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AFX Bridge on Arbitrum Drained of $24M in USDC in Targeted Exploit
An attacker drained ~$24M in USDC from AFX's Arbitrum bridge in a targeted exploit. Arbitrum's native bridge was confirmed unaffected. USDC holds its peg.
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DeFi
S&P and Pantera Launch Revenue-Screened Digital Asset Index That Excludes Bitcoin
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital launch a fundamentals-based crypto index screening 15 digital assets by protocol revenue — Bitcoin excluded.
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Zilliqa Ledger App’s Nonce Flaw Lets Attackers Recover Private Keys From Just Five On-Chain Transactions
A critical nonce bug in the Zilliqa Ledger app lets attackers recover private keys from just five on-chain transactions. ZIL dropped ~10% on the disclosure.
Markets
Bitcoin Holds $66,000 as Fear & Greed Sits at 31 — RAIN Drops 6%, HYPE Loses 11% on the Week in Broad Altcoin Bleed
Bitcoin steadies above $66,000 with 56.7% dominance as the Fear & Greed Index sits at 31. HYPE loses 11%, ZEC drops 9%, RAIN falls 6% on the week.
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Galaxy Digital Launches $5M Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative as Q-Day Could Hit by 2030
Galaxy Digital commits $5 million to developer grants, research, and migration planning to harden Bitcoin against quantum computing threats before Q-Day hits by 2030.
DeFi
Robinhood Chain Beats Coinbase’s Base on Daily Active Users in Three Weeks — But Memecoins, Not Stock Tokens, Drive the Surge
Robinhood Chain hit 324K daily active users and $588.9M TVL on July 21 — overtaking Coinbase's Base L2 just three weeks after launch, driven by memecoins.
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CLARITY Act’s Ethics Clause Would Bar Trump and All US Officials From Issuing Crypto Tokens Until 2029
The CLARITY Act's ethics provision would ban US presidents and officials from issuing crypto tokens through 2029 — and the White House hasn't signed off yet.
DeFi
NEC and Ava Labs Sign MOU to Build Face-Verified Stablecoin Payments on Avalanche — Biometrics Stay Off-Chain
NEC and Ava Labs sign an MOU to explore biometric-verified stablecoin payments on Avalanche, with face data kept off-chain via decentralized identity credentials.
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Coinbase Wins $150K and SEC Record-Keeping Reforms After Agency Admits Destroying Gensler’s Texts
Coinbase settled its FOIA lawsuit against the SEC for $150,000 and record-keeping reforms after the agency admitted destroying Gary Gensler's text messages.
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Secret Service Targets $25M in Crypto Tied to Pig-Butchering Romance Scams in Five Coordinated Forfeiture Cases
US prosecutors filed five civil forfeiture cases seeking $25M+ in crypto tied to romance and investment scams, with Secret Service tracing funds to Southeast Asian launderers.
