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A crypto coalition releases technical proposal to save Aave users from a massive token exploit
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (626+ words) A $300 million hole doesn't usually come with a neat repair manual. This time, the group spearheading the Kelp DAO recovery effort is trying to write one. De Fi United, a coalition of multiple blockchain projects and crypto ecosystem individuals, has…...
Solana news (SOL): developers outline plan to protect network from quantum threats
1+ day, 34+ min ago (227+ words) The Solana Foundation says it has a plan for dealing with future quantum computing risks, outlining in a new blog post how its developers are already aligned on a potential solution. The foundation said on Monday two of the network's…...
What is Paul Sztorc's Bitcoin hard fork 'e Cash' and how it affects BTC?
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (806+ words) Long-time Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc has been trying to overhaul Bitcoin's architecture since 2015, but the broader community hasn't budged. So now he has proposed a dramatic step, called e Cash hardfork, that involves copying Bitcoin's code to launch a separate…...
Litecoin's 13-block reorg wasn't a zero-day, Git Hub commit history shows otherwise
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (521+ words) A 13-block chain reorganization on LTC$56. 21 late Friday and Saturday rewound roughly 32 minutes of network activity after attackers used a vulnerability in its Mimblewimble Extension Block (MWEB) protocol. The bug had enabled a denial-of-service attack against major mining pools, allowing…...
Anthropic's new Mythos AI is exposing the hidden cracks in crypto's foundation
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (824+ words) Mythos, the new AI model from Anthropic that has sparked fear and confusion in traditional tech and finance, is also driving a massive shift in how the crypto industry thinks about security. For years, decentralized finance has focused its defenses…...
Bitcoin might be at risk from a new quantum math trick that breaks digital ownership
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1256+ words) Not everything in bitcoin is at risk from a quantum computer. Bitcoin mining, the process by which new blocks get added to the blockchain, uses a type of math called hashing that quantum computers cannot meaningfully break. The ledger itself…...
Researcher wins 1 bitcoin (BTC) for largest quantum attack on elliptic curve yet
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (543+ words) The quantum attack Bitcoin has spent years treating as tomorrow's problem just got a little less theoretical. Quantum security startup Project Eleven said it awarded its 1 bitcoin BTC$77, 713. 62 Q-Day Prize to independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli on Friday after he broke…...
The Protocol: Kelp DAO exploited for $292 million
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (1156+ words) Margaux is a De Fi reporter at Coin Desk, focusing on the rapidly evolving decentralized finance landscape with a particular emphasis on the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems. Prior to that, Margaux was on Coin Desk's Tech & Protocols team covering the…...
The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry's weakest links
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (711+ words) The $292 million exploit tied to Kelp DAO is the latest in a long line of crypto bridge hacks, underscoring how the systems designed to connect blockchains have become some of the easiest ways to break them. The incident involved Kelp…...
Coinbase advisory board warns that quantum computing threat is on the horizon and crypto needs a plan
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (492+ words) A new report commissioned by Coinbase sounds a cautious, but urgent, alarm: Quantum computing won't break crypto tomorrow, but the industry can't afford to wait. In recent months, concerns around quantum risk have moved further into the mainstream. Google researchers…...