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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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RegulationSecurity

Brazilian Federal Police Seizes $14M in Crypto Assets Linked to Crime

Brazil's Federal Police seized over $14 million in cryptocurrency assets linked to criminal activity in 2025, according ...

May 17, 2026, 09:13 AM
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SecurityRegulation

Marset Extradition Case Shows Bitcoin Transactions Are Traceable

The extradition and prosecution of alleged drug trafficker Sebastián Marset, nicknamed the 'Modern Pablo Escobar,' demon...

May 17, 2026, 04:17 AM
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DeFiSecurity

THORChain Exploiter Wallets Hold $3M in Bitcoin, ETH on Chain

Arkham Intelligence identified wallets linked to a THORChain exploit holding approximately 36.85 BTC and 216 ETH on chai...

May 17, 2026, 04:09 AM
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DeFiSecurity

KelpDAO's rsETH Faces $936k Outflows One Month After $292M Exploit

KelpDAO's rsETH liquid restaking token recorded $936,000 in net outflows one month after the protocol suffered a $292 mi...

May 17, 2026, 01:02 AM
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RegulationSecurity

Binance Research: $75 Billion in Illicit Crypto Remains On-Chain

Binance Research cited Chainalysis data showing approximately $75 billion of an estimated $100 billion in illicit crypto...

May 16, 2026, 09:01 AM
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Security

Pi Network Issues Safety Warning Amid Rising Scam Activity

Pi Network issued a broad safety alert to users warning of rising scam activity targeting its community. The warning com...

May 16, 2026, 07:02 AM
Pi Network
Security

ZachXBT Alleges LAB Insiders Control 95% of Token Supply

On-chain investigator ZachXBT published allegations that LAB insiders likely control over 95% of the token's circulating...

May 16, 2026, 07:01 AM
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MarketsSecurity

ZachXBT Alleges Market Manipulation in LAB Token; Price Falls 30%

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT published allegations that LAB token used private OTC discounts, influencer payments, an...

May 15, 2026, 11:05 PM
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Layer 2Security

Lombard Joins Chainlink CCIP as LayerZero Migrations Exceed $4 Billion

Lombard has switched to Chainlink CCIP, joining a broader exodus from LayerZero that has seen over $4 billion in total m...

May 15, 2026, 11:01 PM
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RegulationSecurity

Celsius Executive Cohen-Pavon Avoids Prison After Cooperation Deal

Former Celsius executive Roni Cohen-Pavon received a time-served sentence from a federal judge, nearly three years after...

May 15, 2026, 09:02 PM
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Security

GregoAI Earns $250,000 Bounty for Autonomous Exploit Discovery

GregoAI, an AI-driven security tool, identified a vulnerability and claimed a $250,000 bounty through autonomous exploit...

May 15, 2026, 06:05 AM
GregoAI
SecurityAdoption

XRP Users Targeted by Fake Airdrop and NFT Scams, Ripple CTO Warns

Ripple's former chief technology officer David Schwartz issued a public alert after XRP Ledger users reported losses to ...

May 15, 2026, 06:03 AM
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