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- Balancer DAO proposes $8M recovery plan to reimburse victims of a $116M exploit via proportional BPT-based returns to affected liquidity pools. - Attack exploited a rounding function vulnerability in Stable Pools, bypassing 11 smart contract audits and draining funds through manipulated swaps. - Non-socialized distribution prioritizes precision over community-wide sharing, sparking debates about fairness and governance in DeFi recovery. - Industry experts highlight the incident as a "wake-up call," urgin
- Bhutan stakes 320 ETH ($970,820) via Figment.io, adding 10 Ethereum validators to boost blockchain participation and economic resilience. - The government migrates its National Digital Identity system to Ethereum by 2026, leveraging its security for 800,000 citizens' self-sovereign identity. - Crypto reserves (6,154 BTC, 336 ETH) support the Gelephu Mindfulness City project, aiming to integrate blockchain with sustainable urban development. - Challenges include digital asset volatility and regulatory gap
- New York State's FAST NY and POWER UP programs are driving industrial real estate growth in Upstate through infrastructure grants and power-ready site upgrades. - $283M+ in grants since 2022 has transformed underutilized sites into competitive assets for semiconductors and clean-tech industries. - Corporate campus redevelopments like STAMP Park demonstrate 10%+ property value increases through public-private infrastructure partnerships. - Strategic investments align with semiconductor "superhighway" goal
- DoorDash (DASH) shares fell 1.2% in 24 hours but rose 7.09% weekly, reflecting mixed short-term volatility amid long-term growth confidence. - Upcoming Q4 earnings and a strategic partnership with Serve Robotics—scaling autonomous delivery robots—highlight DoorDash's expansion into logistics automation. - Serve Robotics' 209% YoY revenue growth and 1,000-unit robot fleet underscore DoorDash's potential to reduce costs and enhance delivery efficiency through AI-driven solutions. - A 61.07% annual DASH gai
- Polygon's 2024 rebrand from MATIC to POL has sparked debate as co-founder Sandeep Nailwal questions reverting to the original ticker. - Retail users in markets like the Philippines and Dubai report confusion over the new branding, while POL's price has fallen 89% from its March 2024 peak. - Community polls show divided opinions—some support POL for expanded utility, others prefer MATIC's legacy, with alternative tickers like PGON also proposed. - Polygon leadership has not yet outlined a formal decision-
- Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated prediction market, raised $1B in funding, boosting its valuation to $11B as it challenges crypto-native rival Polymarket. - Kalshi offers regulated fiat-based contracts on inflation and politics, while Polymarket uses blockchain for crypto-driven bets, attracting $2B+ weekly trading volume. - Galaxy Digital and Clearing Co. are entering the sector, signaling institutional interest in integrating prediction markets with traditional and crypto finance. - Regulatory hurdles persist:
- 06:41Infinex founder: Relaunching ICOs aims to eliminate the “low circulation, high FDV” scam systemJinse Finance reported that Infinex founder kain.mega stated on social media that the original intention of restarting the ICO was not to ensure that everyone could profit, but to eliminate the scam system of "low circulating supply and high fully diluted valuation"—under that model, no one can profit except for the three venture capital institutions.
- 06:18Crypto donation platform The Giving Block has processed nearly 100 million USD in crypto donations this yearAccording to Jinse Finance, citing Cryptonews, crypto donation platform The Giving Block has processed nearly $100 million in crypto donations so far this year. Bitcoin remains the top donated asset on the platform this year, followed by stablecoins USDT, USDC, and RLUSD. By the end of 2025, crypto donations have provided food for 28.5 million children, given 357,000 people access to clean water, and successfully treated 22,160 animals.
- 06:13SpaceComputer secures $10 million in funding, co-led by Maven11 and LatticeJinse Finance reported, citing The Defiant, that the satellite-based blockchain verification layer SpaceComputer has completed a $10 million seed round of financing. The round was co-led by Maven11 and Lattice, with participation from Superscrypt, the Arbitrum Foundation, Nascent, Offchain Labs, Hashkey, and Chorus One. Individual investors include Marc Weinstein, Jason Yanowitz, and Ameen Soleimani. The funds will be used to build and launch the first batch of satellites and their onboard secure computing hardware. These satellite units, called SpaceTEE, will operate secure blockchain and cryptographic tasks from space, develop network software, satellite coordination systems, and provide confidential computing and secure record-keeping services.