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DYORSWAP update on compensation progress, all affected addresses have been reviewed.Addresses with cross-chain amounts below 5 ETH will be uniformly compensated at 40% of the cross-chain amount, regardless of whether the funds were used for trading; addresses with cross-chain amounts exceeding 5 ETH will be reviewed separately, some of which may involve phishing or fraudulent cross-chain activities. If you believe you are a legitimate affected user, please contact the official team directly for verification.The official team emphasizes that they will never ask users to send funds, sign suspicious transactions, or pay any fees to receive compensation. Further details will be continuously announced.

DyorSwap officially announced that the so-called "GIWA Mainnet" identified by the team earlier is actually a fake chain set up by scammers. This fake network used the correct GIWA chain ID (9134), making it appear legitimate during the initial verification phase. The team also identified several suspicious messages and individuals within the related community that may be connected to this incident. The announcement stated that significant losses have occurred due to this fraudulent cross-chain bridge.DyorSwap stated that it is taking three immediate actions: first, contacting a professional security team to conduct further on-chain tracking and investigate the involved addresses, transactions, and fund flows; second, preserving all relevant evidence, including chat records, RPC information, cross-chain bridge addresses, and on-chain transactions; third, preparing to use treasury funds to compensate affected users, with eligibility criteria, loss verification processes, compensation scope, and detailed plans to be announced after the investigation and verification processes are completed.DyorSwap emphasized that until further notice, users should not use any unofficial GIWA mainnet RPCs, cross-chain bridges, or contracts, and should not send funds to any related addresses. The official team deeply apologizes to every affected user in this incident and states that subsequent updates will be released as soon as possible.

DyorSwap officially announced that the so-called "GIWA mainnet" previously identified by the team is actually a fake chain set up by scammers. This fake network used the correct GIWA chain ID (9134), making it appear legitimate during the initial verification phase. The team also identified several suspicious messages and individuals within the related community that may be connected to this incident. The announcement stated that significant losses have occurred due to this fraudulent cross-chain bridge.DyorSwap stated that it is taking three immediate actions: first, contacting a professional security team to conduct further on-chain tracking and investigate the involved addresses, transactions, and fund flows; second, preserving all relevant evidence, including chat records, RPC information, cross-chain bridge addresses, and on-chain transactions; third, preparing to use treasury funds to compensate affected users, with eligibility criteria, loss verification processes, compensation scope, and detailed plans to be announced after the investigation and verification processes are completed.DyorSwap emphasized that until further notice, users should not use any unofficial GIWA mainnet RPCs, cross-chain bridges, or contracts, and should not send funds to any related addresses. The official team deeply apologizes to every affected user in this incident and states that subsequent updates will be released as soon as possible.

Yuga Labs' Vice President of Blockchain, Quit, posted on the X platform stating that the claims portal for the NFT theft incident currently under construction is expected to go live in the next few hours, and a dedicated address nftsaresafu.eth has been created to accept ETH and other token donations.Quit mentioned that in addition to spending a significant amount of time, he paid approximately $7,500 in gas fees last night to handle related matters and thanked the community for their support through channels like X Money.Previously, it was reported that the NFT marketplace Magic Eden appeared to have a security vulnerability, with white hat hackers transferring 3,832 NFTs from hundreds of wallets, valued at approximately $1.5 million.

