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02.08 / 22:31

Blockchain Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Scams DAO Curve emergency DAO terminates rewards for hack-related pools

The Curve Finance lending protocol has terminated governance token rewards for select liquidity pools affected by the July 30 Curve exploit and July 6 Multichain exploit, according to an Aug. 2 social media post from a member of the protocol’s governing body.

02.08 / 18:59

Blockchain Binance Hackers hacks Cybersecurity security Binance’s CZ warns crypto community about emerging scam

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao warned his followers on X — formerly Twitter — about a tricky and increasingly popular scam targeting the crypto community in which fake wallet addresses are used to defraud users during transactions.

02.08 / 11:19

defi Hackers hacks regulation Liquidity Abracadabra proposes hiking loan interest rate by 200% to manage Curve risk

Abracadabra Money, a cross-blockchain lending platform, has proposed increasing the interest rate on its outstanding loans to manage risks associated with its Curve (CRV) exposure. The proposal drew mixed reactions from the community, and several questioned the tactic of modifying loan terms, while others called it a great plan to cut down exposure to CRV.

01.08 / 13:19

Blockchain Adoption defi hacks Developers Cybersecurity ConsenSys ConsenSys releases ‘fuzzing’ tool to test smart contract vulnerabilities

Blockchain technology firm ConsenSys publicly released its “Diligence Fuzzing” tool for smart contract testing, according to an Aug. 1 announcement. The new tool produces “random and invalid data points” to find vulnerabilities in contracts before they are launched.

01.08 / 03:39

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks DEX BaSe Exploit Base’s largest DEX LeetSwap halts trading amid exploit concerns

Decentralized exchange LeetSwap, which operates on Coinbase’S Base network has announced a sudden pause to trading, citing concerns of a potential exploit.

31.07 / 21:39

Ethereum defi hacks Crypto market loses $486M in July, most since 2022: Report

The cryptocurrency market is having its worst month of 2023, according to a report from Web3 outlet De.Fi shared with Cointelegraph.

31.07 / 11:23

Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Liquidity Curve Finance CEX vulnerability Cex price feed prevents Curve price from collapsing amid $100M vulnerability

Several Curve Finance liquidity pools were attacked on July 30 due to a vulnerability found in the programming language Vyper. Vyper is a contract programming language created for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

31.07 / 10:48

defi Hackers hacks Cybersecurity security Exploit Ethical hacker retrieves $5.4M for Curve Finance amid exploit.

A white hat hacker has managed to take around 2,879 Ether (ETH), worth around $5.4 million, from an exploiter and returned it to the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance amid the recent hack.

31.07 / 07:41

Ethereum defi hacks Rewards Curve Finance Validator Exploit MEV Ethereum logs $1M MEV block reward amid Curve Finance exploit

The recent Curve Finance exploit has reportedly led to one of the largest ever maximal extractable value (MEV) reward blocks of 584.05 Ether (ETH).

31.07 / 02:27

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks BSC BNB Smart Chain hit with copycat Vyper attack, $73K exploited

The BNB Smart Chain (BSC) has reportedly suffered copycat attacks due to a vulnerability in the Vyper programming language, following a similar vein to the exploit on the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance.

30.07 / 21:29

defi Hackers hacks Bitcoin vulnerability Vyper vulnerability exposes DeFi ecosystem to stress tests

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are undergoing a stress test following a critical vulnerability was found on versions of Vyper programming language, resulting in the theft of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrencies on July 30.

30.07 / 18:33

defi Hackers hacks Curve Finance vulnerability Curve Finance pools exploited in over $24M due to reentrancy vulnerability

Several stable pools on Curve Finance using Vyper were exploited on July 30, with losses reaching $24 million at the time of writing. According to Vyper, its 0.2.15, 0.2.16 and 0.3.0 versions are vulnerable to malfunctioning reentrancy locks.

28.07 / 20:27

Blockchain Ethereum defi Hackers hacks zk-Rollup week zk Another week of DeFi hacks, but ZK-proof development heats up: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.

28.07 / 04:53

Twitter Hackers hacks Ripple XRP Scams Lawyer Pro-XRP lawyer Jeremy Hogan’s scam tweet bonanza finally falls silent

The recent flood of scam tweets on pro-XRP lawyer Jeremy Hogan’s hacked account has finally dried up after nearly four days.

27.07 / 04:19

Blockchain Hackers hacks wallet security Ledger Bitcoin Redditor's hacked Bitcoin is a lesson on the hidden dangers of paper wallets

A Reddit user has become the latest example of why crypto users should be more careful when using wallet generators — after the user lost a few thousand dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC) from their "secure" paper wallet.

25.07 / 17:03

Blockchain Ethereum defi hacks Cybersecurity security zkSync Era Lend on zkSync exploited for $3.4M in reentrancy attack

Lending app Era Lend on zkSync has been exploited for $3.4 million worth of crypto, according to a July 25 report from blockchain security firm CertiK. The attacker used a “read-only reentrancy attack” to drain the funds, which is a type of attack that interrupts a multi-step process and then causes it to continue after a malicious action has been performed. Specifically, a “read-only” reentrancy is one that does not update the state of a contract.

25.07 / 08:47

business Blockchain Twitter Hackers hacks Cybersecurity security Gaming DAO warns users of fake airdrops amid social media hacks

A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focusing on gaming has recently warned its users that some of its X accounts were compromised. The company reminded its community that they don’t have airdrops, new mints or anything else planned.

24.07 / 22:07

Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Developers Scams Cross-Chain Standard Exploit Connext, Alchemix launch cross-chain token standard to reduce bridge exploit losses

The Connext cross-chain bridging protocol has announced a new token standard to reduce losses from bridge hacks. According to a July 24 announcement, the new “xERC-20” standard allows token issuers to maintain a list of official bridges and control how many tokens can be minted by each.

23.07 / 19:47

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Alphapo hot wallets hacked for over $31 million

Crypto payment platform Alphapo had at least $31 million drained from its hot wallets on Ether (ETH), TRON (TRX), and Bitcoin (BTC), security experts reported on July 22. Since the number of Bitcoins stolen is uncertain, the figures may be even higher.

21.07 / 13:17

business Blockchain Binance Hackers hacks Sim Card Phishing scams Binance CEO warns of phishing scams as Uniswap founder gets hacked

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is the latest figure in the cryptocurrency industry to warn against the increasing number of phishing attacks.

21.07 / 12:27

defi Hackers hacks Altcoin transactions Curve Finance Curve omnipool platform Conic Finance hacked for $3.2 million in ETH

Conic Finance, a liquidity pool balancing platform for the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve, has suffered an exploit on the Ethereum omnipool.

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