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According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the AFX Trade hacker has begun exchanging ETH for BTC through the cross-chain exchange tool THORChain. The bridge of AFX Trade was hacked two days ago, resulting in the theft of 24.15 million USDC, which were subsequently exchanged for 12,500 ETH.One hour ago, the hacker started exchanging ETH for BTC across THORChain, and so far, 655.4 ETH have been exchanged for 18.86 BTC.

Across Protocol released a post-incident report on the Relayer security event. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Risk Labs Solana off-chain event reading software to fabricate 1,627 false recharge events with a total face value of approximately $41.7 million.The report states that the Relayer completed 581 reimbursements before pausing Solana services, involving about $4.5 million of its own funds, while the remaining approximately $37 million in false recharges have all been rendered invalid.This incident did not involve any smart contract vulnerabilities, and all user transfers were completed or fully refunded on the same day. Across Protocol stated that the losses were limited to the capital of Risk Labs' own relayers, with a net loss of less than $4 million after deducting approximately $500,000 in attacker funds. Currently, Solana's order flow has been completely routed through CCTP, and the ACX token acquisition plan remains unaffected.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $287 million, with long positions liquidated at $226 million and short positions liquidated at $61.1991 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $67.4466 million, Bitcoin short positions at $15.2628 million, Ethereum long positions at $34.0461 million, and Ethereum short positions at $23.0678 million.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 77,230 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance - ETHUSDT worth $4.0062 million.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $274 million, with long positions liquidated at $182 million and short positions liquidated at $92.2692 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $34.4903 million, Bitcoin short positions were liquidated at $15.938 million, Ethereum long positions were liquidated at $48.6247 million, and Ethereum short positions were liquidated at $24.6313 million.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 84,929 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring in Hyperliquid - XYZ:CL-USD worth $7.86 million.

Coinglass data shows that in the past hour, the total liquidation across the network reached $303.4 million, primarily from short positions.Among them, the liquidation amount for ETH reached $187.9 million, and the liquidation amount for BTC reached $80.6 million.

The Shanghai Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has collaborated with ICBC Singapore Branch to successfully implement the country's first cross-border payment business between China and Singapore based on the digital renminbi cross-border settlement comprehensive service platform "Digital Currency Express" (CBETS). This transaction, involving nearly ten million yuan in import shipping fees, was fully paid using digital renminbi, with funds arriving in the Singapore recipient's account on the same day, achieving "zero time difference" and "high transparency" in cross-border fund transfers. The service targets subsidiaries of central enterprise group trade platforms that regularly need to procure iron ore from abroad and pay for shipping fees, with high frequency and large amounts of cross-border settlements."Digital Currency Express" is a cross-border settlement infrastructure built by the International Operation Center of Digital Renminbi under the guidance of the People's Bank of China's Digital Currency Research Institute. Overseas participants can access services through the Hong Kong access point "One Point Access", compatible with both centralized and blockchain systems, and the message standards comply with ISO20022. On June 16, 2026, the first batch of 26 financial institutions signed direct participant service agreements. This business marks a significant breakthrough for ICBC in leveraging the infrastructure of the International Operation Center of Digital Renminbi to establish an integrated cross-border clearing system for domestic and foreign branches, achieving comprehensive coverage of two-way digital renminbi payment and receipt services with Singapore and Laos.

Bitget appeared as a sponsor at the WikiFX exhibition. Bitget CFD Chief Analyst Lewis Huang delivered a speech titled "One Account, Invest Globally: The Cross-Asset Trading Revolution in the UEX Era," pointing out the core pain points faced by active traders today: "Opportunities are global, but capital is fragmented."In response to this situation, Bitget proposed the concept of the panoramic exchange UEX. Lewis Huang stated that what traders need is not more apps, but a highly integrated trading ecosystem. Relying on the Bitget UEX architecture and cross-asset margin mechanism, users only need one account, one KYC verification, and a unified capital pool to configure diverse assets such as cryptocurrencies, U.S. stocks, foreign exchange, precious metals, and global indices. This helps traders quickly seize opportunities when macro trends arise, achieving a global, cross-asset one-stop layout.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $167 million, with long positions liquidated at $95.7326 million and short positions liquidated at $71.6974 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $18.3622 million, Bitcoin short positions at $11.3519 million, Ethereum long positions at $16.2738 million, and Ethereum short positions at $22.5362 million.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 55,537 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance - ETHUSDC worth $4.485 million.

According to CertiK Alert monitoring, VerusCoin's Ethereum cross-chain bridge experienced a security incident, with approximately $7.53 million in assets being transferred out.Preliminary analysis indicates that this issue may be related to the cross-chain bridge not adequately verifying whether the Verus chain-side input supports the paid amount, similar to the incident that occurred in May of this year.

