Kite Foundation Thwarts Ethereum Attack, Confirms No KITE Tokens Were Lost
TL;DR The Kite Foundation detected and managed to contain an attack on its native token on the Ethereum mainnet; no loss of funds was reported. The
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StrongBlock Governance Hijacked as Attacker Drains $72K From Protocol
TL;DR StrongBlock lost approximately $72,000 in STRONG and STRNGR tokens after an attack that exploited its abandoned governance system. The attacker accumulated enough voting power to
Multisig vs Threshold Signatures: The Battle for Crypto’s Safest Custody ModelÂ
Private key management in the Web3 ecosystem is no longer a purely technical matter; it is now the strategic backbone of any financial operation. The signature
$31M Transfer From a 2013 Wallet Highlights a Growing Pattern of Dormant Bitcoin Holders Moving Coins
A Bitcoin wallet inactive since 2013 moved 500 BTC, equivalent to $31.3 million; the transaction was detected by on-chain tracker Whale Alert on Monday, August 3.
Aptos Pushes Privacy Forward With Confidential APT and Opt‑In Encryption for User Balances
TL;DR Aptos launched Confidential APT on its mainnet, a feature that encrypts balances and transaction amounts using zero-knowledge proofs. Wallet addresses remain visible on the network,
Coldcard Warns Holders to Relocate Funds Amid Ongoing Exploit; OKX Sees Record BTC Deposits
TL;DR The Coldcard vulnerability, active in a 2021 firmware, has accumulated losses of up to $114 million drained from self-custody wallets. The Mk3, Mk4, Mk5 and
Galaxy Digital: Coldcard Losses Blow Past $100M After 1,596 BTC Stolen Across 17 Attack Waves
TL;DR Galaxy Research identified 1,596 BTC stolen from 7,300 addresses across three confirmed waves linked to a vulnerability in Coldcard. An unconfirmed fourth wave would bring
Coldcard Bug Went Unnoticed for Half a Decade, Highlighting a Critical Miss in Wallet Audits
TL;DR: A flaw in Coldcard’s random number generator went undetected for five years and has already compromised nearly $90 million in Bitcoin. Kraken’s chief security officer
Coinbase outlines post‑quantum strategy, cutting through hype to reassure customers
TL;DR Coinbase has launched a post-quantum custody system, PQ-CoreKMS, which will protect 99.9% of the assets under its custody. The company co-founded the Bitcoin Security Consortium
Three protocols hit in rapid‑fire exploits, losing over $35 million
TL;DR An exploit targeting AFX Trade, a perpetuals exchange on Arbitrum, drained $24.15 million from its USDC custody bridge. The protocol offered the attacker the option
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