Crypto exchange CoinDCX ‘lying’ about $16M hack, say blockchain investigators
CoinDCX initially dismissed reports of suspicious outflows as “rumors” before conceding $16M in “operational losses.”
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Abracadabra breaks its DAO to shut down protocol
Abracadabra DAO, which once held over $6B in TVL, is to be shuttered after a second vote on a “wind down” proposal with reduced quorum.
Phishing scammers capitalise on Ledger panic with fake firmware update
After $86M was lost from compromised Ledger wallets, a new phishing email urges users to protect their device via a “firmware update.”
OpenAI eyes security firm purchase amid office bugging scandal
The AI giant behind ChatGPT is reportedly in talks with Trail of Bits, a security auditor which counts many top crypto projects as clients.
Circle’s new USDC ambassador? DJ Khaled
Circle has posted a promo photo of DJ Khaled via its USDC X account, despite the musician’s previous charges for shilling 2018’s Centra ICO.
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.”
— Abracadabra, DeFi
Abracadabra blames hacks for shutdown amid ‘looting’ claims
Abracadabra proposed “an orderly wind down,” blaming security incidents that leave its stablecoin MIM with “no viable path back to parity."
Compound Foundation accused of ‘misappropriating’ DAO funds
The Compound Foundation has been accused of misusing funds to boost its voting power on two key proposals.
DYORSWAP users tricked into sending 767 ETH to fake bridge contract
DYORSWAP users have lost a total of $2M in ETH after a fake version of UPbit’s GIWA chain was spun up by crypto hackers.
THORChain refuses to block Bitget funds, despite pausing after own hack
Once again, THORChain is refusing to block suspected North Korean hackers from laundering hundreds of millions of dollars of stolen crypto.