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Socket, Bungee Restart Operations After Apparent $3.3M Exploit
The platform experienced a security incident late Tuesday that affected wallets with infinite approvals to Socket contracts, developers said.
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Cross-chain bridge attacks equal $2B in 2022 (Charlie Green/Unsplash)
Orbit Chain Loses $81M in Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit
The hacked funds remain "unmoved" according to Orbit Chain.
Cross-chain bridge attacks equal $2B in 2022 (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

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The Death of Compromise, and a Way Forward for Crypto
Lessons for TradFi and DeFi from some toppled LEGO.
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Socket co-founders, Rishabh Khurana and Vaibhav Chellani (Socket)
Coinbase, Framework Venture Funds Invest $5M in Socket Protocol, in Bet on Blockchain Interoperability
The fundraise comes as "cross-chain" protocols from the companies including LayerZero and Chainlink have attracted investors, despite the bear market – assuming a future where...
Socket co-founders, Rishabh Khurana and Vaibhav Chellani (Socket)

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DeFi Protocol Synapse Responds to Selling Pressure With 17% Bounce
Synapse's SYN token recovered its losses after 9 million were sold by a liquidity provider identified as Nima Capital by the protocol.
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Connext bridge airdrop hit by sybil attack. (Charlie Green/Unsplash)
Connext Airdrop Marred by $38K Sybil Bot Attack
As many as 57,000 unique wallets registered for the airdrop.
Connext bridge airdrop hit by sybil attack. (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

Cross-chain bridge attacks equal $2B in 2022 (Charlie Green/Unsplash)
Crypto Lender Exactly Hit by $12M Bridge Exploit
The protocol becomes the latest in a long line of firms to be struck by a hack involving a cross-chain bridge.
Cross-chain bridge attacks equal $2B in 2022 (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

The Shiba Inu-themed blockchain is testing a bridge to Ethereum. (Payless Images)
Shibarium Blockchain's Ethereum Bridge Goes Live for Testing as SHIB Tries to Shed Meme Coin Tag
The Shiba Inu-based layer 2 blockchain is expected to start operations next month.
The Shiba Inu-themed blockchain is testing a bridge to Ethereum. (Payless Images)

LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino at Crypto Bahamas 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Bridge Protocol LayerZero Passes 50M Cross-Chain Messages
The milestone highlights the demand for crypto users to transfer liquidity between chains and conduct cross-chain token swaps.
LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino at Crypto Bahamas 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Wormhole Launches New Blockchain Connecting to Any Cosmos Appchain
The Wormhole Gateway is designed to make it easier for developers and users to on-ramp liquidity into the Cosmos ecosystem.
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