Decentralisation

Decentralized exchange Bunni has suffered a $2.3 million exploit on the Ethereum blockchain, exposing persistent vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols and underscoring renewed concerns around smart contract security.

Tether has just taken on the role of a law enforcer and frozen the $85,877 USDt tied to stolen funds. While Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has seen it own company as a crypto compliance enforcer, but the crypto community wasn't impressed, stating that Tether's might have over-stepped the line.

Coinbase launched the Base App, turning its wallet into an all-in-one platform for crypto, payments, chat, and social features. It connects to the Base blockchain and aims to attract everyday users, not just traders.

U.S. regulators have closed their investigations into Polymarket without filing any charges, despite earlier concerns over unregistered trading during the 2024 election. This marks a major turnaround after an FBI raid and a previous fine, raising questions about changing enforcement under the current administration.

Crypto billionaires are leveraging their wealth to pioneer a new paradigm in science, called "decentralised biotech".

Garden Finance was accused of helping move stolen crypto linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, after earning $300,000 in fees in 12 days. An investigator said most of the funds came from the Bybit hack, but the platform’s founder denies any wrongdoing.

Fileverse has launched dSheets, a new decentralised spreadsheet tool built on blockchain technology. It offers privacy, crypto features, and live collaboration as an alternative to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.

Coinbase’s decision to sponsor a U.S. military parade held in Washington, D.C., on June 14 has ignited a heated debate within the crypto community—has the industry strayed too far from its original ethos?

Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin to sidestep centralised institutions and government control. But Coinbase’s sponsorship of a military parade has sparked debate: Is crypto abandoning its anti-establishment roots for mainstream acceptance?

Bybit is launching Byreal, a new decentralised trading platform on Solana, with a testnet set for 30 June and mainnet in Q3 2025. It aims to combine the speed and liquidity of a centralised exchange with the fairness and openness of DeFi, using hybrid features like RFQ and CLMM routing.