Axelar has disabled its Secret Network bridge connections after a security incident resulted in the loss of roughly $4.7 million worth of bridged assets. Summary Axelar disabled Secret Network bridge routes after a $4.7 million exploit tied to a Secret-side ICS-20 contract. The company said the incident appears limited to Axelar-bridged assets on Secret Network,…

A former EF contributor says underinvestment today could create costly development setbacks that become visible within 18 months. Ethereum may be heading toward a funding crisis that could begin to emerge within the next three to nine months, according to former Ethereum Foundation contributor Trent Van Epps. In a recent article on X, Van…

A smart contract is not smart, and it is barely a contract. It is a small program that lives on a blockchain and runs itself when its conditions are met, with no person to enforce it and no way to undo it. Understanding this one idea unlocks almost everything in crypto. Summary Smart contracts are…

In Bitcoin ETF news today, BlackRock offloaded more than 1,000 BTC in a single Thursday session, dragging combined spot Bitcoin ETF net flows to approximately -1,410 BTC on the day, and the timing could not be worse. Bitcoin is heading into the weekend sitting on support it has occupied for 16 hours without producing a…

Bitcoin fell to around $62,000 on Friday, while CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju warned that Michael Saylor’s continued accumulation strategy may not be enough to address what he considers the market’s most serious threat. Summary Ki Young Ju warned that Bitcoin’s biggest threat is prolonged stagnation rather than a sudden crash. Ju argued Strategy’s Bitcoin…

Algorand (ALGO) has published a detailed post-quantum cryptography roadmap committing the protocol to broad quantum resilience by the end of 2027, covering every layer from user wallets to its core consensus mechanism. The announcement, made by Bruno Martins, Algorand Foundation technology chief, lands as governments and regulators race to set their own quantum-safe deadlines, and…

Bittensor’s TAO token has fallen nearly 20% from its June 15 peak after governance concerns, derivatives liquidations, and a risk-off macro backdrop combined to erase much of last week’s rally. Summary TAO has fallen nearly 20% from its June 15 high as governance concerns and liquidations hit sentiment. Criticism of the Root Reborn proposal has…

Solana (SOL) is trading at $68.15 , roughly -75% below its January 2025 all-time high, even as JPMorgan, Visa, PayPal, and Franklin Templeton are actively building on Solana’s infrastructure. That is not a typo, and it is not a contradiction that resolves itself easily. The central tension here: the biggest names in global finance are…

Hyperliquid has retreated more than 13% from its record high after a wave of profit-taking hit HYPE, while traders assess whether a newly formed double-top pattern could trigger a deeper correction. Summary HYPE has dropped more than 12% from its $76.70 all-time high as profit-taking accelerates. A double-top pattern on the 4-hour chart puts key…