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XRP Ledger developer kit compromised with backdoor to steal wallet private keys
Aikido Security disclosed a vulnerability in the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) official JavaScript SDK, revealing that multip…
Jihan Wu’s Matrix Finance offers $200 million credit facility to Jihan Wu’s Bitdeer Bitcoin mining operation
Bitdeer Technologies opened a $200 million credit facility earlier this month with Matrix Finance, also founded by Ji…
XRP Ledger Foundation discloses ‘serious vulnerability’ in recently updated version of XRPL JavaScript library
The issue was discovered by Aikido Security, which noted the vulnerability could lead to a “potentially catastrophi…
Janover completes rebrand as former Kraken execs double down on Solana treasury strategy
The firm began buying and staking SOL after being acquired by former Kraken executives earlier this month.
Trump Media and Crypto.com finalize agreement to launch slate of ‘Made in America’ crypto-related ETFs
The ETFs are expected to launch later this year, comprising various digital assets and securities with a "Made in Ame…
Australian federal court overturns ruling against crypto lender Block Earner, orders securities agency to cover legal fees
Crypto lender Block Earner defeated claims that its Earner product broke securities laws, overturning a previous verd…
WazirX eyes comeback from $230 million hack, pending key May 13 court ruling
Over 93% of WazirX creditors recently approved a restructuring plan that aims to recover approximately 85.3% of users…
Bithumb crypto exchange to spin off non-exchange division amid IPO push
The restructuring efforts align with the Bithumb's endeavors to launch its IPO in the second half of this year.
Bybit seeks community help as $400 million in stolen Ethereum vanishes through Wasabi mixer
The amount of stolen funds from the Bybit hack that have slipped out of reach continues to rise as the days go by. On…
Bybit CEO says nearly 28% of $1.4 billion hacked crypto ‘gone dark,’ moved to P2P and OTC
Untraceable funds flowed into mixers then through bridges to P2P and OTC platforms, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou said.
The Daily: Brazilian crypto launderer gets 128 years, Oregon AG sues Coinbase, Ripple backs XRP fund
Arizona is also leading the crypto reserve legislation race and Galaxy Research proposed a new voting system for Sola…
kiloEx recovers $7.5M after promising attacker 10% bounty
Decentralized exchange platform KiloEx revealed that it has recovered the entire $7.5 million stolen from it in a rec…
Non-KYC exchange eXch to close down under money laundering scrutiny tied to Lazarus Group
The exchange said it will close down on May 1, and said that there is a 'transatlantic operation' to prosecute the pr…
The Daily: Fed chair hints at easing crypto rules for banks as Trump says Powell’s termination ‘cannot come fast enough’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Coinbase-backed Base draws fire for role in ‘pump-and-dump’ style ‘Content Coin’ token launch
Coinbase-backed Layer-2 network Base is under fire from the crypto community after promoting a so-called “Content C…
Quantum Computing Group Offers 1 BTC to Whoever Breaks Bitcoin's Cryptographic Key
Quantum computers can rapidly break the cryptographic algorithms that secure blockchain networks.
Three Wallets Snag ‘Base is for everyone’ Tokens Before Official Announcement, Profiting $666K
At least three wallets bought tokens before Base announced the launch on X.
Base scrutinized over promotion of token that briefly crashed 95%; says part of ‘contentcoin’ vision
Base faced criticism earlier Wednesday after the 'Base is for everyone' token briefly crashed by 95% following an ini…
US Secret Service combats $4.3 million Ethereum ‘phishing’ scam with aid of Canadian officials
"Operation Avalanche" identified digital wallets that had lost $4.3 million dollars, according to the Secret Service.
Bitcoin miner manufacturer Auradine raises $153 million in Series C funding amid AI expansion
Auradine's Series C funding round includes $138 million in equity and $15 million in venture debt, CEO Rajiv Khemani …
Ex-Revolut duo’s Bleap partners with Mastercard in latest push to take stablecoins mainstream
The collaboration aims to leverage Bleap's technology to enable other wallet providers to integrate with Mastercard's…
ZKsync admin wallet compromised in $5 million theft, ZK slides over 8%
A compromised admin account connected to ZKsync’s airdrop contracts executed a transaction that minted approximatel…
Aztec developers roll out ‘StealthNote’ to protect anonymous whistleblowers
StealthNote uses zero-knowledge proofs to allow workers to prove they can access a corporate email without doxxing th…
The Daily: ZKsync discloses $5 million admin account hack, bitcoin acts ‘notably different’ from prior market pullbacks and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
ZKsync discloses $5 million attack from compromised airdrop admin account, triggering 20% price drop
The ZK token, introduced in June 2024 through a controversial airdrop, is down approximately 15%, according to The Bl…
KiloEx tells hacker to return 90% of the $7 million stolen from its perp vaults or face relentless legal pursuit
KiloEx has offered $700,000 as a reward to an exploiter who stole $7 million across Base, BNB Chain and Taiko on Mond…
Malicious npm package secretly targets Atomic, Exodus wallets to intercept and reroutes funds
Researchers have discovered a malicious software package uploaded to npm that secretly alters locally installed versi…
Someone built an MEV bot to frontrun the Wayfinder PROMPT airdrop claims on Kaito, stealing $200,000 in ETH from ‘yappers’
TokenTable, the entity managing the airdrop, paused the process to address the failed transactions and promised full …
Crypto users targeted in SourceForge malware attack via fake Microsoft Office softwares
Cybercriminals are targeting crypto users by exploiting SourceForge, a well-known open-source software platform. Acco…