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Cross-chain infrastructure is under fire again. Another crypto bridge has been exploited for eleven million dollars, the latest in a growing string of attacks targeting the connective tissue between blockchains. These bridges remain among the most vulnerable points in the entire crypto ecosystem, and the losses keep mounting.
Shifting to markets, Bitcoin has slipped below seventy-seven thousand dollars as oil price shocks and rising Treasury yields pushed investors away from risk assets broadly. Long-term holders are holding firm, and exchange balances sit near six-year lows according to Binance Research, but short-term holders who bought near the top leave the market exposed to further macro pressure.
And in Australia, startup founders are sounding the alarm over what one founder is calling a government policy move that could quietly strangle early-stage ventures. The post, published on ghuntley dot com, is light on comments so far but heavy on frustration, touching on the broader tension between regulatory instincts and the fragile economics of building something new.
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