Three DeFi projects, Payy Network, Duelbits, and Meter.io, were exploited on September 24, 2026, resulting in a total loss of over $11 million. Payy Network's bridge was drained of $1.8 million, Duelbits suffered a suspected private key compromise resulting in a $7 million loss, and Meter.io experienced a bridge attack where unbacked tokens worth $2.3 million were minted and dumped. All affected protocols have paused operations.
A report by Kairos Research examines GHO and sGHO as potential backing assets for USDe, noting that while GHO's peg has held and Aave is overcollateralized, there are concerns about exit liquidity. The report highlights an asymmetry between minting and redemption capacities in Aave's stability modules, with exit capacity being significantly lower than minting capacity, particularly on the Ethereum chain.
Two Robinhood engineers have been charged with wire fraud and commodities fraud for allegedly using confidential information about upcoming crypto listings to conduct insider trading on the decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid. The alleged trades occurred across 2025 and 2026, with each engineer making over $50,000.
