13+ hour, 8+ min ago  (92+ words) |Posted April 3, 2026 at 2:35 am EST. Google researchers published findings on quantum attacks against Bitcoin, describing a 9-minute window in which a "fast clock" quantum computer could intercept unspent transactions. Alex Pruden, Co-Founder & CEO of Project Eleven, walks through the attack…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago  (385+ words) North Korean Hackers Suspected in $285 Million Drift Protocol Heist'unchainedcrypto.com North Korean Hackers Suspected in $285 Million Drift Protocol Heist Blockchain intelligence firms TRM Labs and Elliptic say on-chain indicators tie the largest DeFi hack of 2026 to North Korea's state-sponsored hacking…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (188+ words) An attacker drained $285 million from Solana's largest perpetual futures exchange using a fabricated token, manipulated oracles, and a compromised admin key. An attacker drained $285 million from Drift Protocol on Tuesday, executing the largest decentralized finance exploit of 2026. The Solana-based perpetual…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (108+ words) ZachXBT accused Circle of inaction while stolen USDC moved through its own bridge during the Drift hack, weeks after it froze 16 legitimate business wallets. This story is an excerpt from the Unchained Daily newsletter. Subscribe here to get these updates…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (11+ words) Where AI Value Actually Goes (Hint: Not Model Companies)unchainedcrypto.com...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (131+ words) Balancer's corporate entity is dissolving to shed legal liability from last November's exploit, while the protocol restructures under a DAO model with new fee distribution and a BAL buyback. Balancer Labs, the corporate entity behind one of DeFi's original automated…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (227+ words) A scam impersonating the FBI is targeting Tron users with fake tokens and threats of asset freezes, aiming to extract personal data through fear-driven messages. A new crypto scam is making the rounds, and this time it is impersonating law…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (183+ words) Competing accounts of DeFi's largest execution loss expose compounding infrastructure failures and a possible mempool leak. Aave's worst week in recent memory now has competing explanations. On Saturday, both Aave and CoW Swap released their own autopsies of the March…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (240+ words) An experimental AI model unexpectedly tried to mine cryptocurrency and open a covert network tunnel during training, raising new questions about autonomous AI safety. A new research paper has revealed a surprising episode involving an experimental AI agent connected to…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago  (233+ words) The SEC agreed to drop its long-running securities lawsuit against Justin Sun and Tron after a $10 million settlement tied to the promotion and trading of TRX and BTT tokens. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement in its…...