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Sandbox freezes Base/BNB SAND bridges after exploit
The Sandbox contained a LayerZero OFT bridge flaw that minted unbacked SAND on Base and BNB; Ethereum and Polygon stayed intact, …
Infrastructure
Projects
Koywe: LatAm on/off-ramp API for Pix, SPEI, PSE
Koywe is the Chilean-founded YC W23 API that turns local rails like Pix, SPEI, and PSE into fiat-to-crypto on/off-ramps for LatAm …
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Harmony weighs rollback after unauthorized ONE mint
Harmony said Aug. 13 it is aligning validators and exchanges on a rollback after an unauthorized ONE mint. It has not confirmed …
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Itaú joins ANBIMA pilot to tokenize bonds and funds
Itaú Unibanco and OpenAssets joined ANBIMA’s Aug 11 pilot to test tokenized fixed-income and funds on DLT — issuance through …
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BIP-110 minority fork stalls after two blocks
Bitcoin BIP-110 nodes split at block 961,632 with ~2.5% miner support. The minority chain mined two blocks, then stalled while the …
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BTCPay Server 2.4.2: patch now after active exploit
BTCPay Server shipped 2.4.2 after attackers exploited a flaw exposing LND macaroon credentials. Update, audit your node — and note …
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Mastercard closes BVNK deal for stablecoin rails
Mastercard completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK on August 3, folding on-chain payments into the card …
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Galaxy puts $5M toward Bitcoin quantum readiness
Galaxy Digital launched a Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative with up to $5M in developer grants, a research program, and an …
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Augustus raises $180M for stablecoin clearing bank
Augustus closed a $180M Series B at a $1B valuation to build a U.S. federally chartered clearing bank that moves dollars across …
Projects
Circle Gateway: one USDC balance across 13 chains
Circle Gateway lets apps and exchanges hold one unified USDC balance and mint it on 13 supported chains in under 500ms, with no …
News
Visa Stablecoin Platform beta opens with Open USD
Visa opened beta on its Visa Stablecoin Platform, an enterprise hub for banks and fintechs to mint, hold, and move Open USD (OUSD) …
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DTCC runs live trades with tokenized DTC securities
DTCC on July 15 converted DTC-held stocks, ETFs, and Treasuries into tokens used in real production trades for collateral, repo, …