Other 14/07/21 01:00 by Best Owie

ChainSwap Loses $8 Million In Second Exploit

ChainSwap has experienced another exploit in what has turned out to be a terrifying month for the exchange. The platform which acts as a bridge for assets had succumbed to an exploit earlier this mont...
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Crypto 07/02/21 23:28 by Livine Sanchez

The Changing Face of Cryptocurrency Projects

In the earliest days of the cryptocurrency industry, communities were a crucial element in the success (or failure) of projects — as projects with a vibrant, passionate community tended to flourish...
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Altcoins 07/02/21 14:44 by Samuel Wan

Why Cardano Will Outshine Ethereum 2.0 According to IOHK Boss

The IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson gave his perspective on why Cardano will outshine Ethereum 2.0. In an interview with Ben Armstrong, AKA Bitboy Crypto, Hoskinson spoke about Cardano having a simpler and...
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Altcoins 28/12/20 22:00 by Cole Petersen

COVER Price Plummets Towards Zero Following Lethal Minting Function Exploit

COVER has been gaining serious hype throughout the past few months, despite its turbulent beginnings. What started as “SAFE” ultimately became COVER following some contentious battles betw...
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Altcoins 16/11/20 06:00 by Nick Chong

Ethereum DeFi Exploiter Returns $50,000 to “Nurse” Affected by $5m Attack

DeFi Despite positive technological developments, the decentralized finance (DeFi) space is still rife with hacks and exploits. This much was made clear just recently, when $7 million was siphoned out...
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Altcoins 03/11/20 13:17 by Samuel Wan

Controversial Hex Airdrop Token Goes to Zero Inciting Crypto Conspiracy Allegations

The crypto community was stunned last night to learn of a minting exploit that had collapsed the value of Axion. On November 2, 2020, during the 1:1 Axion for Hex airdrop, an attacker minted and sold ...
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Altcoins 26/10/20 17:00 by Joseph Young

Ethereum Now Has 1 Out of 3 Pillars: Researcher Hints ETH is Undervalued

The sentiment around Ethereum has not been as strong as Bitcoin in the past two weeks. But over the longer term, researchers expect ETH to perform particularly well in the next bull cycle. The optimis...
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Other 26/10/20 12:33 by Brenda Ngari

DeFi Protocol Harvest Finance Offers $100,000 Bounty In The Aftermath Of A $24M Exploit

Several decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have fallen victim to economic exploits since the start of this year. These have included large-scale attacks on the bZx project, the $25 million exploi...
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Other 01/10/20 23:00 by Cole Petersen

Yearn.finance (YFI) Posts Massive Short Squeeze Following Surge in Open Interest

Yearn.finance (YFI) has been facing heightened volatility as of late, with bears attempting to capitalize on recent drama surrounding one of the projects that Yearn’s founder is working on. However,...
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Other 30/09/20 02:22 by Nick Chong

Yearn.finance (YFI) Still Down 15% After EMN Bug as Uncertainty Remains

Yearn.finance (YFI) took a strong hit around 24 hours ago when a yet-to-launch project related to protocol experienced a bug. For those that don’t know, Andre Cronje, founder of Yearn.finance, d...
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Other 14/09/20 22:25 by Brenda Ngari

$8.1 Million Lost In bZx Protocol’s Third High-Profile Hack This Year

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) lending protocol, bZx, has been hit by the third exploit this year. This time, it is believed that the hackers made off with approximately $8 million worth of digital ass...
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Other 14/09/20 17:16 by Samuel Wan

1Inch Exchange Co-Founder Disputes Claims bZx Attackers Stole $8m in DeFi Exploit

DeFi lending protocol bZx suffered another attack last night, the second in seven months. This time, faulty code was blamed for an exploit that allowed hackers to duplicate assets, or increase their i...
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Bitcoin 31/08/20 02:01 by Tony Spilotro

Hackers Nab $16 Million In BTC Through Bitcoin Wallet Exploit

A long-time holder was unfortunately taken for their 1,400 BTC – over $16 million worth of Bitcoin – in a wallet exploit. But how were hackers able to make off with this user’s cryptocur...
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Crypto 29/06/20 13:00 by Yashu Gola

Security Flaw in Balancer Pools Leads to Massive $450K Crypto Hack

Automated market maker protocol Balancer lost over $450,000 in a hacking incident on Sunday. The firm’s co-founder and CTO, Mike McDonald, confirmed that hackers drained at least two of their p...
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Altcoins 19/02/20 19:12 by Brenda Ngari

Ethereum Inches Higher – Why The ETH Rally Is Just Getting Started

Ethereum’s rally this year has been one of the crypto markets’ most impressive surprises. At the current level, ETH price is a mere $21 shy of the craved $300 mark. Since January, within less ...
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Altcoins 19/02/20 11:00 by Martin Young

What Are Flash Loans And Why Are They Bullish For Ethereum?

The crypto industry has been wrapped up in the first two major exploits of decentralized finance this week. The decriers are having a field day but the outcome may actually be bullish for Ethereum. E...
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Crypto 21/11/19 02:07 by Michael Grub

How a Crypto Casino Player Won $110,000 With $1,200 Invested Without Even Gambling

A savvy player at a cryptocurrency casino has walked away with a cool $110,000 by exploiting a flaw in the programming of a smart contract of a gambling application. The gambling application in quest...
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