According to Brian Armstrong, AI will enhance crypto adoption by generating demand for programmable digital payments. Through Base, x402, and USDC, Coinbase is still developing its AI-powered payment system. AI will help to foster cryptocurrency […]
Circle said its expanded blockchain patent portfolio will strengthen infrastructure supporting USDC, Circle Payments Network, Arc, and agentic financial tools. USDC issuer Circle Internet Group has acquired assets from IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio in […]
Stablecoin supply has roughly doubled since January 2024, while entity-adjusted transaction volume has grown fourfold to fivefold, according to Coinbase Institutional, opening a wide gap between the amount of dollar liquidity held onchain and the […]
Lien Finance lost $542K after attackers exploited flawed bond validation logic in its smart contract. SlowMist found the exploit enabled minting unbacked BondTokens before swapping them for USDC liquidity. The attack highlights persistent DeFi risks […]
On July 15, 2026, the perpetuals DEX Ostium was drained of $23.75 million USDC after an attacker got hold of an oracle signer private key and used it to manufacture fake profitable trades until the […]
Barely a week after the Ostium oracle exploit hit Arbitrum, another perpetuals DEX on the same network was drained. On July 22, 2026, AFX Trade lost roughly $24.15 million USDC after an attacker compromised the […]
Key Takeaways Samsung will integrate native stablecoins into its Wallet app to create a comprehensive financial hub. This establishes Samsung as a pioneer mobile brand enabling fast and trusted digital value transfers. Samsung also launched […]
Circle signed MOUs with Kakao and Toss to expand USDC infrastructure across South Korea. Partnerships target payments, remittances, settlements, and digital asset connectivity. Circle continues expanding USDC through major Korean fintech and banking partners. Circle […]
Attackers used an AFX-powered bridge within Arbitrum and stole around $24.15 million worth of USDC and converted it into Ether. This brought the total losses due to hacks in July to around $97 million, surpassing […]
A hacker manipulated the swap mechanics of a liquidity pool on the cross-chain stablecoin bridge Allbridge Core, looting $1.66 million worth of digital assets over the weekend. In a post-mortem of the incident, Allbridge notes […]
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