45+ min ago  (419+ words) Coordinated sanctions target Trickbot’s alleged leader, VPN providers, and cybercrime enablers as authorities tighten oversight of illicit crypto flows. The United States, European Union, and United Kingdom announced coordinated sanctions against a network of alleged hackers, cybercriminals, and their enablers…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1240+ words) The week of July 5 to July 11 turned into one of the roughest stretches of the year for crypto security, with three major protocol incidents, a wallet-level vulnerability and a string of smaller phishing and routing losses pushing confirmed damage past…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (377+ words) Specter and PeckShield traced the Bonzo Lend exploit as the attacker bridged over $5.25 million from Hedera to Ethereum after exploiting an oracle flaw that enabled roughly $9.05 million in fraudulent borrowing. The Hedera DeFi ecosystem was rocked on Saturday after an…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (298+ words) The attacker didn't break the vault's code — they weaponized an over-valued token that a dead protocol's collapse had left mispriced on-chain for eight months. The roughly $6.04 million drained from Lazy Summer Protocol’s USDC vaults on July 6 was not the result…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (502+ words) An AI-manipulated video circulating after the World Cup appears to show Ronaldo telling fans to put every dollar they have into a token called USWR; a fact check shows it's a scam. The clip surfaced in the emotionally charged window…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (508+ words) Blockaid retracted its $13.3 million BitTorrent Bridge exploit alert after Justin Sun confirmed the fund movement was a planned part of the BTTC Bridge Sunset Program, not a hack. Blockchain security firm Blockaid has walked back a high-severity exploit alert on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (719+ words) Dhara Chavda is a Research Analyst at The Crypto Times. She covers U.S. crypto regulation — including the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act — DeFi security and major protocol exploits, and investigations into crypto fraud and enforcement actions. Her work emphasizes primary sourcing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (382+ words) Marc Vanlerberghe, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at the Algorand Foundation, emphasized the need for blockchain collaboration to address the looming threat of quantum computing. “Post-quantum crypto cannot be solved chain by chain,” Vanlerberghe stated. He advocated for an industry-wide consensus…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (598+ words) The Drift team says the Velocity rebrand is about rebuilding trust and improving security, not escaping accountability after the exploit. Drift Protocol team member Tracy Chow, who focuses primarily on business development, publicly addressed criticism surrounding the project’s rebranding efforts…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1007+ words) Anthropic restored global access to its most advanced publicly available model, Claude Fable 5, on July 1, 2026, ending a nearly three-week suspension triggered by U.S. export controls. The move comes after intensive collaboration with government officials and introduces stricter safety measures designed to…...