At FinTech Week, the Standard Chartered CEO said Hong Kong’s digital asset pilots, including HKD-backed stablecoins and tokenized deposits, could transform cross-border trade, as regulators unveiled new rules allowing shared order books for crypto exchanges.

[Auditor analyzes the cause of Balancer hack possibly related to asset withdrawal contract transactions] kebabsec auditor and citrea developer @okkothejawa posted on Platform X analyzing the technical details of the Balancer hack, pointing out that the security vulnerability may not have been caused by inspection errors but could have occurred during transactions prior to the creation of the asset withdrawal contract. These transactions led to changes in the state of the Balancer vault, which may be related to this security incident.

[Hasu Says Balancer v2 Attack Incident May Set Back DeFi Adoption Process] Flashbots Strategy Director and Lido Strategic Advisor Hasu stated that since its launch in 2021, Balancer v2 has become one of the most notable and frequently forked smart contracts. Hasu pointed out that every time a long-deployed contract is attacked, it sets back the DeFi adoption process by 6 to 12 months.

US President Trump has stated that his only concern is whether the United States can rank first in the cryptocurrency field. （Watcher.Guru）

[Berachain Foundation Responds to Balancer Exploit Impact and Network Suspension Reasons] The Berachain Foundation stated that the suspension of the Berachain network was planned, and the network will resume normal operations shortly. The Balancer exploit primarily affected the Ethena/Honey tri-pool and was caused by complex smart contract transactions. Due to the exploit impacting non-native assets (not limited to BERA), the rollback/roll-forward process is complex and cannot be resolved through a simple hard fork. Until a final solution is determined, the network will remain suspended to complete comprehensive repairs.