Security Archives - Page 18 of 33

Ethereum Staking Hits $118B Record; BitMine ‘Whale’ Play Skews Decentralization Metrics

BitMine Immersion stakes another $514M, pushing ETH staked supply to 30% and raising centralization fears despite the $118B milestone.

January 18, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Immunefi: 80% of Hacked Crypto Projects Never Recover; Truebit Crash Signals New ‘Zombie Protocol’ Era

Immunefi CEO Mitchell Amador reveals that 80% of hacked projects become 'zombie protocols' as operational paralysis, not just lost funds, destroys trust.

January 18, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Monero Hits $797 ATH Amid Fallout of Record $282M Whale Heist

Monero prints a new all-time high of $797 as hackers launder $282M from a single victim, exposing the liquidity limits of privacy coins and the…

January 17, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

regulations

Lummis, Wyden File ‘Code Is Not Crime’ Bill to Shield Non-Controlling Devs

The bipartisan proposal aims to codify that writing open-source software does not make you a money transmitter, directly challenging the DOJ's post-Tornado Cash legal theories.

January 17, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

CZ-Backed ‘Genius Trading’ Hits $2B Volume Amid Airdrop Frenzy

Driven by a confirmed investment from CZ's YZi Labs, the new terminal processed $2B in days as traders farm the 'Genius Points' program.

January 17, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

$282M Wipeout: Whale Drained of 2M LTC in Record Social Engineering Heist

The largest individual theft of 2026 saw 1,459 BTC and 2.05 million LTC vanish after a hardware wallet user fell for a support scam, sending…

January 17, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

regulations

Tennessee Threatens Felonies for Prediction Markets; Kalshi Secures Emergency TRO

Tennessee escalates the prediction market war with Class E felony threats, but Kalshi secures a federal restraining order to keep trading live.

January 17, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Crypto Fraud Hits $15.8B: AI and ‘Industrialized’ Scams Eclipse Hacks by 600%

Crypto fraud revenue hit $15.87B in 2025 as AI-driven impersonation scams surged 1,400%, replacing technical hacks as the industry's primary threat.

January 17, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Musk Greenlit $10B OpenAI ICO Before abrupt Pivot, Internal Notes Reveal

Internal documents show Elon Musk approved a massive token launch in 2018 to solve OpenAI's funding issues before abruptly pulling the plug.

January 17, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Hardware Wallet Scam Drains $282M; Monero Hits ATH as Hacker Launder Funds

A targeted social engineering attack compromised a hardware wallet for $282M in BTC and LTC, forcing a Monero liquidity crisis that pushed XMR to $800.

January 16, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments