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Kelp DAO, Aave to resume rsETH operations as recovery from $292 million exploit progresses
Kelp was exploited on April 18 for $292 million from attackers suspected to be part of North Korea's Lazarus Group.
Ethereum Foundation rolls out support for Clear Signing crypto security solution
Clear Signing is a crypto security feature that aims to simplify transaction descriptions so humans can understand wh…
Binance says AI security systems prevented $10.5 billion in user losses from crypto scams, phishing
In Q1 2026 alone, Binance claims to have safeguarded $1.98 billion in funds protected from 22.9 million scam and phis…
It might be too late for bitcoin’s quantum migration, Project Eleven report argues
Quantum computing does not only pose a risk to up to $3 trillion in digital assets, it also threatens the security of…
Crypto ‘wrench attacks’ on the rise, with victims’ family members increasingly at risk: CertiK
There has been 34 verified incidents globally, a 41% increase from the same period in 2025, CertiK said in a report p…
Arbitrum DAO approves $70 million ETH release for Kelp DAO recovery
However, a May 1 court order restricted Arbitrum DAO from moving the recovered funds, prompting Aave to file an emerg…
ZachXBT accuses projects like LAB of ‘highly questionable price action’, posts $10,000 bounty for info on alleged market manipulation
ZachXBT has called out several projects for alleged manipulation, most recently including the AI trading terminal pro…
1inch liquidity provider TrustedVolumes hit with ongoing exploit, draining nearly $6 million: Blockaid
Blockaid said the attacker was the same entity that exploited 1inch Fusion V1 in March 2025, which drained around $5 …
Aave liquidates Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH positions
Aave required a governance process to manipulate its rsETH oracle price to generate a deficit in the attacker’s fra…
Project Eleven warns quantum moment could hit ‘all at once,’ pegs Q-Day as early as 2030
Roughly 6.9 million BTC could be at risk to quantum computers under certain conditions, Project Eleven estimates.
Attackers drain $1.4M in wrapped bitcoin from DeFi protocol Ekubo in approval-based exploit
Ekubo Protocol lost roughly $1.4 million in WBTC after attackers exploited a flaw in its EVM swap router contracts.
Ethereum co-founder Lubin backs ETH treasury firms, calls DATs ‘profound innovation’
Joseph Lubin backed ETH treasury firms, confirmed Linea's Linux Foundation move, and highlighted Ethereum's quantum-s…
Kelp DAO ditches LayerZero for Chainlink’s cross-chain infrastructure following $292 million exploit
Many onlookers blame LayerZero's default infrastructure setup because the cross-chain bridge that was attacked used a…
Ledger integrates Hyperliquid perps trading in its hardware wallets via Yield.xyz
About 20% of Ledger users will be able to access Hyperliquid's onchain perps markets from their hardware wallets.
Ripple shares North Korea-linked threat data as crypto attacks shift to social engineering
The recent $280 million Drift incident has demonstrated a shift toward more sophisticated social engineering tactics.
Aave fights court-ordered $73 million ETH freeze, argues ‘a thief does not own what he steals’
Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to lift an order that froze ether tied to last month's Ke…
Binance adds protection against physical threats as problems with crypto wrench attacks persist
Blockchain analytics firm CertiK said this February that attacks using physical threats to steal crypto rose 75% in 2…
North Korea blames ‘reptile media’ over reports of crypto theft
North Korea rejected U.S. cybercrime claims as 'absurd slander,' blaming media as crypto theft attributed to the coun…
The Funding: How DeFi hacks could hit crypto funds
DeFi’s latest hack wave is likely to add pressure on liquid and yield-focused crypto funds already navigating a tou…
North Korea terrorism creditors move to seize Arbitrum-frozen Kelp DAO ETH ahead of DeFi United vote
The plaintiffs are not Kelp DAO hack victims but families holding three unsatisfied terrorism judgments against North…
Paradigm researcher proposes timestamp ‘escape hatch’ to protect Satoshi-era bitcoin from quantum threats
PACTs would let long-term bitcoin holders prepare for a worst-case quantum scenario without moving funds or signaling…
Crypto hacks hit record high in April as exploits kept piling up
With the end of April in sight, another exploit involving dormant Ethereum mainnet addresses appears to have occurred.
North Korea accounts for 76% of 2026 crypto hack losses, with theft since 2017 topping $6 billion: TRM Labs
North Korea-linked hackers stole $577 million in two April exploits, accounting for 76% of crypto losses in 2026, acc…
Wasabi Protocol hit by more than $5 million exploit across multiple chains, security firms say
Blockaid and CertiK said a compromised admin key was used to upgrade Wasabi Protocol contracts and drain funds.
SWEAT protocol thwarts multi-million dollar exploit, restores user balances
Blockaid estimates the attacker stole roughly 13.71 billion SWEAT, about 65% of the total supply, worth about $3.5 mi…
ZetaChain identifies cross-chain messaging loophole as root of targeted exploit
ZetaChain's post-mortem explained that the attacker took advantage of three vulnerabilities to drain $333,868 from te…
Syndicate suffers exploit linked to Commons bridge compromise; SYND slides 36%
The Syndicate team said it is investigating the incident with security firms and exploring options to 'make people wh…
LayerZero commits 10,000 ETH to DeFi United effort
Kelp says it used the default configuration for its LayerZero-powered Decentralized Verifier Network that was exploited.
New wallet offers way to tackle Bitcoin’s quantum risk without a fork
The Postquant Labs project uses Arch Network to deliver post-quantum signature protection without a Bitcoin soft fork…
Solana Prepares For The Quantum Era: Foundation Details Step-By-Step Transition
The Solana Foundation has addressed growing concerns about the potential impact of quantum computing on blockchain se…