Ostium Perpetuals Exchange Drained of $18–20M in Oracle Signer Exploit
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SpaceX Stock Falls Below IPO Price as Starship Test Looms
Ostium Exchange Halts Trading After Oracle Exploit Drains $18–23.7M in USDC
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Arbitrum DEX Ostium Hit by $18M Oracle Exploit
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Ostium Perpetuals Exchange Drained of $18–20M in Oracle Signer Exploit
Ostium, an Arbitrum-based perpetuals DEX, lost between $18 and $20 million today after attackers compromised an oracle signer key and manipulated the protocol's price feeds. The exploit targeted Ostium's OLP vault, which backs the platform's perpetuals trading mechanism.
Base Creator Jesse Pollak Steps Down From App Leadership, Admits Social Strategy Failed
Jesse Pollak, creator of Base blockchain, is stepping back from leading the Base App division, handing leadership to Cobie while refocusing the Layer 2 network on infrastructure, payments, and AI agents. The move marks a strategic pivot away from the on-chain social narrative that defined Base's...
SpaceX Stock Falls Below IPO Price as Starship Test Looms
SpaceX's tokenized equity (SPCX) has fallen 30% below its IPO price to $132.75, marking sharp post-listing volatility. With Starship test 13 scheduled for Thursday, the outcome could serve as a critical catalyst for stock recovery or further decline.
Ostium Exchange Halts Trading After Oracle Exploit Drains $18–23.7M in USDC
Ostium suspended trading Tuesday following a sophisticated oracle manipulation attack that drained between $18 million and $23.7 million in USDC from its OLP vault. An attacker registered a price-feed forwarder and submitted future-dated oracle reports to artificially inflate asset prices and...
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UK Government Review Warns Judges Unprepared for Crypto Laundering and AI Fraud
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Binance Pivots to Crypto Super App Strategy, Betting on Stablecoins to Challenge Traditional Finance
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UK Adopts 'No Gain, No Loss' Tax Treatment for Crypto Lending Starting April 2027
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