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coindesk. com > markets > 04/04/2025 > cardano-foundation-releases-digital-identity-platform-veridian

Cardano News: Foundation Targets $1. 7 B Data Breach Threat With New Privacy Tools

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (225+ words) The Cardano Foundation has rolled out Veridian, a new open-source platform aimed at helping people and businesses manage their digital identities, according to a Friday release. Alongside it comes the Veridian Wallet, a tool designed to keep personal info secure…...

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coindesk. com > tech > 04/13/2026 > attacker-mints-usd1-billion-polkadot-tokens-on-ethereum-ends-up-stealing-just-usd250-000

Attacker mints $1 billion Polkadot tokens on Ethereum, steals just $250, 000

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (484+ words) Crypto hacks are nothing new, but cases where attackers take big risks and walk away with peanuts aren't common. That rare scenario played out on Sunday. An attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge's cross-chain gateway that connects different blockchains, minting…...

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coindesk. com > markets > 04/10/2026 > mythos-ai-threat-sees-bessent-powell-call-urgent-meeting-with-bank-ceos

Mythos AI threat prompts Bessent, Powell to convene bank CEOs for urgent talks

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (261+ words) Mythos" AI scare is real " enough for U. S. regulators to call an urgent meeting and assess what Anthropic's advanced artificial intelligence model it could mean for banks. The meeting happened Tuesday, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell…...

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coindesk. com > business > 04/08/2026 > standard-chartered-is-looking-to-take-over-crypto-custody-provider-zodia-bloomberg

Standard Chartered explores full takeover of crypto custodian Zodia: Bloomberg

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (403+ words) Standard Chartered PLC is reportedly seeking to fully acquire Zodia Custody Ltd. to merge it with one of its digital asset divisions, sources close to the matter told Bloomberg on Wednesday. The 'restructuring' plan, which could come as soon as…...

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coindesk. com > markets > 04/08/2026 > move-over-bitcoin-and-quantum-risks-anthropic-s-mythos-ai-changes-everything-for-defi

Move over bitcoin and quantum risks. Anthropic's Mythos AI changes everything for De Fi

5+ day, 55+ min ago  (461+ words) Anthropic has built an AI model that can autonomously find and exploit zero-day software vulnerabilities at a level the company says surpasses decades of human security research and every automated tool in existence. A closer look at its prowess suggests…...

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coindesk. com > tech > 04/07/2026 > how-north-korea-s-6-month-long-secret-espionage-program-has-crypto-community-rethinking-security

How North Korea's 6-month long secret espionage program has crypto community rethinking security

6+ day, 43+ min ago  (835+ words) When Drift disclosed the details behind its $270 million exploit, the most unsettling part wasn't the scale of the loss " it was how it happened. According to the team behind the protocol, the attack wasn't a smart contract bug or a…...

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coindesk. com > tech > 04/07/2026 > solana-foundation-unveils-security-overhaul-days-after-usd270-million-drift-exploit

Solana Foundation launches security overhaul days after $270 million Drift exploit

9+ hour, 21+ min ago  (526+ words) The Solana Foundation announced a suite of security initiatives on Monday, just five days after decentralized finance (De Fi) platform Drift Protocol suffered a $270 million exploit carried out by a North Korean state-affiliated group following a six-month social engineering campaign....

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coindesk. com > markets > 04/05/2026 > drift-says-usd270-million-exploit-was-a-six-month-north-korean-intelligence-operation

Drift says $270 million exploit was a six-month North Korean intelligence operation

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (593+ words) A six-month intelligence operation preceded the $270 million exploit of Drift Protocol and was carried out by a North Korean state-affiliated group, according to a detailed incident update published by the team earlier on Sunday. The attackers first made contact around…...

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coindesk. com > business > 04/03/2026 > circle-under-fire-after-usd285-million-drift-hack-over-inaction-to-freeze-stolen-usdc

CRCL news: Circle faces backlash after $285 million Drift hack

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (664+ words) After the $285 million Drift hack, the focus is shifting to Circle (CRCL) and whether it could have done more to stop the money. The attacker siphoned off roughly $71 million in USDC as part of the exploit Wednesday, according to blockchain…...

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coindesk. com > video > why-every-fortune-500-company-needs-quantum-proof-cryptography-before-2030-charles-hoskinson

Why every fortune 500 company needs 'quantum proof cryptography before 2030': Charles Hoskinson | Coin Desk Videos

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (13+ words) Why every fortune 500 company needs 'quantum proof cryptography before 2030': Charles Hoskinson'Coin Desk...