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You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Crypto Attack Numbers Hit All-Time High, But Financial Damages Decrease The first half of 2026 witnessed an unparalleled surge in crypto attacks, with
In the first half of 2026, the number of attacks targeting the cryptocurrency ecosystem soared to record levels. According to data from TRM Labs, the six-month period from January to June saw
TLDR: Crypto hacks hit a record 207 incidents in H1 2026 while losses dropped to $972 million overall. Smart contract exploits represented 125 incidents but generated only a small share of st
Loopring, Ethereum’s first zero-knowledge rollup, announced Sunday the permanent closure of its decentralized exchange and automated market maker, halting all trading services and its relayer
Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Taiko has fully restored cross-chain bridge operations following a June exploit that drained up to $1.7 million in crypto assets, ending an 11-day network disrupti
MetaMask, the crypto wallet developed by Consensys, has launched a new feature called Money Account, a self-custody product that bundles stablecoin yield generation, payments, and trading int
Aave, one of the largest decentralised lending protocols by total deposits, logged its biggest day of new-wallet creation in almost five years on 30 June, adding 1,806 fresh addresses to its
The company behind the dYdX decentralized exchange has teamed up with Robinhood to rebrand and relaunch the protocol as Arcus, operating on Robinhood Chain, the retail trading giant’s Arbitru
Christopher Alexander Delgado, 34, the president and CEO of crypto firm Goliath Ventures, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, accor
Key Highlights Aave V3 protocol deploys comprehensive lending infrastructure on Monad Network supporting a dozen digital assets. Native GHO stablecoin becomes available on Monad for enhanced
TLDR Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said crypto’s future growth depends on real-world assets rather than memecoins. Robinhood launched Stock Tokens to let eligible users trade tokenized equities ar
Exchange Art will officially cease operations on August 1, ending the Solana art marketplace after a prolonged bear market for onchain art. The platform and its services will no longer be ava
