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In a plot twist that reads like a cautionary tale from the School of Hard Knocks on Ethereum, a trader managed to vaporize roughly $50 million in seconds after reportedly clicking through a slippage warning on the Aave app—and the blockchain, as always, kept the receipts. $50M Swap Gone Wrong…

Nedbank Group said on Thursday it had entered a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to explore blockchain-based payment, settlement and liquidity solutions across Africa, in a move aimed at modernising cross-border financial transactions on the continent. The South African bank said the collaboration would combine its banking infrastructure with Crypto.com’s digital…

The Solana ecosystem faced another security scare after a hacker briefly took control of the website of the meme launch platform Bonkfun, tricking users into approving a malicious message that allowed attackers to drain funds from their wallets. Early blockchain analysis suggests that at least 35 users have been affected,…

Eightco Holdings (ORBS) shares swung sharply after the company announced a $125 million funding round led by Bitmine and ARK Invest. The stock surged as much as 35% before giving back most of those gains, trading about 6% higher by Thursday morning. The funding includes a $75 million commitment from…

Fabricating a new standard for data ownership, Midnight (NIGHT) officially launches on Binance today as part of the innovative HODLer Airdrops initiative. As a fourth-generation blockchain, Midnight focuses on unlocking the full potential of the decentralized web. According to its Whitepaper, the protocol utilizes a unique “Cooperative Tokenomics” approach to…

A new partnership between MoonPay and Pump.fun aims to make that process far simpler. The collaboration introduces cross-chain funding options for Pump.fun users, allowing traders to deposit assets from multiple blockchain networks directly into the platform. The move expands the ways users can fund their accounts and removes some of…

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Wells Fargo has filed a U.S. trademark for “WFUSD,” a move that signals the banking giant may be preparing to expand deeper into cryptocurrency trading, payments, and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. Wells Fargo Trademark for WFUSD Suggests Major Bank Push Into Crypto Payments The trademark application, submitted around March 9–10 and…

CoinFello, an AI agent built for secure smart contract interaction, has unveiled an open-source OpenClaw skill in partnership with MetaMask to enable Moltbot’s AI agents to execute on-chain transactions using delegated smart wallet permissions. Built on ERC-4337 smart accounts and ERC-7710 delegations via the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit, the framework…

TLDR Bhutan has moved 175 Bitcoin worth $11.85 million from its national holdings on Monday, according to blockchain analytics firm Arkham. The country’s Bitcoin stack has fallen 58% from a peak of around 13,000 BTC in late 2024 to roughly 5,400 BTC today. Bhutan has sold approximately $42.5 million worth…