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Web3 security company CertiK released the "Hack3D: First Half of 2026 Report." The report shows that in the first half of 2026, the Web3 ecosystem experienced a total of 344 security incidents, with cumulative losses of approximately $1.32 billion. Although this figure represents a 46.8% decrease compared to the same period last year, if we exclude the impact of the $1.45 billion security incident encountered by Bybit, the loss scale in the first half of this year has actually increased by about 28% year-on-year, indicating that the overall security environment in the industry has not seen substantial improvement.The report points out that wallet theft has become the largest type of attack causing financial losses, resulting in approximately $450 million in losses in the first half of the year; meanwhile, although the number of phishing attacks has decreased by over 50% year-on-year, the amount of losses has only decreased by about 10.8%, reflecting that attackers are increasingly targeting high-net-worth individuals and institutional targets, implementing more focused high-value attacks.In addition, code vulnerabilities remain the most frequently occurring type of attack, with related incidents reaching 204. CertiK believes that attackers are increasingly targeting long-running and outdated smart contracts that lack re-auditing.The report also shows that large-scale attack incidents continue to dominate industry losses, with the Kelp DAO and Drift Protocol incidents collectively causing approximately $577 million in losses, accounting for 44% of the total losses in the first half of the year. From the perspective of incident quantity, the impact of single attacks, and changes in attack patterns, the Web3 industry is facing increasingly complex and continuously escalating security challenges.

According to official news, BitRing announced an upgrade to its incentive program, officially launching the "1,000,000 BRT Challenge" event.The event rules indicate that users who successfully invite 20 friends will receive a guaranteed airdrop reward of 20 BRT. The exclusive airdrop reward pool for this event totals 100,000 BRT, and rewards will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, the official statement mentioned that the platform's sports data recording system currently supports integration with several mainstream smart wearable devices such as Apple Watch and WHOOP.

The cryptocurrency research institution Decentralised.co (DCo) recently released a report indicating that the core driving force of the Web3 industry is shifting from asset speculation to practical applications centered around stablecoins and asset tokenization. Data shows that last year, the global on-chain transaction volume of stablecoins reached $33 trillion, with particularly strong demand for digital dollars in emerging markets such as Latin America.The report points out that the improvement of infrastructure is driving transformations in several core areas. On one hand, the barriers to building new on-chain banks have significantly lowered, accelerating the implementation of business scenarios such as cross-border payroll; on the other hand, leading institutions like Kraken are actively integrating tokenized assets, promoting the globalization of trading traditional financial assets like U.S. stocks. Furthermore, as the proportion of AI agents in network traffic continues to rise, stablecoins are gradually becoming the underlying payment network for instant settlement, thereby giving rise to new service demands for agent payments and risk assessment.

According to official news, AI-assisted development of the Web3 infrastructure layer Canopy has completed a $8.5 million seed round financing, with participation from Arrington Capital, Fenbushi Capital, Borderless Capital, and SNZ Capital.The raised funds will be used to support its mainnet launch, expansion of the engineering team, and the development of native AI development tools.

According to official news, the Web3 smart data analysis platform AiTraceRoot has completed a strategic financing of $3.5 million, with participation from Castrum Capital, Becker Ventures, Coinvestor, and Gemhead Capital. The funds raised will be used for product research and development, security upgrades, large-scale data model training, and collaborative development within the BNB Chain ecosystem. AiTraceRoot is a smart data analysis support platform aimed at the Web3 field, dedicated to providing intelligent data analysis services for global Web3 users.

According to the "Web3 New Generation Talent Insight Report" released by Bitget, the core challenge currently facing the industry is not a shortage of talent, but rather the misalignment of recruitment barriers and employment channels. Data from a multi-regional survey based on the Blockchain4Youth (B4Y) initiative shows that 54% of respondents view the requirement of "prior experience" for entry-level positions as the biggest obstacle to entering the industry, while 52% point out that school education lacks practical skills.From the perspective of regional distribution and trends, Web3 continues to attract highly educated talent and emerging market talent. Nearly 46% of respondents are aged between 23 and 30, and over 58% hold a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree; in terms of career preferences, 61% of respondents consider "the integration of AI and blockchain" as the most desirable career path, while another 62% believe that guidance from industry veterans is the most helpful in accelerating career development.Currently, the number of registered students at the Blockchain4Youth Learning Center has surpassed 10,000, and students who complete the courses can obtain certificates and job opportunities, thereby closing the loop from learning to career paths and providing talent support for the next phase of industry growth.

According to the official announcement, Binance Wallet has launched the Web3 API, which is a comprehensive set of API endpoints that allows developers, institutions, and advanced on-chain traders to access on-chain trading and market data through a single integrated programming interface.The API supports multiple chains (including Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Plasma, Arbitrum, Polygon, Base, Monad, Optimism, Linea, and Solana), providing real-time market data, aggregated exchange quotes, and on-chain trading execution capabilities.Key features include: market data API (real-time token prices, K-line data), trading API (aggregated quotes, token exchanges, built-in MEV protection), non-custodial architecture (does not hold private keys, user local signing), and enterprise-level reliability.Currently, there are zero service fees and zero slippage fees, with all price improvements returned to users. This API is suitable for developers building DApps, on-chain trading bots, and AI agents.

