⚠️Scammers Target Velodrome and Aerodrome With DNS Attack

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Hackers have compromised the domain name servers for Velodrome and Aerodrome, the top DEXes on Optimism and Base. The affected protocols stressed that protocol funds and contracts are unaffected by the incident

In other news, Chainlink upgraded its staking mechanism, Stakewise unveiled its v3 iteration, Contango tapped Spark for on-chain perps, Uniswap delegated 10M UNI to community delegates, Animoca Brands is validating TON, and Near activity is surging.

Plus, BTC posted new year-to-date highs after the SEC began accepting public commentary on the proposed Franklin Templeton and Hashdex spot Bitcoin ETFs.

✍️ In today’s newsletter:

Velodrome and Aerodrome DNS attack
Chainlink upgrades staking
Stakewise unveils v3
Contango taps Spark for perps
Uniswap distributes voting power
Anomica validates TON
Near activity jumps
Latest Bitcoin ETF progress

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