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Facilitating Spam Attacks or Nothing Burger? Drama Ensues Over Changes to This Bitcoin Guardrail Feature
1.5.2025
The bitcoin development community is divided over a proposal to remove certain guardrails designed to deter the use of its blockchain for storing arbitrary data (or ‘spam’). Some developers argue that this change will impact the future of bitcoin, while others assert that it is already...
Crypto hackers hit DeFi for $92M in April as attacks double from March
30.4.2025
Cryptocurrency hackers stole more than $90 million in April, dealing another blow to the industry’s mainstream reputation despite ongoing efforts to improve cybersecurity.Hackers made off with $92 million of digital assets across 15 incidents in April, according to an April 30 research report...
Crypto hackers hit DeFi for $92M in April as attacks double from March
30.4.2025
Cryptocurrency hackers stole more than $90 million in April, dealing another blow to the industry’s mainstream reputation despite ongoing efforts to improve cybersecurity.Hackers made off with $92 million of digital assets across 15 incidents in April, according to an April 30 research report...
Bitcoiner PlanB slams ETH: ‘Centralized & premined’ shitcoin
21.4.2025
Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin.PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by Buterin in which the Ethereum co-founder said S2F “is really not looking good now.” PlanB responded...
Bitcoiner PlanB slams ETH: ‘Centralized & premined’ shitcoin
21.4.2025
Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin.PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by Buterin in which the Ethereum co-founder said S2F “is really not looking good now.” PlanB responded...
Jameson Lopp sounds alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks
7.4.2025
Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, sounded the alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks, a social engineering scam that uses similar addresses from a victim's transaction history to fool them into sending funds to the malicious address.According...
Jameson Lopp sounds alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks
7.4.2025
Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, sounded the alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks, a social engineering scam that uses similar addresses from a victim's transaction history to fool them into sending funds to the malicious address.According...
Zero-click attacks: How your wallet can be hacked without a click
4.4.2025
What are zero-click attacks? Zero-click attacks allow bad actors to access your cryptocurrencies without any input from you.Imagine opening your crypto wallet one day and discovering that it’s all gone. You didn’t download any viruses or click...
DDoS attacks now a dominant means of waging political cyber-warfare
3.4.2025
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are outpacing many traditional cyber threats and are no longer just a tool but a “dominant geopolitical weapon,” according to network security firm Netscout.Global DDoS activity increased by 12.7% in the second half of 2024 compared to...
North Korean crypto attacks rising in sophistication, actors — Paradigm
1.4.2025
North Korean cyberwarfare attacks on the cryptocurrency industry are growing in sophistication and in the number of groups involved in such criminal activity, crypto firm Paradigm warns in report titled “Demystifying the North Korean Threat.”North Korea-originated cyberattacks range...
North Korean crypto attacks rising in sophistication, actors — Paradigm
1.4.2025
North Korean cyberwarfare attacks on the cryptocurrency industry are growing in sophistication and in the number of groups involved in such criminal activity, crypto firm Paradigm warns in report titled “Demystifying the North Korean Threat.”North Korea-originated cyberattacks range...
What are address poisoning attacks in crypto and how to avoid them?
23.3.2025
Address poisoning attacks are malicious tactics used by attackers who can reroute traffic, interrupt services, or obtain unauthorized access to sensitive data by inserting bogus data or changing routing tables. The integrity of data and network security are seriously threatened by these assaults...
What are address poisoning attacks in crypto and how to avoid them?
23.3.2025
Address poisoning attacks are malicious tactics used by attackers who can reroute traffic, interrupt services, or obtain unauthorized access to sensitive data by inserting bogus data or changing routing tables. The integrity of data and network security are seriously threatened by these assaults...
Sonic unveils high-yield algorithmic stablecoin, reigniting Terra-Luna ‘PTSD’
23.3.2025
The Sonic blockchain is working on the implementation of its yield-generating, algorithmic stablecoin despite fears over a potential collapse similar to the Terra-Luna meltdown that led to the industry’s longest crypto winter.Algorithmic stablecoins employ code-based mechanisms to ensure...
Russia’s Cybercrime Skyrockets: 700,000 Attacks, $3 Billion Vanished
20.3.2025
More than a million Russians have fallen victim to cybercrime, resulting in an estimated $3 billion in damages. Cybercrime accounts for 35% of all crimes in Russia and is increasing by 30% annually, outpacing law enforcement efforts. Russia Faces Surge in Cybercrime, With Billions Lost to Fraud...
US Extradites Russia-Israel Citizen Linked to Lockbit Attacks
15.3.2025
A Lockbit ransomware developer has been extradited to the U.S., admitting to coding and consulting for the cybercriminal group, which paid him in cryptocurrency. Lockbit Ransomware Developer Extradited to US in Global Crackdown The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 14 that...
Financial freedom means stopping crypto MEV attacks — Shutter Network contributor
19.2.2025
Shutter Network core contributor Loring Harkness tells The Agenda podcast that MEV attacks are making crypto unfair and insecure for everyday users
Financial freedom means stopping crypto MEV attacks — Shutter Network contributor
19.2.2025
Shutter Network core contributor Loring Harkness tells The Agenda podcast that MEV attacks are making crypto unfair and insecure for everyday users
Financial freedom means stopping crypto MEV attacks — Shutter Network contributor
19.2.2025
Shutter Network core contributor Loring Harkness tells The Agenda podcast that MEV attacks are making crypto unfair and insecure for everyday users
Texas lawmaker attacks Trump memecoin during debanking hearing
6.2.2025
Representative Al Green, who also called for Donald Trump’s impeachment on Feb. 5, said Operation Choke Point 2.0 was a “fake program” that “never existed.”