On Friday, asset management company VanEck released a report on the compensation of executives at the top ten digital asset treasury companies, rating the compensation structure of the Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet as "poor," making it the only company to fall into the lowest rating. The report shows that Metaplanet's equity plan corresponds to 14.7% of fully diluted shares, with executive risk exposure at 8.2%, which is ten times the average level of 0.8% for the other nine companies, and the scale of the equity plan is also nearly four times the industry average.In comparison, the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, Strategy, has an equity plan that accounts for only 2% of fully diluted shares, with executive risk exposure at 0.5%, and its compensation structure rated as "good." Metaplanet currently ranks third among publicly listed companies in Bitcoin holdings with 43,000 BTC. VanEck pointed out that the gap partly stems from Metaplanet's previous compensation mechanism: the option pool automatically expanded when the company issued shares to purchase Bitcoin, causing it to swell from 46 million shares to 319.5 million shares, adding approximately 273 million potential shares, which drew criticism from shareholders at the time.Metaplanet terminated the automatic adjustment mechanism at the end of August and reduced the option pool by 41% to 188.2 million shares in September, but VanEck believes these adjustments are still "far from satisfactory," calling for the retraction of the expansion of approximately 273 million shares in favor of a shareholder-approved compensation plan, while also suggesting that executive compensation be linked to the number of Bitcoins corresponding to each fully diluted share and adopting a written grant timing policy.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Alameda/FTX address has recently unstaked and transferred 202,700 SOL, worth 20.62 million USD, in the past half hour.Based on past records, similar transfers may be used for FTX creditor payments.

According to official news, The Sandbox announced the official opening of SAND compensation claims. Users affected by the cross-chain contract vulnerability incident involving Base and BNB Smart Chain (BSC) networks on August 22, who held bridged SAND on the affected networks before the incident, can receive full compensation in SAND on the Ethereum network at a 1:1 ratio. Eligibility for compensation is based on the on-chain balance snapshot before the incident and is unrelated to any transactions, transfers, or holdings by users after the incident.The Sandbox stated that eligibility for compensation is determined based on the on-chain balance recorded before the contract was compromised. The snapshot for the Base network corresponds to block 50283188 at 23:42:03 UTC on August 21, 2026, and the BSC snapshot corresponds to block 117322025 at 11:42:44 UTC on August 21, 2026.Users holding Base or BSC network SAND through centralized exchanges do not need to take any action, as The Sandbox is coordinating with the relevant exchanges to handle compensation; however, users holding SAND in personal wallets will need to claim it themselves. The claim period is from September 8 to September 22, 24:00 (UTC+8). Claims only require a transaction initiated from the original wallet that held SAND at the time of the snapshot, without the need for token authorization, signing off-chain messages, or transferring to any address.

According to the Guangzhou Daily New Flower City report, a man in Guangzhou lent 1 virtual currency to a friend, agreeing to return it two days later. After the other party failed to return it on time, he was sued, with the plaintiff requesting the return of the virtual currency or compensation at market price.The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court ruled that the relevant virtual currency lending agreement was invalid and did not support the return of the virtual currency or compensation at market price. Virtual currency belongs to online virtual property, and the borrower should still compensate the lender for property losses, ultimately ruling to compensate 199,600 yuan based on the cost price at which the lender purchased the virtual currency.

The Sandbox released an update on the security vulnerability attack incident involving the SAND cross-chain bridge, stating that the attacker modified the verification mechanism to forge cross-chain deposit messages and mint unbacked SAND. This incident resulted in approximately 14.7423 million SAND being withdrawn, valued at about $697,000. Additionally, some uncollateralized SAND was profited through market trading, leading to an overall economic impact of approximately $1.497 million, of which the attacker actually obtained about $987,000.The Sandbox stated that the attack did not affect the supply of SAND on Ethereum and Polygon, with the total amount of SAND on Ethereum remaining unchanged at 3 billion. There were also no super administrator privileges stolen, and the attack stemmed from a vulnerability caused by the combination of the general call function in the token contract and the design of bridge permissions. Currently, the related addresses have been marked, and collaboration has begun with exchanges, security agencies, and the LayerZero team.For affected users, The Sandbox promises to compensate wallets holding legitimate bridged SAND with a 1:1 ratio of SAND on the Ethereum chain based on an on-chain snapshot taken before the attack. The compensation application process is expected to open within two weeks and will last for two weeks.

