Bitget increased its estimated security breach losses to $387.5 million following ongoing on-chain analysis. The exchange launched a recovery bounty program and collaborated with rival platforms to freeze and trace the stolen cryptocurrency.
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Alpen Labs CEO Simanta Gautam revealed that AI agents replicated Liquid’s $320 million Bitcoin exploit within an hour, raising questions about whether payout limits could have stopped the attack.
Data from DefiLlama reveals that Solana generated higher user fees than Ethereum, while Ethereum maintained a lead in token burns, highlighting differing economic profiles and validator dynamics between the networks.
The European Central Bank has rolled out Pontes, a new platform enabling financial institutions to settle tokenized assets using central-bank money, while preparing to allocate its own funds toward tokenized securities purchases.
Australian cryptocurrency companies facing a September 30 licensing deadline must establish a compliance pathway or confront potential enforcement action from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.