Crypto News

Judge clears path for Aave to move $71 million in ETH linked to North Korea hack

Judge Margaret Garnett allowed frozen exploit funds on Arbitrum to move to Aave, but the legal freeze follows the assets as terrorism plaintiffs continue their claim.

SEC chair Atkins signals new rules for onchain markets, AI-driven finance

The SEC chair linked the rise of AI-powered financial systems with growing demand for blockchain-based market infrastructure and automated settlement.

Kelp DAO exploit prompts DeFi protocols to rethink oracle providers

Solv Protocol and other DeFi projects are migrating to Chainlink infrastructure after the $293 million exploit exposed risks in third-party bridge and oracle setups.

Tether freezes over $500M of USDT in 30 days, BlockSec data shows

BlockSec data shows Tether froze over $500 million in USDT across 370 Ethereum and Tron addresses in 30 days, adding to $1.26 billion frozen in 2025 linked to illicit activity.

Solv Protocol drops LayerZero in favor of Chainlink for $700 million tokenized bitcoin

It cited security as the core reason for the migration, in an apparent response to the recent exploit of LayerZero-powered Kelp DAO.

Solv Protocol Will Dump LayerZero, Migrate $700M Tokenized Bitcoin Tech to Chainlink

Solv Protocol will move its tokenized Bitcoin infrastructure to Chainlink, following Kelp DAO's lead after it blamed LayerZero for a hack.