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Pi Network has launched a testnet decentralized exchange (DEX) with an automated market maker (AMM) to strengthen its DeFi ecosystem and expand real utility for Pi Coin. The initiative focuses on utility-driven tokens, developer experimentation, and financial literacy, allowing the community to practice non-custodial trading and liquidity provision in a low‑risk environment before mainnet scale-up.

Texas is taking the lead in digital assets with the Money Services Modernization Act, clear rules for stablecoins, and even a proposed Bitcoin reserve. By blending regulation with bold experimentation, Texas is positioning itself as a U.S. hub for crypto innovation and financial policy that could reshape how investors and businesses interact with digital assets.

The Polygon network successfully implemented a hard fork to resolve a critical software bug that caused several nodes to fall out of sync with the blockchain. This disruption briefly halted consensus and transaction validation, raising concerns about reliability on the popular Ethereum scaling solution.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has once again voiced concerns about the long-term stability of the U.S. dollar. In a recent discussion, Dalio argued that the nation’s rising debt levels, persistent fiscal deficits, and growing geopolitical tensions are undermining global trust in the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.

The Trump brothers are seeking to raise $2.1 billion through share sales following the turbulent Nasdaq debut of American Bitcoin (ABTC), a mining firm tied to the Trump family. According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the proposed capital raise comes at a pivotal moment, as ABTC’s stock skyrocketed by 91% within its first hour of trading before pulling back amid heavy volatility.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token holders are being targeted by hackers exploiting Ethereum’s EIP-7702 upgrade, according to blockchain security firm SlowMist. The exploit, dubbed the “classic EIP-7702 phishing attack,” allows attackers to plant malicious delegate contracts within victim wallets once private keys are leaked. When unsuspecting users transfer Ether or receive WLFI tokens, the exploit lets hackers quickly drain the assets.

In Q2 2025, investment advisors significantly increased their exposure to Ethereum ETFs, driving a surge of 388,301 ETH worth roughly $1.35 billion. This push brought total Ethereum exposure from institutional advisory firms to more than 539,757 ETH, highlighting growing confidence from professional money managers in crypto-backed investment products. The trend emphasizes that Ethereum, alongside Bitcoin, is becoming a core digital asset allocation within institutional portfo

A phishing attack exploiting Ethereum’s recent EIP‑7702 upgrade drained nearly $1 million in tokens from a single investor after they signed a deceptive batch transaction that appeared to be a Uniswap swap. EIP‑7702 (part of the Pectra upgrade) was designed to give external accounts temporary “smart‑contract” capabilities—batching transactions, gas sponsorship and spending limits—to improve user experience.

PancakeSwap, a leading decentralized exchange on the BNB Chain, has launched tokenized stock futures for major U.S. tech companies—Apple, Tesla, and Amazon—allowing users to trade synthetic versions of these stocks directly on the blockchain. This new feature, live since August 5, 2025, enables crypto users to open leveraged long or short positions with up to 25x leverage, all through a self-custodied wallet.

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