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Maya Protocol exploit drains bitcoin and other assets as pool value drops $11 million automated-news
Maya Protocol exploit drains bitcoin and other assets as pool value drops $11 million

A chain of six flaws caused the cross-chain trading network to credit a pool with nearly 50 million tokens that were never properly funded, letting an attacker drain real assets.

18 Aug 2026 🔒
Ethiopia’s Currency Sinks as Central Bank Burns Through Dollars automated-news
Ethiopia’s Currency Sinks as Central Bank Burns Through Dollars

Ethiopia is burning through billions of dollars in a frantic — and so far unsuccessful — bid to stem the selloff in its currency.

18 Aug 2026 🔒
MAYAChain halts network after estimated $1.7M exploit automated-news
MAYAChain halts network after estimated $1.7M exploit

A preliminary analysis says six chained bugs let a 23-message transaction drain 48.87 million CACAO, sending the token down nearly 89%.

18 Aug 2026 🔒
Solana leads bitcoin and ether higher while Korean chip stocks slide 7% automated-news
Solana leads bitcoin and ether higher while Korean chip stocks slide 7%

Bitcoin held near $64,000 and every major except BNB gained, while Korean semiconductor stocks fell more than 7% and Fed minutes are due at 2 p.m. ET.

18 Aug 2026 🔒
AsiaStrategy’s Astra deal lets insider-linked buyers take ownership before $8 million comes due automated-news
AsiaStrategy’s Astra deal lets insider-linked buyers take ownership before $8 million comes due

Legal ownership can pass at closing, while the public agreements disclose no collateral, guarantee or escrow. The post AsiaStrategy’s Astra deal lets insider-linked buyers take ownership before $8 million comes due appeared first on CryptoSlate.

18 Aug 2026 🔒
Mobile payments on the rise but cash decline slows automated-news
Mobile payments on the rise but cash decline slows

Nine in 10 mobile wallet users have their debit card loaded as their default payment method, new data shows.

18 Aug 2026 🔒
Evolution Petroleum Announces Strategic Midland Basin Mineral & Royalty Acquisition automated-news
Evolution Petroleum Announces Strategic Midland Basin Mineral & Royalty Acquisition

HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE American: EPM) ("Evolution" or the "Company") has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire mineral and royalty ("M&R") interests in the core Midland Basin of the Permian Basin from a non-affiliated private seller

18 Aug 2026 🔒
BitBox Warns Bitcoiners After Discovering ‘Severe’ Vulnerability In Firmware automated-news
BitBox Warns Bitcoiners After Discovering ‘Severe’ Vulnerability In Firmware

Bitcoin Magazine BitBox Warns Bitcoiners After Discovering ‘Severe’ Vulnerability In Firmware Bitcoin wallet manufacturer BitBox has told users it was able to fix “severe vulnerabilities” with its hardware wallet’s firmware, and reassured users that no funds were taken. Yet it still urged users to u

18 Aug 2026 🔒
Australia politics live: NDIS reforms to pass parliament today after 63 amendments get Coalition on side automated-news
Australia politics live: NDIS reforms to pass parliament today after 63 amendments get Coalition on side

Bill passed Senate on Wednesday evening and is due back in lower house today. Follow today’s news live Follow our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ‘We are pleased’ says Henderson on gambling bill deal Mark Butler’s not the only happy politician this morning, shadow communications

18 Aug 2026 🔒
Solana Policy Institute CEO says Clarity Act in ‘August recess purgatory,’ gives it 10% odds before midterms automated-news
Solana Policy Institute CEO says Clarity Act in ‘August recess purgatory,’ gives it 10% odds before midterms

Miller Whitehouse-Levine urged regulators to move quickly, saying the industry "can’t afford to keep waiting for Congress."

18 Aug 2026 🔒
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