cause the hack

Binance's CEO says the attacker used an EIP-7702 delegation to get around the exchange's normal approval controls, while experts say the upgrade itself was not the cause.

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Ambire introduces Ice, an open-source, post-quantum ready hardware wallet built for Safe multi-sig accounts

A new hardware wallet aims to protect shared Safe accounts with open code and signatures designed to resist future quantum computers.

LlamaRisk proposes cutting Aave V3 borrow caps and V4 draw caps, removing about $3.7 billion of unused V3 capacity before markets reopen

Aave's lending markets are frozen after the Binance incident, and the proposal would shrink how much can be borrowed once they reopen, limiting exposure if more stolen funds arrive.

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Draft EIP proposes a Permanent EOA Delegation Opt-Out, letting an account disable EIP-7702 delegation for good

The draft would let a regular account turn off EIP-7702 delegation permanently while keeping its address, though it would not protect funds if the private key is stolen.

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Draft ERC proposes Independent Simulation Result for STVA, a reproducible record any party can re-verify from the same payload

It would let a wallet, hardware device or second machine check a transaction's simulated outcome itself instead of trusting a single frontend service.

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Uniswap Labs opens its TJAR fee conversion tool to other apps, starting with Robinhood, and explains how it works

TJAR lets apps automatically swap the many tokens they collect as fees into one chosen token, using open incentives for outside traders to do the conversion.

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Polygon extends its bank-to-stablecoin payment stack to Solana, linking bank funding and payouts across chains

Polygon's payment tools, which move money between bank accounts and stablecoins, now also reach Solana wallets, after Tron support and the completed Coinme acquisition.

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Ethlambda v1.0.0 ships, a post-quantum-oriented beacon chain client with support for Fusaka and Glamsterdam

A new consensus client from LambdaClass reaches its first stable release, adding another independent implementation to the software that keeps Ethereum running.

Ready for Merge Ep. 39: Christine Kim's 40-minute video interview with Brandon Black, known as rbitcoin

This episode of the Ready for Merge series is a conversation with a person in the Ethereum community, in the series' Meet the Devs format.