The abandoned protocol Aztec Connect was hacked again. As security specialists from BlockSec Phalcon and SlowMist reported, on June 18 an attacker withdrew about another $2.2 million from it. This is already the second blow to the protocol in a week after the attack on June 14. This time the hacker stole 1,158 ETH, 150,000 DAI, and about 0.47 of a renBTC token. The attack

CryptoQuant analysts reported the appearance of the first signals of bitcoin accumulation by large players. At the same time, the altcoin segment continues to be under the strongest seller pressure since 2020, while Santiment believes that excessive optimism among market participants could become a restraining factor for a further rally. Whales began accumulating bitcoin: According…

Zapatero denied the Plus Ultra rescue scheme during his questioning, while the judge sanctioned the seizure of any bitcoins and litecoins that he owns.

Estonia will begin developing a digital identity for AI agents — AI-isikukood. The Eesti.ai council under Prime Minister Kristen Michal has backed the project, which is meant to allow such systems to act on behalf of a person, company or institution within limited and verifiable bounds, according to the government’s website. According to Michal, in the future artificial…

Binance’s derivatives market went through a sharp leverage “flush” on June 17. As CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha notes, open interest in Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 18%, and in Ethereum (ETH) by 25%, against the backdrop of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to hold rates. Open interest is the aggregate volume of unclosed contract positions. Its…