The 16-year-old alleged perpetrator reportedly told police that he and his accomplice were coerced into committing the crime by unknown parties on Signal.
TRM Labs has reached unicorn status after closing a $70 million funding round that values the crypto crime-fighting startup at $1 billion.
Buterin previously championed a "rollup-centric" roadmap that would scale Ethereum through a network of branded shards.
A missing validation check seemingly allowed multiple attackers to spoof cross-chain messages and drain the protocol's PortalV2 contract.
The platform's governance token (STEP) plummeted over 80% following the announcement amid a wider crypto market drawdown.
The attack sent Step Finance's native STEP token plummeting more than 60% as the protocol enlists security firms to investigate the incident.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
stVaults, introduced in February 2025 as part of the Lido V3 upgrade, are finally rolling out in a mainnet.
Vitalik Buterin personally pledged 16,384 ETH to fund privacy-focused projects amid the Ethereum Foundation's shift toward mild austerity.
The DOJ said Helix processed at least 354,468 bitcoin between 2014 and 2017, worth about $300 million at the time.
Analysts agree only a subset of bitcoin would be vulnerable in a future quantum scenario, though estimates and timelines vary widely.
Some funds that were initially sequestered to help refund “edge case” victims of The DAO hack will fund a new Ethereum security effort.
TRM Labs estimates that illicit crypto volume surged to an all-time high of $158 billion in 2025, representing just 1.2% of total crypto volumes.
Phylax's Credible Layer allows developers to preprogram rules — or “assertions” — into smart contracts to mitigate exploits.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Matcha Meta disclosed a SwapNet security incident on Sunday and PeckShield estimated roughly $16.8 million in crypto was drained.
A cybercriminal known as "Lick" may be the son of the president of a firm contracted by the government to dispose of stolen crypto assets.
CertiK co-founder Ronghui Gu said the cybersecurity firm is exploring paths to go public in an interview this week in Davos, Switzerland.
South Korean prosecutors are investigating the disappearance of a significant amount of seized bitcoin, citing a possible custody lapse, local media reported.
The project said the attacker subsequently bridged the stolen funds out of SagaEVM and converted them to ether.
Vitalik Buterin's proposal aims to boost network resilience by integrating native DVT technology into Ethereum’s staking protocol.
Makina Finance’s DUSD/USDC pool lost approximately $5 million in a flash loan exploit, security firms reported.
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.