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Crypto News Summary June 18
Crypto news summary for June 18: DxSale's $7.3M BNB Chain exploit overshadowed policy optimism as traders refocused on security risk.
DxSale Exploit Drains $7.3M on BNB Chain
DxSale lost $7.3M after attackers exploited legacy BNB Chain liquidity lockers from 2021, draining 1,400 pools and routing funds to Binance.
Crypto News Summary May 26
Crypto news summary for May 26: Wasabi Protocol disclosed a $4.5M admin key breach, highlighting upgradeable contract and key management risks.
Polymarket V2 Goes Live on April 22
Polymarket launches V2 on April 22, replacing core contracts and collateral with pUSD, wiping open orders, and requiring users to migrate.
WLFI Threatens Justin Sun With Court Fight
WLFI threatened Justin Sun with legal action Sunday after he alleged deceptive onchain moves and frozen funds in a widening $75M DeFi loan feud.
Aethir Halts Bridge Exploit, Vows Repayment
Aethir contained a bridge exploit on Friday, capped losses under $90,000, and pledged full repayment to users after early estimates neared $400,000.
Ethereum Failed Transactions Expose Deeper Issues
Ethereum failed transactions surged past 700,000 on March 22, signaling deeper execution and UX issues beyond congestion as network complexity grows.
March Crypto Hacks Hit $52 Million
March 2026 crypto hacks topped $52M across 20 incidents, up 96% from February, led by Resolv Labs' $25M exploit.
Steakhouse Financial Warns of Phishing Attack
Steakhouse Financial warned earlier today of a phishing attack on its website and app, urging users to avoid the platform as contracts remain safe.
Stablecoins Poised for AI Payments Boom
Bernstein says stablecoins could benefit from AI-driven machine payments, but adoption remains early as autonomous agent use is still uneven.
DeFi Is Infrastructure, Blockchain Association Tells SEC
At a House hearing, Blockchain Association's Summer Mersinger urged the SEC to treat DeFi as neutral infrastructure, not intermediaries, and tailor rules for DeFi.
OpNet Launches Bitcoin Smart Contracts on Mainnet
OpNet has launched Bitcoin L1 smart contracts on mainnet, enabling native DeFi, token launches and trading without bridges or wrapped BTC, keeping BTC custody.
Bloomberg Partners With Kaiko to Add Terminal-Grade Pricing Data for $25B Tokenized Asset Market
Bloomberg teams with Kaiko to deliver licensed, terminal-grade pricing on-chain, boosting data infrastructure for the $25B tokenized Treasury market today.
Report: 58% of ETH Is Locked in Smart Contracts—Raising Fresh Questions About DeFi Collateral
Report says 58% of ETH sits in smart contracts, tightening supply but raising concerns over recycled DeFi collateral in selloffs. Key levels: $1,800/$2,000.
SportFi’s Next Play: On-Chain Prediction Markets Built Around Match-Day Results
SportFi shifts from fan tokens to on-chain prediction markets for match-day results, turning sports debate into trading in its next wave as crypto cools.
Robinhood Launches Public Testnet for Arbitrum-Based Ethereum Layer-2 ‘Robinhood Chain’
Robinhood launches a public testnet for its Arbitrum-based Ethereum L2 Robinhood Chain, targeting 24/7 settlement, lower fees and tokenized RWAs and DeFi.