Mercado Bitcoin Hit by $46M Security Breach
Mercado Bitcoin, reported to be Brazil's largest crypto exchange, has been hit by a security breach that allegedly drained approximately $46 million from the platform, according to initial re
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Binance Covers $6.3 Billion Hack From Balance Sheet, Says Changpeng Zhao, Publishes Proof of Reserves
Former Binance CEO @cz_binance said the exchange funded the replacement of assets stolen in its $6.3 billion hack from its own balance sheet, without borrowing, selling assets or raising new
Floki Marks International Doge Day With Viking Helmet Tribute to Kabosu
Floki used International Doge Day to send a message to the Dogecoin community, posting an image that places its helmeted $FLOKI mascot beside Kabosu, the Shiba Inu whose face became the Doge
Ondo Finance Launches MAG7X Token Combining Big Tech Stocks With BlackRock Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs
@OndoFinance has launched MAG7X, an index token that bundles the seven largest US technology companies with two of @BlackRock's crypto exchange-traded funds: the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)
Core Network Hard Fork Recovers 68.15 Million CORE From Attacker Addresses After b14g Exploit
The Core network has carried out a hard fork that recovered 68,146,177 $CORE from three attacker-controlled addresses, following an exploit on October 31 that involved about 97.05 million tok
Starknet Says Native Account Abstraction Eases Move to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
Starknet (@Starknet) says its account abstraction design could make the shift to quantum-resistant cryptography easier than on other major blockchains. The project argues that its architectur
Paradigm-Backed RIFT Launches One-Click Swaps and Bridging on Polygon Network
@RIFTHQ, a trading tool backed by crypto investment firm @paradigm, has gone live on Polygon. Users can now bridge funds onto the network or trade tokens in a single step. Polygon joins Bitco
Lummis Cites $6.3 Billion Binance Hack in Renewed Push for CLARITY Act
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) says the $6.3 billion hack of Binance (@binance) shows why the CLARITY Act matters, as the incident revives debate in Washington over how to regulate crypto e
Kaspero Labs Releases Kaspa-Redteam, Open-Source Attack Simulator for Kaspa SilverScript Contracts
Kaspero Labs (@KasperoLabs), a developer studio in the Kaspa (@kaspaunchained) $KAS ecosystem, has released kaspa-redteam, a testing tool designed to help developers find weaknesses in Silver
Internet Computer's MULTI/DEX Fully On-Chain Exchange Advances With Live Play-Mode Simulation
DFINITY founder Dominic Williams (@dominic_w) has announced a new milestone for MULTI/DEX, an exchange being built on the Internet Computer ($ICP). A live play-mode simulation of what the DFI
SEC adds 3 crypto FAQ entries on governance and token status
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has updated its crypto asset FAQ with three entries explaining how shared governance, control over network access, and decentralization fit into it
New Jersey Drops Coinbase Lawsuit, Allowing Crypto Staking to Resume
New Jersey has dropped its lawsuit against Coinbase, clearing the way for the exchange to resume crypto staking services for eligible customers in the state. The dismissal marks a reversal fr