Ethereum researchers are racing to close a zkEVM security gap before December
Ethereum’s better.codes contest now measures a cryptographic proof gap that researchers can attack from both sides. At 15:44:47 UTC on Aug. 21, the live leaderboard showed a 63.99-bit lower certificate and a 116.13-bit upper certificate for koalaIRS12.…
MANTRA Chain stays offline after exploit as Aug. 21 restart hinges on patch test
MANTRA Chain remained halted on Aug. 21 after the team said an attacker exploited a vulnerability in an upstream dependency. Transactions, transfers, and staking are unavailable while the mainnet is paused. MANTRA identified the vulnerable software only…
Trump-backed $4 billion USD1 stablecoin has wallet powers its own GitHub does not show
Justin Sun escalated his public fight with Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial on Friday, accusing its USD1 stablecoin of carrying administrative powers that allow privileged operators to move funds from frozen wallets without holder consent. On…
Coldcard Adds New Security Measures After $130 Million Bitcoin Exploit
Coinkite’s latest firmware requires users to add their own randomness when generating wallet seeds and fixes additional security issues uncovered during a three-week review.
A $22.9 million capital deficit threatens to derail an energy firm’s pivot to off-grid Bitcoin mining
Olenox Industries is an energy company that acquired Bitcoin miner CS Digital Ventures in May. It reported preliminary July production of 15.13 BTC against a June 30 balance sheet. The balance sheet carried $1.21 million of cash and $26.26 million of…
Wall Street and Washington Fuel Bitcoin Rally: Here’s What’s Going On
Institutional buying, improving macro conditions and a friendlier regulatory outlook are supporting Bitcoin’s rally, while billions in short liquidations have accelerated the move.
Unresolved $11 million liquidity crash leaves pools exposed as attacker still holds 20.83 BTC on Maya Protocol
The suspected Bitcoin address at the center of Maya Protocol’s Aug. 18 exploit still held about 20.8273 BTC with no outgoing spend on Aug. 21, while no published recovery plan accounted for the much larger estimated impact across the cross-chain…
Solana Just Got Faster—Is It Bullish for SOL?
Solana has activated the first reduction in its block timing since launch, speeding up transactions on the network.
Washington Goes All-In on Crypto: Trump Pushes Clarity, SEC Rules, and CFTC Warnings
Trump urged executives to pass a “fair version” of the Clarity Act, the CFTC warned it would write its own rules if the bill stalls, and the SEC abruptly advanced its first crypto fundraising framework.
Strategy Swings From $13 Billion Bitcoin Loss to $1.4 Billion Profit as BTC Rallies
The Bitcoin treasury giant is sitting on roughly $1.4 billion in unrealized gains after Bitcoin climbed above its average acquisition price.