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Bitfinex Hacker Released Early Under Trump-Era Prison Reform Law
Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind the 2016 Bitfinex bitcoin breach, has been released early from a U.S. federal p…
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein says he is being released early as part of ‘Trump’s First Step Act’
The man who confessed to being behind the hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, Ilya Lichtenstein, said he is being relea…
Crypto exchange volume falls to 15-month low in December
Volume on decentralized exchanges also dropped, as one analyst points to seasonal sentiment and year-end repositioning.
Crypto Hack Alert: $107K Drained From 100+ Wallets Across EVM Chains
A fresh on-chain alert has raised concerns across the crypto space after blockchain investigator ZachXBT reported a …
Hundreds of crypto wallets drained across EVM chains, root cause still unidentified: ZachXBT
Total losses have reached about $107,000, and ZachXBT cautioned that the figure is likely to increase as the attack u…
Crypto Wallet Hack Drains $107K Across 5+ EVM Chains
A quiet crypto attack is draining wallets across EVM chains like Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, and Arbitrum. Each victi…
‘A record year for wrench attacks’: How crypto holders can maintain physical security amid rising risks
Crypto security experts recommend that high-risk and visible holders split up their funds, maintain a low profile, an…
From Bybit to GMX: The 10 biggest crypto hacks of 2025
Crypto thefts topped $2.2 billion in 2025, on par with last year’s total, as attackers exploited a range of blockch…
XRP on exchanges hits 8 year low, but historical data exposes a brutal flaw in the popular “moon” narrative
Glassnode data shows that XRP's exchange balances hit their lowest level since 2018 in late December, sparking the us…
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…
Crypto hacks dropped by half in 2025, but the data reveals a much deadlier financial threat
This year’s defining security event was not a sophisticated DeFi exploit or a novel protocol failure, but the $1.46…
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 …
Unleash Protocol Hack Drains $3.9M After Multisig Exploit, PeckShield Reveals
Blockchain security firm PeckShieldAlert reported a major hack involving Unleash Protocol, a decentralized platform …
Unleash Protocol hit by $3.9 million exploit with funds routed through Tornado Cash
The intellectual property platform on Story Protocol lost about $3.9 million after a governance exploit, with stolen …
ZachXBT Unmasks $2M Canadian Coinbase Scam
Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT exposed Haby (Havard), a Canadian from Abbotsford near Vancouver, who stole over $2 millio…
XRP is quietly forming a “spring-loaded” supply setup that frustrated retail traders are completely ignoring
XRP is ending 2025 with one of the most paradoxical profiles in the crypto market, thanks to record-breaking institut…
Ethereum’s record staking queue looks bullish, but one corporate giant is secretly distorting the real signal
A single corporate treasury has effectively hijacked Ethereum’s validator mechanics, executing a billion-dollar man…
North Korean crypto hacks escalate in record year of theft and laundering
North Korea is constantly evolving its tactics and will continue to use crypto hacks as a main source of revenue, Cha…
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 2026 roadmap includes this validator risk that’s bigger than you think
Ethereum’s 2026 roadmap centers on two tracks: expanding rollup data capacity through blobs while pushing base-laye…
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…