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Reported ‘transfer’ of $15B XRP was part of a failed exploit attempt
According to Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino, an attacker attempted to make use of X…
US Senators call for investigation of SEC over ‘compromised’ Bitcoin ETF tweet
Senators Ron Wyden and Cynthia Lummis questioned the SEC’s lack of multi-factor authentication and…
The Protocol: Beneath Bitcoin ETF Chaos, A Blockchain Drama
In this week's issue, we dive into the proposal that would have curtailed Ordinals inscriptions "NFTs on Bitcoin" tra…
Bitcoin Developer's Proposal to Stop 'Spam' NFTs Gets Shut Down
Luke Dashjr's technical proposal sounded innocuous enough: to make the popular Bitcoin Core software "effective with …
North Korea Was Responsible for Over $600M in Crypto Thefts Last Year: TRM Labs
North Korea-affiliated actors were behind a third of all crypto hacks in 2023, making off with some $600 million in f…
Compound Finance's X account hacked and has posted a scam link
Security experts have declared that the Compound Finance X page has been hacked after it started pro…
Crypto Exchange Catalyx Suspends Trading, Withdrawals Following 'Security Breach'
The Canadian exchange suffered a security break earlier this month, resulting in the loss of an unknown amount of cus…
Crypto Users Lost $2B to Hacks, Scams and Exploits in 2023, De.Fi Says
The figure is roughly half the estimated $4.2 billion of 2022, a year that also included $40 billion lost through the…
Taproot Wizards launches script so haters can now reject Ordinals on Bitcoin
“Go run the script or admit that you're just virtue signaling on twitter and are uninterested in s…
Mt. Gox Appears to Have Started PayPal Repayments Tied to 2014 Bitcoin Hack
Payments through bank accounts are still awaited.
Crypto training demand surges among law enforcement - Report
According to the survey, over 50% of federal agencies currently use blockchain analytics tools, but …
U.S. court approves forfeiture of 69K BTC in Silk Road case
The judgment was first made in August and has now been cleared to take effect, according to a filing…
How the Ledger Connect hacker tricked users into making malicious approvals
According to Cyvers, the attacker caused malicious code to be inserted into multiple app user interfaces, allowing th…
Security engineer pleads guilty to Nirvana Finance exploit and one other hack
Shakeeb Ahmed was arrested for hacking an unspecified DEX, then admitted to Nirvava Finance hack too.
Ledger attacker drained at least $484K
The hacker behind the attack on Ledger’s connector library has stolen at least $484,000, according to blockchain an…
Crypto hacking losses plunge by nearly 50% in 2023 – Research
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs credits this decline to enhanced security measures, law enforcement, and indust…
Code Is Not (Always) Law
Sometimes, the law is the law, industry experts say.
Justin Sun-related crypto platforms hacked 4 times in 2 months
Justin Sun’s cryptocurrency exchange HTX has been hacked twice since rebranding from Huobi in September 2023, raisi…