Cybersecurity firm Quarkslab has completed the first public, third-party security audit of the Bitcoin Core codebase.
GANA crashed over 90% after hackers reportedly stole $3.1 million from the BNB Smart Chain-based protocol.
World Liberty is beginning to reallocate funds to secure wallets after some users were impacted by "third-party security lapses."
Privacy Pools, based on research by Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, is a keystone part of the Ethereum Foundation's Kohaku iniative.
The public launch coincided with a major Cloudflare outage on Tuesday that has brought down key crypto frontends.
Kohaku is a suite of privacy-preserving crypto tools to enhance privacy and security in the Ethereum ecosystem.
According to reports, a bipartisan draft bill in the US Senate has reignited arguments about whether XRP is a commodity or a security. Related Reading: XRP Has Held Its Ground As Most Altcoins Fall, Market Observers Say The Bipartisan Market Structure Draft would divide oversight: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would police digital commodities like XRP and Bitcoin, while the Securities and Exchange Commission would keep authority over traditional securities. Proponents say the move could remove years of legal uncertainty for many tokens. Durham Study Frames XRP As Commodity Based on reports, academic work from Durham University has entered the debate. Ludovico Rella published a paper in the Journal Of Cultural Economy five years ago that examined how money works as both a tool and a social system. Rella used Ripple and XRP as main examples and described XRP as a “radical form of commodity money.” He also used the term “digital metallism” to show how XRP can be seen as a self-standing asset that holds value without relying on company liabilities or shares. What stands out most is his vivid description of XRP as “like gold in your hands” — a digital asset designed to be “the most liquid of assets on the XRP Ledger.” XRP’s Dual Role In Payments Rella argued that XRP plays two clear roles. It behaves like a digital asset with commodity-like traits and it also serves as part of Ripple’s payment network, acting as a bridge asset for moving money across borders. The study traces Ripple’s path from a trust-based mutual credit system to a blockchain-powered payments network focused on speed and liquidity. That historical arc helps explain why some users treat XRP as an independent store of value while others use it as a tool for cross-border transfers. Lawmakers Push For Clarity Reports have disclosed that senators behind the draft want to make legal lines cleaner so firms and markets know which rules apply. Many in the XRP community reacted quickly, pointing to the 2023 court ruling that found XRP was not a security as evidence that the token belongs under CFTC oversight. Commentators in the space argue the combination of that court decision and new legislation could finally put the question to rest. Related Reading: Dogecoin Alert! Price Could Explode Over 2,800%, Analyst Says Market Moves Add Weight To The Debate Data cited by community members has been used to underline the argument. According to reports, XRP now processes over $5 trillion a year, and Ripple executives have spoken about CBDC pilots and network growth that could place XRP at the center of large payment flows. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has set a target of capturing 14% of SWIFT’s $150 trillion volume, a share that would represent about $40 trillion by 2030 if reached. Price action has followed the chatter: XRP traded at $2.50, up from $2.40 and showing a 4% gain at the time of the latest report. Daily trade volume rose by 52%, with nearly $5.8 billion in XRP changing hands. Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said there is a "night and day difference" in the level of security DeFi users can expect today.
Winklevoss cast Zcash as a "privacy hedge" to bitcoin, part of a comeback narrative for privacy coins in 2025.
The increase in shielding coincides with significant price appreciation as ZEC surged from approximately $400 on Nov. 1 to as high as $750.
Arkham said in August it had uncovered a previously undisclosed heist of 127,426 stolen from Chinese mining pool LuBian.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Balancer’s preliminary report says a rounding flaw in swap logic caused the recent exploit, with recovery efforts underway across affected chains and forks.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
DeFi analysts claim there may be over $285 million in cross-protocol exposure tied to Stream Finance's $93 million loss.
Prosecutors alleged that Rodriguez and Lonergan operated a service that helped launder at least $237 million in criminal proceeds.
Validators halted the network on Monday as the exploit on Balancer V2 exposed vulnerabilities in Berachain's native decentralized exchange.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Berachain has halted its network to perform an emergency hard fork after a Balancer exploit, with losses topping $128 million across chains.
DeFi protocol Balancer appears to have been exploited, with over $70 million in ether derivatives moved out of its vaults, per onchain data.
The Singapore liquidators are seeking to recover assets stolen from Multichain, including $63 million worth of USDC.
The backwards-compatible Fusaka hard fork will implement about a dozen Ethereum Improvement Proposals.
Mythical Games will leverage World's "proof of human" digital ID technology to distinguish real gamers from bots.
Technical wallet hacks, including phishing and malware, are the second most common threat, making up 33.7% of incidents.
The rising shielded supply suggests growing trust in Zcash's privacy features and improved infrastructure support.
Hoodi represents the third and final testnet deployment, following successive activations on Holesky and Sepolia earlier this month.
The IBM Digital Asset Haven is designed to manage the crypto asset lifecycle, from custody to transactions to settlement.
WazirX seeks to implement a 'socialization of losses' approach, requiring all users to absorb a portion of losses in their holdings.
SpaceX appears to be consolidating its BTC by moving the cryptocurrency from older, legacy wallet addresses to new, modern ones.
Security issues like data breaches and phishing attacks are a type of feedback for Web3 designers, argues Tools for Humanity’s Adrian Ludwig.