Security Archives - Page 19 of 22

Trader Nets $1.5M Exploiting $26M ‘Ghost’ Bid Wall on Binance

A single trader exploited a massive spot-perp dislocation on New Year's Day to turn a routine arbitrage strategy into a seven-figure windfall.

January 2, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Iran’s Defense Ministry Opens Crypto Payments for Ballistic Missiles

Tehran's export body Mindex now accepts crypto for Emad missiles and Shahed drones, formalizing digital assets in state-level sanctions evasion.

January 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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DTCC’s $3.7 Quadrillion Backbone Picks Private Canton Chain for Treasuries; Crypto Natives Cry Foul

Wall Street's clearing giant bypasses Ethereum and Solana for a permissioned network to tokenize U.S. Treasuries, backed by a rare SEC no-action letter.

December 21, 2025 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Whale Torches $50M USDT in Fatal ‘Address Poisoning’ Slip; Victim Offers $1M Bounty

A routine copy-paste error spiraled into one of 2025’s largest individual losses as a spoofer drained 50 million Tether in minutes.

December 21, 2025 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Coinbase Vows to Hunt Scammers as User Loses $50M to Address Poisoning

A $50 million copy-paste error overshadows Coinbase's aggressive new stance on crypto crime, highlighting the limits of law enforcement on-chain.

December 20, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Crypto Whale Loses $50M in USDT Poisoning Attack; Offers $1M Bounty

A trader lost $50M after a 'test send' triggered a poisoning bot, forcing a $1M on-chain bounty offer as funds hit Tornado Cash.

December 20, 2025 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Ethereum Foundation Mandates 128-Bit Security for zkEVMs; ‘Speed Era’ Ends

The Ethereum Foundation declares the 'speed race' over, mandating a strict 128-bit security standard for all zkEVMs by late 2026 to combat deteriorating cryptographic assumptions.

December 20, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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One Click, $50 Million Gone: Whale Falls for Address Poisoning Scam

A high-net-worth trader lost $50M in USDT after copying a spoofed address from their transaction history, marking one of the year's largest UX-driven thefts.

December 20, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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One Click, $50 Million Gone: Address Poisoning Strikes Again

A whale lost nearly $50 million in USDT after a sophisticated address poisoning script spoofed their transaction history.

December 20, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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$50M Vanishes: Whale drained in ‘Address Poisoning’ Sophisticated Attack

A crypto whale lost nearly $50 million in USDT after falling victim to an address poisoning scam, mistakenly copying a spoofed address that mimicked their…

December 20, 2025 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments