Crypto investors have lost more than $100 million to physical extortion in the first four months of 2026, according to blockchain security firm CertiK, as criminal groups increasingly target the people behind digital wallets rather than the technology securing them. The attacks, known in the industry as “wrench attacks,” use kidnapping, assault, threats, or other […]
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At Consensus 2026, Cardano's Charles Hoskinson said that “users should probably never have their private keys,” adding that “something should have the private keys for the users.” He argued that the secure chips already embedded in iPhones, Android phones, and Samsung devices outperform those in Ledger and Trezor devices, and that most crypto users already […]
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About 20% of Ledger users will be able to access Hyperliquid's onchain perps markets from their hardware wallets.
Hundreds of Ethereum wallets that had sat untouched for years were drained into the same tagged address, turning old key exposure into this week’s sharpest crypto security warning. On Apr. 30, WazzCrypto flagged the incident affecting mainnet wallets on X, and their warning spread quickly because the affected accounts did not appear to be freshly […]
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MoonPay has launched "MoonAgents Card," a stablecoin debit card for AI agents and users to spend directly from onchain wallets.
USDT0 is now the third-largest holder of Tether's USDT stablecoin, which it uses to back its multi-chain asset 1:1.
Agent Cards will enable AI agents to make purchases using a USDT balance without "requiring a human in every approval loop.”
The social media giant suggests a host of popular wallets creators can use including MetaMask, Phantom, and Binance.
Following a major backend overhaul, Ostium pitches itself as a “decentralized execution layer” for global markets.
Alchemy and Privy are rolling out a technical integration in an attempt to smooth the pain points of using crypto.
On Apr. 22, a malicious version of Bitwarden's command-line interface appeared on npm under the official package name @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0. For 93 minutes, anyone who pulled the CLI through npm received a backdoored substitute for the legitimate tool. Bitwarden detected the compromise, removed the package, and issued a statement saying it found no evidence that attackers […]
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Finlay highlighted the launch of Advanced Permissions, which allows dApps to execute multiple transactions on behalf of a MetaMask user.
Ripple is building a multi-stage plan to prepare the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for an eventual shift to post-quantum cryptography, setting a 2028 target for full readiness. This comes as advances in quantum computing force blockchain developers to think more concretely about how existing security systems may need to change in preparation for “Q-day.” The company […]
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Anthropic's Mythos threat to the crypto industry can trigger hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars in sudden, irreversible losses. That is the stark reality facing digital asset markets following Anthropic’s quiet unveiling of Claude Mythos Preview, a vulnerability-seeking AI model the San Francisco startup admits is simply too dangerous to release to the […]
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The SEC said certain user interfaces that allow users to transact and use their crypto wallets may not need to register as broker-dealer.
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized finance platform backed by President Donald Trump, is navigating a deepening crisis as a precipitous drop in its token price collides with a bitter public dispute involving Tron founder Justin Sun. The turbulence centers on two distinct but compounding controversies: accusations from Sun that the protocol's team used centralized […]
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So far, the CoWSwap TWAP transactions have been drawn from a wallet associated with the Ethereum Foundation's DeFi activities.
Phantom is currently experiencing a service outage affecting token prices and balances, but said user funds are safe.
After the collapse of Terra, Leap Wallet pivoted to provide support for the wider multi-chain Cosmos ecosystem.
The x402 Foundation is moving the x402 protocol incubated by Coinbase under neutral, open-source governance at the Linux Foundation.
Safenet aims to prevent common security lapses, attack vectors, and transaction errors, like phishing schemes or malicious code deployments.
Google researchers recently warned that quantum computing may break bitcoin earlier than originally thought.
A new paper from Google Quantum AI has sharply reduced the estimated hardware required to crack elliptic-curve cryptography used by Bitcoin and much of Ethereum, moving a long-running security debate closer to market terms. At current market prices, the quantum computing risks could affect more than $600 billion in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins. The paper, […]
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Tesseract tested its vault architecture with six pilot participants, including crypto ETP issuer 21Shares.
An OG bitcoin whale has sent another $33 million worth of BTC to Binance as a possible selling spree continues amid market pressure.
Umbra has opened its private wallet to the public, enabling shielded transfers, encrypted swaps, and compliance tools for Solana users.
Tron is a top chain for stablecoin usage, though it has largely operated outside the U.S. due to regulatory concerns.
The Trust Wallet Agent Kit infrastructure lets AI agents execute real crypto transactions across more than 25 blockchains.
This month, Kentucky lawmakers advanced another bill that critics say could make self-custody impossible for hardware wallet manufacturers to deliver without building a backdoor into their products. It comes after passing a bill last year protecting residents' right to use crypto wallets. The vehicle is HB 380, a consumer-protection measure aimed at cryptocurrency kiosks. Its core […]
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Crypto wallets used to mean one thing: self-custody. Users held their keys, owned their assets, and stayed off the radar of traditional finance. Phantom's Mar. 17 no-action relief from the CFTC's Market Participants Division rewrites that definition. The letter allows Phantom to serve as the consumer interface for regulated derivatives without registering as an introducing […]
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