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Crypto exploit triage group SEAL sees uptick in tickets in 2025
In addition to a rising number of “private key/seed leaks," pcaversaccio pointed to "a concerning increase in physi…
Ethereum lost over $100 million in fees this year, and one corporate giant kept the profit
The Ethereum blockchain recorded its strongest operational year in history in 2025, processing record transaction vol…
Base’s creator coin push sparks builder backlash over favoritism concerns
Builders on Base are pushing back against the network’s close alignment with Zora, arguing the creator-coin narrati…
Trump Media to distribute new rewards token to DJT shareholders with Crypto.com
The move represents Trump Media's latest partnership with Crypto.com, including a series of crypto-related ETFs and a…
China gains major advantage if US bans interest on stablecoins, Coinbase exec warns
Coinbase's Faryar Shirzad said limiting rewards on US stablecoins could benefit global rivals as China moves to pay i…
Bitcoin order books just exposed the “wild” mechanics secretly crushing every rally before it starts
Bitcoin has spent the past several weeks going nowhere fast, and that is not because traders have run out of opinions…
Unleash hacker begins laundering $4 million in ETH through Tornado Cash
A hacker appears to have gained unauthorized control over Unleash Protocol's multisig, enabling them to drain nearly …
Winklevoss-backed Cypherpunk adds $29 million in ZEC, lifts holdings to nearly 2% of supply
Cypherpunk’s ZEC position now accounts for more than a third of its stated 5% accumulation target, following a seri…
Lighter launches native token LIT, allocates half to ecosystem growth
Lighter is set to allocate half of the token supply to the ecosystem, while the remaining half is allocated to the te…
Flow scraps blockchain 'rollback' plan after community backlash over decentralization
The layer-1 network reversed course after ecosystem partners warned that rewriting chain history would undermine dece…
Flow’s controversial planned rollback to undo $3.9 million exploit ‘blindsided’ some partners
The hacker, who has already bridged the $3.9 million worth of stolen tokens to other chains, will not be affected by …
Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers
Coinbase said a former customer support agent was arrested in India as investigators probe a breach tied to insider b…
Ethereum’s ‘Hegota’ upgrade slated for late 2026 as devs accelerate roadmap
Hegota will follow “Glamsterdam,” Ethereum’s next major upgrade, which is currently expected to roll out in the…
Trust Wallet launches compensation process for $7 million browser extension hack victims
Trust Wallet has pledged to compensate all users after an unknown hacker injected malicious code into its Chrome exte…
Coinbase CEO announces first arrest in India over insider data breach: ‘More still to come’
The news comes one week after a Brooklyn man was indicted on 31 counts for allegedly stealing $16 million from Coinba…
From Aztec to Zcash: The year ‘pragmatic privacy’ took root
This year also saw the launch of networks like Aztec's Ignition chain, apps like Privacy Pools, and corporate experim…
Zcash’s shielded supply holds firm at 23% as privacy adoption proves sticky
The privacy narrative is positioned for continued relevance into 2026, driven by practical adoption needs rather than…
Trust Wallet users lose $7 million to hacked Chrome extension
Changpeng Zhao, a co-founder of Binance, which owns the utility, said the losses will be reimbursed.
Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison to be released from federal custody next month
Earlier this month, Ellison agreed to a 10-year ban on serving as an officer of public firms of crypto exchanges.
Trust Wallet users lose at least $6 million in security breach, ZachXBT finds
Trust Wallet confirmed Thursday that it has identified a security incident affecting a specific version of its web br…
Crypto’s 12 biggest stories of 2025: From Trump’s policies to bitcoin all-time highs, OG whale moves, a DAT craze and the $1.4 billion Bybit hack
There's always something going on in the crypto space, and this year was no exception. We take a look back at 2025's …
The Protocol: Aave community split
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam, Bitcoin and quantum computing, and new Eigenlayer governance proposal
‘Most important tokenholder rights debate’: Aave faces identity crisis
The Aave community has become sharply divided over control of the protocol’s brand and related assets, intensifying…
Former FTX US president raises $35 million for traditional-asset perpetuals exchange: The Information
AX allows institutional investors to trade non-expiring derivatives linked to assets such as equities and foreign exc…
2026 Layer 2 Outlook
2025 has been the year that the Layer 2 narrative bifurcated: most new launches have become ghost towns shortly after…
Coinbase to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company
The deal follows Coinbase’s recent rollout of prediction markets on its platform and is expected to close in January.
New XRP yield product earnXRP launches using Flare Network’s infrastructure
Three entities — Upshift, Clearstar, and Flare — have jointly launched earnXRP, a new product that allows users t…
Bitcoin isn’t under quantum threat yet, but upgrade could take 5-10 years
Even if quantum machines capable of breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography are decades away, the work required to update s…
Ethereum’s ‘Glamsterdam’ upgrade aims to fix MEV fairness
The full scope of Glamsterdam has not yet been finalized, but developers are targeting it to go live in 2026.
Brooklyn man indicted for allegedly stealing $16 million from Coinbase users through phishing scheme
The defendant reportedly told friends he lost $6 million gambling on crypto, and went by "@lolimfeelingevil" on Teleg…