// RECENT_TRANSMISSIONS (442 posts)
ECB to invest part of its own funds in tokenised securities
The ECB will invest a small portion of its own-funds portfolio in tokenised securities, settled in central bank money through the Eurosystem’s Pontes service.
Hyperliquid launches native borrowing and lending, $269M borrowed on day one
Hyperliquid turned on native borrowing and lending on HyperCore, with $269 million borrowed across the infrastructure on day one and HYPE setting a fresh all-time high above $90.
ZetaChain Proposes Shutting Down Its Layer-1 and Migrating ZETA to Solana
ZetaChain’s governance proposal asks ZETA holders to approve shutting down its Layer-1 and swapping ZETA 1:1 for a Solana SPL token. The vote closes September 20.
Visa Moves to End Memecoin Credit Card Rewards Loophole Tied to Crossmint
Visa is directing payment processors to stop coding memecoin purchases as digital goods, closing a rewards loophole tied to Crossmint, according to a newsletter report.
S&P Global agrees to acquire smart-contract security firm OpenZeppelin
S&P Global has agreed to acquire smart-contract security firm OpenZeppelin, whose code has carried over $37 trillion, the company says. Terms undisclosed.
WaterPlum Malware Hid Inside Job Interviews to Drain Crypto Wallets
A fake-recruiter malware campaign attributed to North Korea’s 313 General Bureau hit 30,000+ devices and stole data from 7,000+ crypto wallets, the FBI and Japan’s NPA say.
Balancer DAO proposes orderly wind-down and treasury distribution to BAL holders
Balancer DAO has proposed shutting down the protocol and distributing a treasury of at least $9 million to BAL holders, with a vote set for Sept. 25 to 29.
Circle launches Arc blockchain mainnet with BlackRock, Visa among validators
Circle launched the public mainnet of Arc, its USDC-gas layer-1 blockchain, with BlackRock, Visa and DTCC among founding validators and 10 billion ARC tokens minted at genesis.
DOJ Charges Two Ex-Robinhood Engineers in Repeat of Crypto Listing Leak Pattern
Federal prosecutors charged two former Robinhood engineers with commodities and wire fraud for allegedly trading Hyperliquid perps on confidential token-listing information, each profiting more than $50,000.
Strategy skips Bitcoin buys for a second week, spends $139 million on STRC buyback
Strategy repurchased 1,420,467 STRC preferred shares for about $139.3 million and made no Bitcoin trades for a second straight week, holding 845,050 BTC, per its Monday 8-K.