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Smart-contract exploits, bridge hacks, phishing campaigns, and exchange breaches cost the crypto industry billions every year. Our security coverage reports each major incident as it surfaces — root cause where known, on-chain forensic trails, attacker addresses, fund flows through mixers and bridges, recovery efforts, and post-mortems published by the affected protocols and audit firms. We also follow the white-hat ecosystem, bug bounty programs at Immunefi and Code4rena, ongoing audits, and the security-tooling vendors (formal verification, runtime monitoring) working to reduce the next breach.

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Coldcard Exploit Losses Reach $100M–$150M as Recovery Outlook Unclear

Losses from the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit have surpassed $100 million, with some estimates reaching $150 million....

Aug 16, 2026, 06:03 AM
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Bitcoin Bridge Boltz Suspends Swaps After AI-Assisted Vulnerability Discoveries

Non-custodial Bitcoin swap provider Boltz suspended operations indefinitely after AI-assisted attacks discovered vulnera...

Aug 16, 2026, 02:02 AM
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Bitcoin ETFs Attract $800M+ as Coldcard Exploit Reignites Custody Debate

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs gathered between $790.6 million and $853.5 million over a five to seven-day period, with BlackRoc...

Aug 14, 2026, 11:23 PM
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Ethereum Roadmap Shifts Focus to Quantum Resistance and AI Security

Vitalik Buterin updated Ethereum's technical roadmap to prioritize quantum resistance, privacy protections, and AI-assis...

Aug 14, 2026, 07:02 PM
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Singapore Firm Loses $11.8M in Crypto Job Scam via Malware Deployment

A Singapore company lost $11.8 million after attackers used a fake cryptocurrency job offer to deploy malware on a compa...

Aug 14, 2026, 04:01 PM
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Trezor Warns Customers After Fulfillment Partner Data Breach

Trezor notified customers that a data breach at its fulfillment partner exposed shipping addresses and customer identiti...

Aug 14, 2026, 09:10 AM
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Hawaii Bans Cash Deposits at Crypto ATMs Starting October 1

Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed House Bill 1642, effective October 1, prohibiting cash-to-crypto transactions at kiosk...

Aug 14, 2026, 01:09 AM
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Bitcoin Firms Push AI Labs for Early Access to Frontier Models for Security Testing

More than 40 bitcoin and crypto companies, including Coinbase, Block, and BitGo, signed a letter to major AI labs reques...

Aug 14, 2026, 01:07 AM
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Study Links 65,340 High-Risk Addresses to $574M in Crypto Losses

Academic researchers identified 65,340 blockchain addresses associated with $574–575 million in losses, attributing the ...

Aug 13, 2026, 08:01 PM
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Trezor Discloses 13,689 Customer Records Exposed in ShipMonk Breach

Hardware wallet maker Trezor disclosed August 13 that shipping provider ShipMonk suffered an unauthorized breach exposin...

Aug 13, 2026, 03:06 PM
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Delio CEO Sentenced to 15 Years for $49M Crypto Fraud in South Korea

A Seoul court sentenced Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of defrauding over 1,100 ...

Aug 13, 2026, 03:02 PM
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233k BTC Shifted to Multisig After Coldcard Exploit, Casa Data Shows

Casa CEO Nick Neuman reported that approximately 233,000 BTC flowed to multisig wallets and other custody arrangements f...

Aug 12, 2026, 07:04 PM
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