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Blockaid says it caused crypto drainer to shut down, defends against claims of 'false positives'
25.4.2024
The team defended itself against claims of excessive false positives, suggesting it was so effective that it caused a crypto drainer to give up in frustration
‘Privacy Is Not a Crime’ — Samourai Indictment Provokes Strong Reactions From Crypto Advocates
25.4.2024
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice from the Southern District of New York brought charges against the creators of Samourai Wallet for running an unlicensed money transmission service and for engaging in money laundering activities. This development has left the cryptocurrency community...
Salvadoran Official Crypto Wallet Chivo Dismisses Alleged Hacking Event
25.4.2024
Chivo wallet, the official cryptocurrency wallet of El Salvador, has dismissed an alleged hack of the source code of its software and the data of over 5 million users linked to the wallet’s KYC procedures. According to Chivo, the data of Salvadorans is protected, and the security of its data...
Your Crypto Project Needs a Sheriff, Not a Bounty Hunter
24.4.2024
Avi Eisenberg’s centi-million dollar exploit of the decentralized Mango Markets trading platform revealed the perverse incentives of bug bounties
Chainlink debuts new protocol aimed at boosting cross-chain interoperability
24.4.2024
The Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol will make cross-chain smart contracts more interoperable across nine blockchain networks
Ian Rogers, CXO at Ledger, on Self-Custody, The Future of Hardware Wallets, and The Launch of Ledger Stax | Ep. 328
23.4.2024
Ian Rogers, Chief Experience Officer at Ledger, discusses his move from the world of Apple and Yahoo to that of crypto and Ledger, as well as the incoming Ledger Stax, adding that more secrets will be revealed soon.
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Patched Cosmos Bug Could've Put $150M At Risk, Says Firm That Reported It
23.4.2024
The reentrancy bug was discovered by Asymmetric Research, a core contributor to the Wormhole interoperability protocol
White Hat Hacker Team SEAL Launches Threat-Sharing Platform for Crypto
17.4.2024
The Security Alliance (SEAL), a white-hat hacker collective, introduces SEAL ISAC – a platform designed to bolster crypto security through collaborative threat intelligence sharing. SEAL ISAC offers resources, facilitates expert connections, and empowers the crypto community to combat cyberattacks....
Telegram Founder Says Crypto-Like Communication Devices Could Thwart Government Spying
17.4.2024
Pavel Durov, founder of the encrypted instant messaging app Telegram, believes that growing government surveillance will drive innovation in secure communication, modeled on cryptocurrency hardware wallets. During an interview with Tucker Carlson, Durov expressed concern about government pressure...
Edward Snowden Sounds Alarm on NSA’s Plans to Expand Surveillance Under New FISA Amendment
16.4.2024
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that the National Security Agency (NSA) is on the verge of significantly expanding its surveillance capabilities through a new bill amending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), potentially allowing the government to compel...
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...
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)...
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...
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
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...
$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...