Ether climbs toward $2K as Bitmine buys ETH, Robinhood L2 boost
ETH charts a path toward $2,000 as TradFi adoption, DAT buying and a long-awaited network upgrade boost investor interest.
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The post Ethereum Trader Loss Exploit Exposes DeFi Vulnerability appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Just after 2 a.m. UTC on July 7, 2026, an Ethereum trader watched $2 million worth of Ether effectively vanish in a single block — not to a hacker, not to a scam, but to a routing vulnerability that silently redirected the swap through a near-empty liquidity pool. The incident is now one of the starkest documented cases of an Ethereum trader loss exploit involving same-block backrun extraction, and it exposes a structural tension at the heart of decentralized finance. Key takeaways An Ethereum trader swapped 1,126.44 ETH (~$2.01 million) and received only 5,776 LIT tokens worth roughly $14,500 — a 99.3% loss. The swap was routed through a low-liquidity AVAIL/WETH pool on Uniswap v3, executing at approximately 120 times the sustainable price for AVAIL. Block builder Titan extracted $1.8 million as a builder reward in the same block via same-block backrun arbitrage. GoPlus Security class
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The post Can Aave’s Revenue Anchor DeFi Valuations? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. On June 30, Aave quietly had a day that looked a lot like 2021. The protocol added 1,806 new Ethereum wallets in a single day, its biggest single‑day spike since that last cycle’s frenzy. That’s not just trivia — it’s a pulse check that users are coming back. A day later, the same datapoint ran alongside a roughly $12.2 billion TVL figure. Big numbers. But here’s the rub: revenue is what people want to anchor to now, not just deposits. And Aave’s top‑line fees are mushrooming… while very little reaches token holders. That tension — high protocol fees vs. modest tokenholder accrual — is exactly why “smart value recapture” is getting airtime. If DeFi’s going to be valued on cash flows, the cash needs to actually flow. The big picture: revenue is stepping into the spotlight Rates stayed high longer than crypto expected. Borrowing got pricier. And the protocols that survived the last bear emerged with
Sanctum's successful mobile app launch highlights the growing trend and potential of mobile-native DeFi solutions in expanding user engagement. The post Sanctum mobile app attracts over 9,000 users in launch week appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Crypto Market Sectors Retreat as Meme Tokens Lead Daily Declines appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Meme sector leads losses as SocialFi stays positive despite wider crypto market weakness. SocialFi tops weekly and quarterly returns while DeFi leads year-to-date performance. Crypto sentiment stays in Fear as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP extend daily declines. The crypto market turned lower after several days of gains, with sector performance data pointing to renewed caution across digital assets. Figures from SoSoValue showed losses spreading through most major crypto categories over the past 24 hours, while broader market indicators also reflected weaker prices and subdued investor sentiment. Although several individual tokens posted gains despite the decline, the Meme sector recorded the highest daily loss among the major narratives, contrasting with the SocialFi sector, which remained one of the few areas to finish the session in positive territory. Meme Sector Records the
The post Is Monad’s record $477mln TVL organic or incentive-driven? Assessing… appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Monad’s DeFi ecosystem has seen significant increases in liquid assets since November, which reflects an increase of participants in this environment. The Total Value Locked (TVL) within the Monad [MON] network rose from approximately $80 million in November to a high of $477 million. This rise indicates substantial capital flows into Monad. This growth began at a moderate pace and then accelerated rapidly beginning in March. As of April, the TVL in the network was greater than $400 million. More recently, Aave [AAVE] V3 launched on Monad, and it attracted almost $100 million in deposits. Source: X Additionally, MetaMask chose the home network for its “Money Account” to be on Monad. Despite this, the continued increase of liquidity is an important indicator of potential long-term success. Yet, the actual amount of liquidity does not necessarily translate into sustainable
The post Digital Chamber Files Brief Over Dormant Satoshi Wallets appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Noah Doe sued for title to 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets he found by algorithm. Digital Chamber says dormancy alone cannot prove abandonment under New York law. Noah Doe never held private keys, so cannot access or move funds from any wallet. The Digital Chamber, the United States’ oldest and largest digital asset trade association, has filed an amicus brief in the New York State Supreme Court opposing a lawsuit that seeks to claim ownership of tens of thousands of dormant Bitcoin wallets, some of which are believed to be linked to Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. What the Lawsuit Claims A New York resident identified as Noah Doe developed an algorithm in 2024 to identify dormant Bitcoin wallets and ran it on his personal computer, identifying 42,001 wallet addresses that had seen no on-chain activity for at least five years. He copied those addresses onto USB drives
Robinhood's DeFi expansion could democratize access to high-yield lending, challenging traditional banks and reshaping retail investment norms. The post Robinhood reports $377B in assets on platform, highlights Morpho integration for new lending product appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Germany’s Crypto Tax Bid Seeks to Fill National Coffers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Germany is ramping up efforts to boost its national budget by imposing higher taxes on cryptocurrency profits. This move could overhaul the current tax regime that exempts long-term crypto holders from capital gains taxes for assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, sparking widespread financial implications and debates. Continue Reading:Germany’s Crypto Tax Bid Seeks to Fill National Coffers Source: https://en.bitcoinhaber.net/germanys-crypto-tax-bid-seeks-to-fill-national-coffers