Security

Blockaid's preliminary assessment suggests attackers compromised Binance's transaction-signing infrastructure rather than extracting a private key, as Binance has not confirmed how more than $2.5 billion was stolen.

Tether, Circle, Ripple, and World Liberty Financial have collectively frozen over $2.6 billion in digital assets linked to a suspected security incident at Binance involving approximately $6 billion in outflows.

Bitcoin dropped below $79,000 on Thursday as reports of a suspected security breach at Binance triggered significant market selloffs and prompted stablecoin issuers to freeze billions in funds.

Bitcoin dropped to $78,297 as Binance investigated a potential security incident involving large unauthorized transfers. Tether and Circle froze a combined $2.39 billion in related assets, while the crypto market saw nea...

Binance announced it was investigating reports of a potential security issue on October 29, with Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino confirming the company froze more than 1.567 billion USDT in response. The exchange assured custom...

On-chain analysis reveals a wallet suspected of involvement in a Binance incident holds significant positions across five major altcoins, with Uniswap's governance token leading the portfolio.

On-chain data suggests Binance suffered a security breach exceeding $5 billion, with stolen assets including USDT, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. Tether and Circle have frozen approximately $2.4 billion in stolen stablecoins.

Polymarket has restored trading on its international platform following a security incident involving a third-party service provider on October 29. The platform has committed to fully reimbursing affected traders, with b...

Binance said it is investigating a potential security breach after suspicious wallet transfers, while co-founder CZ reported nearly $1.8 billion in frozen stablecoins.

Polymarket resolved a supply-chain attack on its international platform after malicious code injected into its frontend drained approximately $2.94 million in pUSD from over 11 wallets. The platform has referred the matt...

The prediction market restricted trading to cancel-only mode on October 29, 2026, after unconfirmed reports of unauthorized withdrawals and a potentially compromised website interface.

Quantum computing company Alice & Bob estimates that a machine built from about 30,000 of its cat qubits could crack a Bitcoin private key in roughly 61.8 minutes, according to a preprint posted to a cryptography archive...

The Treasury Department sanctioned ten individuals and one company for facilitating North Korea's collection of wages from foreign employers through fake identities, with proceeds allegedly funding weapons programs.

Indonesia's largest digital asset exchange paused all deposit and withdrawal services on October 29, 2026, citing a significant increase in cyberattack attempts. The exchange says client assets remain secure with no unau...

Google has introduced a multi-party computation custody platform that splits cryptographic key shares across separate environments, with commercial availability targeted for early 2027 as banks test protections against p...

An open coding contest backed by StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation has roughly halved the gas cost of verifying quantum-safe signatures on Starknet, bringing the price to approximately $0.023 per Falcon-512 verificat...

Aiden Pleterski told an Ontario Superior Court jury he is innocent, while prosecutors called him a thief and said investor funds never reached the FXChoice trading platform.

An elderly Staten Island woman fell victim to a fraud scheme in which a caller posing as a Santander Bank employee convinced her to wire $310,000. Police are searching for a suspect in connection with the case.

Solana-based wallet Solflare has halted staking rewards following a security incident at its validator operator, though the platform states user funds remain secure. The project plans to add a new validator and offer com...

At least two cases have been reported since Sept. 10, with police saying tampered hardware components were found in Ledger devices bought from some local retail stores.