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Crypto VC firm ‘jumps’ in to restore Wormhole’s supply after DeFi hack
To be fair, Jump Crypto owns Certus One, the developer behind the Wormhole token bridge. The $…
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One of the largest cryptocurrency swapping platforms just lost $1.3 million as users failed to update approvals
If you have got a problem, you have to fix it on your own, according to the company. Multichain …
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Hackers stole $322 million in 2022’s largest DeFi hack so far — $10 million is being offered for its return
Wormhole’s token bridge was hacked on February 2, and hackers stole Solana tokens worth $322 millio…
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Cryptos, DeFi are soft targets for cyber hackers says a Moody’s report
FTX, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange, is the latest victim of hackers who stole …
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Over $600 million has been stolen from DeFi platform Poly Network in one of the biggest crypto heists of all time - but the hacker has returned some of the cash already
The hacker appeared to be returning part of their loot to Poly Network after saying they would do s…
Sophie Kiderlin
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Attackers swipe $80 million from ethereum DeFi project Beanstalk in one of the largest flash-loan exploits ever
"Like all other investors in Beanstalk, we lost all of our deposited assets in the Silo, which was …
Phil Rosen
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Over $600 million stolen in Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies is now on its way back as the one of the largest crypto heists ever comes undone
However, it’s unlikely that the attacker is doing this out of the goodness o…
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Cryptocurrencies take a beating along with tech stocks, as Facebook earnings hit metaverse tokens and a blockchain hack hits solana and other DeFi coins
Meta's shares plunged 20% in premarket trading, dragging tech and social media stocks lower, while …
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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eToro adds DeFi tokens to its trading platform as it taps into the boom in demand from the crypto community
eToro has added DeFi tokens Aave and Yearn.Finance YFI to its offering. Demand has boomed as indust…
Sophie Kiderlin
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Crypto blockchain hackers have stolen almost $700 million in just 3 months this year, with solana and Binance smart chain hit hard
Attacks on the solana and Binance smartchain ecosystems accounted for well over half of the amount …
Hamza Fareed Malik
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Some of the biggest cryptocurrency HODLers are also crypto criminals, finds Chainalysis report
More than 4,000 of the biggest cryptocurrency accounts have gotten their tokens through illicit mea…
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The hacker behind the biggest heist in crypto is now refusing to return the remaining funds
The USDT account the attacker is referring to has $33 million in stablecoins. Tether has fro…
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Cryptocurrency hacks and fraud are on track for a record number of incidents in 2021, data shows
$19.2 billion has been stolen through breaches and fraud in the last 10 years, said Crypto Head in …
Carla Mozée
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Hacker behind $610 million crypto hack conducts AMA — claims returning the money was always ‘a part of the plan’
The hacker behind the largest decentralised finance (DeFi) breach yet, claims he only stole $610 mi…
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Crypto hackers made off with an unprecedented $3.8 billion in 2022, led by North Korean-linked groups breaking their own theft records
Chainalysis said Lazarus Group, a North Korea-based cybercrime syndicate, was among the most prolif…
Carla Mozée
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Some scientists seriously believe we could live forever by the 2030s. Here's what you need to know about the 'longevity escape velocity' theory.
Longevity Escape Velocity Theory: The idea that human lifespan is malleable — that we may be able t…
Hilary Brueck
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The saga behind $610 million Poly Network cryptocurrency theft — everything we know about the mysterious hacker behind the attack and what went down over the last three days
Poly Network is a ‘cross chain’ platform that tries to help users communicate across com…
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10 Things in Politics: Dem donors snipe over 2024
And Alec Baldwin fatally shot a person with a prop gun on a movie set.
Brent D. Griffiths
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All I wanted was a swimming pool. What I got was a $31,000 lesson in Zelle fraud.
In search of a status symbol, I wound up getting ripped off big-time. But the real scam is how Amer…
Devin Friedman
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What is Ethereum? What to know before investing
Ethereum is a decentralized platform that uses blockchain technology. It's powered by its native cr…