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- Bitget CEO Says Third-Party Flaw Enabled $380 Million Theft
Gracy Chen said hackers stole internal access credentials, forged withdrawal commands and bypassed risk checks without compromising private keys.
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- MEXC User Alleges $340,000 Loss After Attacker API Was Not Revoked
The user says 322,110 USDT and 9,133,999 ONE were withdrawn 27 minutes after a 24-hour withdrawal restriction ended.
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- Bitget Sets No Priority Access for Institutions, VIPs or Employees
Bitcoin withdrawals resumed first after verification, with Ether and USDT to follow based on verification progress and user demand.
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- Bitget Completes Vulnerability Repairs, Adds Four Security Controls
The exchange isolated affected systems, invalidated and reissued internal credentials, and required independent verification for subsequent withdrawals.
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- Bitget Says $464 Million Fund Covers Attack Losses as Withdrawals Resume
The exchange is restoring withdrawals in phases as affected blockchains complete repairs and security validation, with Bitcoin withdrawals already open.
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- Bitget Keeps Withdrawals Paused After Attack Hit Multiple Chains
The exchange says withdrawals will resume by chain and asset after repairs and security checks are completed.
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- Bitget Reopens Bitcoin Withdrawals After Security Incident
Ether withdrawals are scheduled for Sept. 29, followed by USDT on Sept. 30 and other services on Oct. 2.
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- Bitget Says Third-Party Vulnerability Caused First Security Incident in Eight Years
The exchange said losses fall within its user protection fund, while private keys and cold wallets were not affected.
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- Bitget Details Security Incident Timeline, Report Due This Week
The exchange said unauthorized transfers moved about $388 million across multiple networks on Sept. 25 before services were isolated and deposits reopened.
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- Bitget Protection Fund to Cover $388 Million Asset Loss
CEO Gracy Chen said the exchange will replenish the fund to at least $300 million within one week after using it.
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- Bitget Plans to Replenish Protection Fund Above $300 Million
The exchange said about $388 million in assets were transferred without authorization across multiple networks and will be covered by its user protection fund.
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- Bitget Hack-Linked Ether Is Being Swapped for Bitcoin Through THORChain
The stolen assets involved in the movement are valued at $351.6 million, with Ether being exchanged for Bitcoin through the cross-chain protocol.
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- Binance to Suspend Base Deposits and Withdrawals Sept. 30
The pause begins at 1 p.m. ET ahead of a scheduled Base upgrade and hard fork. Trading will continue during the suspension.
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- THORChain Says Network Halt Is Emergency Security Measure
The protocol said the pause was not a selective freeze of specific funds or an individual swap. A May security incident saw $10.7 million stolen from liquidity pools.
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- Aave V4 Adds Coinbase-Tokenized U.S. Stocks as USDC Collateral
Eligible users outside the United States can use seven tokenized stocks on Base as collateral for USDC loans.
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- Fake GIWA Ethereum Layer 2 Drains 766 ETH From Crypto Traders
The network used Chain ID 9134 and a bridge modeled on OP Stack infrastructure. DYORSWAP has distributed more than 200 ETH to affected users.
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- Nano Labs Founder Regains Control of Compromised X Account
Jack Kong’s account was briefly used to publish scam content after a phishing attack, while Nano Labs is a BNB crypto treasury company.
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- Cardano Founder Predicts Midnight Will Outgrow Zcash
Charles Hoskinson did not define how “bigger” should be measured or set a deadline. Midnight’s market capitalization was $415.71 million versus Zcash’s $26.91 billion on different UTC dates.
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- Solana Study Finds Protected Transaction Flows Do Not Stop Sandwich Attacks
Researchers detected 28,042,725 protected-flow sandwich attacks from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, generating an estimated $345.2 million in net profit after fees.
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- SpaceX Sets Starship Flight 14 for First Orbital Attempt
The 75-minute launch window opens Monday at 8:15 a.m. ET from Starbase, Texas, with 26 Starlink V3 satellites aboard.
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- Binance Wallet Supports USDT Gas Payments on Four Networks
The feature covers BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana and Tron, with additional networks planned for future support.
