Category: Security

2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Bitcoin ETFs Face $100B ‘Distressed House of Cards’ Scenario as 60% Sink Underwater

Checkonchain analysis reveals $100 billion in unrealized losses as Bitcoin ETF investors face a critical test at the $80,000 cost...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Bitcoin Hashrate Sheds 100 EH/s as Rumors of China ‘Shadow Mining’ Crackdown Swirl

Network security takes an 8% hit as 400,000 rigs reportedly go offline in Xinjiang, signaling Beijing's renewed assault on its...
2 months ago DeFi, Governance, Security

Aevo Recovery Plan Sparks Fury: Inactive Users to Subsidize $2.7M Hack?

Aevo's proposal to liquidate dormant accounts to cover a $2.7M exploit introduces a dangerous 'use it or lose it' precedent...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Firedancer Goes Live on Solana Mainnet; Debate Erupts Over Consensus Safety

Jump Crypto’s Firedancer client hits Solana mainnet with 50,000 successful blocks, triggering a 5% SOL rally while reigniting the 'view-merge'...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Arkham Claims 53% Zcash De-Anonymization; Zooko Fires Back as ZEC Slips to $342

Arkham Intelligence tags $420B in ZEC volume, sparking a 10% sell-off despite Zooko Wilcox dismissing the findings as "opt-in" transparency...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Spain Breaks Up Alleged Crypto Kidnapping Cell After Dutch Investor Murder

Spanish National Police say they have broken up a crew that allegedly kidnapped and killed a Dutch crypto investor near...
2 months ago Security

Brazil’s ‘Operation Kryptolaundry’ Hits R$2.7B Crypto Laundering Ring Linked to High‑Yield Schemes

Brazil’s Federal Police moved on 9 December against an alleged crypto‑laundering syndicate in the Distrito Federal, launching “Operação Kryptolaundry” and...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

‘Cryptoqueen’ Lawyer Prosecuted for Silencing OneCoin Victim

Carter-Ruck Partner Faces Tribunal Over “Improper” Threats A senior partner at elite law firm Carter-Ruck is facing prosecution by the...
2 months ago Security

Lazarus Dev Box Popped: LummaC2 Leak Ties Rig to $1.4B Bybit Heist

Hudson Rock’s InfoStealers unit published a forensic report on December 3 that details a LummaC2 infostealer infection on a North...
2 months ago Security

Anthropic AI Agents Hack Smart Contracts for $1.22; $4.6M Exploited in Simulation

For the price of a coffee, AI agents can now autonomously shatter DeFi security. Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team released findings...