Bitcoin self-custody is reportedly down to 49%, as ETFs, ETPs, and corporate treasuries pull more BTC into custodial hands. The shift may boost adoption and access, but it also raises the same old question: convenience and sovereignty can’t both win.
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New Hampshire’s HB 639 is being described as a Bitcoin self-custody rights bill, but the actual text isn’t available, so the fine print remains unknown. The idea is bullish for financial sovereignty — just don’t mistake a headline for a confirmed legal victory.
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Injective says its chain stayed safe after a tainted npm release reportedly targeted wallet seed phrases and private keys, not network funds. The lesson is blunt: the blockchain may be fine, but if your app touched the bad package, treat those secrets as exposed.
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A malicious npm release in the Injective ecosystem briefly tried to steal developers’ wallet seed phrases and private keys through a trusted SDK, proving once again that the ugliest crypto attacks often target the software around the chain, not the chain itself.
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A compromised Injective JavaScript SDK quietly leaked wallet private keys and seed phrases through fake telemetry, exposing a classic supply-chain attack that targeted developer trust, not the blockchain itself. 17 packages were affected before the bad release was pulled.
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SecondFi’s wallet-generation flaw reportedly drained 16 million ADA from 374 wallets, but Cardano’s protocol itself wasn’t compromised. The incident spotlights a brutal truth in crypto: the chain can hold, while bad wallet software still gets users wrecked.
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Quantum computing is still more lab-coat than street-level threat, but Coinbase says the crypto industry needs to start preparing now before today’s wallet security assumptions get left in the dust. Post-quantum security: the next major upgrade path for Bitcoin and crypto wallets Private keys at risk: digital signatures are the weak point, not the blockchain […]
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Crypto hacks have crossed a grim milestone: more than $17 billion stolen over the past decade, according to DefiLlama data. The pattern is getting uglier, too — attackers are moving away from pure smart contract bugs and straight toward private keys, phishing, credential theft, and bridge infrastructure. 518 hacks logged since 2014 Over $17 billion […]
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Tangem Wallet Swiftly Resolves Security Flaw Exposing User Seed Phrases Tangem, a prominent cryptocurrency wallet provider, took quick action to patch a critical security vulnerability that exposed private keys via email for a small subset of its users, following a Reddit user’s discovery. Reddit user uncovers flaw on Dec. 29, 2024 Less than 0.1% of […]
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DeFi Hacks of 2024: A Year of Significant Losses and Lessons In 2024, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector was rocked by a series of high-profile security breaches, resulting in a staggering $1.27 billion in stolen funds. This year’s hacks, from private key compromises to smart contract exploits, have laid bare the vulnerabilities within the crypto […]
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