Nexo joins sanctions association as regulatory scrutiny increases
Nexo looks to keep pace with regulatory requirements by implementing new certification requirements for its compliance team.
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B2Core Android v1.8.0 Release: Advancing Security and User Experience
B2Core, back-office platform widely recognised for its advanced solutions and strong security, is ready to launch an updated versi...
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North Korean Hacker Cell Lazarus Allegedly Behind $60M Alphapo Hack
According to crypto investigator ZachXBT, the hack may be linked to Lazarus due to the group’s "very distinct fingerprint on-chain...
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‘I Feel God in This Crypto Scam Tonight:’ CFTC Charges Couple for $6M Scam
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 25 accused Michael and Amanda Griffis of Clarksville, Tennesse, of allegedly...
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Redditor’s hacked Bitcoin is a lesson on the hidden dangers of paper wallets
“My Bitcoin was taken. How?” A Reddit user thought they were following best practices until two days ago when their Bitcoin wallet...
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Crypto payment gateway CoinsPaid suspects Lazarus Group in $37M hack
CoinsPaid said it is now working with Estonian law enforcement and several blockchain security firms are assisting to minimize the...
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DeFi Platform EraLend on zkSync Loses $3.4 Million in Blockchain Exploit
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol EraLend has lost $3.4 million worth of crypto in a so-called re-entrancy attack. The attack,...
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Another X Meme Token Shoots Up 20,000% on DEXTools After Elon Musk Twitter Rebrand But Crypto Experts Say It's a Scam – Here's the Coin They're Stacking Instead
As Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand continues to send shockwaves around the world, redefining a leading platform in the social media sp...
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Alphapo payment provider hack now estimated at over $60M — ZachXBT
The on-chain sleuth ZachXBT claims to have found an additional $37 million in losses suffered from the unconfirmed attack.
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DeFi Hack Worth $3.4M Strikes EraLend, zkSync’s Top Lender
EraLend, a lending protocol on Ethereums scaling blockchain, zkSync, faced a substantial exploit that resulted in a loss of $3.4 m...
Crypto Briefing
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What's Going to Stop All the DeFi Hacks? 'Standards,' Says OpenZepplin Security Architect
OpenZeppelin's security solutions architect Michael Lewellen sat down with Decrypt to discuss how the industry can become a little...
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Connext, Alchemix launch cross-chain token standard to reduce bridge exploit losses
The two protocols will implement a standard for issuers to control the “canonical” minting of tokens, helping to reduce losses fro...
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Alphapo hot wallets hacked for over $31 million
The funds have been reportedly taken on the Ethereum blockchain. The number of Bitcoins stolen remains uncertain.
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2016 Bitfinex Hack: Couple Charged over $4.5B in Stolen BTC Strikes Plea Deal
American rapper, Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan, and her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, have entered into a plea agreement with US prose...
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Hackers Drain $3 Million in Ethereum From DeFi Protocol Conic Finance
The new DeFi protocol, which went live in March, has lost more than 1,700 Ethereum.
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Uniswap Founder Hayden Adams Sees Massive Hack On Twitter
It has been reported the fact that Uniswap founder Hayden Adams just suffered a Twitter breach. Check out the latest reports about...
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Binance CEO warns of phishing scams as Uniswap founder gets hacked
The number of social engineering attacks in the cryptocurrency industry has been rising, with major execs getting hacked recently.
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DeFi Protocol Conic Finance Hacked for 1700 ETH
DeFi protocol Conic Finance reported a loss of 1700 ETH, valued at over $3.2 million. Blockchain security firm BlockSec has traced...
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