Ontology halts mainnet block production over potential security concern

Ontology has temporarily halted mainnet block production after its core developers identified a potential security concern during a routine check, leaving on-chain transactions suspended while validators conduct an emergency review.  The Ontology Network said in an official announcement that its core development team detected the potential issue during a daily security check and immediately moved to stop block production as a precaution. No security incident has been confirmed, and the team said it has found no evidence that ONT, ONG or other user assets have been lost or compromised.  ???? Ontology Mainnet Emergency Pause  Ontology has identified a potential security concern requiring immediate investigation.  As a precautionary measure, block production has been temporarily suspended while our technical team and validators conduct a comprehensive security… pic.twitter.com/GfiXSW76lW  — Ontology – The Trust Layer for AI & Web3 (@OntologyNetwork) August 31, 2026  Ontology mainnet remains paused during security review  With block production stopped, transactions submitted to the Ontology mainnet cannot be processed until network operations resume. The team has not provided an estimated time for the restart and said the review will take priority over restoring the chain quickly.  Ontology described the halt as a preventive measure, distinguishing it from a response to an active attack or confirmed theft. Developers and

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XRPL consensus freezes after removing just 12% of central nodes – but a simple tweak triples XRP defense

A new XRP Ledger study says two or three extra peer connections per participating node can sharply raise the number of nodes a targeted attack must remove to disrupt modeled consensus.  Related Asset XRP #5 XRP · $1.38 24-hour change: down 0.86% 24H Down 0.86% 7D Down 6.90% 30D Up 29.90%  XRPL consensus depends on enough trusted validators receiving one another‘s messages. A separate peer-to-peer network carries those messages between servers, so extra routes could keep validator traffic moving if an attack removes the network’s busiest hubs.  The Aug. 26 arXiv paper tests random K-out augmentation. K is the number of new undirected edges each participating node creates to peers chosen uniformly at random.  At 60% participation and K=2, the models quorum critical attack size rose from 11% to 38% when removals targeted the highest-degree nodes. Under an attack ordered by betweenness centrality, which prioritizes nodes that sit on many shortest paths, the threshold rose from 12% to 33%.  The second change is 2.75 times the baseline. The metric measures the simulated share of nodes removed before fewer than 80% of the models validators remain together in one connected component. Observed attack cost remains unknown.  At 80% and 100% participation, K=3 matched or exceeded the modeled

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Bullish Zone: XRP Ledger Prints 200% Increase, With 103% Surge in Volume

A unique combination of network metrics is being produced by XRP Ledger, with some indicators rising by about 200% while a number of headline activity metrics are sharply declining. The divergence implies that rather than increasing generally, activity has become more concentrated.  Activity stays up  Active users, which increased by 211% to roughly 498,200, have the highest reading. Transactions per ledger reached 191.68 after an additional 191.3% increase.  XRP/USDT Chart by TradigView  When taken as a whole, these numbers demonstrate how much more activity is being packed into the ledgers that the network is currently closing. Additionally, payment activity continues to be reasonably robust. At roughly 540,700, the number of payments rose by 5%. The remainder of the picture, though, is far less consistently optimistic.  Successful transactions decreased by 31.3% to 697,300, while total transactions fell by 42.7% to 771,300. Newly created accounts fell 85.2% to just 340, while active accounts fell 73.1% to about 3,800. Another significant contradiction is the volume of payments.  The total payment volume decreased by 89.2% to approximately 45.2 million XRP, even though the number of payments increased. Transaction fees also dropped by 79.3%, which caused XRP to soar. Therefore, the 200% or higher spikes should not be taken as proof

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Here‘s how much you need to invest in NVDA to earn $100 from Nvidia’s next dividend

