C_krail

Full-stack dev ||
Degen trader || stocks & market structure||
curious about AI ||Building wealth one position at a time.

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crypto exchanges aren’t looking very crypto-only anymore

been looking at @binance’s perps data and it kinda proves it. 10 of the top 15 perpetual contracts by 24h volume are tied to tradfi assets now, stocks, etfs, commodities. the remaining five are crypto perps, led by btc and other major tokens.

the growth backs it up too. stock-linked perp volume across CEXs is up roughly 79x since the start of 2026, and binance accounted for about 76% of equity perp volume in july.

then there’s the SanDisk number, wild on its own. binance’s $SNDK perp did about $6.87B in 24h volume on aug 19, roughly 22% of SanDisk’s 24h trading volume on Nasdaq.

not just perps either. 7,000+ US stocks and etfs are tradeable directly now, plus tokenized securities and commodity exposure through derivatives.

tradfi moving into crypto used to be a talking point. now it’s just what the data shows.

binance’s tradfi perpetuals are part of that shift, available in select regions.

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MANTRA halts network after Cosmos EVM incident

MANTRA Chain has halted all transactions, deposits and withdrawals after discovering an incident involving its Cosmos EVM module.

The team said it has contained the immediate threat with no user funds exploited. Two wallet addresses were affected, while remediation and testing are underway, with the chain potentially resuming within the day.

[C_krail @ckkrail]

@CryptoMiners_Co @binance Binance clearly wants high-volume traders to make the switch.

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VIP tiers usually mean grinding your way up with more and more volume

@Binance is doing something a little different with VIP 6 for Six. eligible users can skip the usual climb and start at VIP 6 for two months, with a chance to extend it up to six months by hitting the required milestones.

the fee side is obviously a big one, with up to 80% discounted rates. but the other benefits are probably more interesting for active traders

0% institutional loans for a month, $BNB borrowing at 2.5% with no collateral, higher VIP Earn yields, Capital Connect, and a dedicated account manager who actually knows your trading setup.

there are also VIP-only events, networking opportunities and seasonal perks, so it goes beyond just trading fees.

and there are two ways in. current VIP 1-5 users and eligible VIPs from other exchanges can take the growth track, while lapsed VIP 3-6 users may qualify through the reactivation track.

basically, if you’re already trading at that level, it’s worth checking whether you qualify.

skipping the climb is probably the part we’d pay attention to.

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Nethermind moves cross-chain operations from LayerZero to Chainlink

@Nethermind is leaving its role as a LayerZero verifier and joining @chainlink as a node operator and strategic technology provider following an “extensive review.”

The Ethereum engineering firm will help secure Chainlink CCIP and Data Feeds, while providing engineering and infrastructure support for blockchain teams. Nethermind said it is making a long-term decision to focus its cross-chain operations on Chainlink.

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Citi to launch Bitcoin custody later this year

Citi plans to launch its digital asset custody service later this year, starting with #Bitcoin, under its new Custody+ platform.

The service will let clients access traditional and crypto custody through the same framework, with Citi building the offering on its common digital asset architecture.

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Binance plans UK return under new crypto rules

Binance plans to apply for authorization from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority as the country prepares to open applications under its new crypto regime.

The FCA application window opens Sept. 30, 2026, with the new regime taking effect Oct. 25, 2027. Binance is expected to establish a UK presence and board as part of the process, after years of restrictions that saw it stop onboarding new UK users in 2023.

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Harmony plans blockchain rollback after 3T ONE exploit

@harmonyprotocol plans to roll back Shard 0 and Shard 1 to before last week’s exploit after finding that 3.01 trillion $ONE were forged across six transactions.

The attacker moved nearly 2.4T $ONE in under two minutes. Harmony said it traced nearly all the forged tokens, but many passed through DEXs and bridges, making a safe burn difficult. The rollback will discard all blocks and transactions after the confirmed mint.

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Kraken brings US stocks to EEA customers

@krakenfx has launched U.S. stock trading for eligible customers across the European Economic Area, expanding its equities offering beyond the U.S.

Customers can now trade 7,000+ U.S. stocks, alongside 600+ crypto assets and 700+ tokenized stocks, through the same regulated account. Kraken says it is the only crypto-native platform in the EEA offering both traditional and tokenized U.S. stocks in one account.

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Apple Removes Fake DeFiLlama App After Funds Were Stolen

@DefiLlama founder @0xngmi says the team spent months reporting a fake app on Apple’s App Store for impersonation and trademark infringement, but it remained available.

The team eventually tested the app with a small amount of funds and entered a seed phrase as instructed. The funds were stolen. After DeFiLlama submitted evidence, Apple removed the app within days. Similar fake apps were also targeting other major crypto brands.

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Lido launches automated LDO buybacks through NEST

@LidoFinance has launched NEST, an onchain mechanism that uses 50% of protocol staking revenue above a $40M annualized baseline to automatically buy $LDO.

Buybacks are capped at $50K per day and $10M over a rolling 365 days, with purchases pausing automatically if the cumulative surplus balance turns negative. The system is permissionless and fully controlled through DAO governance.

