Cosmos co-founder says a major security vulnerability has been uncovered on IBC
A public patch fixing the exploit is scheduled to be released tomorrow.
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Stolen Crypto Total Hits $3B as Hackers Reemerge After Quiet Summer: Chainalysis
Theft and exploits dipped with markets over the summer. Now, hacker activity has spiked again, according to Chainalysis.
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Samsung uses blockchain-based security for devices in its network
Samsung’s Knox Matrix uses blockchain technology backing to increase security for all personal smart devices of a user connected t...
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Hodlers prefer centralized exchanges over DeFi for security: Chainalysis
Security remains a perennial concern for DeFi protocols, but DeFi will still inevitably “grow and flourish,” Bitfinex chief techno...
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Samsung to Debut Knox Matrix Blockchain-Based Security System for Smart Devices
Samsung, the consumer electronics giant, has announced the introduction of a blockchain-like security system for its smart devices...
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Crypto Exchanges Still Available to Russians Despite Latest EU Sanctions, Report Unveils
A list of crypto exchanges, including global platforms, have not introduced new restrictions on Russian users after the EU’s most...
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Sam Bankman-Fried on the Mango Markets Hack: ‘Make Up Your Own Damn Mind’
The FTX CEO took the DeFi community to task for putting too much trust in oracles.
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From neglecting security to bad tokenomics, DeFi has played a hand in its own decline
Tokenomics aimed at financing worthless models, rampant hacks, and a lack of real-world utility have played a role in the beleague...
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Coin Center files lawsuit against US Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions
The advocacy group alleged OFAC “exceeded their statutory authority” in sanctioning Tornado Cash because the mixer was a “privacy...
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BNB Chain Upgrade Restores Cross-Chain Transfers Following Binance Bridge Hack
The Moran hard fork seeks to amend several issues on the BNB Chain stemming from its $100 million hack last week.
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Solana-Based Defi Protocol Mango Markets Loses $117 Million in Hack, Exploit Allegedly Revealed in Project’s Discord in March
According to various reports, the Solana-based trading and lending platform Mango Markets was hacked as a malicious actor was able...
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Mango Hacker Uses Stolen Funds to Pit Community Against Developers
The Mango Market hacker is now using looted governance tokens to vote in the project’s DAO about how best to resolve the hack.
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US Treasury Charges Bittrex With Sanctions Violations, Crypto Exchange Agrees to Settle With Regulator
On October 11, the U.S. Treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Contr...
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Solana DeFi Trading Platform Mango Markets Loses $100M in Hack
The latest hack comes less than a week after BNB Chain lost $100 million.
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Solana-Based Mango Protocol Suffers $100M+ Exploit
Mango Markets was victim to the latest exploit this week, as crypto cannot seem to escape an absolutely abhorrent Tuesday. Two exp...
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$100M drained from Solana DeFi platform Mango Markets, token plunges 52%
The platform’s treasury was drained of over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency after an attacker manipulated the price data of i...
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TempleDAO exploit results in $2M loss
The hack was allegedly caused by “a missing onlyMigrator check.”
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TempleDAO, STAX Hacked for $2.3 Million
TempleDAO and its associated project STAX Finance have been hacked for approximately $2.3 million. TempleDAO and STAX Hacked Templ...
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