security

I spend an unhealthy amount of time thinking about crypto securities law — and I can’t see how ETH is now a securities offering under Howey

Guardian Council participants include the Solana Foundation, Everstake, Triton One, Juicy Stake and Kiln

If DeFi can just figure out how to improve both security and compliance, nothing would stop traditional finance from entering the game

Witness protocol will enable users to gain proofs over their data

AI is proliferating the digital asset workspace, and we must develop best practices for institutions seeking to mitigate the risks of AI-generated work

2023 saw a decline in a16z crypto funding, but the behemoth VC firm teased what it’s excited for next year

After a proposal passed to crimp inflation on Cosmos’ ATOM token, Kwon announced AtomOne — a “minimal fork” of the Cosmos Hub application.

An exploiter tried to drain funds from Indexed Finance DAO but was caught after refusing to share the funds with a blackmailer

When Aave found a vulnerability in its code, multiple projects inherited the security flaw

$103M raised this week by blockchain builders, including $20 million for a Call of Duty style shooter

Rollux is designed to utilize Bitcoin security despite being an Ethereum layer-2

Quantstamp is hoping to insure user funds in case of a hack, though similar programs have struggled in the past

Also, a new Google-enabled crypto wallet could sell to the general public

Wired reported on the night of Nov. 11, 2022, when FTX was hacked for over $400 million

Bridges need to have multiple decentralized networks while ensuring that risk parameters are appropriately managed, Sergey Nazarov says

While it’s unclear how they made the determination, the FBI has concluded the Lazarus Group is responsible for the Stake hack

The vulnerability has been mitigated in around 80% of the affected v2 pools

Funds in crypto wallets made via Libbitcoin’s Bitcoin Explorer might be at risk or stolen

Smarter lending marketplaces and rapid-response whitehat teams have improved DeFi’s security posture following the Curve exploits

Blockworks Research explains Curve was the “end target” of the hack and Vyper was the means by which it took place

Bell Curve guest ADCV argues that the responsibility to perform KYC lies with institutions rather than protocols

The new rules add a layer of transparency for investors to see when a public company, such as Coinbase or MicroStrategy, has faced a cybersecurity incident

Stride is now secured by the Cosmos Hub’s $2.3 billion in staked assets

If someone stole the Mona Lisa, you’d probably be upset for a little while — but if someone stole your crypto, you’d probably be upset…forever