cryptocurrency

Coinspect says a weak-randomness flaw in recovery-phrase generation, dubbed Ill Bloom, has let attackers drain at least $5 million from crypto wallets since May 27.

Socket researchers discovered TrapDoor, a supply chain attack spanning 34 packages and 384+ versions across three registries, with a novel technique that embeds hidden instructions in AI coding assistant config files to trigger credential exfiltration.

A week-long NCA-led operation with the US Secret Service and Canadian police disrupted approval phishing scams, freezing millions while identifying fraud wallets across more than 30 countries.

FinCEN and OFAC jointly proposed anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance rules for stablecoin issuers on April 8, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to advance the CLARITY Act to complete the federal digital asset regulatory framework.

Attackers used Solana's durable nonce feature to hijack Drift's governance and drain $285 million in 12 minutes, with blockchain forensics firms linking the heist to North Korean operatives.

A proposed ban on stablecoin yield payments has triggered a lobbying war between banks and crypto exchanges, with billions in deposits and a new financial architecture at stake.

U.S. regulators end a decade of ambiguity by jointly defining five crypto asset categories, explicitly naming Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana as commodities — not securities.

German startup Neura Robotics raises €1 billion led by Tether Holdings, becoming Europe's most valuable humanoid robotics company as cryptocurrency profits flow into physical AI.