Crypto & mining news

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• 23d ago

  Nearly $15B is moving off LayerZero, now a $292M lawsuit puts its security model on trial

  Evercrest Technologies, the company behind KelpDAO, has sued LayerZero Labs, its Canadian affiliate, and CEO Bryan Pellegrino in British Columbia over April's $292 million rsETH exploit. The claim alleges negligent misrepresentation, negligence and defamation, seeks aggravated and punitive damages, and says Kelp users have withdrawn more than $650 million since the attack. Pellegrino has called…

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• 24d ago

  Bitget’s hack just got $36 million bigger, and now there’s a bounty on the stolen crypto

  The exchange says the revision adds assets from the same incident and will announce a withdrawal plan by Sept. 26. The post Bitget’s hack just got $36 million bigger, and now there’s a bounty on the stolen crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 24d ago

  MultiversX restarts after exploit halt, but Kraken still bars new EGLD trades

  Mainnet blocks resumed Sept. 24, while Kraken's latest EGLD notice kept trading cancel-only and deposits and withdrawals paused. The post MultiversX restarts after exploit halt, but Kraken still bars new EGLD trades appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 24d ago

  Bitget’s North Korea-linked $352 million hack could drain 76% of its protection fund

  At a $464 million reference value, covering the full estimate from the fund would leave about $112 million, below its stated floor. The post Bitget’s North Korea-linked $352 million hack could drain 76% of its protection fund appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 24d ago

  Payy bridge exploit freezes crypto cards, and no balances remain safe

  Payy says the bridge was drained, while the extent of any customer losses remains undisclosed. The post Payy bridge exploit freezes crypto cards, and no balances remain safe appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 25d ago

  Bitget’s $351.6 million hack pushes September crypto losses to 2026 high

  Bitget has suspended withdrawals after unauthorized transfers drained about $351.6 million from a limited number of its hot and warm wallets. The crypto exchange detected the transfers at 18:31 UTC on Sept. 24 and activated its emergency response procedures within minutes, Chief Executive Officer Gracy Chen said. Bitget’s cold wallets and most assets held on […] The post Bitget’s $351.6 million…

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• 25d ago

  Man sentenced to 12 years for $16M Coinbase customer support scam

  Brooklyn prosecutors say about 100 U.S. users were told their funds were at risk and steered into wallets Spektor could access. The post Man sentenced to 12 years for $16M Coinbase customer support scam appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 25d ago

  Alpen says AI identified Liquid’s $320M BTC exploit in an hour. Could a payout limit have stopped it?

  Its post-attack replay explains the cache flaw, while SideSwap says a 4,000 L-BTC order faced no size or velocity hold. The post Alpen says AI identified Liquid’s $320M BTC exploit in an hour. Could a payout limit have stopped it? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 25d ago

  Cosmos restarted to seize $2.2 million in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens still escaped

  The chain-wide pause reached unrelated Hub users; secured Neutron-linked funds now sit in a validator multisig. The post Cosmos restarted to seize $2.2 million in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens still escaped appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 25d ago

  White hats recover 52 Bitcoin from Coldcard exploit, and a new public portal lets victims check eligibility

  A Sept. 21 transaction points owners toward a trust address check for an earlier disclosed rescue, with any return subject to verification. The post White hats recover 52 Bitcoin from Coldcard exploit, and a new public portal lets victims check eligibility appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 26d ago

  Nearly $20 million in XRP drained from 6,678 wallets across six attack waves

  XRPL.to traces six waves through Sept. 20, while DCENT says exposed App Wallet phrases must be replaced, even on hardware. The post Nearly $20 million in XRP drained from 6,678 wallets across six attack waves appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 26d ago

  Coinbase traced $1.1 million crypto trail behind AI phishing service EvilTokens

  EvilTokens abused Microsoft’s real device-login flow to authorize attacker sessions, then used AI to identify payment authorities inside captured mailboxes. The post Coinbase traced $1.1 million crypto trail behind AI phishing service EvilTokens appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 26d ago

  Rogue iPhone app escapes iOS sandbox to hijack $580,000 in USDT

  Fomopeek, a malicious iPhone app distributed through Apple’s App Store, has been linked to nearly $580,000 in stolen USDT. Blockchain security firm SlowMist began investigating the app over the weekend after receiving reports of stolen assets linked to exposed private keys. Some victims had previously installed versions 1.1 or 1.2 of the Fomopeek app, which […] The post Rogue iPhone app escapes…

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• 27d ago

  Narrowing price cushions leave Bitcoin loans vulnerable to 4.7% price dips as Aave weighs higher leverage

  The plan would lift WBTC and cbBTC borrowing limits while shrinking the simplified maximum-leverage price cushion from 6.4% to 4.7%. The post Narrowing price cushions leave Bitcoin loans vulnerable to 4.7% price dips as Aave weighs higher leverage appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 27d ago

  Pragma flags 6 price feeds as critical risk following $3.5M Starknet lending exploit

  The September 18 assessment exposes a gap between oracle valuations and the liquidity lenders need to sell collateral. The post Pragma flags 6 price feeds as critical risk following $3.5M Starknet lending exploit appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 28d ago

