Tag: #Blockchain security
FinTech & Blockchain
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Funds Zcash Security Upgrade With Fresh Donation
Crosslink adds finality layer to Zcash PoW, cutting confirmation times while blocking rollback attacks.
Vitalik's second donation funds testnet launch and production phase...
Hacked
Crypto Security Breach: January Hacks Total $86M, Phishing Skyrockets
January 2026 saw 16 crypto hacks totaling $86.01M, up 13.25% from December but slightly lower than January 2025.
Phishing losses exceeded $300M in...
Crypto Scams
Crypto Laundering Is Moving Away From Centralized Exchanges, Chainalysis Says
On-chain money laundering reached $82 billion last year, as criminals pivoted away from CEXs.
Chinese-language networks now process roughly 20% of all laundered...
Ethereum
Ethereum Prepares For Quantum Era With New Funding And Team
The Ethereum Foundation has formed a special Post-Quantum (PQ) team led by Thomas Coratger.
The foundation is doing this to harden the network...
Bitcoin News
Old Bitcoin Whale Reportedly Wakes Up After 12 Years, Moves $85M
A wallet, which was originally funded in 2013 when Bitcoin was under $7, has reactivated to move 909 BTC. This is now worth...
Crypto Scams
Hacker Who Stole $282 million Last Week, Launders $63M Via Tornado Cash: CertiK
CertiK has just identified $63 million in stolen funds flowing through the Tornado Cash mixer following last week's $282 million wallet compromise.
The...
Crypto Scams
This Is What Really Happened In The $26M Truebit Hack
According to a postmortem report, a math error in the Truebit Protocol purchase contract was responsible for the $26 million theft
Hackers minted...
Breaking News
Trust Wallet Security Hack: How to Safeguard Your Assets
Recent security incidents linked to wallet software have once again highlighted a central truth of crypto ownership: self-custody comes with responsibility.
Following reports tied to...
Bitcoin News
BTC News: Bitcoin May Have Just 2 Years of Safety From Quantum Hacks Left
Here’s why Quantum experts are warning that Bitcoin’s encryption could be broken by 2028 as quantum computing accelerates. The quantum threat to Bitcoin is no...
Crypto Scams
Crypto News: DeFi Protocol Balancer Reportedly Breached With $70.9M in ETH Tokens Stolen by Hacker
DeFi protocol Balancer under investigation after $70.9M in ETH tokens vanish in a suspected exploit, reports Nansen.A major decentralized finance platform, Balancer, has reportedly...
Blockchain Technology
Blockchain News: Monad Co-Founder Sounds Alarm on Telegram Ad Scam Ahead of Airdrop
Monad co-founder cautions about counterfeit Telegram advertisements that imitate an airdrop portal, and to be wary in the lead-up to the $7B token event.The...
Crypto Scams
Binance Founder Raises Alarms Over North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Jobs
CZ warns crypto firms of North Korean hackers posing as job seekers as SEAL finds 60 fake IT profiles linked to infiltration attempts. Binance co-founder...