According to Digital Asset, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb won the first instance of a lawsuit regarding the "misissued Bitcoin" incident, with the court ruling that users who sold the misissued Bitcoin must return approximately 194 million won (about 145,000 USD).In February of this year, Bithumb faced a huge controversy after erroneously distributing 620,000 Bitcoins (worth about 5 billion USD at the time) as activity rewards. Subsequently, Bithumb initiated a recovery program and reported in March that 99% of the misissued Bitcoins had been recovered. This ruling is the first in four lawsuits filed against users who have not returned the funds, and the likelihood of Bithumb winning the subsequent three lawsuits has also increased. The basis for the court's ruling and whether the defendants will appeal have not yet been disclosed.

According to LiveMint, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated in the All-In podcast that he personally reviews the compensation and remuneration proposals for the company's approximately 42,000 employees at the end of each cycle, and he almost always increases operating expenses. He said, "If you take good care of your employees, everything else will fall into place," and noted that there are more billionaires born from his management team than from any other CEO.The report cited a survey of about 3,000 Nvidia employees, stating that approximately 76%-78% of employees have become millionaires, with about half having a net worth exceeding $25 million. Employees can purchase stock through the company's stock purchase plan at a 15% discount, and Nvidia's stock price has increased nearly 3,800% since 2019, significantly boosting employee wealth.

According to Fortune, an analysis of executive compensation by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) shows that Elon Musk's total compensation from Tesla in 2025, calculated based on the fair value on the date of restricted stock grants, is approximately $158.3 billion, which is about 2.52 million times the median annual salary of Tesla employees at $57,243. Based on this calculation, Musk earns compensation equivalent to a Tesla employee's annual salary approximately every 4.23 seconds.The AFL-CIO stated that Musk's 2025 compensation package is at a "historic level" that has been "unprecedented" since it began tracking CEO compensation in 1997. His compensation is about 14 times the total compensation of all other S&P 500 company CEOs, while the average CEO compensation in the S&P 500 is approximately 312 times that of employees.It is important to note that the $158.3 billion is not the actual cash Musk will receive that year, but rather the fair value calculated based on the restricted stock granted by Tesla in 2025 on the grant date. This batch of stock could ultimately be worth up to $1 trillion, provided that Tesla meets the corresponding performance requirements.

According to Arkham monitoring, Alameda Research associated addresses transferred a total of 8.25 million USD in SOL to BitGo custody wallets through 24 transactions, presumably for distribution of compensation to FTX creditors.Arkham data shows that Alameda currently still holds over 200 million USD in SOL.

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea has launched a three-month project to rebuild the fraud refund system with a budget of approximately 119 million won. This upgrade aims to align with the revised Telecommunications Fraud Damage Compensation Act, which will officially take effect on October 1, and formally includes virtual assets in the categories of "damaged property" and "refundable property."The new system will support the calculation of compensation amounts based on token types and quantities, using the value of the won at the time the funds were frozen as a reference benchmark, and will also have the capability to dismantle mixed fraud funds across multiple accounts. Major exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX will be required to undertake anti-fraud and victim relief obligations equivalent to those of banks, including verifying transaction purposes, monitoring suspicious funds, and freezing suspected accounts.

Regarding the abnormal and severe fluctuations in the perpetual contract market for TUT (TUTUSDT), Lobster (LobsterUSDT), and BICO (BICOUSDT) on August 9, 2026, Gate has promptly initiated a special review and risk control investigation. To protect users' legitimate rights and interests, Gate will provide full USDT compensation to affected users who meet the compensation criteria. The platform has opened a special processing channel, and affected users can contact Gate through official channels such as VIP account managers and online customer service. The platform will assist in implementing the compensation plan within three working days and will distribute the compensation amount to users' spot accounts.Gate stated that user rights are always the core focus of the platform, and it will continue to strengthen the identification of abnormal trading, risk control in low liquidity markets, dynamic management of risk parameters, and the construction of pricing and settlement mechanisms, further enhancing the platform's risk prevention capabilities and market governance level. Gate is committed to creating a fair, transparent, and secure trading environment, continuously listening to user feedback, and working with the community to maintain a healthy and stable market ecosystem.

