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Leaked Personal Info of Over 5 Million Salvadorans Apparently Linked to Chivo Wallet
11.4.2024
A database with the personal information of over 5 million Salvadorans was recently leaked in a data breach forum. The database, which has been around since August and has recently been linked to Chivo, El Salvador’s national cryptocurrency wallet, has 144GB of data, including the full name...
Senator Elizabeth Warren Slams Push For Stablecoin Bill, Cites National Security Risks
10.4.2024
Senator Elizabeth Warren is criticizing the push for a stablecoin bill without anti-money laundering laws in place due to national security concerns, a letter sent on Monday to House Financial Service Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) reveals. Warren...
CertiK Discovers Telegram RCE Vulnerability Allowing Attacks on Users
9.4.2024
On April 9, the blockchain security platform CertiK discovered a Telegram vulnerability that enables hackers to use "primarily designed multimedia content, such as images or videos" to launch a remote code execution (RCE) threat.
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dYdX Community Votes to Stake $60 Million for Network Security Boost – Here’s What You Need to Know
8.4.2024
The dYdX community has voted to stake 20 million dYdX tokens, worth around $60 million at the time of publication, using Stride's staking service for Cosmos blockchains.
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Keychainx CEO Says Advanced AI and Nvidia GPUs Assisted in Recovering 120 BTC
8.4.2024
According to the CEO of Keychainx, new wallet features and security upgrades, such as 25-word passphrases, Shamir secrets, and two-factor authentication (2FA) for Electrum wallets, can decrease the likelihood of recovery if access is lost. The CEO stated that advanced artificial intelligence (AI)...
Uncomfortable Conversations About Privacy and Security Take the Stage in Amsterdam
6.4.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Privacy is dead in crypto, people that know, know. People who don’t know, should know. That’s why CryptoCanal’s ETHDam Conference will gather people from all sides of the blockchain spectrum to discuss the future of privacy and security. “As a privacy and security-focused conference...
Ether Could Avoid Designation as a Security With Centralization Risk Easing, JPMorgan Says
4.4.2024
Staking platform Lido’s share in staked ether has continued to fall, reducing concerns about concentration in the Ethereum network, the report said
Must Bitcoin ‘Drop Ideals’ of Decentralization to Achieve Mass Adoption?
3.4.2024
Key management is crucial to Bitcoin maintaining decentralization. But, as hacks and exploits have grown in number, the dream of self-custody has become more difficult to maintain
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Completes SOC 2 Type 1 Audit
3.4.2024
Tether, the USDT stablecoin issuer, announced on April 1 that it had completed the System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 Audit, the highest level of security compliance achievable. Tether stated that the audit’s completion demonstrates the robust information technology control...
Polygon CEO: L3s Might Represent a Threat to Ethereum’s Security
2.4.2024
Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon, an Ethereum-compatible sidechain scaling solution, gave his take on the rise of Layer 3 (L3) scaling structures in the Ethereum ecosystem. According to Boiron, L3s only take value away from Ethereum’s chain and concentrate it in their corresponding base...
How the Bitcoin Halving Could Affect Network Security
2.4.2024
After the block reward drops to 3.125 bitcoins, miners could power down their less efficient machines
Tether strengthens security commitment with successful SOC 2 Type 1 Audit
2.4.2024
Tether successfully goes through the System Organization Control (SOC) Audit Type 1, turning it into a complete safety compliance business. Though it is the first stage, it speaks volumes about the attitude of the company towards safety issues. The audit comes under the gold standard category...
Coinbase’s Alesia Haas explores ETH’s security stature and FTX-related trust-building
2.4.2024
In an interview with Fortune, Coinbase’s Chief Financial Officer, Alesia Haas, gave a sneak peek into what the future of finance might look like, both for Coinbase and the world of cryptocurrency. Under the direction of CEO Brian Armstrong, Coinbase has consistently expanded its empire in...
Exclusive: Ant Group’s ZAN Becomes Core Chain’s Validator to Fortify Blockchains’ Security in Asia-Pacific
2.4.2024
Ant Group’s Web3 security solutions provider ZAN has become a validator on Core Chain – EVM-compatible blockchain secured on Bitcoin.
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Blockchain Sleuth Warns About Unrevealed ‘Critical Flaws’ in Ethena
2.4.2024
Tardfiwhale, a pseudonymous blockchain sleuth who predicted the fall of Luna and UST, has warned about critical flaws in Ethena, a rising blockchain synthetic dollar stablecoin protocol. Tardfiwhale is asking for donations to certain entities before revealing these alleged flaws, as Ethena has...
48 US Lawmakers Ask SEC Chair Gensler to Clarify Whether ETH Is a Security — Warn of ‘Negative Repercussions’
1.4.2024
Forty-eight U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler asking him to clarify whether ether is a security. “The negative repercussions of the SEC implicitly or directly classifying ETH as a digital asset security will cascade...
Composable Data Assists Dapp Developers in Unlocking Rich Data Applications – Swaroop Hegde
1.4.2024
Composable data, a flexible and modular approach in the field of data analytics, benefits decentralized application (dapp) developers constrained by the limitations of current data protocols. Swaroop Hegde, co-founder of Powerloom, explains that composable data maintains a decentralized database...
Prisma Finance Works Toward Exploit Recovery, $540K Vulnerable
1.4.2024
Prisma Finance addresses the recent security breach of $11.6 million with a recovery strategy and measures aimed at protecting $540,000 in user funds still vulnerable.
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Ethena Labs’s Fake ENA token Exploited on Binance Draining $290K: Report
29.3.2024
A fake version of Ethena (ENA) token has been exploited for 480 BNB worth $290,000, on-chain security firm PeckShield flagged on X.
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$62 Million Munchables Hack: Rogue Developer Returns All Funds, No Ransom Demanded
29.3.2024
Web3 gaming app, Munchables, announced on March 27 that an individual who exploited the system agreed to return the stolen funds without a ransom demand. This announcement came just hours after a former developer siphoned off more than 17,400 ethereum coins by gaining access to the Munchables lock...