DeFi Lender Aave Battles Withdrawal Crisis After KelpDAO rsETH Exploit
Aave, one of DeFi’s largest lending protocols, is managing a liquidity crisis and an estimated $177 million to $200 million in bad...
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Kelp exploit highlights problem with non-isolated DeFi lending: Crypto execs
The contagion from the Kelp exploit could have been contained, but at the cost of capital efficiency, according to the founder of...
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Bitcoin Rebounds, But Crypto’s Security Crisis Intensifies – Week in Review
This editorial is from last week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editor...
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Caitlyn Jenner escapes memecoin lawsuit as judge says token not a security
A group of JENNER memecoin buyers sued Jenner and her late manager, Sophia Hutchins, in November 2024 claiming they lost thousands...
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Kelp restaking platform exploited, $293M drained in attack
The attack triggered a "cross-protocol contagion" that has hit at least nine crypto protocols, blockchain security firm Cyvers sai...
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ZachXBT Flags $280M+ KelpDAO Exploit Hitting Ethereum DeFi Lending Markets
An attacker reportedly exploited a vulnerability in KelpDAO’s rsETH liquid restaking token on April 18, 2026, draining an estimate...
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US Senator asks for Binance monitor update amid scrutiny of Iran sanctions
A letter from US Senator Richard Blumenthal said he was concerned about “mounting allegations of dangerously lax anti-money launde...
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Circle Faces Lawsuit After Drift Exploit Over Claims It Took No Action to Freeze the Funds
Crypto infrastructure providers are under rising pressure as a new lawsuit tests whether technical control can bring legal respons...
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$7.6M DeFi Exploit Rocks Rhea Finance as Hackers Manipulate Pools in Hours
Key Takeaways: Rhea Finance is the victim of a ~ $7.6M exploit of its margin trading system. Fake tokens and liquidity pools were...
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Crypto execs ramp up security as wrench attacks increase
Notable crypto execs descended on Paris Blockchain Week, bringing more attention to personal security as kidnapping and ransom att...
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Sanctioned Exchange Grinex Hit by $13.7M Hack; Blames Foreign Intelligence Services
The sanctioned crypto-ruble exchange Grinex has suspended all operations following a high-level cyberattack that resulted in the t...
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At least a dozen crypto entities attacked since Drift Protocol hack
Rhea Finance and the Russia-linked Grinex exchange were hacked for a combined $21 million over the past two days.
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Russia-linked crypto exchange Grinex halts trading after $14M hack
Grinex has been accused by US authorities of assisting Russia and other entities in evading sanctions and laundering funds for Rus...
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Stablecoin issuer Circle faces lawsuit over $280M Drift Protocol hack
Circle was accused of aiding and abetting the conversion of the stolen funds and negligence after it did not freeze funds stolen f...
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Circle (CRCL) Sued Over $280M Drift Protocol Hack—What Plaintiffs Claim
Circle (CRCL), the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, is facing a fresh lawsuit in Massachusetts tied to the $280 million Drift Pr...
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Tether Steps In With $150M Support Plan After Drift Protocol Loses $285M in Exploit
Tether announced a recovery plan of up to $150 million to help Drift Protocol users recoup losses from an April 1 exploit that dra...
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Justin Sun Blasts $62B WLFI Vote as “Scam”
Key Takeaways: World Liberty Financial has been accused by Justin Sun of a “governance scam” It may affect more than 62 billion WL...
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Justin Sun Unveils Tron Post-Quantum Plan as Crypto Security Debate Grows
Justin Sun said Tron will pursue a post-quantum upgrade, aiming to bring NIST-backed cryptography to its mainnet. Key Takeaways: J...
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