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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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Layer 1Security

Zcash Plans Quantum-Resistant Upgrade, Targets Full Implementation by 2027

Zcash will launch quantum recoverable wallets within approximately one month to protect user funds during future cryptog...

May 8, 2026, 12:05 PM
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Layer 2Security

Solv Protocol Migrates $700M Tokenized Bitcoin Tech From LayerZero to Chainlink

Solv Protocol will shift its tokenized Bitcoin infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink, citing security concerns foll...

May 8, 2026, 12:01 PM
Solv ProtocolLayerZero
AdoptionSecurity

Adam Back: Bitcoin Outpacing DeFi on Security, Attracting Institutional Buyers

Blockstream CEO Adam Back told Consensus Miami 2026 that Bitcoin is winning a security competition against DeFi platform...

May 7, 2026, 09:01 PM
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SecurityDeFi

TrustedVolumes Confirms $6.7M Exploit, Opens Talks With Attacker

TrustedVolumes, a liquidity provider affiliated with 1inch, confirmed Tuesday it lost $6.7 million to an exploit. The co...

May 7, 2026, 04:01 PM
TrustedVolumes1inch
SecurityExchanges

CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid Achieves CCSS Level 3 Security Certification

CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid, a regulated crypto payment gateway, has earned CCSS Level 3 certification for its institu...

May 5, 2026, 10:08 AM
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Security

Ripple Shares North Korean Hacking Intelligence With Crypto Firms

Ripple has begun distributing internal threat intelligence on North Korean hacking operations to other cryptocurrency fi...

May 5, 2026, 10:06 AM
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SecurityRegulation

North Korea Denies Role in Major Crypto Hacks as TRM Labs Links DPRK to Losses

North Korea rejected allegations of state-backed cryptocurrency theft Tuesday, even as blockchain analytics firm TRM Lab...

May 4, 2026, 10:06 AM
North KoreaTRM Labs
SecurityRegulation

U.S. Court Freezes Arbitrum DAO's $71M ETH From Hack Recovery

A U.S. District Court in New York issued a restraining order blocking Arbitrum DAO from using $71 million in recovered E...

May 4, 2026, 07:05 AM
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Security

CISA Lists Linux Copy Fail Vulnerability as Actively Exploited

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added the Linux Copy Fail flaw to its list of actively exploit...

May 3, 2026, 09:04 AM
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SecurityRegulation

North Korea Cyber Threats Could Drive $1.2B in Crypto Hacks in 2026

Security analysts warn that escalating North Korean cyber operations pose heightened risk to cryptocurrency infrastructu...

May 3, 2026, 06:01 AM
North KoreaLazarus Group
Layer 1Security

Paradigm Proposes Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Key Proof Without Moving Coins

Paradigm has proposed a cryptographic design that would allow Bitcoin holders to privately timestamp proof of key contro...

May 3, 2026, 03:13 AM
ParadigmBitcoin
DeFiSecurity

Solana Yield Protocol Carrot Shuts Down Following $8M Exploit

Carrot Protocol, a Solana-based yield platform, has ceased operations after suffering an $8 million exploit. The shutdow...

May 2, 2026, 05:01 AM
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