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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

Security Researcher Warns AI Coding Agents Have Made DeFi Unsafe

Manuel Aráoz, a top cryptocurrency security executive, warned that AI-powered coding agents have introduced new vulnerab...

May 28, 2026, 12:12 PM
Manuel AráozDeFi
RegulationSecurity

Google Engineer Charged With Trading on Inside Information on Polymarket

A Google engineer has been charged with using confidential company information to place winning trades on prediction mar...

May 28, 2026, 03:04 AM
GooglePolymarket
SecurityAdoption

Aztec Labs Acquires ZKPassport, Maintains Open Source Code

Aztec Labs acquired ZKPassport, a privacy-focused passport-scanning application, while committing to keep the codebase f...

May 28, 2026, 02:03 AM
Aztec LabsZKPassport
Security

Bitcoin Casino Scams Rise in 2026; Users Urged to Verify Platforms

Bitcoin casino fraud schemes have become increasingly sophisticated in 2026, with scammers designing platforms that appe...

May 27, 2026, 11:26 AM
Bitcoin
SecurityExchanges

Fake Uniswap Site Phishing Campaign Drains $400K, SEAL Research Shows

Security researchers at SEAL identified malicious websites impersonating Uniswap that drained approximately $400,000 fro...

May 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
UniswapSEAL
Layer 1Security

Solana Privacy Layer Umbra Targets $97B Token Unlock Market

Umbra, a Solana privacy protocol built on Arcium's encrypted execution engine, launched confidential vesting in partners...

May 26, 2026, 11:01 PM
UmbraStreamflow
RegulationSecurity

CISA Sidelined as White House Addresses AI Cyber Threats

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has taken a diminished role as the White House moves to address eme...

May 26, 2026, 08:02 PM
CISAWhite House
Security

Ghana Ex-President-Linked CWU Token Faces Rug Pull Allegations Over Insider Dumps

On-chain analysts have identified suspicious trading patterns in the CWU memecoin, promoted alongside Ghana's former pre...

May 26, 2026, 05:01 PM
CWU tokenGhana
AdoptionSecurity

Anthropic Expands Claude Integrations to 28 Enterprise Security Tools

Anthropic announced 28 new integrations connecting Claude to enterprise security and governance platforms, enabling tigh...

May 26, 2026, 03:10 PM
AnthropicClaude
ExchangesSecurity

MEXC Adds 1,000 BTC to Strategic Reserves, Reports May Security Update

Exchange MEXC deployed 1,000 BTC to strategic reserves during March and April, according to its latest security report p...

May 26, 2026, 01:02 PM
MEXCBitcoin
SecurityRegulation

Arkham Intelligence Links 53% of Zcash Transactions to Identified Entities

Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence published research showing it has labeled more than 53% of all Zcash trans...

May 25, 2026, 10:05 PM
ZcashArkham Intelligence
Layer 1Security

Stanford Cryptographer Warns Bitcoin Against Rushed Quantum Transition

Dan Boneh, a Stanford cryptographer, says Bitcoin should begin preparing for quantum computing threats now, but cautione...

May 25, 2026, 10:01 PM
BitcoinDan Boneh
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