ZachXBT reveals GCR account hack tied to Solana meme coin team
Investigation links GCR hack to the CAT meme coin team's trades on Hyperliquid, uncovering potential market manipulation. The post...
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Victim who lost $7M in Ethereum re-staking exploit gets funds back
A permit phishing attack appears to have siphoned 1,807 liquid staked Ether from the victim's wallet address.
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Normie Meme Coin Suffers Exploit, Vows to Relaunch After Negotiating Hacker Bounty
Normie, a meme coin launched on Base, suffered an exploit that took its market capitalization from almost $42 million to $1 millio...
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Memecoin trader loses over $1M following Normie exploit
The unfortunate trader suffered a loss of over 99% on his initial $1.16 million investment following a smart contract exploit.
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Danger as wave of crypto influencers and celeb X accounts are hacked
The social media accounts of famous traders, rappers and even Caitlyn Jenner are shilling tokens in what many believe is part of a...
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This Week in Crypto Games: Gala's $240M Exploit, NYAN Token Launch, 'Notcoin' Earning Missions
Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup.
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Indian Citizen Faces 20 Years in US Prison for Stealing Crypto in $37M Coinbase Spoofing Scam
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million by spoofing crypto exchan...
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Ethereum ETFs Could Lead to 'Serious' Security Risks, Say Experts
Experts say that centralization concerns could lead to “serious” security risks, amid the U.S. spot Ethereum ETF approval.
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AI firm Rabbit rejects Coffeezilla’s NFT scam accusation
A Rabbit spokesperson claimed that the Gama team was forthright with the open sourcing of the project and that the allegation was...
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Built On An $6 Million NFT Scam? AI Company Accused Of Fraud By Internet Investigator
Youtuber and Internet investigator Coffeezilla has called out Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Rabbit for allegedly being buil...
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How the Peraire-Bueno brothers allegedly drained $25M from their MEV bots exploit
The Peraire-Bueno brothers have been charged with fraud in a first-ever MEV bot exploit case. Here is what the DOJ claims they did...
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Rabbit AI’s alleged NFT scam, Dolce & Gabbana’s class-action lawsuit: Nifty Newsletter
Fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana faces a class-action lawsuit over an alleged late delivery of its NFTs.
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Ether security debate continues as SEC ETF decision deadline looms
The SEC’s decision on VanEck’s spot Ether ETF application is due by May 23, and experts believe the recent debate over Ether’s sta...
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Coffeezilla calls out AI firm Rabbit over alleged NFT scam
Coffeezilla said that the artificial intelligence product Rabbit R1 was overhyped, similar to the Gama NFT project, which he belie...
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Hack of a single multisig wallet could drain 12 Ethereum L2s of $121M
One wallet has upgrade permissions for 12 Ethereum scaling networks, but Conduit founder Andrew Huang says it can’t transact witho...
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Pioneering Blockchain Security: CMO Xavier’s Strategic Leadership at Stake Vault Network
PRESS RELEASE. Stake Vault Network proudly introduces Mr. Xavier, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), whose strategic vision and ex...
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Gala Games Recovers $23M Stolen By Hacker, Plans Token Buyback Program
In a recent security incident, Gala Games, a Web3 gaming company, fell victim to an exploit that led to the unauthorized minting o...
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Gala Games Attacker Returns Ethereum After $240 Million Token Exploit
After 5 billion GALA tokens were minted and swiped Monday, Gala Games got back some of the funds in ETH—and is still figuring out...
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