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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 ETFs Gain Custody Case After $88.6M Coldcard Drain, Analyst Says

A $88.6 million cryptocurrency theft from Coldcard hardware wallets has reinforced arguments for Bitcoin spot ETFs, acco...

Aug 2, 2026, 05:08 PM
BitcoinColdcard
SecurityExchanges

Coldcard Exploit Drives Small Bitcoin Holders Back to Exchanges

A $89 million exploit affecting Coldcard hardware wallets has prompted smaller Bitcoin holders to move funds to exchange...

Aug 2, 2026, 03:06 PM
ColdcardFTX
Security

Crypto Hacks Drain $1.1B in First Half of 2026, North Korea Accounts for Half

Security breaches and exploits across crypto platforms and protocols resulted in $1.1 billion in stolen funds during the...

Aug 2, 2026, 02:02 AM
North KoreaDeFi
Security

Coldcard Exploit Sparks Debate Over Hardware Wallet Security

A firmware exploit affecting Coldcard hardware wallets has renewed questions about the security of self-custody solution...

Aug 2, 2026, 12:02 AM
ColdcardCoinkite
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Blue Wallet 8.0.0 Adds Custom Entropy Feature for Bitcoin Key Generation

Blue Wallet released version 8.0.0 with a manual entropy feature that lets users control the randomness used to generate...

Aug 1, 2026, 11:15 PM
Blue WalletBitcoin
Security

Solana Foundation CISO Warns AI Is Amplifying Crypto Scams

Michael Coates, newly appointed Chief Information Security Officer at the Solana Foundation, said AI-generated content a...

Aug 1, 2026, 11:10 PM
Solana FoundationMichael Coates
Security

Galaxy Research: 1,367 BTC Drained in Coldcard Hardware Wallet Attacks

Galaxy Research identified 1,367 BTC stolen across multiple attacks targeting Coldcard hardware wallet users, exposing a...

Aug 1, 2026, 11:02 PM
ColdcardGalaxy Research
Security

Former BNB Chain Employee Deploys ASTEROID Token, Liquidates for $638K

A former employee of BNB Chain deployed an ASTEROID token and sold holdings worth $638,000, according to reports Tuesday...

Aug 1, 2026, 02:02 PM
BNB ChainBinance
Layer 2Security

Zero-Knowledge Proofs: The Cryptographic Tool Behind Privacy and Scaling

Zero-knowledge proofs enable one party to prove a statement is true without revealing underlying information, serving as...

Aug 1, 2026, 01:16 PM
Zero-Knowledge ProofsLayer 2
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Pump.fun Laid Off Over 40 Employees Before Token Vesting, Reports Claim

Pump.fun reportedly terminated over 40 employees shortly before their $PUMP token allocations were set to vest, accordin...

Jul 31, 2026, 10:03 PM
Pump.funSolana
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Bitcoin Self-Custody Debate Reignites Over Wallet UX and Technical Barriers

Bitcoin Archive raised criticism of self-custody practices, reigniting debate over whether poor wallet user experience a...

Jul 31, 2026, 01:02 PM
BitcoinBitcoin Archive
Security

AFX Plans Goodwill Recovery Following $24.15M Bridge Exploit

AFX announced a goodwill plan for users affected by a $24.15 million bridge exploit that occurred last week. The recover...

Jul 31, 2026, 09:18 AM
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