Top crypto tweets of the day – August 31st

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• Balancer protocol suffers $900,000 loss in latest exploit

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• Chinese hackers exploit code flaw, steal US emails

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• Bitvo stands strong amidst crypto exchange closures, offers a 50% discount on withdrawal fees

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• Swiss Social Democratic Party proposes shrinking UBS assets after Credit Suisse takeover

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