Crypto Faces Increased Threat from Quantum Attacks
Crypto Faces Increased Threat from Quantum Attacks

The race to transition online security protocols to ones that can’t be cracked by a quantum computer is already on. The algorithms that are commonly used today to protect data online—RSA and elliptic curve cryptography—are uncrackable by supercomputer…

European Coinspaid partners with The Residency to empower early-stage startups with blockchain payment infrastructure
European Coinspaid partners with The Residency to empower early-stage startups with blockchain payment infrastructure

Coinspaid, Europe’s one of the largest blockchain payment infrastructure, has announced a strategic partnership with The Residency, a global community for early-stage founders and innovators. The collaboration will provide Residency startups with exclu…

British cryptographer Adam Back is the secret creator of Bitcoin, claims new report — Back refutes investigation, says parallels to Satoshi are just a coincidence

The hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto has circled back to a likely candidate, Adam Back, thanks to a New York Times article that draws striking parallels between the two. Back denies being Satoshi, saying it’s all just a coinciden…

Crypto platform Drift suffers from hack suspected to total $270 million — firm goes into damage control mode, suspends deposits and withdrawals

Drift Protocol says that the platform is currently under attack from hackers, with multiple sources estimating that it lost somewhere between $130 million and $270 million in assets.

De-fi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after millions in crypto stolen in hack

Blockchain trackers put the cryptocurrency heist in the hundreds of millions of dollars and is already on track to be the largest crypto theft in 2026 so far.

Hacker charged for stealing $53 million in crypto, faces up to 30 years in prison — Uranium Finance thief spent $2 million of illicit funds on Magic: The Gathering, $1 million on Pokémon cards

Jonathan Spalletta is charged with computer fraud and money laundering for stealing more than $53.3 million worth of cryptocurrency from Uranium Finance, resulting in its shut down.

The Multi-Hop Challenge: Understanding Indirect Blockchain Exposure in Compliance
The Multi-Hop Challenge: Understanding Indirect Blockchain Exposure in Compliance

Public blockchains operate as permissionless networks where anyone can send digital assets to any address at any time. This open architecture creates a fundamental technical challenge for compliance teams tracking the flow of funds. Digital assets rare…

Bitcoin network has its first quarterly hashrate drop since 2020 — Iran conflict spurs Bitcoin mining operators to accelerate pivot to AI infrastructure

Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI infrastructure amidst the conflict in Iran. The BTC network has seen its first quarterly hashrate drop in nearly six years.

Bitcoin is so resilient it could survive as much as 90% of the world’s undersea cables failing simultaneously — study reveals Bitcoin could still be very vulnerable to targeted attacks, however

Cambridge scientists have completed the first longitudinal study of Bitcoin’s resilience to network infrastructure disruption, with a particular eye on submarine data cables.