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Nomic Flaw Erased 36% Backing From Osmosis Bitcoin Fund for 74 Days
A software vulnerability in Nomic's IBC forwarding path allowed an attacker to mint 39.84 unbacked nBTC, compromising over one-third of Osmosis's Alloyed BTC fund undetected for more than two months.
TRON Eyes 2026 Quantum-Resistant Mainnet as Industry Race Heats Up
Justin Sun targets Q2 2026 testnet and Q3 2026 mainnet launch for quantum-resistant upgrade, positioning TRON ahead of Ethereum and Solana in post-quantum migration timeline.
Harmony Rolls Back to Aug. 11, Voiding 109,000 Transactions After ONE Exploit
Validators will revert to a checkpoint at 11:25 pm UTC on Aug. 11, discarding 109,126 regular transactions and 315 staking operations after unauthorized ONE tokens were minted.
Sandbox Bridge Exploit Affects Less Than 0.01% of SAND Supply
The Sandbox contained a smart contract vulnerability on its Base and BNB Smart Chain bridges where an attacker minted unbacked SAND tokens before bridging was disabled.
HTX Denies Address-Poisoning Role as On-Chain Data Contradicts Claims
On-chain analysis found HTX's 7.5 USDT transfers went exclusively to Kraken, not Coinbase, undermining viral accusations of a coordinated poisoning campaign.
Hong Kong's First HKD Stablecoin Fails Security Review 48 Hours After Launch
Blockchain analyst Yajin Zhou found HKDAP's Ethereum contract lets a single key mint, freeze and force-burn tokens, violating HKMA licensing rules.
AI Poses Direct Threat to DeFi Protocols While Bitcoin's Architecture Holds
Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards said AI is a major threat to decentralized finance protocols but not to Bitcoin's core technology.
8 Firms Launch Bitcoin Security Consortium, Pledge $15M for Core Devs
BlackRock, Fidelity Digital Assets, Coinbase and MicroStrategy lead a three-year, $15 million push to fund Bitcoin's open-source security and scalability.
THORChain Confirms $10M Exploit After Bridge Attack
The cross-chain liquidity protocol launched a dedicated recovery portal for users impacted by a drain on its native asset bridges
Canton Network's Enterprise Focus Nullifies North Korean Cyberattack Vector, CEO Confirms
The Canton Network's permissioned architecture and institutional-grade security protocols inherently mitigate the attack vectors commonly exploited by North Korean state-sponsored threat actors, according to Digital Asset's CEO.
100 DPRK Operatives Exposed Across 53 Crypto Projects, Demanding Immediate Security Review
The Ethereum Foundation's report on a six-month program involving North Korean IT workers forces a critical re-evaluation of supply chain security and compliance standards across the digital asset ecosystem.
North Korea's Crypto Thefts Continue as Bitcoin Holds Above $71,000
Despite reports of North Korea stealing billions in digital assets to fund weapons programs, the crypto market remains resilient with Bitcoin above $71,000