Autonomous AI Agents Exploit Smart Contracts Proving Feasibility of Zero-Day Attacks
Commercial AI models successfully exploited smart contract logic, demonstrating autonomous zero-day attack capability and escalating systemic risk.
SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief for Utility Token under Howey Test
Staff no-action relief establishes a clear, utility-centric pathway for non-security token structuring, mitigating Section 5 registration risk.
Lloyds Bank Executes First Digital Letter of Credit on DLT Platform
Digitizing the Letter of Credit process via DLT compresses trade finance settlement from days to minutes, unlocking critical capital velocity for commercial clients.
FCA Mandates Crypto Custody Segregation and Minimum Capital Requirements
UK regulators mandate client asset segregation and introduce minimum capital thresholds, fundamentally restructuring operational risk for digital asset custodians.
Firelight Launches XRP Staking and Risk Cover for Institutional DeFi Security
Firelight introduces a security primitive that utilizes staked XRP to underwrite DeFi exploit risk, directly addressing the vertical's $1B security gap.
Cube Exchange Launches Non-Custodial Trading with MPC Vault Security
The hybrid exchange model, integrating MPC self-custody with CEX-grade execution, fundamentally de-risks the high-performance trading experience.
Lending Protocol Moonwell Exploited via Chainlink Oracle Mispricing on Base Network
Oracle data integrity failure on Base network allowed a $1.1 million over-borrowing exploit, bypassing collateral checks.
SEC Announces Innovation Exemption to Streamline Digital Asset Product Registration
The SEC's new exemption leverages existing authority to establish a structured, flexible regulatory path, fundamentally shifting the compliance calculus for novel on-chain product development.
Advanced AI Models Prove Autonomous Smart Contract Exploitation Feasible
The rapid evolution of large language models enables autonomous, low-cost vulnerability discovery and exploitation, accelerating the systemic risk to unaudited DeFi logic.
