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Glamsterdam Upgrade Activates on Sepolia Testnet, Gas Limits Climbing to 200 Million
Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade activated on Sepolia testnet today, marking a final major rehearsal before mainnet. Gas limits are climbing from 60 million toward 200 million, tripling current capacity and reducing fee pressure during high demand periods.
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Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.21 Billion From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024
A University of Winchester study quantifies flash loan exploits at $1.211 billion over four years, showing attacks grew more sophisticated as DeFi scaled. The research scanned 20 billion transactions to track the evolution of this persistent vulnerability.
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Arbitrum Adopts Paxos USDG as Ecosystem Stablecoin, Proposes 100M ARB Incentive
ArbitrumDAO has designated Paxos' USDG as its official ecosystem stablecoin and published a governance proposal to deploy 100 million ARB tokens in adoption incentives, the largest stablecoin-focused commitment in the network's history.
DeFi · 2h ago
OKX Raises Fresh Capital at $25B Valuation From Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered
OKX has closed a new funding round at a $25 billion valuation, pulling in capital from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered's investment arm, and quantitative trading firm Qube Research & Technologies.
Markets · 2h ago
Circle Adds Aave to Mint, Giving Bitcoin Borrowers a Second Protocol Option
Circle has integrated Aave into its Bitcoin-backed borrowing service, Mint, adding a second lending protocol alongside Morpho. The move lets borrowers choose between protocols based on rates, liquidity, and risk tolerance.
DeFi · 4h ago
ZachXBT Spent $349,700 Undercover to Expose Lazarus-Linked Crypto Laundering Network
ZachXBT conducted an undercover operation posing as a client of an alleged Chinese cryptocurrency laundering network linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, fronting $349,700 to trace over $12 million in stolen Bybit funds and prompting Tether to freeze 442,000 USDT.
Markets · 4h ago