TL;DR A legacy Aztec Connect smart contract was reportedly drained of about 909 ETH, worth roughly $2.1 million. The affected product was deprecated in 2023 and is separate from Aztec’s current network work. The exploit reportedly targeted the immutable RollupProcessorV3 contract. The case shows why abandoned or discontinued DeFi contracts can remain risky long after…
As the internet grows and more and more of the mainstream public find themselves on the world wide web, so does cybercrime – making it especially important for crypto investors to pay close attention to personal cybersecurity. Here is a list of the most important steps a crypto investor – or anyone concerned with their…
TL;DR SecondFi completed a final balance snapshot on June 26, 2026, after a Cardano wallet exploit. The snapshot covers 374 compromised wallets affected between June 21 and June 23. The snapshot is a refund-preparation step, not confirmation that users have already been paid. We have completed the final balance snapshot for affected wallets. — SecondFi…
A Bitcoin holder's claim to have used Anthropic's Claude to recover roughly 5 BTC — worth around $395,000 at current prices — has set off a fresh debate about the role AI tools could play in cracking open the multi-million-coin overhang of lost Bitcoin. But the recovery, while real, isn't quite the cryptographic breakthrough that…
Bitcoin (BTC) down 6.8 percent Systemically stable, BTC prices will continue to fluctuate thanks to Nakamoto trade-off Price fluctuation is synonymous with Bitcoin. Drastic rise and falls of the tail end of this week differentiated the world’s most valuable asset from fiat. All the same, it is gradually morphing into a store of value and…
Research indicates that large cryptocurrency exchanges are increasingly being targeted by scammers using doctored photographs to trick two-factor authentication reset procedures. The attack once again highlights the importance of securing one’s own private keys and not entrusting security to a third party exchange. There is a market on dark web forums for doctored images and…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that's not just a metaphor, it's a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits…
TL;DR Coinbase’s Quantum Advisory Council says post-quantum migration planning should begin before quantum attacks become practical. The report estimates about 7 million BTC are quantum-vulnerable because public keys are exposed through legacy formats or address reuse. About 1.7 million BTC are said to sit in legacy Pay-to-Public-Key addresses, including early mined and potentially abandoned coins.…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that's not just a metaphor, it's a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits…
Bitcoin has so far survived for more than 11 years. The network continues to function as intended, in part, thanks to an assumption that miners will always act in their own best interests economically.But what if a powerful, rich actor set its sights on destroying Bitcoin? What if that actor had no interest in preserving…