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Balancer hack and DeFi controversy
$128 million stolen, 27 forked protocols caught in the crossfire: Three lessons the Balancer incident offers to DeFi.
A complete analysis of the Balancer V2 contract vulnerability incident: the whole story of the theft of over $116 million in assets.
Six incidents in five years resulted in losses exceeding 100 million RMB: A review of the hacker history of Balancer, a veteran DeFi protocol.
The Butterfly Effect: Balancer Hijacked, Stream Finance Stablecoin xUSD De-pegged
Could Curator, a key figure in the Stream Finance de-anchoring incident, be a hidden minefield in DeFi?
DeFi Autopsy Report: A Deep Dive into How Stream xUSD Went From "Stablecoin" to Off-Chain Ponzi Scheme
After xUSD, the USDX pool seems to have dried up as well.
Macro perspective
Bitcoin has fallen below the $100,000 mark, with capital outflows exacerbating downside risks. Has the bull market ended?
While the global market is rising, cryptocurrencies are falling: where exactly is the problem?
Did Bitcoin fall below $100,000 because of the US government shutdown?
Bitcoin may be facing its "final plunge": a real-life scenario of liquidity tightening is unfolding.
Neither a bull market nor a bear market? The market enters the "no man's land" of crypto.
Dalio's latest post: The Fed's resumption of rate cuts is not to save the market, but to inflate the bubble.
AI Craze
DFINITY Foundation bets on AI; how did Caffeine drive up ICP prices?
AI Model Challenge: An In-Depth Look at a Live Trading Challenge Based on Nof1
x402: From HTTP 402 to Crypto-Native Payment Standards, the Value Exchange Layer in the AI Agent Era
How should we view the strategic transformation of Ping and Payai?
Seize the opportunity
How to participate in Tria's contribution-based offerings? A detailed explanation of Legion's latest initial public offering (IPO).
The "Hidden Champion" on Solana: How did HumidiFi, a dark pool, quietly take the top spot in market share?
How does Variational challenge Binance and Hyperliquid's dominance with its opaque subsidies?
Solana's New Exploration in the Privacy Track: How Does GhostWare Build the Next Generation of Anonymous Decentralized Networks?
What opportunities remain after a disastrous start to November?
Web3 Matters
ZKsync received support from Vitalik Buterin, but activity remains low; some Ethereum L2 blockchains are experiencing a temporary recovery.
Interview with John, Head of Asia Pacific at the TON Foundation: TG will build a privacy-friendly AI computing network based on TON.
IOSG: Regulatory anxiety meets halving effect, ZEC bucks the trend and hits a record high.
From MYX to COAI, who is creating templates for altcoin harvesting?
Prediction markets = casinos? A systematic comparison of the differences between the two.
I traded perpetual contracts for a month, going from fantasizing about getting rich quick to waking up to reality.
The myth of a 100% win rate has come to an end. How did the whale perish in the "tsunami"?
Ore, which once "paralyzed" Solana, is making a comeback. What are the tricks of the new mining protocol?
Binance's Coin Initiator: Market Cap Reached a Peak of $500 Million, But I Only Made $4,000
Brother Machi's "Starting from Zero": From Serial Entrepreneur to High-Leverage Gambler
Key Information
CZ: I added to my Aster position again yesterday. Every time I buy, I get trapped. I won't disclose that anymore.
A whale that sold BTC last November bought back in at an average price of $106,000, acquiring 800 BTC.
Arthur Hayes: The US government is brewing a "hidden QE," which may drive a new round of growth in the crypto market.
Animoca Brands announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Nasdaq-listed Currenc Group.
A US court ruled that the FBI was not liable for destroying a hard drive containing 3,400 bitcoins; approximately 3.7 million bitcoins may now be permanently lost.
Lu Lei, Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China: The digital yuan will explore new models for cross-border payments.
Monad plans to launch its Layer 1 blockchain mainnet and native token on November 24.
US Senator Warren responds to defamation allegations against Changpeng Zhao: The defamation allegations are baseless.
Ripple announced it has secured $500 million in strategic investment, valuing the company at $40 billion.
The Central Bank of Kazakhstan is considering using its gold and foreign exchange reserves to purchase cryptocurrencies.
US Senator Lummis: Strategic Bitcoin Reserves are the Only Solution to National Debt
