An exploiter’s July attack on decentralized finance giant Curve Finance roiled the entire DeFi market. Much of the stolen money has been returned, but not everyone has been made whole.
Market participants gear up for volatility-filled weeks ahead with a record stock expiry on Friday. $3.4 trillion stock options expire on September 15, days away from the US central bank’s policy announcement next week.

The Bitcoin (BTC $26,456) miner who received the 19.8 BTC in fees has returned the funds to blockchain infrastructure firm Paxos, after its claims that the company made the mistake of paying over $500,000 in BTC transfer fees.