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Solana Alpenglow Goes Live: What 150ms Finality Means
Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade replaces TowerBFT and targets 150ms finality. Here’s what changes for payments, validators, network security and onchain data.
Pirate Chain Exploit Exposes the Limits of Blockchain Finality
A Pirate Chain exploit created 39.8M ARRR. The recovery dilemma exposes how privacy proofs, supply validation and blockchain finality differ.
A Hardware Wallet Can Be Genuine and Still Arrive Compromised
Ledger found an unauthorized hardware implant in a device linked to a reseller investigation, showing why hardware-wallet security begins before the user ever creates a recovery phrase.
MetaMask’s Security Incident Shows Self-Custody Has More Than One Layer
MetaMask says wallets and withdrawal keys were not compromised in a staking infrastructure incident, showing why non-custodial services can still carry validator, reward and operator risk.
The SEC Is Redrawing Who Can Hold Crypto for Investors
The SEC has proposed a new crypto custody framework that could let advisers hold certain client assets themselves and use state trust companies, reshaping who controls institutional crypto keys.
A Lightning Bug Shows Why “Paid” Is Not the Same as Settled
A Lightning vulnerability could mark an invoice as settled after the payment was cancelled, showing why merchant software must distinguish local payment status from actual network settlement.
Bitget’s $387M Hack Tests What Protection Funds Really Mean
Bitget says its Protection Fund can absorb a $387.5 million security loss, testing what exchange protection funds actually guarantee when hot-wallet security fails.
Fake Bitcoin News Bots Turned X Rewards Into a Business Model
X says a coordinated network of Bitcoin accounts used repetitive headlines and artificial engagement to farm creator payouts, exposing how platform incentives can reward bad information.
Haruko Hack Shows Why Read-Only Crypto APIs Still Carry Risk
A targeted attack on institutional crypto platform Haruko exposed read-only exchange API details and trading data, showing why visibility alone can become a security risk.
Bitcoin Core 32 Shows Why Node Software Is Part of Bitcoin Security
Bitcoin Core 32 improves validation, fee estimation and node security, showing why Bitcoin consensus can remain secure while the software enforcing it still needs constant review.
A Fake Government Email Exposed Revolut’s KYC Data
Revolut disclosed customer records after fraudulent requests arrived from a real government domain, showing why trusted data-request channels need their own security.
A $7M Custody Gap Shows Why Exchange Balances Need Proof
Orionx is shutting down after a forensic audit found more than $7 million in customer assets outside its control, exposing what exchange account balances cannot prove.
Liquid’s $320M Bitcoin Incident Tests Federated Security
A bug allowed thousands of unbacked L-BTC to reach Liquid’s peg-out system, exposing how Bitcoin sidechains can inherit BTC as an asset without inheriting Bitcoin’s security model.
Cronos Halt Exposes DeFi’s Emergency Brake Problem
Cronos stopped and restored its blockchain after a Tectonic exploit, showing why DeFi needs emergency controls without making decentralization meaningless.