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Pendle Oracle Move Liquidates $36 Million
DeFi

Pendle Oracle Move Liquidates $36 Million

A wallet bought yield tokens in a $9 million Pendle pool, pushing the principal token price down 2.8% and clearing out looped positions on a Morpho market carrying $52 million in borrows. No bad debt was incurred.
Ex-X Product Chief Says Trade Buttons Coming
TradFi & Fintech

Ex-X Product Chief Says Trade Buttons Coming

Nikita Bier left the role on Aug. 5. No X corporate account has ever announced a trading feature, and Bier said in February that the company is not handling trade execution.
Bitcoin Stalls a Cent Below $80,000 as Altcoins Give Back Weekend Gains
Markets

Bitcoin Stalls a Cent Below $80,000 as Altcoins Give Back Weekend Gains

Bitcoin touched $79,999.99 on Coinbase before easing, its highest level since May, while 80 of the 123 largest non-stablecoin tokens fell on the day. Total crypto market value declined even as bitcoin rose.
Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks On Base
DeFi

Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks On Base

Four tokens covering Nvidia, Apple, Meta and Alphabet went live for non-US users, with about $4.5 million minted and $3 million of DEX liquidity on day one. Chainlink price feeds run 24/5 while the tokens trade 24/7.
Eric Trump Denies New Coin Launch as TRUMP Jumps 38%
Tokens

Eric Trump Denies New Coin Launch as TRUMP Jumps 38%

The rumor included an unverified claim about a 290 ETH Robinhood Chain wallet, while MELANIA gained 18.4% over 24 hours.
The Sandbox Says It Contained Bridge Exploit That Minted Unbacked SAND on Base and BSC
Hacks

The Sandbox Says It Contained Bridge Exploit That Minted Unbacked SAND on Base and BSC

Upbit and Bithumb froze SAND transfers under South Korea's user-protection law, with Upbit halting deposits and withdrawals on Ethereum — the chain the studio says was not affected.
Solana Activates 350-Millisecond Slots on Mainnet
Blockchains

Solana Activates 350-Millisecond Slots on Mainnet

The first cut since Solana’s inception shortens the block-production window for validators and begins an epoch-by-epoch path toward 200 milliseconds.
Bitcoin Posts Biggest Week Since 2024 as Trump Pushes Senate on CLARITY Act
Markets

Bitcoin Posts Biggest Week Since 2024 as Trump Pushes Senate on CLARITY Act

Bitcoin gained 22.6% over seven days, its largest advance over any seven-day window since November 2024, after the president told crypto executives at the White House that Congress needs to pass market structure legislation.
Circle Targets Sept. 16 for Arc Public Mainnet Launch
Blockchains

Circle Targets Sept. 16 for Arc Public Mainnet Launch

Official materials name Circle and 11 founding validators, while an Arc documentation page describes approximately 20 validators at launch.
Illuvium Team Cuts Wages To Extend Runway
NFTs & Web3

Illuvium Team Cuts Wages To Extend Runway

Co-founder Kieran Warwick says the reduction puts the Ethereum game studio past 12 months of runway, with the remaining team working almost entirely on its Overworld MMO.