According to Blockaid's monitoring, the Arbitrum ecosystem protocol AFX was attacked at 5:30 AM Beijing time, targeting a cross-chain bridge operated by the protocol. So far, approximately 24.15 million USDC has been stolen. Blockaid stated that it is working with the Arbitrum team to respond to the incident, communicate with the affected protocols, and assist in freezing the stolen funds.In addition, Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder responded on the X platform, stating that the Arbitrum team has noted the reports of the cross-chain bridge attack on Arbitrum and is investigating. Goldfeder confirmed that the related transactions originated from a third-party protocol, and the Arbitrum native bridge was not attacked or exploited. The team will coordinate with the third-party team and provide more details.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $161 million, with long positions liquidated at $78.2685 million and short positions liquidated at $82.4641 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $18.373 million, Bitcoin short positions at $9.094 million, Ethereum long positions at $11.2644 million, and Ethereum short positions at $23.7751 million.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 63,195 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance - ETHUSDC worth $4.485 million.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $207 million, with long positions liquidated at $46.8933 million and short positions liquidated at $160 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $7.55 million, Bitcoin short positions were liquidated at $64.9945 million, Ethereum long positions were liquidated at $9.1705 million, and Ethereum short positions were liquidated at $33.1949 million.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 71,718 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance - BTCUSDT worth $4.2074 million.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $250 million, with long positions liquidated at $56.1469 million and short positions liquidated at $194 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $8.2244 million, Bitcoin short positions at $88.6242 million, Ethereum long positions at $9.3377 million, and Ethereum short positions at $55.129 million.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 77,118 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance - BTCUSDT worth $7.8557 million.

After completing a rigorous and comprehensive security review, United Stables officially announced the adoption of Chainlink as the official data and cross-chain infrastructure driving the U stablecoin.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $252 million, with long positions liquidated at $126 million and short positions liquidated at $126 million. Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $28.2218 million, Bitcoin short positions at $46.2956 million, Ethereum long positions at $37.7116 million, and Ethereum short positions at $35.2828 million.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 82,506 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance - ETHUSDT worth $3.916 million.

Recently, Zhipu and MiniMax have plummeted, leading to an increase in trading activity of related stock derivatives. According to the RootData Pro data panel, there are significant differences in trading conditions across platforms.From the perspective of Open Interest (OI), Zhipu contracts show Binance at $1.79 million as the highest, followed by Bitget at $780,100, and OKX at $243,700; in the MINIMAX contracts, Binance is highest at $606,700, followed by Bitget at $510,700.From the liquidity perspective, Zhipu contracts show Bitget at $142,600 as the highest, with the strongest capacity for large order execution; in the MINIMAX contracts, Bitget is highest at $130,000, followed by Binance at $60,600. HTX has insufficient liquidity at $2,700, with high slippage risk for large orders.From the price difference perspective, Zhipu contracts show Bitget with the lowest (0.0604%), resulting in the smallest entry cost; OKX follows (0.0776%). In the MINIMAX contracts, Bitget has the lowest (0.0315%), resulting in the optimal entry cost. HTX has price differences exceeding 0.18% for both contracts, and Aster exceeds 0.58%, indicating significantly higher entry costs.From the funding rate perspective, both contracts on HTX are at the lowest of 0.0013%, resulting in the smallest long-term holding cost, but with a high price difference; both contracts on Aster have rates below 0.3%, while also having a high price difference.In summary, Binance has the highest OI, suitable for capital accumulation; Bitget excels in both price difference and liquidity, resulting in the lowest overall entry cost. HTX has a high price difference and weak liquidity, leading to significantly higher entry costs compared to other platforms.

On-chain detective ZachXBT stated that the cross-chain protocol TeleSwap suffered a vulnerability attack of approximately $735,000 on July 15, and after the incident, its Bitcoin hot wallet immediately stopped processing transactions.As of now, five days have passed since the incident, and the project team has not made any public disclosures regarding this event. ZachXBT noted that about two hours ago, the attacker transferred the stolen funds to Tornado Cash.

According to CoinDesk, the Cardano mainnet completed the "Van Rossem" hard fork on July 18, upgrading the protocol version to 11, primarily reducing the cost of smart contract execution and paving the way for subsequent scaling solutions.This upgrade was the first to be fully proposed, discussed, and voted on by the community through the on-chain governance process, rather than being directly led by the founding development company Input Output. On-chain data shows that the voting support rate was approximately 78.97%, all 7 members of the Constitutional Committee confirmed that the proposal complied with the "Cardano Constitution," about 53.02% of node operators voted in favor, and over approximately 93% of block production pledges have run the new version of the node.This upgrade prepares technically and procedurally for the scaling solution Ouroboros Leios, which is planned to go live in 2026.

According to Decrypt, the cross-chain bridge protocol Allbridge has suspended its Core protocol due to a flash loan attack, with the attacker having stolen approximately $1.65 million in assets from the Solana stablecoin liquidity pool.According to analysis by blockchain security firms PeckShield and CertiK, the attacker borrowed $1.12 million in flash loan funds through the Solana lending protocol Kamino, and then manipulated the price mechanism within the Allbridge pool through multiple stablecoin exchange operations to exchange assets at a low price, subsequently transferring the funds across chains to an Ethereum address.During the attack, the attacker exchanged several thousand dollars in USDT to obtain approximately $2.24 million in USDC, and then bridged the funds to Ethereum for further dispersal. It is currently unclear whether some of the funds can still be recovered.Allbridge stated that the team has suspended the Core protocol for security reasons and has requested affected liquidity providers to withdraw their funds immediately. Due to the attack causing an imbalance in the liquidity pool, some traders profited from arbitrage opportunities. Allbridge has called on relevant users to return their profits, stating that the funds will be used to compensate affected LPs.The team indicated that there is no further risk to user funds at this time and will release a detailed incident analysis report after completing the investigation, while also planning to relaunch the Core protocol after removing the liquidity pool. This is the second time Allbridge has encountered a similar flash loan attack. In April 2023, the protocol's BNB Chain liquidity pool suffered a loss of approximately $573,000 due to a similar vulnerability, after which the project team stated that they had recovered most of the funds and adjusted the liquidity calculation mechanism.