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ThorChain Exploit

THORChain #ACTIVATETHESYNTHS⚡️ @THORChain

At this stage the estimate is around ~4000 ETH worth of assets (ETH/ERC20) was taken, not 13k ETH. More detailed assessment and recovery steps will be announced soon. The users who suffered (LPs) will be made whole in the coming weeks.

RUNΞBASΞ.ORG @runebase_org

[RBNews] "@THORChain Suffers 13,000 ETH Exploit" The network has been halted while the developers investigate the extent of the exploit and how to patch the vulnerability. https://t.co/61abO3SC0w

Cross-chain liquidity protocol ThorChain got exploited for 4000ETH. The network is currently halted to deal with the attack.

ThorChain plans to use treasury funds to cover users lost while still offering hackers a bounty to return stolen funds.

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Tokemak Launching

TOKEMAK @TokenReactor

The Rise of the #Tokemechs begins now. Discord is live, link in article. Get your flight suits on, Pilots. $TOKE

medium.comRise of the TokemechsLiquidity and market making are two of the more opaque concepts in finance. Part of the reason why market making has become very centralized is because so few people can bring together the knowledge…

Liquidity crowdsourcing project Tokemak announced its liquidity initialization & deployment events, private staking, web app, and TOKE token coming pretty soon.

More announcements will be released on its newly launched discord server.

Ethereum London Announcement

Ethereum @ethereum

The next #Ethereum network upgrade, London, is coming. Learn more about EIP-1559 and other changes, and get ready by upgrading those nodes! 🦄 blog.ethereum.org/2021/07/15/lon…

blog.ethereum.orgLondon Mainnet AnnouncementAfter a successful testnet deployement, the London upgrade is now ready to be activated on the Ethereum mainnet. It will go live on block 12 965 000, which is expected between August 3-5, 2021. Client Versions In order to be compatible with the London upgrade, node operators will need to...

Ethereum officially announced the upcoming London upgrade, which is expected to take off between August 3-5.

Read EIP details, bug bounties, and FAQs here.

Huobi Wallet Supports Polygon

HuobiWallet @HuobiWallet

#HuobiWallet now supports @0xPolygon! ✔️Faster and cheaper transactions ✔️Polygon wallets ✔️Access to DApps on Polygon Details:👇👇👇 medium.com/@HuobiWalletOf…

medium.comHuobi Wallet Now Supports PolygonPolygon is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks. With a full-stack Ethereum scaling solution, Polygon has gained wide adoption in recent…

Huobi Wallet now supports Polygon to provide faster and cheaper transactions for users.

Astroport Announced

Astroport ✦ @astroport_fi

Communications have been restored.

0xTeF1 🌔 @0xdef1

Announcing Astroport (@astroport_fi): The world-class AMM that Terra deserves. Incubated by @delphi_digital and @IDEOVC, we’re collaborating with @terra_money and @d0h0k1 to ensure ultra deep liquidity for the whole ecosystem. https://t.co/fKIoIHc2tz $LUNA $ASTRO Read More 👇 https://t.co/y20CFbH5de

Incubated by a notable crypto research firm & top design company, Astroport is out of stealth with the aim to be the liquidity ensuring AMM for the Terra ecosystem with well-designed architecture and interface.

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