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DeFi Protocols Cream Finance, Alpha Exploited in Flash Loan Attack; $37.5M Lost

Alpha Finance says the "loophole" has been patched.

By Kevin ReynoldsFeb 13, 2021

Andre Cronje interviewed at Seoul Blockchain Week, 2019. (CoinDesk)

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Coinbase, Bybit said to be working together on tokenization, custody and distribution of U.S. stocks

The talks do not involve any sort of stake acquisition or similar deal to enter the U.S., as was reported elsewhere last month.

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CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE price plummets 22.9% over weekend

Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped 2.5% and BNB Token (BNB) fell 2.3% from Friday.

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Bitmine buys 101,627 ether worth over $230 million, its largest weekly haul of 2026

The Ethereum treasury firm is nearing 5 million ETH holdings as it increased its accumulation pace over the past weeks.

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Strategy buys 34,164 bitcoin for $2.54 billion, third-largest purchase on record

Last week's purchases were funded by sales of the companies perpetual preferred stock, STRC and common stock.

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