Investors seeking to earn $100 from Nvidias (NASDAQ: NVDA) next dividend payment will need to own 400 shares, based on its declared quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share.  With Nvidia closing at $217.55 on August 28, 2026, purchasing 400 shares would require an investment of approximately $87,020.  Shareholders who own the stock before the September 10, 2026 ex-dividend date will be eligible to receive the payout, which is scheduled for October 1, 2026.  Nvidia dividend payment schedule. Source: Dividend.com  The company currently offers a forward dividend yield of about 0.46%, with a forward payout ratio of 6.44%, indicating that only a small portion of earnings is being distributed to shareholders.  The upcoming dividend follows the previous payment of $0.25 per share made on June 26, 2026. Nvidia has increased its dividend for three consecutive years, although income remains a relatively small part of the stocks overall investment appeal.  Nvidia stock fundamentals  While Nvidia maintains a dividend, the company remains primarily a growth-focused investment driven by artificial intelligence demand.  On August 26, the chipmaker reported fiscal second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations. Revenue surged 106% year-over-year to $96.2 billion, while adjusted earnings per share climbed 120% to $2.22.  Data center revenue reached $89 billion, up 117% from a year

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XRP Ledger lending vote: What XRP holders should know

XRP Ledger validators are considering two amendments that would add single-asset vaults and fixed-term lending directly to the networks core protocol.  SummaryXLS-65 and XLS-66 remain below the 80% validator threshold required before XRP Ledger mainnet activation.Single Asset Vaults would pool one token, while XLS-66 would issue fixed-term uncollateralized institutional loans.Ripple joined Clearpool and Cicada as an investor, but does not guarantee the funds losses.RLUSD would serve as the credit asset, while XRP would pay transaction fees and reserves.Activation requires validator support above 80% for two consecutive weeks, leaving the launch date uncertain.  The amendments, XLS-65 and XLS-66, are open for validator voting but have not reached the support required for activation. An amendment must maintain support from more than 80% of trusted validators for two consecutive weeks before it can become active.  Ripples validator voted in favor of both amendments in August. However, Ripple cannot approve the changes independently because validators decide whether to support each amendment.  XRPL Lending  Waiting for the @sherlockdefi checks on XLS-66-65, 80% consensus is needed to pass (currently at 34% & 37%). Should they pass, vetted participants will begin deployment into private gate-kept vaults with ethereum:0x8292bb45bf1ee4d140127049757c2e0ff06317ed as… https://t.co/xImo93Mgln pic.twitter.com/5F1B5RZN0u  — ????Eri ~ Carpe Diem (@sentosumosaba) August 31, 2026  Current support remains well

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More Markets lending reserve drained for $9.3M: Blockaid

Decentralized finance (DeFi) vault infrastructure protocol More Markets had a lending reserve drained of about $9.3 million in digital assets on Flow EVM, according to Web3 security platform Blockaid.  The attacker drained about 15.5 million Wrapped Flow (WFLOW) tokens, valued by Blockaid at approximately $9.3 million, from the mFlowWFLOW lending reserve, according to blockchain data shared by Blockaid in a Monday X post.  Blockaid said the attacker used Ankr Staked FLOW (ankrFLOW), a liquid staking token, alongside E-mode to overborrow from the reserve.  E-mode, short for efficiency mode, is an Aave V3 feature that increases borrowing power for assets whose prices are expected to move together, such as a liquid staking token and its underlying asset.  The exploit pushed total losses from cryptocurrency hacks to $139.7 million for August, making it the third-largest month by value stolen so far in 2026. However, it marks a significant decrease from $254 million stolen during July, according to DefiLlama data.  On Sunday, Cronos halted its blockchain network after a reported $75 million exploit targeting DeFi lending protocol Tectonic.  More Markets had not publicly confirmed the incident or disclosed whether users suffered losses at the time of publication. Cointelegraph contacted Blockaid for more details but did not receive a response

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Real Trump Coins denies launching GOLD token, blames ‘bad actors’

Real Trump Coins has denied launching, promoting or authorizing the Trump Digital GOLD token that briefly appeared across its online presence before collapsing, blaming the promotion on “third-party bad actors.”  The denial came after the Real Trump Coins X account promoted the Solana-based token on Saturday and directed users to RealTrumpCoins.com, where GOLD was also advertised. The X posts were later deleted, while the account now links to a separate domain, TrumpCoins.com.  “Trump Coins has not authorized and will not launch, promote, or authorize any digital token,” Real Trump Coins said in an X post on Saturday, adding that it was working with authorities to investigate the matter.  The statement follows a highly concentrated GOLD launch, with Lookonchain reporting that the developer and newly created wallets controlled 82.45% of its supply. According to the blockchain analytics platform, 15 wallets linked to the team sold their holdings for about $330,000, making an estimated $312,000 profit.  The involvement of both the X account and RealTrumpCoins.com confused crypto observers, with X user Rune questioning how both the account and the domain could have been compromised.  While the Real Trump Coins X account bio linked to TrumpCoins.com, the account was still directing customers to RealTrumpCoins.com as recently as Aug.

