Aave’s new Monad market topped $100 million in deposits just two days after launch, but the surge was heavily boosted by incentives from the Monad Foundation and Aave DAO. Big launch, yes — now the real test is whether liquidity and borrowing stick once the rewards cool off.
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Circle shares tumbled as Open USD’s launch raised a blunt question: can USDC keep juicing Circle’s revenue if rivals offer partners a better cut? The selloff highlights a bigger stablecoin fight over distribution, margins, and who actually gets paid.
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France says 77 crypto-linked kidnapping, detention, extortion, and attempted-crime cases have been logged in 2026, prompting a new security plan. The warning is stark: in crypto, the biggest weak point is often not the blockchain, but the human holding the keys.
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A breach at a Texas Parks and Wildlife license vendor exposed personal data from more than 3 million hunting and fishing customers, including driver’s license details, emails, phone numbers, and addresses. TPWD says no SSNs or financial data were taken.
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Bitcoin active addresses topped 660,000, but the claimed 9% rise is missing the source, time frame, and methodology needed to make it meaningful. It may signal busier network use, but it’s not proof of adoption surging or users piling in.
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A 2011 Bitcoin wallet just moved 30 BTC, and Galaxy Research says it may be tied to the “Noah Doe” cluster at the center of a heated New York lawsuit over allegedly abandoned coins. A motion to dismiss is now challenging the case’s legal footing.
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Ondo Finance and Broadridge have launched tokenized U.S. securities on Ethereum, including IVV ETF exposure and Micron shares, while staying inside SEC rules. It’s a real step for blockchain-based market infrastructure, not a regulatory free-for-all.
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DHS says its Homeland Security Information Network was accessed without authorization, prompting an investigation and system containment. No classified networks were reported impacted, but the breach still raises serious concerns because HSIN handles highly sensitive coordination data.
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The CLARITY Act has pushed the U.S. crypto market structure battle into the Senate, where the real fight is over SEC vs. CFTC jurisdiction, DeFi rules, and custody safeguards. Supporters say it could bring long-overdue clarity; critics know the fine print is where the swamp lives.
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Aptos rushed out a fix for a critical Move VM flaw that researchers say could have put up to $70 billion in assets at risk, even as crypto wrestles with fraud crackdowns, new tax rules, and the usual mix of hype, plumbing failures, and market noise.
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