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A sophisticated theft targeting crypto exchange Bitget's hot wallet exposed criminal actors and prompted stablecoin issuers to freeze accounts, illustrating both the scale of exchange risk and the limits of on-chain asset controls.
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The SEC's new guidance confirms staking receipts fall outside securities rules and restates positions on development funding, clarifying regulatory treatment for core Ethereum infrastructure.
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Kelp's developers claim LayerZero approved the single-verifier setup that enabled the April attack, then shifted blame to Kelp rather than accept responsibility.
Optimism upgrades its fault proof system from single-chain output roots to a timestamp-based dispute game format enabling cross-chain proofs for Interop.
A bridge handling Ethereum deposits lost nearly all user funds in coordinated transfers, marking another significant loss in cross-chain infrastructure.
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