What Happened During the Aave Oracle Malfunction? A temporary oracle malfunction on the Aave protocol triggered roughly $26 million in liquidations after a pricing discrepancy affected positions tied to wrapped staked Ether (wstETH). The incident occurred on March 10 across Aave’s Ethereum Core and Prime markets, according to a post-mortem published by Chaos Labs, the
The Asian blockchain sector faced a significant regulatory shock on March 9, 2026, as news emerged that Chinese authorities have launched a formal investigation into “Wilson,” the prominent founder behind the AI-driven analytics platform SurfAI and the decentralized social protocol CyberConnect. According to reports from industry monitor Wu Blockchain, the probe is being conducted by
On March 9, 2026, the Royal Government of Bhutan continued its methodical approach to treasury management by transferring 175 Bitcoin to a Singapore-based market maker, a move valued at approximately 12 million dollars based on the prevailing market price of 68,500 dollars. This latest transaction, flagged by blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, brings Bhutan’s total
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded significant net outflows on March 9, signaling a cautious shift in institutional positioning toward digital assets amid a volatile macroeconomic backdrop. The withdrawals came after several days of mixed flows and highlight how capital allocations to crypto investment vehicles remain sensitive to broader market conditions. Data from ETF flow
On March 9, 2026, Sonic Labs officially launched USSD, a network-native stablecoin designed to serve as the primary liquidity primitive for its high-performance Layer-1 blockchain. Unlike traditional stablecoins that rely on opaque commercial paper or bank deposits, USSD is backed 1:1 by a diversified basket of tokenized U.S. Treasury products. The reserve composition features short-duration
Crypto trading enters a major institutional network Broadridge Financial Solutions has connected Crypto.com to its NYFIX order-routing network, bringing cryptocurrency trading into a system widely used by institutional brokers and trading desks. The integration allows firms already on NYFIX to route digital asset orders directly to Crypto.com using the same FIX-based connectivity used for other
The cryptocurrency market has experienced one of its most significant downturns on record, with approximately $1.88 trillion exiting the market as investor sentiment turned sharply negative. Mounting macroeconomic pressures, including tighter monetary conditions and a massive liquidation cascade, ripped through digital asset portfolios. Amid the winter gripping the crypto landscape, other segments of the financial
What happened: DeFi trading tools expand on Berachain Layer-3 infrastructure provider Orbs has introduced decentralized stop-loss and take-profit functionality to the Berachain ecosystem through a new integration with Kodiak Finance, one of the network’s leading decentralized exchanges. The integration brings Orbs’ dSLTP protocol to Kodiak, allowing traders to configure automated conditional orders directly onchain. Once
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Mantle assets arrive on Bybit Alpha Bybit has integrated Mantle Chain into its Bybit Alpha platform, opening direct access to Mantle-native assets and expanding the exchange’s multi-chain trading ecosystem. The integration allows traders to interact with assets from the Mantle network without needing cross-chain transfers or additional bridging steps. The first wave of Mantle ecosystem