Day: March 12, 2026

The external Capo oracle used by the Aave protocol triggered liquidations of approximately $27 million after a pricing calculation failure. However, the platform stated it will cover users’ losses. A configuration error in the risk oracle system used in the Aave lending system led to the liquidation of positions in wrapped staked Ether (wstETH) totaling…

The company OP Labs, which develops blockchain infrastructure for Optimism, announced the layoff of 20 employees. Co-founder of Optimism and CEO OP Labs Jing Wang published a screenshot of the message she sent to the team after the layoffs. According to it, there were 102 members in the team chat, so the reduction affected about…

Researchers from the Donjon team at Ledger found a security issue in MediaTek processors. These chips are often found in Android smartphones. According to them, this vulnerability allows attackers to obtain the phone’s PIN code and the crypto wallet’s seed phrase. It only takes a few seconds. Moreover, the attack is possible even when the…

The meme token launch platform Pump.fun is signaling a possible expansion beyond a single network. The discussion was sparked by new subdomains linked to several blockchains, including Base, BSC, Monad, and Ethereum. Such actions are usually seen as a preparatory stage before infrastructure updates. However, the mere fact of registering domains does not mean that…

Japanese company Metaplanet has decided to strengthen its presence in the digital asset market and announced the creation of two new entities at once. These are a venture division and an asset management company. At the same time, the firm disclosed the first investment of the new direction — an investment in a project issuing…

On Thursday, bitcoin slipped slightly. The price dropped to about $69.4K, which is about 1.8% below the previous level. This happened amid rising oil prices. Oil once again climbed above $100 per barrel. Amid the war in Iran, cryptocurrency has not yet proven itself as a safe haven asset. Investors are reacting to the market…

The Mastercard payment system is expanding its work with digital assets and launching new experiments with stablecoins. The focus is on settlements between financial institutions and companies, which can be processed faster and with lower operational costs. The project is developing within the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program. More than 85 companies from the digital asset…

The BONK.fun platform, used for launching tokens on the Solana network, has warned users about a hack of its domain. Unknown actors gained access to the project’s admin account and placed a malicious script on the website that can withdraw funds from connected wallets. The project team urged users to immediately stop interacting with the…

The payment volumes of AI agents turned out to be lower than previously reported. At the same time, major crypto companies continue to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure for this technology. Andreessen Horowitz partner Noah Levin said that AI agents have already started making purchases, but the scale of this market remains small for…

Babylon Labs announced a partnership with hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger. The goal of the collaboration is to expand user access to so-called Bitcoin Vaults, which allow bitcoin to be used as collateral without transferring control to third parties. The integration was introduced on March 10 and is primarily aimed at self-custody users. Now, operations with…

The American bank Wells Fargo has filed a trademark application for WFUSD in the United States. The document appeared in the USPTO database on Wednesday, although the application itself is dated March 9. It is currently at the preliminary review stage. The agency clarified that the document meets the basic filing requirements, but it has…