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Suspected Hedera exploit moved more than $5.8 million in assets to Ethereum, according to blockchain security researchers.Specter and PeckShield said the attacker bridged funds through LayerZero before swapping WBTC for ETH.HBAR fell more than 2%, trading near $0.069 as the reported exploit unfolded.

Most Pump.fun launches lose trading activity within hours, showing how thin meme demand can be.Only 4.55% of tokens lasted over 90 days, making long-running projects rare on the platform.The data comes as top meme coins keep sliding, adding pressure on speculative token markets.

An Ethereum OG sold $188 million before the crash and rebuilt positions at lower prices.Ethereum rebounded near $1,666, but a profitable whale kept a 60,000 ETH short position open.Exchange reserves fell by 475,000 ETH as traders watched sell walls near the recovery path.

A single trader bought $341 worth of World Cup Coin via five transactions shortly after its May 11 launch and sold $35,700 as the token hit a $6 million market cap in its first two days.The token hit an all-time high market cap of $12.2 million on May 21, representing more than 30,000% from the trader’s entry, with a total of $48,000 realised across three separate rallies.World Cup Coin is not affiliated with FIFA and launched on Solana’s Pump.fun launchpad alongside individual meme coins for each of the 48 national teams in the 2026 tournament.

TrustedVolumes, 1inch liquidity provider and market maker, has been hit with an exploit that has so far drained $5.87 million, according to Blockaid.Blockaid said the attacker was the same entity that exploited 1inch Fusion V1 in March 2025, which drained around $5 million.

Sui-based liquid staking platform Volo reported that it had been exploited for roughly $3.5 million in its WBTC, XAUm, and USDC vaults.Volo said it has successfully frozen $500,000 in assets that were exploited.

Volo Protocol has confirmed a $3.5 million exploit affecting select vaults, adding that it has frozen assets and started fund recovery efforts amid ongoing investigation.

Volo Protocol said attackers drained $3.5 million from WBTC, XAUm and USDC vaults on Sui.The team froze affected vaults and later said it had secured $500,000 in assets.Volo said it plans to absorb losses and avoid passing the exploit cost to users.

Farside Investors data reveals the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust reached $103 million in total net inflows following a $19.3 million daily gain on Wednesday.The fund surpassed the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund’s $86 million total by utilizing a market-low 0.14% fee to capture immediate investor interest.

The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust is also within striking distance of overtaking three other US spot Bitcoin ETFs that launched in January 2024.

A Bank of Canada staff paper found Aave V3 avoided bad debt in 2024, but said the model pushed losses onto borrowers during liquidations.

Nearly half of Pump.fun traders lost money in March 2026, according to viral on-chain data.Around 96% of wallets either took losses or made less than $500 in profit from memecoin trading.Pump.fun responded by locking creator fee redirects to curb abuse as scrutiny over retail losses mounts.

Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen announced a protocol update on March 24 that limits token creators to one post-launch change of their fee recipient wallet.The move came in direct response to widespread “vamping” — a practice where creators redirected fees to their own wallets after tokens gained traction, undercutting buyers.The update drew over 396,000 views on X and sparked a public industry call to action from prominent Solana figures to collectively eliminate the behavior.