Harmony ONE Exploit Sends Billions to Exchanges as Rollback Looms
Harmony patched two cross-shard receipt flaws after an attacker reportedly created roughly 4 billion ONE, with most of the tokens ultimately reaching exchanges. The network has not published a postmortem and is still considering a rollback that could affect legitimate transactions.
Goliath Ventures Crypto Fraud Cases Cite $397 Million
U.S. regulators filed separate civil cases against Goliath Ventures and founder Christopher Delgado over an alleged crypto investment fraud. The CFTC says customers contributed at least $397 million, while the SEC uses a separate $425 million figure under a different legal theory.
Russian Retail Crypto Trading Draft Names BTC, ETH and USDT
Russia’s central bank has named Bitcoin, Ether and USDT in draft rules for ordinary investors using regulated intermediaries. The proposal sets a 300,000-ruble annual cap per provider, while September 1 marks the wider legal framework rather than immediate market access.
Two block Bitcoin fork shows the risk of enforcing rules too early
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 enforcement fork split at block 961,632 but has been frozen at two blocks ever since, while the main network is hundreds ahead. With miner support under three percent, the branch offers spectacle more than substance, and ordinary users stay on the dominant chain.
CLARITY Act Gets September 15 Senate Test
The Senate will test appetite for the CLARITY Act on September 15 with a 60-vote cloture motion. Success would let the chamber start debate but leaves barely two weeks to merge competing drafts and pursue passage before the pre-midterm calendar tightens. Failure would likely push action into 2027.