Bitget's head of Greater China, Xie Jiayin, issued a statement indicating that in response to the abnormal price marking incident involving TUT and two other trading pairs on August 9, Bitget will compensate affected users who meet the criteria, with a total compensation amount of nearly 40 million USD. The compensation will be calculated based on the user's account equity at 15:00 on that day, addressing related losses caused by forced liquidation of short positions during the period of abnormal price fluctuations.Xie Jiayin also stated that Bitget will continue to uphold the concept of "a warm exchange," ensuring the protection of user rights for retail, VIP, and institutional clients alike. After handling the incident, the platform will continue to review and promote the continuous iteration of products and related mechanisms.

According to Bloomberg, Binance affiliated entities Nest Trading, Distributed Technologies, and Chaintecs Consulting Singapore have filed a lawsuit in Hong Kong against RedotPay co-founders Gao Zhangpeng, Chan Wa Choi, and Yao Chao, accusing the three of breaching agreements by redirecting over 470,000 users from Binance Card to RedotPay, claiming damages of $472.8 million. Binance stated that since March 2026, it discovered that RedotPay had been allowing Binance Pay funds to be used for RedotPay card top-ups without isolation, claiming that this cooperation allowed RedotPay to obtain approximately $304 million in user funds from Binance Pay. RedotPay responded that it will vigorously defend against all allegations and that it does not affect the company's daily operations.In addition, Binance affiliated entity Chaintecs has also filed a lawsuit against RedotPay affiliates in Singapore, with a hearing scheduled for Friday. RedotPay had previously sought an IPO with an estimated valuation of approximately $4 billion, stating that its annualized payment volume currently reaches $14 billion, with annualized revenue of $180 million and over 8 million users.

ChianCatcher news, the decentralized derivatives trading protocol AFX announced that a goodwill plan is being developed in response to recent security incidents and will be announced on August 3 (Monday).AFX stated that investors, the team, and early supporters have all been affected by this incident, and the community is asked to be patient while waiting for the final plan. Previously, AFX suffered a bridging vulnerability attack on July 22, resulting in a loss of approximately 24.15 million USDC.

Trade.xyz issued a statement regarding the SK Hynix contract price spike incident: On July 27 at 23:01 UTC, the marked price of SK Hynix tokens plummeted from $1,127.9 to $917.25, triggering a large number of long position liquidations. This price originated from an actual transaction captured by multiple independent data providers, with the external venue being a major pre-market in South Korea. Its oracle system operates according to established specifications, synchronously tracking prices from external exchanges, functioning "as designed" on a technical level.However, the platform acknowledges that user dissatisfaction with the liquidations triggered by this event is understandable, emphasizing that "market integrity is the core value of Trade.xyz." To address this, Trade.xyz has decided to cover all liquidation losses caused by this price anomaly on a one-time discretionary basis. Specific eligibility requirements will be announced soon, with compensation expected to be completed within a few days, but it clearly states that this decision "does not constitute a guarantee for similar situations in the future." At the mechanism level, the platform will accelerate the review of pricing methods— including reassessing the assumptions of reliance on external venues and giving greater weight to its own order book price discovery (its order book depth and signal strength have significantly improved compared to external sources) to more effectively handle tail events.

According to Etoday, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea has announced a draft amendment to the "Special Law on Preventing Telecom Financial Fraud and Returning Victim Funds," planning to include funds from phone scams that are transferred to crypto assets within the scope of victim compensation, and to clarify the standards for the return and valuation of crypto assets. The relevant regulations are expected to officially take effect on October 1.According to the new regulations, if the frozen assets are cryptocurrencies, victims will generally be compensated based on the type and quantity of assets; if the defrauded assets differ in form from the frozen assets, compensation will be made in the form of assets that existed at the time the account was frozen. In cases where cash and crypto assets are mixed, the regulatory authorities will value the crypto assets based on the market price at the time of freezing to determine the final compensation amount.The Financial Services Commission of South Korea stated that clarifying the form of returned assets and the timing of valuation will help achieve faster and fairer compensation in complex cases involving mixed funds from multiple victims. It is reported that the public consultation for the draft amendment will continue until August 24.