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An attacker bought enough DAO voting power for $951, passed malicious proposals, and emptied $8.5M from Term Labs' strategy vaults. The exploit exposes a structural weakness in DeFi governance.
Franklin Templeton's tokenized U.S. government fund goes live on HashKey Exchange in Hong Kong, restricted to professional investors. The partnership opens a regulated distribution point for an existing on-chain product as the tokenized Treasury market reaches $15.6 billion.
WazirX launched an AI trading assistant that merges research, portfolio checks, and order execution into a single chat window. The tool handles spot and futures trades, sets natural-language price alerts, and includes a $100,000 paper-trading sandbox.
New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivers his first Jackson Hole speech Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. ET. Dollar, USD/JPY, gold and the Dow hinge on his inflation stance.
YinzCam taps Halo23's regional expertise to expand unified digital platform into GCC, Australia, New Zealand. CEO cites fractured digital ecosystem overhaul as key driver.
WTI crude fell more than 2% on Monday after traders booked profits ahead of possible new Iran sanctions. The break below an uptrend line lacks momentum confirmation, with $84.40 support next.
Binance lists 5 TradFi perpetuals with 20x leverage, targeting Trump Media, Moderna and chip ETFs. The products carry layered risk from daily-reset funds and 24/7 trading gaps.
Franklin Templeton's grBENJI money fund joins HashKey's Earn channel for Hong Kong professionals, with the pair planning more tokenized products.
PPFAS GIFT cut the minimum investment for its Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 funds from $5,000 to $500, a 90% reduction, effective from the FME's date.
Altcoin market cap surged 24% in three days, adding $215B. Over half of Binance-listed altcoins trade above their 200-DMA. ETF inflows hit $90M. Altcoin Season Index at 46.
Lego posted record first-half revenue of 41.9B kroner ($6.54B), up 21%, with operating profit up 22%. CEO Christiansen said new partnerships and pricing range drove sales across kids and adults.
Airbound raised $37M from Greenoaks, Lightspeed, DoorDash Labs and Lachy Groom. The startup plans 10,000 daily delivery drone flights in India.
The Blockchain Association told five federal regulators that stablecoin KYC rules should stop at issuance, not follow every wallet transfer. The banking industry disagrees.
A federal jury found Brent Kovar guilty of wire fraud and money laundering after his Profit Connect operation promised 15-30% returns on fake crypto mining. He faces up to 280 years in prison.
Indian employees moving abroad face different EPF rules based on the destination's Social Security Agreement. Contributions have no wage ceiling, and withdrawal options vary. Employees should check SSA status and CoC before leaving.
French consumer confidence missed expectations at 86 in August. Saving intentions hit a record high while spending plans fell, and inflation expectations surged 19 points.
REC's pilot bond sale, under 5 billion rupees ($57 million), tests DLT settlement via the wholesale digital rupee. Secondary trading targets December.
OFAC's new sector-wide determination targets any company or individual operating in Iran's digital asset economy, not just named exchanges. The broader authority follows $100M in alleged crypto oil payments by a UAE-based broker.
Franklin Templeton received SEC clearance to hold its tokenized BENJI money-market fund inside ETFs and mutual funds, a first for digital-native assets in traditional fund structures.
Riksbank minutes at 9:30 CET will reveal whether the dovish policy statement was a consensus or a compromise. NOK/SEK broke above 1.02 for the first time in three years on Monday.
Seoul stepped up border checks on Chinese cabbage after sellers used formaldehyde as a preservative. The timing hits just before the peak kimchi-making season, threatening supply for Korean food firms that rely on China for 99.9% of kimchi imports.
Xi Jinping will skip the Sept. 12-13 BRICS summit in New Delhi, PTI reports, as NSA Doval meets Chinese VP Han Zheng ahead of boundary talks with Wang Yi.
Germany's Q2 GDP was revised up to +0.3% q/q, with exports driving the beat. Domestic investment and consumption remain weak, and employment fell for the first time since the pandemic.
BHP faces an extended labor dispute at Port Hedland after unions rejected the company's latest pay proposal and submitted a counter offer, prolonging uncertainty at the iron ore export hub.
US PayPal users can now pay at tens of millions of WeChat merchants in China. Bilibili launches international app. The moves mark a gradual opening of China's internet economy as tech firms seek growth abroad.
Canada's PM announced an $8.2 billion icebreaker contract and needled the US on its aging polar fleet as trade talks collapsed and new 50% tariffs took effect. The Arctic gap with Russia is widening.
Indian streaming platforms say staggered episode releases build higher cumulative viewership than binge drops. Data from Ormax and executives at AAO NXT, JOJO Ltd and Pocket Aces show weekly models outperform on retention.
Brightstar logged 53 visible gold occurrences at Two Mile Hill. MD says the tonalite-hosted system could be significant. Shares rose 8.76% to 52.8¢. Assays pending.
Washington's 'economic D-Day' campaign threatens penalties for Iran's biggest trade partners. China buys 90% of Iranian oil; UAE hub at risk; Turkey, Iraq, India exposed.
Coinbase tokenizes Apple, Nvidia, Meta, and Alphabet shares on Base for non-U.S. traders. Each token represents one share held by Alpaca Securities under ADGM rules.