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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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Bitcoin Experts Divided Over Proposal to Freeze Satoshi's 1.1M BTC

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao proposed freezing Satoshi Nakamoto's estimated 1.1 million bitcoin to prevent theft by qu...

Jul 5, 2026, 09:02 AM
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Aptos Blockchain Patched After Researchers Find Critical Validator Flaw

Security researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in Aptos that achieved a near-90% success rate at breaking the ...

Jul 5, 2026, 09:01 AM
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Aptos Patches Critical Vulnerability Exploitable for Hundreds of Dollars

Aptos core developers fixed a critical vulnerability that allowed attackers to extract hundreds of dollars per exploit. ...

Jul 5, 2026, 02:02 AM
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India Launches Investigation Into Myanmar Crypto Scam Camps

Indian authorities have opened an investigation into reports that Indian nationals were trafficked to Myanmar and forced...

Jul 4, 2026, 12:04 PM
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RippleX Engineer Details XRP Ledger's Quantum-Safe Cryptography Roadmap

A Ripple engineer outlined plans to upgrade the XRP Ledger with quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms ahead of pote...

Jul 4, 2026, 11:07 AM
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Gnosis Pay Attributes $1.5M Exploit to October 2023 Software Flaw

Gnosis Pay identified a software vulnerability dating to October 2023 as the cause of a $1.5 million exploit of its card...

Jul 3, 2026, 10:03 PM
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DHS Investigates Cyber Breach at Critical Infrastructure Information Network

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is probing a cyber breach at a critical information-sharing network used by inf...

Jul 3, 2026, 11:01 AM
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Ripple CTO Schwartz: XRPL Attack Could Benefit XRP Holders

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz said a large-scale attack on the XRP Ledger could result in unexpected benefits for X...

Jul 2, 2026, 11:05 PM
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Crypto-Linked Kidnappings Rise in France Despite Law Enforcement Focus

French authorities have recorded a rising number of kidnapping cases linked to cryptocurrency holdings this year, signal...

Jul 2, 2026, 11:01 PM
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Taiko Reopens Bridge After $1.7M Exploit Recovery

Taiko has resumed operations on its cross-chain bridge following remediation work after a $1.7 million exploit last mont...

Jul 2, 2026, 08:01 AM
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France Reports 77 Crypto-Linked Kidnapping Cases in 2024

French authorities documented 77 kidnapping and extortion cases linked to cryptocurrency in 2024, prompting expanded sec...

Jul 2, 2026, 06:05 AM
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KuCoin Faces Scrutiny Over Legal Threats in Stolen Funds Case

A crypto investigator alleged that KuCoin sent legal warnings related to a $250,000 stolen funds case. The exchange's ap...

Jun 30, 2026, 06:12 AM
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