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🚨 Fake ETH L2 Chain Drains 760 ETH From Traders Scammers deployed a fraudulent Layer 2 chain impersonating Giwa, a project backed by South Korean exchange Upbit, stealing over 760 ETH — approximately $2 million — from users who bridged funds to it. The scheme was uncovered by DYORSWAP, a multichain decentralized exchange, which has since announced a compensation process for affected users. Trade on Binance

⚖️ SEC's Hester Peirce Resigns, Leaves Agency With Two Commissioners Pro-crypto SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will leave the agency on October 2, joining Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November. Her departure leaves Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda as the only two remaining commissioners. The SEC can legally operate with two members, though a crypto offering proposal currently open for public comment will now rest with Atkins and Uyeda to advance. Trade on Binance

₿ Bitcoin ETFs Pull $5.3B After Treasury Buyback Announcement U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $5.3 billion in net inflows since the Treasury announced plans to increase long-bond buybacks, with $2.4 billion of that total recorded last week alone. Trade on Binance

🚨 Bitget Hack Reaches $387.5M, CEO Demands Thorchain Block Thieves Bitget CEO Gracy Chen has publicly called on Thorchain to block wallets linked to the hack that drained $387.5 million from the exchange. Chen made the appeal two days after the breach, arguing that "decentralization is a design principle, not a shield for facilitating known stolen funds." Trade on Binance

⚖️ SEC Staff: Issuer Promises Can Trigger Securities Rules for Tokens SEC staff has clarified that a token not inherently classified as a security can still be offered as part of an investment contract depending on what issuers tell buyers. New staff guidance addresses how marketing language, network development commitments, buyback programs, staking receipts, and trading platform representations factor into securities analysis. The guidance signals that the same token could face different regulatory treatment across different sales contexts based on accompanying promises — reinforcing that disclosure and marketing practices, not just token structure, are subject to SEC scrutiny. Trade on Binance

₿ Bitcoin holds $84K as Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs Bitcoin is trading near $84,000 despite a major US bond selloff pushing Treasury yields to their highest levels in decades. The 10-year yield climbed to 5.22% — the highest since 2007 — while the 30-year yield hit a 22-year high of 5.5185%. Traders responded by cutting exposure, with $1.7 billion in leveraged positions liquidated amid the macro turbulence. Trade on Binance

🚨 Bitget Confirms $351M Security Breach in 2026 Bitget has confirmed a security breach totalling approximately $351.6–$352 million, making it one of the largest centralized exchange hacks on record. The incident was identified through unusual blockchain activity, with funds moving out of Bitget-labeled wallets across multiple assets including XRP, Ethereum, and stablecoins. Trade on Binance

🚨 KelpDAO Sues LayerZero Over $292M rsETH Bridge Exploit KelpDAO has filed a lawsuit in British Columbia against LayerZero and co-founder Bryan Pellegrino over the April 18 exploit that drained approximately $292 million in rsETH from its cross-chain bridge — the largest crypto hack of 2026 so far. KelpDAO alleges LayerZero approved in writing the single-verifier bridge configuration that attackers ultimately exploited, then blamed Kelp after the breach. Pellegrino has publicly dismissed the lawsuit as meritless. Trade on Binance

🚨 Brooklyn Man Gets 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scheme Ronald Spektor, 23, of Brooklyn, has been sentenced to four to twelve years in prison after pleading guilty to all 31 counts against him. He impersonated Coinbase support staff to convince roughly 100 users that hackers were targeting their accounts, then stole approximately $15.9 million in crypto from victims who handed over access to their funds. Trade on Binance

⚖️ EU Regulators Flag Quantum Computing Risk to Blockchain Encryption The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities has warned that quantum computing could undermine the cryptographic foundations of blockchain networks, including Bitcoin, before practical civilian applications for the technology emerge. The warning renews debate over how Bitcoin should handle legacy addresses with already-exposed public keys — a vulnerability estimated to cover around $586B in BTC holdings. Trade on Binance