● CME Ethereum options open interest hits record high
According to The Block, data from The Block shows that the open interest of Ethereum options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) this month is $254 million, a record high. The open interest of CME Bitcoin options is also close to its historical high, at $1.59 billion.
Volume for CME Ethereum options declined in June but has grown steadily for much of the year, rising from $84 million in January to a peak of $334 million in May. Bitcoin options trading volume increased for the third consecutive month, but is still below the peak in March.
● Poly Network hackers minted over $34 billion in assets on multiple chains, with about $800,000 bridged to Ethereum addresses
According to Beosin Alert monitoring, the cross-chain interoperability protocol Poly Network was attacked again after 2021. Hackers minted more than US$34 billion in assets on multiple chains, of which part of the stolen funds (approximately US$800,000) were bridged to the Ethereum address.
It is reported that according to the monitoring of Beosin EagleEye security risk monitoring, early warning and blocking platform under the blockchain security audit company Beosin, the cross-chain interoperability protocol Poly Network has been attacked. Users are advised to pay attention to the security of their assets. Beosin is currently counting the amount of theft.
● CZ: The security team is assisting Poly Network in the investigation, and Binance users are not affected
Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) tweeted that the Poly Network hack will not affect Binance users and Binance does not support deposits from the network. Binance's security team is assisting in the investigation.
● Poly Network: Services have been temporarily suspended and we are actively engaging with relevant parties and assessing the losses.
The cross-chain interoperability protocol Poly Network issued an announcement stating that due to the recent attack, it has temporarily suspended services, is actively engaging with relevant parties, and is carefully evaluating how many assets are affected.
● Lookonchain: Poly Network hackers have sold some tokens such as SHIB and COOK, making a profit of 400 ETH
According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Poly Network hacker has sold 94 billion SHIB in exchange for 360 ETH, 495 million COOK in exchange for 16 ETH, and 15 million RFuel in exchange for 27 ETH. The hacker is currently transferring assets and 1 ETH to multiple new wallets, most likely for sale.
● SlowMist: The hackers in the Poly Network incident have not yet taken large-scale actions, and it is likely that they were committed by a professional team
SlowMist Chief Information Security Officer 23pds tweeted that the hackers in the Poly Network incident are currently only conducting experimental operations and have not yet taken large-scale actions. Based on the information of this incident, it is inferred that the hackers are likely a professional team that used VPN equipment and are being tracked.
● Jack Dorsey: I hope Twitter will consider establishing an open protocol like Bitcoin and Nostr
Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter, wrote that he really hopes Twitter will consider establishing open protocols, such as Bitcoin and Nostr. This will reduce the pressure of operating Twitter, benefit everyone, and is crucial to maintaining an open Internet.
Earlier news, Twitter experienced a large-scale global outage. Elon Musk announced that Twitter would adopt temporary restrictions. Unverified accounts can now only read 1,000 posts per day, new unverified accounts can only read 500 posts, and "verified" accounts can currently read a maximum of 10,000 posts per day.
● AzukiDAO intends to file a lawsuit against founder Zagabond and recover 20,000 ETH refund
AzukiDAO initiated multiple motions in a proposal titled "Hiring a lawyer to help the community recover 20,000 ETH from Zagabond": 1. Hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit against Zagabond, the founder of the Azuki project, accusing it of Rug multiple projects; 2. Recover the refund of 20,000 ETH from the Azuki team and distribute it to the DAO to promote the development of the entire Azuki community and provide rewards to artists, content creators and builders; 3. Azuki DAO provides financial support for the 20000E DAO, and the funds will be used to establish a litigation research team.
It is reported that AzukiDAO and 20000E DAO were established by some former core builders of the Azuki community and Azuki holders, and are not affiliated with the Azuki project team.
● BendDAO currently has 8 Azuki and 24 Doodles entering the auction process
As the price of blue-chip NFTs drops, many of BendDAO's pledged NFTs are facing liquidation, and currently 8 Azuki and 24 Doodles have been liquidated and entered the auction process. In addition, the price of BEND fell below $0.0041, a 24-hour drop of more than 7.5%.
● Intel, Dell and the UK government will test fusion energy systems in the metaverse
According to NFTgators, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Intel, Dell and the University of Cambridge will test and develop fusion energy production systems in the virtual universe. They will use supercomputers and artificial intelligence technology to create a digital twin of the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) design, and scientists and engineers will create an industrial virtual universe of the design.
