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TL;DR
Bitget was exploited for ~$387.5M across Ethereum, XRP Ledger, Zcash, and TRON — cold wallets unaffected; the $464M+ User Protection Fund covers the shortfall
FomoPeek, an iOS wallet monitor app, secretly stole private keys via versions 1.1-1.2 — delete immediately if installed
Aerodrome and Velodrome are merging into Aero, a unified cross-chain exchange launching October 21 across 7 chains
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks went live on Aave V4 on Base — deposit AAPLc, NVDAc, and others as collateral to borrow USDC
DeFi📈
Aerodrome and Velodrome are merging into Aero, a unified cross-chain exchange launching October 21 across Base, Ethereum, OP, Arc, Ink, Arbitrum, and Robinhood Chain — with all revenue routed to sAERO stakers, who can also direct liquidity incentives via Predictive Allocation.
Kamino launched Fixed Rates on Solana in collaboration with Hastra, developed by Figure — starting with the AUTO/wYLDS Fixed Rate Multiply vault offering rolling 30-day terms at a 5.3% fixed rate.
Aave DAO is considering deploying Aave V4 on Base with an initial tokenized equities market, leveraging Base’s low costs and existing $1B+ in Aave deposits.
Morpho launches tokenized-stock-backed loans on Base, enabling users to lend and borrow against Coinbase tokenized stocks at variable and fixed rates.
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Issues⚠️
Bitget was exploited for ~$351.6M initially, later revised to ~$387.5M after adding Zcash and TRON assets to the accounting — spanning Ethereum, EVM chains, XRP Ledger, Zcash, and TRON.
Cold wallets are unaffected, and Bitget’s $464M+ User Protection Fund covers the shortfall.
Withdrawals remain paused, with a withdrawal restoration plan promised by September 26, 4:00 AM UTC.
Investigation ongoing with Mandiant and SlowMist; no further unauthorized transfers since containment.
FomoPeek, an iOS wallet monitor app, secretly stole private keys and recovery phrases via versions 1.1-1.2 (Sept 9 until patched in 1.3). If installed, delete now, update iOS, and move funds to a fresh wallet — exposed credentials stay compromised even after deletion.
Stablecoins/RWA🪙
Saturn announced STRN token TGE for Q4 2026 — up to 5% of total supply reserved for Season 2, with allocation reduced pro rata if the season ends early before December 8.
Season 3 begins immediately after the Season 2 snapshot
Not available to US, EU, or EEA participants.
Ondo launched Intelligent Portfolios: single-token onchain portfolios built on BlackRock strategies (High Income, Diversified Growth, High Growth). Open to eligible non-US investors and composable with DeFi.
Ethena is extending USDe's basis trade into equity perpetuals via Binance, using bStocks as spot collateral hedged with Binance equity perps.
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks (AAPLc, AMZNc, GOOGLc, METAc, MSFTc, NVDAc, TSLAc) went live on Aave V4 on Base, enabling deposits as collateral and borrowing USDC.
Prediction Markets🔮
Trueo is migrating from Base to Ethereum mainnet, citing network effects and a neutral long-term roadmap. Base markets run to expiry with no disruption; token migration stays flexible.
Perps DEX📉📈
Variational set VAR’s TGE for Q4 2026 — 32% airdropped to points holders (unlocked at TGE), 50% to team/investors (12-month lock, 3-year vesting), 18% ecosystem reserve.
100% of treasury revenue will go to VAR buybacks and burns.
Points accrual continues weekly until TGE; unclaimed genesis tokens get burned.
Robinhood Wallet traders can now earn double Lighter points for eligible perps trading activity.
Reya is launching v2 with a private beta opening September 28, alongside a short Season 2 incentive program rewarding early participants.
News🗞️
Coinbase launches its first fixed-rate loan product powered by Morpho Midnight, enabling users to borrow USDC against BTC at predictable rates and expanding borrowing options for millions of users.
Bitwise’s NEAR ETF ($NRR) received approval to list on NYSE Arca.
NYSE and Blockchain.com announced a collaboration to explore tokenized versions of NYSE stocks and ETFs, alongside a data-sharing agreement — following the SEC’s recent exemption enabling tokenized stock trading.
Strategy repurchased $139.3M worth of STRC shares (1.42M shares) but made no Bitcoin purchases or sales during the week, holding steady at 845,050 BTC. USD Reserve stands at $5.10B, USD Cash at $1.30B.
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