SlowMist detected a large-scale npm supply chain attack by MistEye, affecting the Keyv/Cacheable ecosystem. The attacker released over 2000 malicious package versions, including keyv@6.0.0 Keyv is a widely used key value storage abstraction library that supports backends such as Redis, SQLite, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc. It is downloaded approximately 127 million times per week, resulting in significant downstream supply chain exposure. The attack technique is highly similar to the Shai Hulud npm worm activity, targeting highly automated and scalable supply chain attacks. Potential attack behaviors include credential theft, environment variable leakage, CI/CD key leakage, remote payload delivery, and horizontal propagation through the invaded development environment.

[Three Missouri Men Indicted for Attempted Kidnapping and Robbery of Bitcoin Holder] According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, Sedric Louis, John Davis, and Martel Williams, three men from Missouri, have been indicted by a grand jury on charges of Hobbs Act Robbery, facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The three are accused of being hired in August 2024 to travel to Connecticut with the intent to kidnap an individual who had previously been involved in the theft of $100 million worth of Bitcoin, along with the individual's parents, to coerce them into transferring cryptocurrency. The trio reportedly abandoned the plan due to concerns about being caught on surveillance, after which another group from Florida carried out the actual kidnapping. All three have appeared in court and pleaded not guilty.

According to Reuters, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating Zhongwei's etching equipment for consideration in their factories in China. Samsung Electronics denies testing or considering using Zhongwei equipment in its Chinese factories, while SK Hynix declined to comment. The two companies currently rely on application materials and etching equipment from Panlin Group for their production lines.

Uniswap has released a teaser for pools.trade, and the countdown on the page shows that pools.trade will be launched on August 6th at 0:00 (UTC+8). Encryption KOL 0xSLK revealed that Uniswap is developing a token issuance platform, Pools, on Robinhood Chain. The Pools.trade page shows Coming soon from Uniswap and plays frog videos.

[Matt Hougan: The Crypto Industry Will Continue to Develop Even If the Clarity Act Doesn't Pass This Week] According to The Block, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that even if the U.S. Clarity Act doesn't pass this week, the crypto industry will continue to develop. The U.S. Congress will recess from August 10 to September 11, leaving only a three-day window for the Clarity Act to advance in the Senate. Matt Hougan pointed out that if the act doesn't pass, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins may introduce more crypto-friendly regulatory rules. He also warned that delaying legislation will increase market uncertainty and hinder institutional investors from entering the space.