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  "topic": "defi",
  "title": "DeFi & protocols",
  "niche": "crypto",
  "niche_title": "Crypto & Web3",
  "updated_at": "2026-07-30",
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  "multi_source_stories": 0,
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    {
      "title": "Fake Flare Network Staking Site Drained $8.5M in XRP: Seoul Police",
      "url": "https://decrypt.co/374696/fake-flare-network-staking-site-drained-8-5m-in-xrp-seoul-police",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T09:50:02+00:00",
      "snippet": "The ring copied Flare Network and its FXRP token, and planted Wikipedia entries, blog posts and YouTube videos to look legitimate.",
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        "decrypt"
      ],
      "tracked_brands": []
    },
    {
      "title": "Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as Microsoft's AI payoff lifts stocks",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/30/live-updates-bitcoin-holds-near-usd64-000-as-microsoft-s-ai-payoff-lifts-stocks",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T09:01:13+00:00",
      "snippet": "S&P 500 futures gained 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 contracts rose 0.4% after the index had slipped into a correction, with Microsoft up 8% in premarket after its cloud unit grew at the fastest pace in four years while it held th",
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        "coindesk"
      ],
      "tracked_brands": []
    },
    {
      "title": "Ostium blames off-chain breach for $24 million exploit, rules out smart contract flaw",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/410122/ostium-post-mortem-exploit",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T06:25:55+00:00",
      "snippet": "The team said trader collateral was unaffected and that it will release a recovery plan for liquidity providers.",
      "sources": [
        "theblock"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "title": "Ethereum Foundation adds SEAL 911 co-founder to board as privacy focus grows",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-foundation-seal-911-pascal-caversaccio-board",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T01:34:26+00:00",
      "snippet": "Pascal Caversaccio joins the Ethereum Foundation’s four-member board as the organization elevates privacy and security in its protocol strategy.",
      "sources": [
        "cointelegraph"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "title": "Robinhood posts record quarter as crypto revenue slides 38%",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/markets/robinhood-record-quarter-crypto-revenue-slides",
      "published_at": "2026-07-29T21:53:35+00:00",
      "snippet": "The online brokerage continued expanding its digital asset business with Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending even as cryptocurrency transaction revenue declined.",
      "sources": [
        "cointelegraph"
      ],
      "tracked_brands": []
    },
    {
      "title": "Crypto entering biggest consolidation phase in history, says ARK analyst",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-entering-biggest-consolidation-phase-in-history-says-ark-analyst",
      "published_at": "2026-07-29T20:40:38+00:00",
      "snippet": "ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente says revenue is becoming increasingly concentrated among a handful of crypto protocols, setting the stage for more mergers, acquisitions and exchange closures.",
      "sources": [
        "cointelegraph"
      ],
      "tracked_brands": []
    },
    {
      "title": "Stablecoin firm Brale says new protocol can remove a major hurdle to scaling custom tokens",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/29/stablecoin-firm-brale-says-new-protocol-can-remove-a-major-hurdle-to-scaling-custom-tokens",
      "published_at": "2026-07-29T15:27:30+00:00",
      "snippet": "Today's bridge model won't scale as hundreds of companies issue their own stablecoins, fragmenting liquidity, Brale CEO Ben Milne said in an interview.",
      "sources": [
        "coindesk"
      ],
      "tracked_brands": []
    },
    {
      "title": "Here’s what happened in crypto today",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-today",
      "published_at": "2026-07-29T13:47:35+00:00",
      "snippet": "Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.",
      "sources": [
        "cointelegraph"
      ],
      "tracked_brands": []
    },
    {
      "title": "The systemic-risk debate over perpetual futures is aimed at the wrong target",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/07/29/the-systemic-risk-debate-over-perpetual-futures-is-aimed-at-the-wrong-target",
      "published_at": "2026-07-29T13:00:00+00:00",
      "snippet": "As perpetuals enter regulated markets, critics warn they import systemic risk. But the risk comes from venue design — leverage limits, margin rules, index construction, and default handling — not the contract itself, arg",
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        "coindesk"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "title": "1inch's Shared Liquidity Layer Aqua Goes Live",
      "url": "https://decrypt.co/374533/1inchs-shared-liquidity-layer-aqua-goes-live",
      "published_at": "2026-07-28T11:53:26+00:00",
      "snippet": "The shared liquidity layer opens to all users on 13 chains, letting one wallet balance stand behind several positions at once.",
      "sources": [
        "decrypt"
      ],
      "tracked_brands": []
    }
  ],
  "note": "Index of third-party reporting: headlines and short excerpts with attribution and links. Full articles belong to the publishers.",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0 (index metadata only; linked articles remain with their publishers)",
  "source": "DABLOCK topic index, dablock.ai"
}