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Verus Ethereum Bridge Suffers Second $7.5 Million Exploit

The Verus Ethereum Bridge was exploited for $7.5 million after an attacker used a 0.01 VRSC transaction to trigger unbacked payouts of 1,137 ETH, 71.5 tBTC, and other tokens to a single wallet. Security firms said the a…

CLARITY Act Hits a Fresh Senate Roadblock

The latest version of the U.S. CLARITY Act is facing a major political hurdle after a group of key Senate Democrats formally announced their opposition to the current draft. Crypto journalist Brendan Pedersen summed up …

BitMEX to Close on September 23, Halts New Sign-Ups

The platform will cease operations on September 23 at 04:00 UTC, its operator, HDR Global Trading, said Thursday, pinning the decision on a “strategic review of the business and the broader industry.” New account sign-u…

Bitcoin ETFs approach $1B in 7-session inflow run

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $69 million in inflows on Wednesday, extending their inflow streak to seven sessions and bringing total inflows during the period to nearly $1 billion