According to official news, Open Genesis (OG) will officially launch on June 13 at 13:13 Singapore time. The project is positioned as an AI + Web3 consensus ecosystem, operating on a purely on-chain smart contract architecture, with no APP, no DAPP, and no centralized backend, and core rules executed automatically on-chain.OG is currently developing a long-term ecological layout around AI applications, community consensus, and on-chain value networks, and exploring the integration path of AI technology and the Web3 value system.The official statement defines OG as "the world's first mechanism model fed by AI large models," promoting the formation of a new generation of on-chain value collaboration networks through the continuous accumulation of on-chain behavior, community consensus, and ecological data. By continuously accumulating value through community consensus and on-chain behavior, it becomes an important value infrastructure for future AI large model feeding and ecological applications.

Pudgy Penguins' Web3 game Pudgy Party announced it will cease development and fully shift to the browser-based free game Pudgy World.In August last year, the NFT brand Pudgy Penguins launched a Web3 mobile game called Pudgy Party, developed in collaboration with Mythical Games, featuring fast-paced mini-games, customization, and digital collectibles. In March this year, Pudgy Penguins launched the browser-based free game Pudgy World.

The globally leading digital asset trading platform Gate collaborates with the University of Wollongong in Dubai to host an online Web3 workshop. Through industry sharing, career development exchanges, and simulated trading practices, the workshop provides students with an open course focused on the cutting-edge developments in blockchain and the digital economy.During the event, the Gate team shared insights on topics such as the basics of blockchain, the integration trends of AI and blockchain, industry talent demands, and career development paths. They also introduced the current state and future opportunities of the digital asset industry in conjunction with real business scenarios. In the interactive exchange session, students actively asked questions about industry trends, innovations in digital payments, and career planning, receiving a positive response from the audience. In the simulated trading competition, students experienced the operational mechanisms of the digital asset market through practical exercises, combining classroom knowledge with real-world operations.This collaboration not only provides students with opportunities to engage with cutting-edge technology and industry practices but also further promotes the communication and connection between higher education and industry demands. As a leading platform in the industry, Gate continues to foster communication and collaboration between academia and industry. Its founder and CEO, Dr. Han, has also been invited multiple times to visit campuses to share insights on blockchain, industry innovation, and trends in the digital economy. By deepening the integration of industry and education practices, Gate is injecting more youthful energy into the long-term innovative development of Web3 and the digital economy.

According to The Block, the Web3 asset management platform XEFFY announced the completion of a $20 million financing round, which includes $5 million in angel funding and $15 million in a private round supported by early strategic investors.The funds will be used to develop its Vault management platform, expand the on-chain real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure, and support early RWA projects through the XEFFY fund to expand the global ecosystem. The platform combines market-neutral Vault strategies with dedicated on-chain RWA infrastructure built for retail and institutional users.Currently, the tokenized RWA market is expected to exceed $30 billion by 2025, with institutions like BlackRock and Fidelity already deploying related products. The XEFFY platform has approximately 200,000 community members on X, Telegram, and Discord, and its Asia-Pacific ambassador program has about 200 contributors.

The prediction market liquidity aggregation infrastructure Fortune Protocol officially announced the launch of the "Summer Heat" Carnival joint growth event. This event brings together several top AI and infrastructure projects, aiming to create the most anticipated Web3 celebration of summer 2026.It is reported that this carnival will last until June 25, with a total prize pool of up to 2,000 USDT. The event adopts a "zero threshold, high incentive" model, where ordinary users only need to complete basic social interaction tasks through the Galxe platform to share in the generous rewards.As a pioneer in AI-driven prediction markets, Fortune Protocol's collaboration with multiple ecological partners not only achieves a strong synergy in brand presence but also ignites community participation enthusiasm through the "Summer Heat" theme, laying a solid user foundation for the explosion of the prediction market track in 2026.

According to SlowMist monitoring, a new type of Rust supply chain malware activity named IronWorm is attacking developer environments and the Web3 ecosystem through malicious npm packages. Potential attack behaviors include credential theft, wallet mnemonic and password theft, GitHub repository tampering, malicious package publishing, CI/CD secret leakage, Tor-based command control, and eBPF rootkit stealth.Security teams should audit the repository for backtracked commits, suspicious branches, unexpected build hooks, and commits from automated identities such as claude, dependabot, renovate, or github-actions. It is recommended to remove or deprecate affected package versions, publish clean versions, rotate all leaked keys and tokens, review GitHub Actions artifacts, and rebuild potentially compromised development or CI systems from clean images.