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Ethereum Economic Zone EEZ visualization showing Zisk ZK proof network unifying fragmented Ethereum L2 rollups into synchronous composability

Ethereum Economic Zone: ZK Framework to Unify Ethereum's L2s

Gnosis, Zisk, and the Ethereum Foundation launched EEZ at EthCC to enable synchronous cross-rollup smart contract calls without bridges, backed by Zisk's real-time ZKVM.

Zashleen Singh

about 3 hours ago

Resolv Labs AWS KMS exploit visualization showing compromised private key enabling unauthorized USR stablecoin minting and DeFi contagion

Web3 Fraud Files7 min read

Resolv Labs AWS KMS Exploit: How a Compromised Key Minted $25M in USR

On March 22, a compromised AWS KMS key let attackers mint 80M USR for $200K in USDC. The depeg spread bad debt across Morpho Blue, Euler, and Fluid.

Marcus Bishop

about 3 hours ago

Lise Lightning Stock Exchange tokenized IPO visualization showing on-chain equity settlement on a permissioned blockchain ledger

Crypto Newswire7 min read

Lise Lightning Stock Exchange: World's First On-Chain IPO Set for April 9

French exchange Lise completes the world's first fully on-chain IPO on April 9, merging MTF and CSD functions on one DLT infrastructure under EU's Pilot Regime.

Marcus Bishop

about 4 hours ago

Isometric illustration of an Ethereum EOA wallet transforming into a smart account via EIP-7702 delegation, with glowing connections representing batch transactions, gas sponsorship, and session keys activated without address migration.

Web3 Builder8 min read

EIP-7702 Smart Accounts: What Ethereum Builders Must Know

EIP-7702 lets existing Ethereum EOAs delegate smart contract execution via Type 4 transactions — no address migration required. What builders can ship now and where the real risks sit.

Marcus Bishop

Yesterday

Abstract visualization of the Balancer V2 DeFi exploit — liquidity pool curves collapsing as precision rounding errors cascade through the batchSwap function, draining $128 million across six blockchains.

Web3 Fraud Files8 min read

Balancer V2 Rounding Exploit: $128M Drained in 30 Minutes

On November 3, 2025, an attacker drained $128M from Balancer V2 Composable Stable Pools across six blockchains in under 30 minutes — using a rounding error that survived 11 audits.

Zashleen Singh

Yesterday

Ethereum Pectra mainnet activation diagram showing 11 EIPs radiating from epoch 364032, with EIP-7702, EIP-7251, and EIP-7691 highlighted as the three key builder-facing upgrades.

Crypto Newswire7 min read

Firedancer Mainnet: Solana's New Validator Client Is Live

Ethereum Pectra activated at epoch 364032 on May 7, 2025, shipping 11 EIPs. Here's what changed for builders: smart accounts, doubled blobs, and 2048 ETH staking.

Marcus Bishop

Yesterday

Dark technical editorial illustration of the UK Xinbi sanctions case, showing a Cambodian scam compound, a crypto marketplace supporting fraud operations, and frozen assets tied together as one industrial scam infrastructure network.

Web3 Fraud Files7 min read

UK Xinbi Sanctions: Anatomy of Scam-Centre Infrastructure

Britain’s Xinbi sanctions treat crypto fraud as industrial infrastructure: marketplaces, compounds, trafficked labor, and property networks working together.

Zashleen Singh

Mar 31, 2026

Dark technical editorial illustration of the ONUS fraud case, showing exchange-controlled token issuance, fake liquidity loops, manipulated pricing, and investor funds drawn into a centrally managed crypto market illusion.

Web3 Fraud Files8 min read

ONUS Vietnam Arrests: Anatomy of a Fake-Liquidity Scam

Vietnam’s ONUS arrests point to a familiar fraud template: exchange-controlled tokens, fabricated liquidity, and platform-run pricing sold as organic market demand.

Marcus Bishop

Mar 31, 2026

Dark technical illustration of the Steakhouse frontend hijack, showing DNS records redirecting a DeFi website to a phishing clone while underlying smart contracts and deposited funds remain intact beneath the compromised interface.

Web3 Fraud Files6 min read

Steakhouse Frontend Hijack: DeFi’s Real Attack Surface

Steakhouse’s incident shows how DeFi users can face real danger even when contracts stay safe, because DNS and support-desk failures can turn trusted frontends into phishing traps.

Zashleen Singh

Mar 31, 2026

Dark forensic illustration of the Uranium Finance case, showing a 2021 DeFi exploit traced through laundering routes and later tied to a federal indictment and crypto asset seizure in 2026.

Web3 Fraud Files7 min read

Uranium Finance Indictment: Why Old DeFi Hacks Are Now Cases

he Uranium Finance indictment shows how old DeFi exploit cases become criminally viable once investigators can follow funds, seize assets, and name suspects.

Marcus Bishop

Mar 31, 2026

Dark macro illustration of the Strait of Hormuz, easing oil-risk signals, and a Bitcoin rebound tied to diplomacy headlines, ETF outflows, and short liquidations.

Crypto Newswire8 min read

Trump's Iran Diplomacy Gives Crypto a Green Day

Trump posted about "serious discussions" with Iran's new regime — Bitcoin jumped to $67,600 and squeezed $340 million in shorts. But the Fear & Greed Index at 9 says this market isn't healed.

Cryptic Daily Desk

Mar 31, 2026

Editorial illustration of BNP Paribas distributing regulated Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs in France, with MiCA compliance visuals and euro stablecoin infrastructure in the background.

Crypto Newswire7 min read

BNP Paribas Launches Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs in France

Europe's largest bank is now a distribution channel for Bitcoin. BNP Paribas launched six regulated ETNs issued by BlackRock, WisdomTree, VanEck, and Invesco — and this is only the first move.

Cryptic Daily Desk

Mar 31, 2026