  Why Balancer’s $1.4M hack recovery won’t pay LPs anytime soon

  The pending plan uses attack-time losses and pre-exploit pool balances, but no V1 claim window is open. The post Why Balancer’s $1.4M hack recovery won’t pay LPs anytime soon appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 29d ago

  Why keeping your private keys safe won’t always stop crypto theft

  Almost 4,000 Bitcoin left Liquid's reserve on Sept. 6 through a withdrawal the network approved, even though the private keys used to authorize it hadn't been stolen. Software had accepted a withdrawal that should never have qualified. Liquid lets people move a Bitcoin-backed token on a separate blockchain designed for faster, more private transactions. Bitcoin […] The post Why keeping your…

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• 1mo ago

  AI was supposed to take scammers’ jobs, but it gave them superpowers instead

  For anyone worried that AI would eliminate every profession except the one sending messages about your frozen crypto account, there's unwelcome news for that last bastion of human enterprise. Fraud has found an automation budget. Scamming has always required a surprising amount of manual labor. Romance scams need someone to keep a conversation going for […] The post AI was supposed to take…

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• 1mo ago

  Anthropic’s Claude helped 3 researchers breach OpenAI in under 72 hours

  Anthropic’s Claude helped three security researchers breach OpenAI accounts and reach an internal code repository within 72 hours. Researchers at cybersecurity startup Hacktron chained an image-processing vulnerability with a flaw in OpenAI’s identity infrastructure in July to gain access to multiple employees’ ChatGPT and Codex accounts. One compromised Codex account was connected to OpenAI’s…

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• 1mo ago

  3-year-old bug triggers $1.3 million drain and forces 10-day blockchain halt

  The flaw survived a 2024 security review and led validators to halt transaction finalization during the Aug. 31, 2026 incident. The post 3-year-old bug triggers $1.3 million drain and forces 10-day blockchain halt appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 1mo ago

  XRPL tries to mathematically prove its new lending market cannot be drained

  XRP Ledger (XRPL) developers are using mathematical proofs to test whether the network’s forthcoming lending market can be drained or become insolvent. On Sept. 17, protocol research firm Common Prefix said it is formally verifying XRPL’s Lending Protocol with Lean 4, a theorem-proving language designed to establish whether software satisfies defined mathematical properties across possible…

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• 1mo ago

  Blockchain malware activity jumps 440% as AI lowers the barrier for North Korea and Iran-linked hackers

  Public chains preserve malware instructions beyond ordinary domain takedowns, shifting defense toward monitoring wallets, contracts and off-chain servers. The post Blockchain malware activity jumps 440% as AI lowers the barrier for North Korea and Iran-linked hackers appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 1mo ago

  Why risk a smart contract exploit when safe US Treasuries pay better crypto yields?

  The Federal Reserve raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% on Sept. 16, pushing the one-year Treasury yield to 4.45% the same day and pressuring crypto lending yields. That move lifts the return available to anyone willing to hold nothing riskier than government debt, setting a fresh benchmark for crypto lending yields […] The post Why risk a smart contract exploit when safe…

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• 1mo ago

  Fake AI crypto software is secretly replacing browser wallet extensions

  Needle Stealer used signed Microsoft software to target seven browser wallets without breaching Coinbase or MetaMask. The post Fake AI crypto software is secretly replacing browser wallet extensions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 1mo ago

  Cardano’s Splash fix patches the exploit, but leaves 2.4M ADA missing and holders trapped

  The exploit drained 2.42 million ADA net, while OADA lacks protocol redemption and faces a thin-pool overhang. The post Cardano’s Splash fix patches the exploit, but leaves 2.4M ADA missing and holders trapped appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 1mo ago

  Hacker turned 55 days of failed transactions into a $3 million master key that drained GalaChain wallets

  Ledger timestamps and SDK patches show why signed intent needed automatic checks before funds reached a bridge. The post Hacker turned 55 days of failed transactions into a $3 million master key that drained GalaChain wallets appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 1mo ago

  Chainflip to reset TRON USDT provider balances to zero following $736,000 exploit

  Providers retain a separate on-chain record of what they are owed, but Chainflip has not disclosed repayment timing. The post Chainflip to reset TRON USDT provider balances to zero following $736,000 exploit appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 1mo ago

  Did crypto’s $20 Billion DeFi surge just get stolen by price inflation?

  Stablecoin growth stayed below 6% while ETH and SOL gained more than 32%, leaving the inflow picture unresolved. The post Did crypto’s $20 Billion DeFi surge just get stolen by price inflation? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 1mo ago

  Hackers mint trillions in fake Bitcoin, but 15 BTC bridge recovery leaves liquidity providers unpaid

  The native bridge remains paused as a 20% bounty window closes Sep. 13 and final accounting continues. The post Hackers mint trillions in fake Bitcoin, but 15 BTC bridge recovery leaves liquidity providers unpaid appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 1mo ago

  Crypto wallet creators now have just 24 hours to alert regulators when flaws are exploited

  Qualifying commercial wallet hardware and software now face a rapid three-stage reporting process for serious security events. The post Crypto wallet creators now have just 24 hours to alert regulators when flaws are exploited appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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