Industry news for Web3 professionals and blockchain careers
The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit has triggered a significant reassessment of security practices across decentralized finance, with billions of dollars withdrawn from Aave as the industry examines its...
Scammers are targeting global shipping companies with fraudulent payment demands amid ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, requesting Bitcoin and Tether payments for safe passage through the s...
Morgan Stanley's spot bitcoin ETF has accumulated over $139 million in assets within its first nine days of operation, according to blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence. The rapid asset growt...
A crypto industry professional in France narrowly avoided a violent home invasion attempt near Montpellier, highlighting the growing physical security risks facing blockchain workers and digital asset...
The UK government is advancing its digital asset regulatory framework with planned reforms to payment rules covering stablecoins and tokenized deposits. The Treasury has appointed Chris Woolard, a for...
A coalition of 39 major financial institutions and technology firms, including Nasdaq, has called on European Union regulators to expedite changes to the bloc's distributed ledger technology (DLT) pil...
Austin-based financial services firm Onramp has launched Onramp Finance, a consolidated platform that integrates cash management, bitcoin brokerage, and gold ownership into a single account. The move ...
The attacker behind the recent Kelp DAO exploit has transferred approximately $175 million worth of Ethereum, likely initiating laundering operations following the protocol's $290 million breach, acco...
Arbitrum's Security Council executed an emergency action to freeze $71.5 million in Ethereum following the $292 million KelpDAO exploit, demonstrating the network's capacity for rapid response while r...
BitMEX has integrated with Zodia Custody to offer institutional clients cryptocurrency derivatives trading backed by off-exchange collateral held in segregated custody accounts. The partnership reflec...
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has dropped 45% over the past three weeks, signaling a shift in market sentiment that could have significant implications for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency sec...
Galaxy Digital's head of research Alex Thorn has highlighted that Bitcoin's current halving cycle is exhibiting significantly lower volatility and returns compared to previous cycles. While this trend...
A major security breach at Kelp DAO-linked infrastructure has created ripple effects across DeFi lending markets, with Aave users facing significant withdrawal challenges following the $291 million ex...
EasyDNS, a domain name service provider operating for nearly three decades, has acknowledged responsibility for a security breach that led to the hijacking of eth.limo, a popular Ethereum Name Service...
The recent exploit of Kelp DAO has reignited debate among DeFi protocol developers about fundamental design choices in lending platforms, with implications for how blockchain teams structure their pro...
AI-powered shopping agents generated a 393% increase in traffic to U.S. retail websites during Q1 2026, marking a significant shift in how commerce operates online. More notably for the technology sec...
A growing number of publicly traded companies now hold substantial Bitcoin reserves on their balance sheets, signaling continued institutional adoption of digital assets. This trend has created new op...
Bitcoin dropped to $75,000 as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, including reports of Strait of Hormuz disruptions, triggered volatility across financial markets. The geopolitical...
A governance crisis at an unnamed crypto project has exposed ongoing centralization concerns in the blockchain industry, as one co-founder publicly challenges their partner's sole control over a $200 ...
Aluminum manufacturer Alcoa is close to finalizing an agreement to sell its shuttered Massena East smelter facility in New York to NYDIG, a institutional Bitcoin services firm. The transaction represe...
