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Finance

DeFi Lending Protocol Agave's AGVE Plunges Over 20% Amid Exploit Investigation

Hundred Finance, another lending protocol on the Gnosis chain, was also exploited in an apparent “re-entrancy” attack, according to a blockchain security researcher.

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Tech

Derivatives Platform Deus Finance Exploited for $3M on Fantom Network

Hackers manipulated a pricing mechanism to trick the protocol in a “flash loan” attack that led to loss of user funds, the security firm said.

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Tech

Fantom-Based Algo Protocol Fantasm Exploited for $2.6M

Some of the at-risk funds were recovered from the weeks-old protocol in the early hours of Thursday.

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Finance

Nvidia Hackers Are Selling Software to Bypass Ethereum Hashrate Limiter

The hacker group said it’s selling a customized driver that could help miners get around the software installed on Nvidia’s high-end gaming cards.

Nvidia Redesigns Graphics Cards to Limit Their Use in ETH Mining

Policy

They Were Jailed for Hacking an Exchange. Blockchain Data Cleared Them

How blockchain forensics helped two suspects in a cyber crime prove their innocence

Danny Penagos (left), José Manuel Osorio Mendoza and Kelvin Jonathan Diaz (Courtesy Danny Penagos)

Policy

Accused Bitfinex Launderer Heather Morgan Might Be Offered a Plea Deal

At Morgan’s arraignment on Monday, prosecutors told a federal judge they’re in talks with the defense to find a “resolution” to the criminal case that would see Morgan avoid trial.

Heather Morgan, from her video "Rap Anthem for Misfits & Weirdos: Versace Bedouin Music Video (2019)" (Razzlekhan on YouTube)

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IRA Financial 'Swatted' at Time of $36M Crypto Hack, Police Officer Tells Victim

The detail adds another layer of intrigue to the seemingly inexplicable hack of IRA Financial Trust, an institutional partner of the Gemini exchange.

(FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin)

Videos

Former Bitfinex Exec Applauds US Officials for the Big Break in the 2016 Exchange Hack and Ponders How the Bitcoin Theft May Have Happened

Phil Potter, former Bitfinex Chief Strategy Officer, joins “All About Bitcoin” to reflect on the 2016 Bitfinex hack as Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan are set to be arraigned in court tomorrow on money-laundering charges. Potter remembers the hack “like it was yesterday” and explains BitGo’s relationship with the exchange at the time.

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Tech

‘Web3Memes’ Rugs $235K From Investors Five Hours After Issuance: PeckShield

Developers behind the meme coin moved 625 BNB in rugged funds via privacy tool Tornado Cash this morning.

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Finance

OpenSea Says Phishing Attack Impacted 17 Users

The attack also no longer appears to be active because there has been no activity on the malicious contract for over 15 hours.

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