🔐 Bitget had 30 minutes before $290M hack funds moved
Blockchain security firm Hypernative has analyzed the timeline of the Bitget exploit, placing the first major transfer wave approximately 30 minutes after Bitget's reported detection — with a second wave following around 45 minutes after detection.
The exchange had a narrow window to contain the breach before an estimated $290 million began moving, according to the analysis. The findings highlight how quickly attackers can mobilize stolen funds and the critical importance of rapid response protocols in exchange security incidents.
📈 Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $2.4B in Best Week Since October
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $2.4 billion in net inflows last week, marking the strongest weekly figure since October 2025, even as daily momentum slowed when Bitcoin pulled back from above $87,100.
Ether and XRP ETFs also attracted fresh capital during the same period, signaling broader institutional appetite across multiple crypto asset classes.
The weekly inflow figure underscores continued institutional engagement with regulated crypto products despite short-term price volatility in the underlying assets.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a roadmap for Ethereum's development beyond the upcoming Hegota upgrade, describing a goal of building a "cryptographic world computer."
The Hegota upgrade is set to address censorship resistance and wallet flexibility. The longer-term vision outlined by Buterin centers on proof aggregation — combining cryptographic proofs across the network — alongside a commitment to open research as a foundation for future protocol development.
🔷 Vitalik: Ethereum's Path to a Cryptographic World Computer
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a long-term vision for Ethereum evolving into a fully cryptographic world computer, contingent on advances across three key areas: STARKs, privacy, and Lean consensus.
Buterin's roadmap centers on zero-knowledge proof systems (STARKs) enabling trustless computation at scale, enhanced on-chain privacy, and a leaner consensus mechanism to reduce protocol overhead. Together, these would allow Ethereum to operate as a verifiable, privacy-preserving global compute layer.
The vision represents a significant architectural ambition beyond Ethereum's current capabilities, framing cryptographic guarantees — rather than social trust — as the foundation of the network's future.
📈 Bitcoin ETFs Pull in $5.3B After Treasury Buyback Announcement
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated $5.3 billion in net inflows since the Treasury announced plans for larger long-bond buybacks, with $2.4 billion of that total recorded last week alone.
The correlation suggests institutional investors are rotating into Bitcoin ETFs as a response to the Treasury's move to increase purchases of longer-dated bonds — a policy shift that historically signals looser financial conditions and tends to benefit risk and alternative assets.
⚖️ SEC, CFTC and Fed move to write crypto rules after Clarity Act fails
The Clarity Act failed in the Senate, prompting the SEC, CFTC, and the Federal Reserve to begin drafting crypto regulations independently within days of the vote.
With Congress unable to pass comprehensive crypto legislation, the three agencies moved to establish their own regulatory frameworks governing digital assets — a significant shift in how U.S. crypto oversight is being shaped.
The development marks a pivot from industry expectations that Congress would set the rules, placing rulemaking authority firmly with federal regulators rather than elected legislators.
⚖️ SEC Staff: Issuer Promises Can Turn Tokens Into Securities
SEC staff has clarified that what a crypto issuer tells buyers at the point of sale can determine whether a token — even one not inherently a security — is offered as part of an investment contract subject to securities law.
New staff guidance addresses several specific scenarios: marketing language, network development commitments, token buybacks, staking receipt tokens, and trading platforms. The clarification signals that context and accompanying promises matter as much as the token's technical design when regulators assess securities treatment.
The guidance adds nuance to ongoing efforts to define clearer regulatory boundaries for digital assets in the U.S.