Latest Crypto Security News

$2.5B in stolen BTC from Bitfinex hack awakens

The receiving wallet address now holds more than 90,000 Bitcoin worth about $3.6 billion.

Binance Has a $1B War Chest for Hack Protection

Clever NFT traders exploit crypto’s unregulated landscape by wash trading on LooksRare

LooksRare aims to be an alternative to OpenSea, but the amount of wash trading on the platform raises questions on whether users r...

OpenSea Refunds $1.8M in Ethereum to Users Who Lost NFTs From 'Inactive Listing' Exploit

Fixing this issue is the NFT marketplace’s “#1 priority,” says co-founder Alex Atalla.

Hacker Siphons $80 Million From Qubit Cross-Chain Bridge, Largest Defi Exploit of 2022 to Date

Findings stemming from a recent report published by the security-focused blockchain firm Certik indicate that the Binance smart ch...

Apple's Metaverse, Crypto Lobbying, WisdomTree's Wallet, USD 80M DeFi Hack + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of...

Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum Crypto Bridge Hacked for $80 Million

The biggest attack in 2022 so far saw an attacker “borrow” $80 million against $185 million in stolen collateral.

Binance Smart Chain Protocol Qubit Finance Hacked for $80M

Qubit Finance suffers $80 million loss following hack

The addresses linked to the hack attack have managed to steal 206,809 Binance Coin from Qubit's QBridge protocol.

DeFi Protocol Qubit Finance Hacked, Lost $80 Million

Qubit Finance, a Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, was recently attacked, resulting in the theft of...

Biden Administration Sees Crypto Regulation as a Matter of National Security

Biden Administration To Regulate Bitcoin As A Matter Of National Security: Report

The White House wants to bring order to the ‘haphazard approach’ that is currently being employed by regulators to Bitcoin and cry...

Bitcoin is Digital Property, Ethereum is Digital Security - Argues Michael Saylor

US-based software developer MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has once again questioned the regulatory status of ethereum (ETH), ar...

EverRise Expands DeFi Security Infrastructure to Fantom and Avalanche

PRESS RELEASE. EverRise, the blockchain bridging and security solution provider that brought the buyback to crypto, expanded to th...

OpenSea Denies Hack and Bug Allegations, Claims Issue is Related to UI

Major non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea has denied hack allegations, saying that yesterday's issue was related to user int...

Canadian Consumer Group Warns of ‘Exploding’ Crypto Scam Industry

A Canadian consumer advocacy group has warned of the “exploding” world of crypto scams, with members calling the industry a "wild...

Coin Bureau Youtube channel hacked despite 2FA protection

It appears this was a coordinated effort targeting prominent crypto YouTubers, not just Coin Bureau.

OpenSea Exploit Sees Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Sell For $1,700 in Ethereum

A listing bug on OpenSea allowed one user to buy Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs at old prices, far below the current floor price.