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Security researcher finds Zcash vulnerability allowing ‘unlimited’ counterfeit minting; ZEC drops 31%
The vulnerability was fixed within days, and findings suggest that actual exploitation of the bug is unlikely.
Travala debuts agentic AI travel protocol with gasless USDC payments on Base
Travala launched an agentic AI travel protocol on Base supporting gasless USDC hotel bookings and AI-assisted payment…
Immunefi says DeFi is ‘getting safer’ as exploit losses fall 74% from 2022 peak amid AI-driven security arms race
DeFi exploit losses fell 74% from the 2022 peak to $680 million in 2025, according to Immunefi, amid structural secur…
Cosmos Labs acquires block explorer Mintscan, forms Korea subsidiary to expand ecosystem
Cosmos Labs has acquired Cosmos block explorer Mintscan and formed a new Korea-based subsidiary, Cosmos Labs Korea.
Ethereum treasury giant offers 9.5% payout as BitMine paper losses top $8.5 billion
Thomas Lee's BitMine is turning to the preferred-stock market to raise fresh capital for its Ethereum strategy, offer…
Coinbase, SpaceX, Meta join DOJ anti-scam operation that froze $3.8 million in crypto
Private-sector firms joined the DOJ's "Disruption Week," freezing $3.8 million in crypto and disrupting 1.4 million s…
Crypto VC deal count slumps to five-year low as investors grow more selective
Monthly venture deal count in crypto fell to roughly 50 deals in May, a level not seen since before 2021.
EdgeX offers refunds and launches 200,000 USDC bounty after 71% token flash crash
EdgeX says that 174 addresses flooded a PancakeSwap pool with EDGE token sell orders during a period of low liquidity.
IREN plants flag in Australia with its first data center campus to serve Asia-Pacific AI demand
The announcement comes days after IREN secured $3.65 billion in financing to support its Microsoft AI contract.
Variant raises $222 million fund targeting early stage crypto, AI startups that expand ‘autonomy’
Variant founder Jesse Walden said the firm is targeting firms that expand autonomy, including in permissionless and a…
Ledger researchers find flaw in chip used by Trezor Safe 7; Trezor says user funds safe
Ledger's Donjon team found a laser-based hardware flaw in the TROPIC01 chip used in the Trezor Safe 7, but Trezor say…
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson warns of ‘wave of failures’ after TapTools wind-down
TapTools is set to wind down after leadership exits as Charles Hoskinson warns of a wave of Cardano ecosystem failure…
Franklin Templeton brings BENJI tokenized fund to MoonPay
The partnership will serve as "the foundation for a broader strategic relationship between Franklin Templeton and Moo…
Following token-dumping scandal, Movement seeks new life as a Layer 1
Move Industries has partnered with several firms, including Circle, as it relaunches Movement as a Layer 1 and refocu…
Robinhood closes $180 million WonderFi acquisition, entering Canadian crypto market
Users of WonderFi's crypto platforms Bitbuy and Coinsquare will be invited to continue on the Robinhood app.
Unable to recover from roughly $50 million hack, Radiant Capital is winding down
Radiant Capital said it hasn't been able to recover a meaningful amount of funds or raise new capital since the 2024 …
IREN lands $3.65 billion A-rated financing for Microsoft AI buildout
The debt package helps IREN cover about 96% of the GPU spending needed to fulfill the Microsoft contract.
‘Gnosis will cover all user losses’ amid exploit related to Gnosis Pay, co-founder Koppelmann says
Gnosis co-founder Martin Koppelmann said all user losses will be covered as containment efforts continue following an…
The Funding: How crypto hedge funds are navigating weak markets
As crypto markets remain weak, fund managers say asset selection, fundamentals, and alpha matter more than ever.
Dev helps rescue $2 million locked in 2016 ICO contract for nine years with whitehat exploit
The developer told The Block that two of 48 eligible investors have already claimed 96.5 ETH that was unfrozen, worth…
Cosmos-based Gravity Bridge drained of $5.4 million in suspected key compromise, researchers say
The attacker took USDC, ether, tether and PAYG tokens before laundering a portion through ChangeNow and Binance.
Sui blockchain suffers more downtime following Thursday’s six-hour outage
Sui was offline for 5 hours and 55 minutes on Thursday due to a bug in the blockchain's latest "1.72 release."
Base launches Azul on mainnet, pushing Coinbase’s Ethereum L2 toward full decentralization
Base has deployed its Azul upgrade on mainnet, with multiproofs and a new client stack advancing decentralization.
Hyperliquid-based prop trading platform Hypernova raises $3 million in pre-seed funding
Hyperliquid-based prop trading platform Hypernova says it offers "instant payouts" and plans to publicly launch withi…
Sui blockchain experiences second ‘stall’ in five months
Sui said the blockchain is experiencing a "network stall," as block explorers show the protocol has not produced a bl…
Samsung units to acquire $408 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu
Major institutions in South Korea are seeking to expand into digital assets in preparation for the upcoming regulator…
Bit Digital extends $100 million loan facility to WhiteFiber, backed by Ethereum credit line
Bit Digital said advances may be funded through an Ethereum-denominated secured credit facility, letting it retain ET…
Falcon Finance taps Anchorage to issue new GENIUS-compliant payments stablecoin fUSD
Falcon said fUSD is meant to act as a “regulated counterpart” to its existing overcollateralized synthetic stable…
Aztec Labs acquires ZKPassport, pledges to keep privacy protocol and iOS mobile app open-source
The Obsidion team, including co-founders Michael Elliot and Theo Madzou, will join Aztec Labs to continue developing …
Security researchers flag ongoing Stake DAO exploit after attacker mints trillions of vsdCRV
The attacker minted 5.4 trillion vsdCRV on Arbitrum and is actively swapping tokens for ether, the researchers said.