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An agent that remembers who burned it
The TwiceShy team probed 46 Sui pay-per-call routes with unpaid POSTs, found 19 (41%) gave no 402 challenge, and built a buying agent that pays USDC and remembers which sellers deliver.
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8 years ago a CREATE2 “Wisp” post asked what stops a bait and switch with selfdestruct. What actually changed?
Examines whether CREATE2 selfdestruct bait-and-switch risk has changed since the old Wisp debate, a sound security explainer for auditors.
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How to Read Kraken’s Proof of Reserves—and Its Limits
Explains what Kraken's proof of reserves shows and what it cannot prove about solvency or withdrawal access.
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CertiK Puts 2026 Crypto Losses at Record $9.2 Billion
CertiK's live dashboard puts 2026 crypto losses at a record $9.2 billion, with $3.03 billion frozen or returned in October.
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How often do Uniswap V3 ranges actually stay in range? A quick look at past data
A Reddit DeFi user compares Uniswap V3 range widths on two pairs, finding correlated pairs stay in range far longer than volatile ones.
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Bitcoin Adoption or Crypto Speculation? Critiquing a BIS Research Paper
Critique of a BIS working paper on whether crypto activity reflects Bitcoin adoption or speculation.
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Tokenized Assets, Payments and Prediction Markets Out-Earned Blockchains for the First Time
1kx research says tokenized assets, payments and prediction markets now out-earn blockchains, with chain fees under 3% of industry revenue.
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4 real? Tracking exploitation and patching of eMudhra’s weak keys
Cloudflare reports on how it patched eMudhra weak-key certificate exposure and what exploitation evidence it sees.
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It’s always North Korea
Citation Needed explains who is likely behind the Binance hack, how the funds are laundered and where they go.
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Blockchain Firms Link North Korea to $6.3 Billion Binance Hack
Chainalysis and TRM Labs link the $6.3bn Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group.
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After the Binance hack, I checked my own node: long-term holders barely moved a coin
A full-node operator tracked UTXO age across Bitcoin history and found long-term holders barely moved coins in the 12 hours after the Binance hack.
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Bitcoin Core 32.1, multi-party SP, CLN Dos - Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #429
Bitcoin Optech newsletter covering multiparty silent payments, a Core Lightning DoS disclosure, and Bitcoin Core's security policy update.
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Chainalysis Says Binance Hacker Swapped $325 Million to Evade Freezes
Chainalysis reports the Binance hacker swapped $325M to evade freezes, with frozen assets around $2.8B and patterns suggesting automated laundering.
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The $6.4 Billion Binance Exploit: Tracing the North Korea Link
Chainalysis investigators trace the $6.4B Binance exploit to North Korea in what is likely the largest crypto hack on record.
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Binance hack drained wallets backing customer assets, reserve data shows
Binance's own reserve data lists the drained wallets as backing customer balances, leaving ETH backing about 6% short until replaced.
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Galaxy’s Alex Thorn Says Bitcoin Held Near $80,000 Because Hedge Funds Had Already Sold
Galaxy's Alex Thorn uses 13F data to argue hedge funds pared spot bitcoin ETF positions before BTC held near $80,000.
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Binance Says User Funds Are ‘Completely Safe’ After $3.5 Billion Drains From Its Hot Wallets
Unchained counts about $3.5B leaving Binance-labeled Ethereum wallets, against Binance's claim that user funds are completely safe.
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How Wallet Permissions Linked Two Accounts in the Suspected Binance Hack
Records show delegated code on Binance 14 could move its own assets and control another wallet, a key clue in the suspected hack; how the permission was obtained is unknown.
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Public companies double share of blockchain revenue since 2022: Report
A 1kx report finds public companies capturing a rising share of blockchain revenue since 2022.
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4M Bitcoin Bought Above $85K Could Cap Recovery: Glassnode
Glassnode data show about 4M BTC bought above $85K, near the spot ETF average cost, which could cap the recovery.
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About 544,000 BTC moved on Nov 22, 2025 in 200 identical sweeps. It was Coinbase’s internal wallet migration, not new buyers
On-chain analysis: a 544,000 BTC move in 200 sweeps on Nov 22, 2025 was Coinbase's wallet migration, not new buyers.
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New quantum model slashes hardware needed to break bitcoin keys by 17 times
Alice & Bob's new model cuts the hardware needed to break bitcoin keys by 17 times, raising urgency for quantum-resistant security.
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Quindecillions: the arithmetic of Bitcoin's address space
A credited recreation of a 2014 analysis shows Bitcoin's address space is almost entirely empty, explaining why vanity-address searches rarely hit funded wallets.
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A Subexponential Time Algorithm for Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm
A GitHub write-up claims a subexponential algorithm for elliptic curve discrete logarithms; the claim is extraordinary and needs expert checking before anyone relies on it.
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A new framework for tokenized asset tracking
Argues standard tokenized asset metrics miss what a CIO needs to know about holding them.
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Chainalysis traces North Korean crypto cash-outs through Garantex
Chainalysis traces North Korean cash-outs through Garantex, a useful look at laundering routes after sanctions.
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Tokenized Assets on Ethereum: Treasuries, Funds and Leading Issuers in Oct 2026
A discussion thread asking how large tokenized assets on Ethereum have become, with the leading treasury, gold and credit issuers.
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South Africa Leads Sub-Saharan Africa’s 13.4% Crypto Growth
Chainalysis data shows Sub-Saharan Africa's crypto economy grew 13.4% to $101 billion, led by everyday financial needs; the snippet is thin.
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🏴 ORE's Bid for Hard Money
ORE has dropped proof of work; the piece explains the mechanism and the case for and against it as a store of value.
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Succinct and the ZK Podcast Release Inaugural ZK Industry Report
Succinct and ZK Podcast's free industry report argues ZK proofs have cleared their speed hurdle and are spreading to bank networks.