Day: 20 August 2025

Dubai, UAE, 20th August 2025, Chainwire

The hacker who exploited Radiant Capital’s $53 million cross-chain DeFi protocol breach in October 2024 has nearly doubled the value of the stolen funds by holding and trading Ethereum (ETH). Initially converting the entire stolen amount into 21,957 ETH at around $2,414 per token, the hacker’s assets surged to a ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 20th August 2025, Chainwire

Core Foundation has joined forces with Hex Trust to offer institutional investors in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions access to Bitcoin staking through a regulated, secure custody platform. The partnership integrates Core's Dual Staking technology with Hex Trust’s licensed custody infrastructure, enabling institutions such ...

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto investment arm is making the case that advanced cryptographic tools can both safeguard user privacy and satisfy regulators’ demands for transparency. In a policy report released Tuesday, a16z Crypto’s Aiden Slaven and David Sverdlov argued that zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) offer the most promising path forward. The technique ...

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff, once a vocal critic of Bitcoin, has acknowledged that much has changed since his now-famous prediction that the cryptocurrency was more likely to crash to $100 than rise to $100,000. In a post on X on Wednesday, Rogoff reflected on comments he made during a 2018 ...

BurjX, a UAE-based digital asset trading platform licensed by Abu Dhabi Global Market’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), has partnered with Fireblocks to enhance the security of its crypto trading and custody operations. When others were compromised, @burjxofficial doubled down. Compliance + custody. Fireblocks secured. ????️???????? pic.twitter.com/jpUJS97Gz5 — Fireblocks (@FireblocksHQ) ...

Crypto exchange SorooshX has introduced a multi-layered security framework designed to safeguard user assets and data as global concerns over exchange vulnerabilities continue to rise. The company said its system integrates advanced cryptographic protocols, next-generation wallet technologies, and network-level defenses to protect against cyber threats targeting the blockchain industry. SorooshX ...

HTX posted one of its strongest mid-year performances to date, with trading activity and user adoption surging alongside renewed momentum in the digital asset market.  According to CoinGecko’s Q2 rankings, HTX secured the top spot globally for trading volume growth among crypto exchanges. CoinDesk data further showed the platform recorded ...

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have reached a historic milestone, collectively holding 1.25 million BTC as of August 17, 2025. The new all-time high underscores the accelerating role of Wall Street in shaping Bitcoin’s institutional adoption. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) leads the surge, amassing 748,968 BTC, which accounts ...