Initiate ‘bunker mode’ to protect crypto from AI, says Justin Drake
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has predicted that AI will “break” elliptic curve cryptography within “months.”
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MetaMask unstakes $1.4B of ETH after validator rewards stolen
Crypto wallet MetaMask has warned of a security incident affecting its staking operations, stressing that wallets face “no immediate threat.”
Every Kraken IPO plan has failed
Kraken first discussed an IPO in April 2021. Nearly six years later, Kraken’s earliest IPO window might now occur in Q2 2027.
Winklevoss’ Zcash company pivots to cancer drug after $37.8M loss
Unless the price of ZEC rallies, Cypherpunk Technologies says it will need to raise a lot of money to pay for its upcoming FDA trials.
BitMart founder denies exit scam as withdrawals stall
Two weeks after BitMart promised withdrawals would remain available, users say the exchange is dragging its feet.
AscendEx shutdown: Uncertainty over withdrawals as hot wallets lack funds
Following almost two weeks of uncertainty over disruption to asset withdrawals, AscendEx has announced it has ceased operations.
Goldfinch Africa lending dream ends in defaults and 99.8% token crash
Goldfinch was supposed to use crypto and decentralization to distribute loans to creditworthy borrowers in developing markets like Africa.
One laptop: How poor security ruined Humanity Protocol
The crypto community has voiced suspicions over what Humanity claims was a single compromised laptop which led to two compromised multisigs.
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Blackstone gates withdrawals as crypto and private credit slide
Blackstone capped withdrawals, crypto proxies are losing market cap, and stocks of private credit companies are cratering.
DeFi projects lose $6M in fresh string of exploits this week
Tuesday saw four separate hacks, with over $5M stolen. Two more incidents took place the day before, but with minimal losses.