Author: Vickie Helm

Venus Network users suffered a major loss after allowing malicious transactions. It took the perpetrators a few seconds to drain VUSDT, BTCB, VETH, VXRP, and VUSDC. The native token plunged sharply after the news. The crypto market showed stability on Tuesday, but XVS painted its daily charts red after news emerged that Venus Protocol users had encountered a sophisticated phishing scam. What caught my eye was how the incident unfolded. That was not a weakness in Venus’ protocol. The attacker had full access to the victim’s assets after a simple mistake. According to on-chain investigators, Peckshield: The victim approved the…

Opinion: Zac Cheah, co-founder of Pundi AIThe West regulates itself irrelevantly. As Europe and the US are stuck with committee meetings and draft laws, Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore, run live AI pilots in hospitals, refine crypto licensing through targeted enforcement, attracting top global talent with a working governance model.Singapore’s secret? A sandbox-first approach that treats innovation not as a threat, but as an opportunity to carefully test it.Architecture of FailureThe EU’s artificial intelligence law is an obvious case study. After years of discussion, we have created comprehensive regulations that companies face important compliance hurdles in their implementation, particularly in the…

Bitcoin has returned to its July level. The Russian central bank has moved to strengthen monitoring of bank transactions in digital assets. The Tron community supported a 60% reduction in fees. And other highlights of the week. Bitcoin will flow summer profits On Monday, the price of digital gold fell to $111,000. Subsequent revisions fell below $110,000. Binance’s BTC/USD hourly chart. Data: TradingView. A short attempt to regain the previous level quickly disappeared. On Saturday, August 30th, assets fell below $108,000. At the time of writing, Bitcoin has traded around $108,300. By the end of August, cryptocurrency had surrendered its…

Opinion: Vikrant Sharma, CEO of Cake LabsThe US Supreme Court received Harperv on June 30, 2025. When they refused to listen to Faulkender, the court essentially approved the Internal Revenue Service’s sweep “John Doe” summons for cryptocurrency records.By making a lower court decision, the court confirmed that third party doctrines from a century ago represent public ledgers, similar to bank statements. Under third party doctrines, information voluntarily shared with other parties, such as banks and blockchains, is no longer protected by the Fourth Amendment. When data leaves people’s direct control, constitutional privacy protections disappear.For on-chain transactions, almost all payments, whether…

The trading platform has stopped today’s contract transfer due to short downtime. Binance has completely restored its trading services. BNB’s price momentum weakened after the suspension. The main crypto exchange, Binance, encountered the disruptions that were expected in its futures trading offering early today. The user was unable to execute the futures contract between 14:18 and 14:36 ​​UTC+8 after a temporary service halt. Binance confirmed the X issue and said that all futures trading is not available as the team worked on repairs. We know the issues that affect future trading in Vinance. All futures trading is temporarily unavailable. Our…

The company has acquired 407,247 SOL tokens in its latest purchase. Defi Dev Corp. currently holds Solana worth $371 million and $1.83 million in coins. The on-chain indicator supports the reverse trajectory of Sol. The first Nasdaq-listed company with a Solana-centric financial strategy is once again in the spotlight. According to the latest press release, Defi Development Corp. has revealed the purchase of 407,247 SOL assets, which is approximately $77 million. Recent accumulation has increased the company’s total Sol Holdings to 1,831,011 tokens, worth approximately $371 million. 1/Another big step: We have grown the Treasury at $407,247 SOL, bringing total…

The US Department of Commerce is the first to issue GDB to blockchain. Pyth Network was chosen as the Oracle platform to validate and distribute economic data. Pyth saw a sharp rise in price after the news. The US continues to establish itself as an international hub for blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses. In a groundbreaking move, the US Department of Commerce today confirmed that it will begin publishing GDP (Gross Domestic Product) data on blockchain, starting with figures from last month. The announcement catalyzed bullish sentiment across the crypto space, particularly for projects chosen by the government. The US Department…

Launchpad bought a pump worth $10.6 million last week. Fun spent more than $58 million to buy back native tokens. The program reduced pump circulation supply by 4.26%. Solana-based Meme Trading and Creation Platform is once again in the spotlight, with an important buyback program this time. Pump.Fun announced that it used $10,657,503 to buy the pump between August 20th and 26th. Over the past week, Pump Fun has purchased the $Pump Token for $10,657,503. This corresponds to 99.32% of total revenue for that period (August 20th to August 26th). So far, Pump Fun has purchased a total of $58,134,191…

The guidelines and establishment of US national innovation, signed by the US Stubcoin Act, which was signed to the law on July 18, 2025, forces us to stand up to the reality of the rapidly evolving digital currency ecosystem, according to a fact sheet with the signature of President Trump’s bill. After years of fragmented state rules and enforcement, federal clarity has finally arrived. Legislative Anatomy of Genius Law Guidelines and establishment of US national innovation, the Stablecoins (Genius) Act marks a turning point in US financial regulations. For years, Washington has wrestled with ways to handle the explosive growth…

The platform will promote institutional funding and tokenized tubcoin loans backed by the Ministry of Finance. Horizon Bridges Tradfi and Defi are available for facility-level borrowing 24/7. Aave won 12% the previous week. Aave Labs has launched an advanced platform that allows institutions to borrow stubcoins using secured loan obligations and real-world assets (RWAs) like the US Treasury Department. Horizon’s borrowing tools are a key step in integrating distributed finance (DEFI) and traditional finance (TRADFI). Meanwhile, it reflects Aave’s thriving lending market with facility-grade products that combine Defi’s efficiency and transparency with the compliance that top financial players seek. Commenting…