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Trezor Customers Affected by ShipMonk Data Breach

Trezor says a data breach at ShipMonk, one of its shipping providers, exposed personal information belonging to 13,689 customers, including names, emails, phone numbers and shipping addresses.

The affected orders were from the US, UK, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, Italy and Portugal, placed between May 10 and Aug. 8. Trezor said its own systems and devices were not compromised, but affected customers may face more targeted phishing attempts.

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Tether Completes First Full Financial Audit

@tether says KPMG U.S. has completed a full independent audit of its 2025 financial statements, issuing an unqualified audit opinion, the most positive opinion an independent auditor can provide.

KPMG also physically inspected every gold bar held by Tether and independently tested the company’s assets, liabilities, transactions and financial records. Tether said its audited reserves exceeded liabilities by $6.814 billion.

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BNB Chain Sets New Security Standard

AvengerDAO is expanding its security offering with 11 security firms, BNB Chain’s first official BNB-SS standard, and bug bounty support for projects beyond launch.

The 11 firms include @HashDit, @CertiK, @zokyo_io, @salus_sec, @Beosin_com, @GoplusSecurity, @blocksecteam, @pessimistic_io, @sherlockdefi, @getfailsafe and @firepanhq, all selected by the $BNB Chain security team.

BNB-SS covers governance, access control, oracles, secure development and bridges. Projects that pass the review earn an official security badge. The bug bounty program adds another layer of testing after deployment.

[Crypto Miners @CryptoMiners_Co]

Quantum computing sounds scary when you hear “it could break crypto”

but that’s not where we are today!

@binance CSO Jimmy Su put it pretty simply. current quantum computers aren’t even close to cracking the cryptography protecting bitcoin, ethereum and other major networks. no reason to panic rn

the part actually worth watching is what happens before quantum gets there

post-quantum crypto already exists. NIST finalized its first standards for it in 2024. the hard part is getting the whole ecosystem to adopt it. chains, wallets, exchanges, custodians, millions of users. that’s years, not a switch flip

exchanges are already in on this. binance for one has been tracking quantum developments, evaluating post-quantum security standards and preparing its infrastructure for the eventual migration.

still an ecosystem problem tho. no exchange can become fully quantum-safe on its own if the chains and wallets around it aren’t ready too.

meanwhile, the real risks are way less sci-fi

phishing, malware, social engineering, compromised credentials, sloppy wallet security

that’s what users actually need to worry about today, not quantum computers

worth prepping for early. not worth panicking over yet 🧠

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Polygon joins Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab

@0xPolygon has joined Phase 2 of the Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab with NOBO Finance and Dun & Bradstreet to test cross-border settlement between stablecoins and a simulated digital pound.

The consortium will use Polygon’s Open Money Stack for the stablecoin leg, while the Bank’s simulated rails handle the digital pound side. The group is also testing a portable credit identity for businesses.

The Lab uses no real money or customers, and the tests do not imply Bank of England endorsement of Polygon or its products.

[C_krail @ckkrail]

@Minikon @Burger3000LA @nezlo___ Turning a 30-day burger stay into a way to help his mom and the community is genuinely worth watching.

[Crypto Miners @CryptoMiners_Co]

Satoshi didn’t call it electronic currency.

He called it “cash”!

The full title of the Bitcoin whitepaper is “A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” That single word still defines the category better than anything that came after it.

For teams building wallets, stablecoins, payment processors, remittance tools, or merchant platforms, .cash is a domain that does part of the explaining for you. It needs no translation and no crypto literacy. It also comes with registry-level protections DNSSEC, Registry Lock, and homographic blocking that help reduce the risk of lookalike-domain attacks, something that matters when real money is involved. A clear, descriptive name can further improve how search engines and AI tools surface your product.

The extension is already in active use across the ecosystem: https://t.co/zrhtyCsk1g · https://t.co/WVZWM5xCTh · https://t.co/cO2HjVfMif · https://t.co/rFXP7iFF2u · https://t.co/TCSyLoQ82V · https://t.co/F8wxS2IG2C

Premium, exact-match names are still available too: https://t.co/axIVMvjN0w · https://t.co/hKbj2KlVks · https://t.co/zO5C00mLfY · https://t.co/AqL0tnPc6S · https://t.co/8YX2OQycX4 and many more

They’re also giving away https://t.co/RYZEA89Nnm to one builder.

Enter here: https://t.co/tdoP5RxLSm

If you’re building products that move money, it’s worth checking whether the .cash name that best describes what you do is still available at your preferred registrar.

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Zama brings ZAMA token to Revolut

@zama has listed its native ZAMA token on @Revolut across the EEA, giving the fintech’s 70M+ customers access to the privacy-focused blockchain project.

Revolut users can buy, hold and withdraw $ZAMA to self-custody wallets, while Zama uses fully homomorphic encryption to keep onchain balances and transactions encrypted.

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BTCPay Server offers 3 BTC recovery bounty after critical exploit

@BtcpayServer supporters have committed to a 10% recovery bounty, capped at 3 $BTC, following a critical vulnerability that exposed LND admin credentials and allowed attackers to access connected Lightning wallets.

The flaw affected BTCPay versions before 2.4.2 and was actively exploited. The vulnerability has since been patched, while onchain wallets were not affected.