Brussels fines AliExpress half a billion for selling illegal goods

Published on 20/07/2026 – 12:03 GMT+2•Updated 12:05 The European Commission on Monday fined AliExpress €550 million for failing to adequately assess and mitigate risks linked to the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The decision comes just days after the EU introduced a €3 flat duty on parcels worth less than €150, which had previously entered the bloc duty-free – a move expected to significantly affect the business…

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Allbridge Core Pauses Cross-Chain Bridge after .65M Exploit

Allbridge, the company behind cross-chain stablecoin bridge Allbridge Core, said it has paused the protocol as a precaution after a “security incident” that reportedly saw $1.65 million drained on Sunday.The incident affected Allbridge Core’s Solana deployment, with the attacker having already bridged the stolen funds from Solana to Ethereum before…

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