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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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DeFiSecurity

Raydium Pledges Full Refund After $1.3M Solana Pool Exploit

Raydium announced it will fully reimburse users after an exploit drained approximately $1.3 million from five legacy liq...

Jun 10, 2026, 08:04 PM
RaydiumSolana
SecurityRegulation

Washington Man Sentenced to Five Years for Laundering $97M in Fraud Proceeds

Geoffrey K. Auyeung of Newcastle, Washington, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was sentenced ...

Jun 10, 2026, 01:09 AM
Geoffrey K. AuyeungU.S. Attorney's Office
SecurityAdoption

BT Joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing for AI-Powered Vulnerability Scanning

BT has partnered with Anthropic to participate in Project Glasswing, an initiative using AI to identify cybersecurity vu...

Jun 9, 2026, 06:13 PM
BTAnthropic
SecurityLayer 2

Humanity Protocol Breach: Compromised Laptop Led to $36M Token Theft

Humanity Protocol disclosed that attackers exploited a compromised employee laptop to gain access to bridge administrati...

Jun 9, 2026, 06:09 PM
Humanity ProtocolEthereum
Layer 1Security

Zcash Proposes Ironwood Upgrade After Orchard Pool Bug Discovery

Zcash developers unveiled the Ironwood upgrade proposal after a bug in the Orchard shielded pool went undetected since 2...

Jun 8, 2026, 04:05 PM
ZcashIronwood
Security

edgeX Pays Half of June 2 Losses in USDC, Defers Remainder to 2027

edgeX distributed 50% of approved June 2 claims in USDC, with the remaining 50% scheduled for April 2027 as EDGE tokens....

Jun 8, 2026, 11:04 AM
edgeXUSDC
SecurityLayer 1

Zcash Founder Details Emergency Response to Critical Orchard Vulnerability

Zcash founder Josh Swihart outlined a two-step emergency response to a vulnerability in the Orchard protocol that could ...

Jun 8, 2026, 10:25 AM
ZcashJosh Swihart
RegulationSecurity

FBI Arrests Three US Citizens for Alleged ISIS Cryptocurrency Funding Plot

The FBI arrested three US citizens on charges related to plotting to fund ISIS using cryptocurrency, authorities said th...

Jun 7, 2026, 11:02 PM
FBIISIS
ExchangesSecurity

ZachXBT Flags JuCoin Reserve Concerns Amid User Withdrawal Delays

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT raised questions about JuCoin's reserves and operational transparency after users reported withd...

Jun 7, 2026, 02:05 PM
JuCoinZachXBT
AdoptionSecurity

Dan Tapiero on Institutional Adoption, DeFi Security Risks

Macro investor Dan Tapiero said blockchain is reshaping finance through rising institutional adoption, though DeFi faces...

Jun 7, 2026, 02:02 PM
Dan TapieroDeFi
Security

Zcash Grapples With Supply Concerns Following Orchard Bug Discovery

Zcash revealed a bug in its Orchard privacy pool that raised questions about the network's total coin supply. Ripple CTO...

Jun 7, 2026, 01:03 PM
ZcashOrchard
SecurityMarkets

Zcash Orchard Bug Reignites Privacy Concerns as Dragonfly Reassesses Position

A patched vulnerability in Zcash's Orchard Pool has renewed debate over whether hidden risks remain for ZEC users and in...

Jun 6, 2026, 12:13 PM
ZcashDragonfly
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