Buterin said major improvements are underway to make it easier to run a full node, use dapps, and take control over personal data.
ZachXBT said that funds stolen during a social engineering hack were swapped to Monero, helping to push the asset to new highs.
Wood removed bitcoin from his model portfolio, reallocating the 10% stake into gold and gold-mining stocks amid quantum computing concerns.
Chainalysis said Iran’s crypto ecosystem topped $7.78 billion in 2025 as IRGC-linked activity grew and BTC withdrawals surged during unrest.
Brian Garry Sewell sentenced to three years for defrauding investors of $2.9 million and laundering $5.4 million.
Cake offers a suite of privacy tools, including Bitcoin PayJoin transactions, though it is often associated most with Monero.
Sui core developers said the high-throughput Layer 1 is “currently experiencing a network stall,” in a post on X.
The CoinList sale will run next week, with 8% of the 11 billion ZAMA token supply allocated and tokens available to claim on Feb. 2.
"This alliance will accelerate the integration of USDe into the deepest layers of the DeFi economy,” Ethena founder Guy Young said.
Thailand’s central bank brought USDT under scrutiny as stablecoin use grows and authorities tighten controls on grey money flows.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Buterin outlined a framework for making Ethereum’s base layer ossifiable, emphasizing quantum resistance and protocol independence.
Ethereum-based Truebit suffered a $26.6 million exploit that reportedly targeted a vulnerability in a smart contract deployed five years ago.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Europe’s new crypto tax reporting regime has taken effect, igniting a fierce debate over privacy as exchanges begin sharing user data.
The case has become a flashpoint in a broader dispute over the origin and ownership of billions of dollars’ worth of seized bitcoin.
a16z crypto outlined why privacy could become crypto’s most important moat in 2026 and why it could shape the next adoption phase.
A hacker who compromised a multisignature wallet has now laundered more than $19 million worth of ETH through Tornado Cash since December.
The latest data exposure comes nearly six years after a leak that involved over 270,000 Ledger customers occurred in 2020.
Total losses have reached about $107,000, and ZachXBT cautioned that the figure is likely to increase as the attack unfolds.
Crypto security experts recommend that high-risk and visible holders split up their funds, maintain a low profile, and come up with a game plan.
Crypto thefts topped $2.2 billion in 2025, on par with last year’s total, as attackers exploited a range of blockchain vulnerabilities.
In addition to a rising number of “private key/seed leaks," pcaversaccio pointed to "a concerning increase in physical attacks" in 2025.
A hacker appears to have gained unauthorized control over Unleash Protocol's multisig, enabling them to drain nearly $4 million in assets.
The intellectual property platform on Story Protocol lost about $3.9 million after a governance exploit, with stolen funds later routed through Tornado Cash.
North Korea is constantly evolving its tactics and will continue to use crypto hacks as a main source of revenue, Chainalysis said.
The hacker, who has already bridged the $3.9 million worth of stolen tokens to other chains, will not be affected by the network's planned rollback.
Trust Wallet has pledged to compensate all users after an unknown hacker injected malicious code into its Chrome extension, stealing $7 million in crypto.
This year also saw the launch of networks like Aztec's Ignition chain, apps like Privacy Pools, and corporate experiments like Circle's USDCx.
The privacy narrative is positioned for continued relevance into 2026, driven by practical adoption needs rather than speculative momentum.