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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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Aztec Network Loses $4M in Three Days to Proof Verification Exploits

Legacy Aztec Network contracts were drained of over $4 million in two coordinated attacks over three days, exploiting fl...

Jun 18, 2026, 03:16 PM
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HyperFund Promoter 'Bitcoin Rodney' Pleads Guilty in $1.8B Fraud Case

A Florida man known as 'Bitcoin Rodney' pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business connected ...

Jun 18, 2026, 08:03 AM
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Humanity Protocol to Airdrop New H Token After $36M Exploit

Humanity Protocol announced a 1:1 airdrop of a new Ethereum-based H token to replace its existing token following a $36 ...

Jun 17, 2026, 02:03 AM
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Oklahoma Flags BG Wealth, DSJ Over Suspected Crypto Fraud

Oklahoma's securities regulator issued a consumer alert Tuesday warning investors to avoid BG Wealth, DSJ, and HQI Excha...

Jun 16, 2026, 12:04 PM
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DeFi Exploits Erase $13B in TVL, Binance Research Reports

DeFi protocols lost $13 billion in total value locked during April due to a wave of exploits, according to Binance Resea...

Jun 16, 2026, 05:03 AM
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Ethereum Research Explores Post-Quantum Wallet Security With Low Gas Cost

An Ethereum Research proposal outlines a path to post-quantum cryptography for EVM wallets using an optimized SPHINCS-ba...

Jun 16, 2026, 04:02 AM
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Liberland Removes Tech Secretary After Alleged Blockchain Takeover Attempt

Liberland's congress voted to remove Secretary of Technology Dorian Stern Vukotić following allegations of a blockchain ...

Jun 15, 2026, 03:01 AM
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Ethereum Researcher: Post-Quantum Protection Available Today for $0.07

Ethereum researcher Nico outlined a method to add post-quantum account protection immediately for approximately $0.07 pe...

Jun 15, 2026, 12:10 AM
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Coinbase Quantum Report Warns of Future Bitcoin Security Risks

Coinbase's Quantum Advisory Council released a report assessing post-quantum cryptography risks to Bitcoin and other cry...

Jun 14, 2026, 11:02 AM
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Brazilian Court Denies Release of Bitcoin Pharaoh's Wife in Fraud Case

A Brazilian court rejected a release petition for Mirelis Yoseline Diaz Zerpa, wife of alleged crypto fraudster Ramiro A...

Jun 14, 2026, 01:04 AM
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Zcash Completes Anthropic Audit With No Critical Flaws Found

Zcash completed a follow-up security audit using Anthropic's Mythos system and found no new critical vulnerabilities, ac...

Jun 14, 2026, 12:03 AM
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Coinbase Crypto Experts Call for Bitcoin Quantum-Resistant Security Prep

Coinbase's independent advisory board of cryptography experts released a report recommending Bitcoin begin preparing for...

Jun 13, 2026, 09:03 AM
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