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Why Is The Crypto Market Down Today?

The crypto market is down 3.10% from Sundays high, trading near $2.59 trillion on Monday, August 31.A double top risk is playing out.  A second rejection near $2.72 trillion has built the shape traders least want to see.  Sponsored  Sponsored  1. Double Top Risk Is Playing Out at $2.72 Trillion  The total crypto market cap stalled near $2.72 trillion twice, once in early May and again last week, when it peaked at $2.71 trillion. Two peaks at one level with a dip between them form a double top, a pattern that often ends rallies rather than pausing them.  TOTAL Crypto Market Cap Analysis: TradingView  However, no pattern counts until support gives way. Everything rests on $2.54 trillion. Holding it keeps a recovery toward $2.66 trillion alive, while losing it completes the top and opens $2.43 trillion, then $2.26 trillion.  Want more token insights like this? Sign up for Editor Harsh Notariyas Daily Crypto Newsletter here.Rejection Zone:The $2.72 trillion zone turned the market awayMake or Break:$2.54 trillion decides whether the top completesDownside Path:A break opens $2.43 trillion, then $2.26 trillion  Sponsored  Sponsored  2. Jackson Hole Took Away the Rate-Cut Trade  That second rejection had a cause. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh used his Jackson Hole keynote on Friday to call inflation “concerning,” said the

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A 36-day staking bottleneck is costing Ethereum depositors over $350,000 in lost rewards daily

More than 2 million ETH is waiting to enter Ethereum staking as the amount already staked reaches a record high.  Related Asset Ethereum #2 ETH · $2,439.48 24-hour change: down 0.72% 24H Down 0.72% 7D Down 0.15% 30D Up 30.65%  Ethereums validator activation queue held 2.059 million ETH at 12:37 UTC on Aug. 30, leaving a deposit joining the back of the line facing an estimated wait of about 35 days and 18 hours.  The backlog comes as more than 42 million ETH, nearly 35% of the cryptocurrency‘s supply, is already staked. Both measures have climbed to record highs, extending a broader increase in capital committed to Ethereum’s proof-of-stake system.  Only 96 ETH was waiting in the validator exit queue at the same snapshot.  That imbalance shows demand for staking capacity remains well above Ethereums ability to activate deposits, even after the entry backlog declined from more than 4 million ETH earlier this year. It also creates a cost for participants because ETH waiting for activation does not yet earn consensus rewards.  At current staking rates, the 2.06 million ETH backlog represents roughly 141 to 148 ETH of potential consensus rewards per day, worth about $348,000 to $366,000 at an ETH price near $2,466.  The estimate represents

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Tether CEO backs stablecoins over tokenized deposits as BIS raises risks

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has challenged the Bank for International Settlements preference for tokenized bank deposits, arguing that fully reserved stablecoins give users a stronger alternative to money held under fractional reserve banking.  SummaryTether CEO Paolo Ardoino challenged the BIS preference for tokenized bank deposits, arguing that fully reserved stablecoins offer users a safer alternative.BIS chief Pablo Hernández de Cos said stablecoins face problems with redeemability, interoperability, financial integrity and monetary sovereignty.Ardoino questioned why savers would keep money in fractional reserve products when stablecoins can hold reserves in liquid assets such as U.S. Treasuries.The debate has reached U.S. lawmakers as banking groups warn that stablecoin rewards could pull deposits from banks and reduce funds available for lending.  The Bank for International Settlements laid out the case for tokenized deposits on Aug. 28, when General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos told the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium that stablecoins still fall short of several properties needed to function as money at scale. Ardoino responded by questioning why savers would choose bank deposits when stablecoins can hold reserves in highly liquid assets such as U.S. Treasuries.  “BIS is rightfully worried about the fact that stablecoins are exposing the emperor without clothes,” Ardoino said. “Why someone should

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