Security Archives - Page 18 of 22

Coinbase Ventures’ 2026 Thesis: The ‘Perpification’ of Assets and AI Agents

Coinbase Ventures pivots its 2026 roadmap toward RWA perpetuals, unsecured credit, and AI agents to drive the next cycle of institutional adoption.

January 3, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

US Special Forces Capture Maduro; Bitcoin Holds $89k Level

Bitcoin shrugs off geopolitical chaos as US Delta Force extracts Maduro, ending a years-long manhunt.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

BitMine Stakes $259M Ether; Validator Queue Jams as Institutions Hunt Yield

BitMine deposits 82,560 ETH into the Beacon Chain, jamming the validator queue to 17 days as Bitcoin reclaims $90,000.

January 3, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Mysterious EVM Drainer Targets Small Wallets; Connection to ‘Shai-Hulud’ Attack Suspected

A coordinated draining campaign linked to the Trust Wallet 'Shai-Hulud' attacker is siphoning small amounts from hundreds of EVM wallets, bypassing typical security alerts.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

BitMine Locks $259M ETH; Validator Queue Swells to 17-Day Wait

BitMine Immersion Technologies deposits 82,560 ETH into staking contracts, pushing the validator queue to a 17-day wait and signaling a massive institutional bet on yield.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Released Early; Credits Trump’s First Step Act

The architect of the $10B Bitfinex hack walks free after 4 years in total custody, citing the Trump-era First Step Act for his sentence reduction.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Binance Drops FLOW/BTC Pair, Tags Token ‘High Risk’ Amid $3.9M Exploit Fallout

Binance cuts the FLOW/BTC pair and tags the token for 'monitoring' days after Flow blamed an unnamed exchange for facilitating a $3.9M hacker cash-out.

January 2, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Active EVM Drainer Sweeps $107K in ‘Dust’ Attack; Links to Trust Wallet Exploit Surface

A low-value 'dust' sweeping campaign is actively draining EVM wallets, with on-chain data linking the $107K theft to the recent Trust Wallet supply chain compromise.

January 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

New ‘Micro-Drain’ Attack Hits EVM Chains; $107K Siphoned from Small Wallets

A stealthy new exploit is targeting the 'long tail' of crypto users, draining under $2,000 per wallet to avoid detection.

January 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Russia Moves to Criminalize Unregistered Crypto Mining; 5-Year Jail Terms Proposed

New amendments to the Russian Criminal Code introduce Article 171.6, setting a 6,000 kWh exemption cap and threatening unregistered miners with prison time.

January 2, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments