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Cointelegraph

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.

8 May 2026 CHAINLINK

Stablecoins have their 'permission slip.' Now comes the hard part.

Executives from MoonPay, Ripple and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that regulation has accelerated stablecoin adoption, but infrastructure, privacy and distribution remain major hurdles.

8 May 2026 RIPPLE

U.S. added 115K jobs in April, nearly doubling expectations

The data comes ahead of what's expected to be a new Federal Reserve chairman taking the reins at the U.S. central bank later this month.

Coinbase blames AWS for hours-long crypto trading outage

Coinbase says the outage has been fully resolved but that it will investigate the incident fully.

Cointelegraph

Mantle tokenholders approve 30K ETH Aave credit facility after rsETH exploit

The credit facility would help Aave address bad debt created after the April rsETH exploit strained its WETH market.

8 May 2026 ETHEREUM

Arbitrum DAO Votes to Unlock $70 Million for Kelp DAO Exploit Relief

Arbitrum DAO voted to release the Kelp exploit funds, but a U.S. Court restraining notice has put the approved transfer in legal jeopardy.

8 May 2026 ARBITRUM

Cointelegraph

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.

8 May 2026 ETHEREUM TRON

8 May 2026 ETHEREUM ARBITRUM

Arbitrum delegates back $71 Million ETH recovery plan despite U.S. seizure fight

DAO delegates approved releasing exploit-frozen ETH to an Aave-led recovery effort, though Arbitrum’s governance rules delay any transfer for at least eight days

The Block

Taiwan news anchor indicted for allegedly taking crypto payments from China to produce propaganda, bribe soldiers

Taiwan prosecutors indicted a news anchor for allegedly accepting crypto payments from an "overseas hostile force" to produce news shows.

Consensus panelists explain why Perp DEXes remain a tough sell for institutional investors

Panelists at Consensus Miami said institutional investors are still largely absent from perp DEXs, citing security risks and KYC friction as key barriers.

8 May 2026 BITCOIN CHAINLINK

The Block

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.

7 May 2026 BITCOIN CHAINLINK

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.

Coinbase Shares Slide as Crypto Giant Reports $394 Million Q1 Loss

Crypto exchange Coinbase reported a consecutive quarterly loss as transaction revenue plummeted 40% amid a volatile market.

IMF Warns AI Will Supercharge Cyberattacks on Global Financial System

The IMF called for treating cybersecurity as a core stability issue as new AI tools let even unskilled attackers breach critical infrastructure.

South Korea Ordains Robot Monk Ahead of Buddha’s Birthday

A Unitree Robotics humanoid joins the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect.

DeFi Platform TrustedVolumes Hit by $6.7M Exploit

The liquidity resolver used by multiple DeFi protocols was hit, with DEX aggregator 1inch claiming no impact on its systems.

Hardware Wallet Thief Gets 78 Months in Prison Over $250M Crypto 'Heist'

‘GothFerrari’ was sentenced for his part in a criminal enterprise that stole crypto through social engineering and physical break-ins.

Former Coinbase PM charged in cryptocurrency insider trading tipping scheme

Norton is installing a Cryptocurrency miner called Norton Crypto (NCrypt.exe)

I am often asked if I will “return to cryptocurrency”

It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cryptocurrency

30 May 2021

Hacker News

Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 3070 cards

NVIDIA announced today that it's halving the hash rate for Etehereum cryptocurrency mining on the new GeForce RTX 3080, 3070, and 3060 Ti graphics cards to make them less desirable for miners.

18 May 2021