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Aug 28
UPDATE: The Avici vulnerability was in @raincards' Solana card contract. Avici was one of a small number of programs running an outdated version of it. @avici says 1,685 users lost $500,859.22 in card balances, all to be refunded in full. Rain says it has upgraded every affected
The Defiant
@DefiantNews
Aug 28
🚨 BREAKING: Avici, the @solana neobank behind a self-custodial Visa card, is being drained right now. More than $1 million has passed through the attacker's wallet since 16:49 UTC. @avici says it is "aware of an issue affecting card balance withdrawals." $AVICI is down ~49%
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Aug 28
KALSHI FACES REGULATORY SETBACK IN NEVADA The Ninth Circuit ruled that @Kalshi's sports event contracts are not swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, clearing the way for Nevada to enforce its gaming laws against the prediction market. Read more here:
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Ninth Circuit Says Kalshi Sports Contracts Aren’t Swaps, Splitting With Third Circuit
The Ninth Circuit said Kalshi’s sports event contracts are not swaps and affirmed the dissolution of its Nevada injunction, conflicting with an April Third Circuit ruling.
The Defiant
@DefiantNews
Aug 28
🚨 BREAKING: Avici, the @solana neobank behind a self-custodial Visa card, is being drained right now. More than $1 million has passed through the attacker's wallet since 16:49 UTC. @avici says it is "aware of an issue affecting card balance withdrawals." $AVICI is down ~49%
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@DefiantNews
Aug 28
THE SANDBOX TO REPAY VICTIMS OF AUG 22 EXPLOIT @TheSandboxGame will repay affected users 1:1 in SAND following a bridge exploit on Base and @BNBCHAIN, funded by treasury reserves without expanding the token's 3B supply cap. Read more here
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The Sandbox Pledges 1:1 SAND Repayment After Bridge Exploit
The Sandbox will repay eligible SAND holders 1:1 from its treasury after a bridge flaw drained 14.7 million SAND from an Ethereum vault.
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@DefiantNews
Aug 28
RWA tokenization on @StellarOrg is outpacing its DeFi ecosystem: @redstone_defi reports $3B+ in real-world assets versus $213M in DeFi TVL. A widening gap worth watching. Read more here:
Stellar RWA Assets Outgrow Its DeFi Markets
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