Balancer and Stream Finance incidents totaling over $200 million shook DeFi as RedStone and major Ethereum protocols launched reform initiatives. Balancer suffered one of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits on Monday, with more than $116 million in staked Ether and liquidity pool tokens drained from Balancer v2 contracts and several forks. The decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) investigated what appeared to be faulty access control in its smart contracts, which allowed the attackers to withdraw funds directly from liquidity pools. The exploit began with a $70 million loss, which ballooned to $116 million, primarily affecting liquid staking assets such as Lido’s wstETH and StakeWise’s osETH. Read more
Balancer and Stream Finance incidents totaling over $200 million shook DeFi as RedStone and major Ethereum protocols launched reform initiatives. Balancer suffered one of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits on Monday, with more than $116 million in staked Ether and liquidity pool tokens drained from Balancer v2 contracts and several forks. The decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) investigated what appeared to be faulty access control in its smart contracts, which allowed the attackers to withdraw funds directly from liquidity pools. The exploit began with a $70 million loss, which ballooned to $116 million, primarily affecting liquid staking assets such as Lido’s wstETH and StakeWise’s osETH. Read more
The total value of outstanding debts to state budgets reported to companies in Romania reached RON76.7 billion in the third quarter of 2025, higher than the RON74.1 billion level reported in Q2/2025, according to the financial analysis platform RisCo.ro.
Bitcoin dipped below $100,000 as the Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, signaling weak US demand. Onchain data hints that short-term holders may be buying the dip. Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped below $100,000 and could retest its yearly open at $93,500 as its momentum weakens. The Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, reflecting strong US spot Bitcoin selling pressure. Read more
Bitcoin dipped below $100,000 as the Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, signaling weak US demand. Onchain data hints that short-term holders may be buying the dip. Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped below $100,000 and could retest its yearly open at $93,500 as its momentum weakens. The Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, reflecting strong US spot Bitcoin selling pressure. Read more