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Stablecoin-focused fintech Kontigo reimburses over 1,000 users after hack
Kontigo reimbursed 1,005 users $340,905 after a breach, as CEO Jesus Castillo confirmed his own account was affected …
Hacker Drains $27.3M, Launders via Tornado Cash
A hacker took control of a multi-signature wallet, stealing $27.3 million in crypto assets. The attacker recently wi…
Crypto hacker launders more ETH from compromised multisig as $27M exploit unfolds: PeckShield
A hacker who compromised a multisignature wallet has now laundered more than $19 million worth of ETH through Tornado…
Starknet goes down for over 4 hours, team is ‘actively investigating’
Downtime can have knock-on effects across decentralized finance and other onchain applications.
Ledger customers alerted to fresh data leak tied to payment processor
The latest data exposure comes nearly six years after a leak that involved over 270,000 Ledger customers occurred in …
SlowMist Warns MetaMask Users of Sophisticated Fake 2FA Phishing Scam
Blockchain security firm SlowMist has raised the alarm over a new and highly convincing phishing campaign targeting …
Top crypto VCs share 2026 funding and token sales outlook
Crypto VCs told The Block they expect disciplined activity to persist in 2026, with a higher bar for new investments.
Neobanks will fuel Ethereum's 2026 growth, says ether.fi CEO
Ethereum's next phase will be defined by financial products that feel familiar to everyday users, Mike Silagadze said.
Ethereum and Solana set the stage for 2026’s DeFi reboot
Ethereum saw a surge in institutional adoption and progress on scaling in 2025, while Solana was stress-testing the n…
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 credits Trump’s First Step Act for early prison release
The U.S. hacker pleaded guilty to stealing and laundering nearly 120,000 bitcoin from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfine…
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…
Vitalik Buterin on the two goals Ethereum must meet to become the ‘world computer’
After major technical gains in 2025, Buterin says the network must double down on usability and decentralization to m…
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…
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…
Something Big Is Coming — Investor Hints At XRP ETF Breakthrough This Week
Investor Paul Barron’s hint at “big news” has reignited attention on XRP exchange-traded funds this week, sendi…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…