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Allium Discloses Security Breach, Revokes API Keys
Allium disclosed a security breach, revoked API keys and disabled uploaded-data access while core services recover.
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Bitcoin Core Patches Three Bugs, Including Non-Linux Node Crash
Bitcoin Core released patches for three bugs, including a crash affecting non-Linux nodes; 32-bit and FAT32 systems keep a separate low-severity flaw.
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Diva Cancels Mainnet Launch, Tells Early Stakers to Withdraw
Diva cancelled its mainnet launch and told pre-launch stakers to withdraw, with about 654.5 ETH in two vaults and no replacement distribution.
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Alexander Zahnd Gives Up Zilliqa CEO Role With No Successor Named as X-Bridge Stays Suspended
Zilliqa's CEO stepped down with no successor named while the X-Bridge stays suspended and losses remain unquantified.
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Bitcoin Treasury Datavault AI Says It Can’t Access Its BTC, Stock Tanks
Datavault AI says it cannot withdraw its Bitcoin from Biconomy since June and will restate four financial reports tied to a Scilex deal. A concrete custody failure and restatement for treasury holders.
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Canadian ‘crypto king’ case to go to jury as criminal trial winds down
Aiden Pleterski, a Canadian crypto figure, is heading to a jury on fraud charges tied to an alleged digital asset Ponzi scheme. Useful court-watch item, but a single trial update.
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Privacy Pools v2 Brings Shielded Payments and Yield to BNB Chain
Privacy Pools v2 launches on BNB Chain with shielded payments and yield; private spending still needs 0xbow deposit-screening approval.
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Treasury Sanctions Russians, North Koreans supporting DPRK IT Worker Fraud
OFAC sanctions Russian and DPRK nationals running fraudulent IT worker schemes that generated crypto proceeds for North Korea.
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Yield Basis Discloses Fee-Bypass Route, Proposes WETH Fix
Yield Basis disclosed a fee-bypass route and proposed a WETH fix with a debt-ratio check; voting ends Oct. 29.
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Liquid Reserve Gap Falls to 550 BTC After 50 BTC Transfer
Liquid's L-BTC reserve gap narrowed to 550 BTC after a 50 BTC transfer, with peg-outs still restricted.
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Leaked backend data from "no-KYC" swap Wagyu.xyz links 38k+ crypto orders, Monero destinations, and user IPs
Ransomware group leaked backend data from no-KYC swap Wagyu.xyz, exposing 38k orders and user IPs; the lesson is that off-chain databases, not Monero, are the privacy weak point.
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Centralized Exchange and DeFi Losses Dominate 2026 Crypto Hacks Despite Hardware Wallet Failures
Lightning.news data puts 2026 net crypto hack losses near $2.35B, with CEX and DeFi losses dominating, led by Bitget's September wallet drain.
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Osmosis Restores AllBTC Backing With Seized Tokens and Community Funds
Osmosis is restoring AllBTC backing after a 17.19 BTC-equivalent shortfall was covered by seized tokens and community funds.
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Crypto Long & Short: What happens when an AI agent pays for the wrong thing
Explains that x402, the payment standard AI agents use, has no dispute mechanism when an agent pays and receives something wrong.
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US Sanctions Crypto Facilitators Linked to North Korean IT Worker Schemes
US sanctions list adds eight Ethereum and Tron addresses tied to North Korean IT worker schemes.
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Coinbase and Bithumb users hit by data leaks
Coinbase says only a small subset of users were hit by a data leak and customer funds were not affected; Bithumb users were also exposed.
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Solana Wallet Solflare Plans Validator Migration After Provider Reports Key Incident
Solflare is migrating about 1.56M SOL of delegated stake after a validator provider incident; user funds reportedly untouched.
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Flash-Loan Attacker Drains About $1 Million in USDC From Avalanche-Based Tranche Vault
A flash-loan attack drained about $1M USDC from an Avalanche tranche vault by inflating shares, per Blockaid.
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Google to preview crypto custody security system as AI threats grow
Google's Multi-Party Compute custody security is in private preview, with Alphabet securing its own Ethereum and Solana assets.
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Bithumb Says Hackers Accessed Internal System, Leaking Personal Data
Bithumb says hackers accessed an internal system and may have leaked personal data, with two other financial firms also reporting breaches.
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Coinbase Customer Data Hit in Analytics Vendor Breach, Funds ‘Not Impacted’
Amplitude vendor breach exposed contact data for a small subset of Coinbase customers; funds not affected.
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Coinbase denies systems breach, says vendor exposed customer data
Coinbase says a vendor incident at Amplitude exposed some customer contact data, but found no unauthorized access to its own systems.
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Zilliqa CEO Steps Down as Board Takes Oversight Amid Security Probe
Zilliqa's CEO steps down while a security probe continues; X-Bridge is closed and PlunderSwap reports losses in four pools.
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Bitcoin treasury Datavault AI plunges 50% after firm says it can’t access its BTC
Datavault AI cut reported 2025 assets by $92.2M after BTC held at Biconomy could not be withdrawn, a counterparty-risk lesson for treasury firms.
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Bithumb hacked through employee system as South Korean financial firms face cyberattacks
Bithumb suffered a hack through an internal employee system; it is still determining whether customer data was exposed.
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Coinbase says user funds are safe after third-party vendor exposes customer contact info
Coinbase says a vendor incident at Amplitude exposed some customer contact details, while its own systems and user funds were not breached.
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Bithumb discloses data leak after internal system breach: Report
Bithumb disclosed a data leak after a breach of its in-house employee mobile system.
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Tranche Vault on Avalanche Drained of 1.01 Million USDC
A flash-loan attack drained 1.01 million USDC from a Tranche vault on Avalanche, per Blockaid.
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Solflare Validator Stops Earning Rewards After Provider Security Incident
A Solflare-linked validator stopped earning rewards after a provider security incident, with about 1.56M SOL affected; migration is underway.
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Ex-CFTC Chair Calls White House Plan Letting Firms Hack Cybercriminals ‘Just About Right’
Former CFTC chair praises a White House plan for government-run letters of marque against crypto hackers.