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coindesk.com > tech > 01/24/2026 > ethereum-foundation-makes-post-quantum-security-a-top-priority-as-new-team-forms

Ethereum news: Foundation makes post quantum security a top priority as new team forms

Ethereum news: Foundation makes post quantum security a top priority as new team forms2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (472+ words) The Ethereum Foundation (EF), a nonprofit organization that supports Ethereum's development, is turning its long running post quantum research into a public engineering push, forming a dedicated Post Quantum team and calling the effort a top strategic priority for the…...

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coindesk.com > policy > 01/23/2026 > sec-dismisses-lawsuit-against-gemini-over-earn-product

SEC dismisses lawsuit against Gemini over Earn product

SEC dismisses lawsuit against Gemini over Earn product4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (23+ words) The SEC said Gemini Earn customers had already received 100% of their assets back through Genesis' bankruptcy, warranting the dismissal of the case....

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coindesk.com > business > 01/23/2026 > a-crypto-flex-gone-wrong-exposes-usd90-million-wallet-tied-to-u-s-government-seizure

How a recorded crypto feud exposed a wallet tied to $90 million in suspected theft

How a recorded crypto feud exposed a wallet tied to $90 million in suspected theft10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (22+ words) A recorded online dispute between alleged threat actors led blockchain investigator ZachXBT to trace millions in illicit crypto to a single wallet....

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coindesk.com > markets > 01/23/2026 > south-korea-probes-significant-bitcoin-loss-in-a-phishing-attack

South Korea probes significant bitcoin loss in a phishing attack

South Korea probes significant bitcoin loss in a phishing attack1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (20+ words) Internal audit showed the coins were likely lost via a phishing attack during official storage, according to local media reports....

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coindesk.com > markets > 01/20/2026 > makina-loses-usd4-1-million-in-exploit-tied-to-price-feed-manipulation

Makina loses $4.1 million in exploit tied to price-feed manipulation

Makina loses $4.1 million in exploit tied to price-feed manipulation3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (29+ words) An attacker used flash loans to manipulate pricing data in Makina's DUSD/USDC Curve pool, draining more than $4 million before MEV bots captured part of the haul....

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coindesk.com > tech > 12/29/2025 > flow-scraps-blockchain-rollback-plan-after-community-backlash-over-decentralization

Flow sought blockchain 'rollback' after $3.9 million hack. Then came the community backlash

Flow sought blockchain 'rollback' after $3.9 million hack. Then came the community backlash4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (28+ words) After facing criticism from developers and infrastructure providers, Flow said it will preserve transaction history and instead isolate and destroy fraudulent assets through a governance-approved recovery process....

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coindesk.com > business > 01/19/2026 > crypto-s-worst-year-for-hacks-wasn-t-a-smart-contract-problem-it-was-a-people-problem

Crypto hacks hit $17 billion in 2025, but the real threat was people, not code

Crypto hacks hit $17 billion in 2025, but the real threat was people, not code4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (21+ words) In an exclusive interview with CoinDesk, Immuneifi's CEO, Mitchell Amador, said onchain security is improving despite losses continuing to rise....

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coindesk.com > business > 01/16/2026 > hacker-steals-usd282-milion-in-hardware-wallet-social-engineering-attack

Hacker steals $282 million crypto from a victim in social-engineering attack

Hacker steals $282 million crypto from a victim in social-engineering attack1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (25+ words) A sophisticated social engineering attack led to the theft of more than $282 million in BTC and LTC, with the funds rapidly laundered through monero....

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coindesk.com > markets > 01/09/2026 > truebit-token-tru-crashes-99-9-after-usd26-6m-exploit-drains-8-535-eth

Truebit token crashes 99.9% after hacker drains $26.6 million in ether

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (26+ words) The attack exploited a flaw in an older smart contract, allowing the attacker to buy TRU at no cost and sell it back to extract ether....

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coindesk.com > tech > 01/07/2026 > the-protocol-ledger-customer-data-breached-from-global-e-platform

The Protocol: Ledger customer data breached from Global-e platform

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (14+ words) Also: Starknet goes down, Vitalik Buterin's goals for Ethereum and ETH staking queues cleared....