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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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U.S. Government Transfers FTX-Seized Shiba Inu to Exchanges

The U.S. government moved a large quantity of Shiba Inu tokens seized from FTX to exchange wallets Thursday, according t...

Jul 18, 2026, 12:01 AM
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Across Protocol Confirms Solana Bridge Attack, Deposits Halted

Across Protocol disclosed an attack on its Solana bridge deployment and disabled deposits as a precautionary measure. Th...

Jul 17, 2026, 02:07 PM
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ExchangesRegulation

Taiwan Court Sentences BitShine Founder to 22 Years for $39M Fraud

A Taiwan court sentenced the founder of the BitShine crypto exchange to 22 years in prison for leading a fraud and money...

Jul 17, 2026, 11:03 AM
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Microsoft's MDASH AI Finds 16 Windows Vulnerabilities in Bug Detection Trial

Microsoft's MDASH AI system discovered 16 previously unknown Windows flaws and scored 88.45% on CyberGym, outperforming ...

Jul 17, 2026, 11:02 AM
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Stanford Study: Polymarket Bitcoin Contracts Enable Price Manipulation

Stanford and Singapore Management University researchers identified a flaw in Polymarket's five-minute Bitcoin predictio...

Jul 16, 2026, 12:05 AM
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Chainalysis On-Chain Analytics Clear Federal Evidence Admissibility Test

Chainalysis announced that its on-chain analytics methodology has met the Daubert standard, a key federal test for exper...

Jul 15, 2026, 09:03 AM
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Former LA Deputy Sentenced to 18 Months for Lying in Crypto Extortion Case

A former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after admitting he ...

Jul 14, 2026, 07:10 PM
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Interpol Shuts Down Crypto Wallet Linked to 20-Year-Old Fraudster After $122M Flow

Interpol shut down a cryptocurrency wallet connected to a 20-year-old fraudster in Thailand after it processed over $122...

Jul 12, 2026, 09:02 PM
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DOJ Loses Track of Seized Crypto as Convicted Scammer Moves Funds From Prison

Cryptocurrency allegedly seized by the Department of Justice in a criminal case has been transferred to unknown wallets ...

Jul 12, 2026, 08:01 PM
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Bonzo Lend Loses $9M Over Oracle Flaw That Inflated SAUCE Price

Bonzo Lend, the largest lending protocol on Hedera, lost $9.05 million after a flaw in the Supra oracle inflated the pri...

Jul 12, 2026, 09:10 AM
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Ethereum Foundation Uses AI Agents to Uncover Real Network Vulnerability

The Ethereum Foundation deployed AI agents to identify a genuine vulnerability in the protocol, marking an early applica...

Jul 12, 2026, 08:02 AM
Ethereum FoundationEthereum
MarketsSecurity

LAB Token Crashes 97% as Sales Traced to Team-Funded Wallets

LAB token fell 97% from its peak after on-chain sleuth ZachXBT linked a major portion of recent sales to wallets funded ...

Jul 12, 2026, 07:04 AM
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