1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (367+ words) This feature is a part of CoinDesk's'Most Influential 2025 list. One of the most influential forces in the space this year was the slew of violent attacks that leveraged physical violence, intimidation, and fear to steal people's crypto. The "wrench attack,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (264+ words) A purpose-built AI security agent detected vulnerabilities in 92% of exploited DeFi smart contracts in a new open-source benchmark. The study, released Thursday by AI security firm Cecuro, evaluated 90 real-world smart contracts exploited between October 2024 and early 2026, representing $228 million in verified…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (323+ words) Blocknative, a blockchain infrastructure company that cut staff in October after suspending work on a major business project, is releasing a new tool to examine the "mempool" of pending transactions awaiting processing on Ethereum, an effort that could ultimately help…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (283+ words) In 2025, crypto crime took a violent turn. Physical attacks aimed at stealing cryptocurrencies, known as "wrench attacks," jumped 75% from the previous year, with 72 confirmed incidents worldwide, according to a new report by CertiK. The report marks last year as a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (658+ words) In 2025, the distance between traditional and on-chain finance has narrowed faster than anyone predicted. What once looked like parallel systems are now beginning to overlap, influenced by shared infrastructure, regulatory clarity and the rise of digital currencies supported by banks,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (502+ words) Ethereum developers are preparing to roll out ERC-8004, a new standard designed to help software agents find each other, prove who they are, and decide who to trust when they operate across different systems. The proposal introduces a simple idea....

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (360+ words) Avian Labs, the company behind crypto payments service Sling Money, received approval to operate as a crypto services provider from the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority, expanding its reach in Europe after securing a license from the Dutch regulator in April....

4+ week, 2+ day 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…...

4+ week, 2+ day 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....

1+ mon, 35+ 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....