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Nov 4$133M Just Walked Out Through Kraken, Crypto.com and OKX. Nobody Has Admitted Being Robbed, and ZachXBT Thinks a European Institution Is Covering It Up●Nov 3Mercado Bitcoin Says There Was 'No Loss to Customers'. The Attacker Still Reached 27,160 Customer Deposit Addresses and Walked Off With About $46M●Nov 2A 10 ETH Bug Did What the FBI Asked For. THORChain Accidentally Locked North Korea Out of Its Favorite Laundering Route●Nov 1The FBI Asked Crypto to Block 600+ Addresses Tied to the Binance Hack. Chainalysis Says North Korea Is Already Using Thousands●Oct 31Binance Blamed One Laptop. A Day Later It Found 'Additional Points of Breach', and the Hacker Had Been Rehearsing for 36 Hours●Oct 30Binance Says 'No Wallet Private Key Leak.' It Didn't Need One: A DevOps Engineer's Laptop Moved $6.3 Billion●Oct 29Datavault AI Sold $150M of Stock for Bitcoin. It's Been Trying to Withdraw That Bitcoin Since June. Now It Says the Bitcoin Was Never an Asset●Oct 28Robinhood Made $173M From Bets Last Quarter and $120M From Crypto. The Same Day, Washington Sued a 10th State to Keep the Bets Legal●Oct 27Bloom Says 'No Private Keys Were Compromised.' Every One of the Drains Was Signed With the Wallet's Own Key, and It Took 94 Seconds●Oct 26Keystone Bragged 'Other Hardware Wallets Keep Your Data Forever. We Delete Your Shipping Info in 180 Days Max.' Then Hackers Got Buyers' Addresses, and Customers Say Their Orders Were 2 Years Old●Nov 4$133M Just Walked Out Through Kraken, Crypto.com and OKX. Nobody Has Admitted Being Robbed, and ZachXBT Thinks a European Institution Is Covering It Up●Nov 3Mercado Bitcoin Says There Was 'No Loss to Customers'. The Attacker Still Reached 27,160 Customer Deposit Addresses and Walked Off With About $46M●Nov 2A 10 ETH Bug Did What the FBI Asked For. THORChain Accidentally Locked North Korea Out of Its Favorite Laundering Route●Nov 1The FBI Asked Crypto to Block 600+ Addresses Tied to the Binance Hack. Chainalysis Says North Korea Is Already Using Thousands●Oct 31Binance Blamed One Laptop. A Day Later It Found 'Additional Points of Breach', and the Hacker Had Been Rehearsing for 36 Hours●Oct 30Binance Says 'No Wallet Private Key Leak.' It Didn't Need One: A DevOps Engineer's Laptop Moved $6.3 Billion●Oct 29Datavault AI Sold $150M of Stock for Bitcoin. It's Been Trying to Withdraw That Bitcoin Since June. Now It Says the Bitcoin Was Never an Asset●Oct 28Robinhood Made $173M From Bets Last Quarter and $120M From Crypto. The Same Day, Washington Sued a 10th State to Keep the Bets Legal●Oct 27Bloom Says 'No Private Keys Were Compromised.' Every One of the Drains Was Signed With the Wallet's Own Key, and It Took 94 Seconds●Oct 26Keystone Bragged 'Other Hardware Wallets Keep Your Data Forever. We Delete Your Shipping Info in 180 Days Max.' Then Hackers Got Buyers' Addresses, and Customers Say Their Orders Were 2 Years Old●

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The Weekly Grind (Jul 30–Jul 30): DeFi Engineers Eye $300k Salaries by 2026

The Weekly Grind (Jul 30–Jul 30): DeFi Engineers Eye $300k Salaries by 2026

August 3, 2026 · 1 min read · 173 words

The Weekly Grind (Jul 30–Jul 30): DeFi Engineers Eye $300k Salaries by 2026

The vibe this week is all about the future paycheck for crypto builders. DeFi Protocol Engineers are looking at a sweet payday, with salaries projected to reach up to $300,000 by 2026. Crypto protocols are putting their money where their mouth is, and the job market is taking note.

The Big Stories

DeFi Protocol Engineer Salaries Soar: In a deep dive into 2026 salaries, DeFi Protocol Engineers are set to earn between $90,000 to $300,000. The crypto world isn’t skimping on talent. Read more here.

By the Numbers

$90,000 to $300,000: Projected salary range for DeFi Protocol Engineers by 2026.

What This Means for Crypto Jobs

DeFi Protocol Engineers are the hot ticket, with salaries reaching up to $300k. This signals a big demand for blockchain expertise and protocol development skills. If you’re a DeFi specialist, your stock is rising. Conversely, sectors that aren’t evolving may see talent moving towards these lucrative roles.

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