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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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Robinhood CEO's X Account Hacked to Promote Fake Memecoin

Hackers compromised Vlad Tenev's X account Tuesday to promote a fraudulent memecoin falsely claiming Robinhood affiliati...

Jul 23, 2026, 09:03 PM
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Protocols Hit by $35M in Security Breaches

Bitcoin and Ethereum protocols sustained $35 million in losses across multiple security incidents. The breaches undersco...

Jul 23, 2026, 08:17 PM
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Verus Ethereum Bridge Exploited for $7.54M in Second Attack

The Verus Ethereum Bridge was compromised for approximately $7.54 million in assets, according to security firm Blockaid...

Jul 23, 2026, 07:06 AM
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Ostium to Resume Operations July 23 After $24M Exploit

Ostium announced it will resume operations on July 23 following a $24 million exploit that forced the platform offline. ...

Jul 22, 2026, 08:06 PM
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DCENT S Wallet Review: Design, Features, Security Assessment

99Bitcoins published a detailed review of the DCENT S hardware wallet, covering its design, feature set, supported asset...

Jul 22, 2026, 06:03 AM
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Movement Labs Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After MOVE Token Scandal

Movement Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with reported assets below $500,000 and potential liabilities reaching $10...

Jul 22, 2026, 03:01 AM
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Celsius Co-Founders to Pay $6.5M to Settle FTC Fraud Claims

Celsius co-founders Shlomi Leon and Nuke Goldstein agreed to pay $6.5 million to resolve FTC charges over false statemen...

Jul 21, 2026, 03:26 PM
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SEC Sues Mining Automatic Owner Over Alleged $22M Crypto Mining Fraud

The SEC filed charges against Mining Automatic and its owner Zan Shaikh for allegedly raising $22 million from over 380 ...

Jul 20, 2026, 11:03 PM
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Zero-Knowledge Proofs Emerge as Defense Against AI-Generated Content Spam

As autonomous AI agents proliferate online, cryptographic techniques like zero-knowledge proofs are being positioned as ...

Jul 20, 2026, 02:03 AM
Succinct LabsBrian Trunzo
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Consensys Halted MetaMask Releases After Discovering North Korea-Linked Contractor Access

Consensys discovered that a contractor with links to North Korea had access to MetaMask code repositories for approximat...

Jul 20, 2026, 01:14 AM
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Malware in 8 Steam Games Steals Crypto Tokens, Traced to Uber Eats

Researchers identified cryptocurrency-stealing malware embedded in eight Steam games that siphoned tokens from player wa...

Jul 20, 2026, 01:02 AM
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South Korea's FSS Sanctions Dunamu Over Upbit's $30M Solana Hack

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service initiated sanctions against Dunamu, operator of Upbit exchange, following th...

Jul 19, 2026, 09:02 PM
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