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- Meta Links Muse With AI Glasses as Hyperion Targets 5-Gigawatt Scale
The personal AI agent will support voice interactions and visual assistance on AI glasses, while Hyperion’s planned expansion will unfold over the coming years.
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- Alpen Partners With Circle to Bring USDC, CCTP to Mainnet
The Bitcoin infrastructure provider will make Circle-issued USDC and the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol available when its mainnet launches.
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- Omnity Network to Close Bitcoin DeFi Products Within 30 Days
The project is winding down after exhausting its operating funds. RichSwap liquidity providers are urged to withdraw liquidity as smart contracts are upgraded and lockups removed.
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- Zano Restarts Blockchain After Gateway Address Vulnerability
The restart begins at block 3,833,000 and removes about one month of on-chain history. Unauthorized ZANO and fUSD issuance will be eliminated through the recovery.
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- Zano Rolls Back a Month of Blockchain History After Vulnerability
The privacy blockchain restarted at block 3,833,000, before Hard Fork 6, after unauthorized ZANO and fUSD entered circulation.
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- Ethereum Maps Post-Hegota Path as Hyperliquid Raises HIP-4 Limits
Ethereum’s roadmap emphasizes cryptographic verification and lighter node requirements, while Hyperliquid will double HIP-4 deployment limits and reduce its funding-rate ceiling.
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- DYORSWAP Pays More Than 200 ETH After Fake GIWA Chain Drains Funds
DYORSWAP said the incident affected about 1,335 bridged addresses and involved roughly 766.25 Ether removed through the fraudulent network.
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- Bitget Reports $387.5 Million Hot-Wallet Loss, Sets Phased Withdrawal Restoration
The exchange said its protection fund covers the loss. Bitwise also filed for a NEAR ETF to trade on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR.
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- Zano Restarts Blockchain at Height 3,833,000 After Monthlong Rollback
The restart followed a gateway-address problem that allowed unauthorized ZANO and fUSD into circulation while leaving core consensus unaffected.
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- U.S. and China Set Next AI Dialogue by End of November
The first dialogue took place during the eighth round of economic and trade consultations, which also produced agreement on an artificial intelligence incident channel.
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- DYORSWAP Compensates Users With More Than 200 Ether After Bridge Incident
About 1,335 addresses deposited 767.65 ETH into a fake cross-chain bridge, while 766.25 ETH was ultimately transferred out.
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- DYORSWAP Says Fake GIWA Network Moved About 766 ETH, Repaid Over 200 ETH
The team said 1,335 addresses bridged about 767.65 ETH into the fraudulent network and that affected users have received more than 200 ETH in reimbursements.
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- Core Lightning Fixes Vulnerability That Could Evade Lightning Penalties
The flaw affected channels opened without an upfront shutdown script. Operators should verify both their software version and Docker image digest.
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- U.S. and China Establish Super Intelligence Dialogue as Alibaba Expands AI Plans
Xi Jinping called for cooperation and human control in artificial intelligence, while Alibaba outlined a larger model, a new chip and more than 20 gigawatts of data-center capacity by 2032.
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- 51AIpower Promotes Plans for Public Participation in AI Infrastructure
The platform says users can support electricity and computing infrastructure without buying GPUs or running data centers, but it has not disclosed prices, facilities or historical performance.
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- Cosmos Hub Secures 1.23 Million ATOM Pending Governance Vote
The funds are held in a four-of-six multisig and cannot be distributed until a Neutron recovery plan and Hub authorization are completed.
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- Wazz Links 53 Robinhood Chain Launches to Alleged $18.43M Rug-Pull Operation
The alleged operation used as many as 200 wallets per launch and acquired more than 70% of each token’s supply.
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- Bitget Keeps XRP Withdrawals Frozen as 27.63 Million Tokens Move
The funds moved from two tracked XRP Ledger accounts toward THORChain and Bitcoin, while Bitget has not given XRP a specific reopening time.
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- Zano Restarts Blockchain, Erasing a Month of Transaction History
The emergency restart removed unauthorized ZANO and fUSD issuance linked to a Gateway Address vulnerability while preserving wallet keys and ordinary transaction privacy.
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