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Opinion

A Bridge Too Far: Does the Wormhole Hack Mean the Multi-Blockchain Dream Is Dead?

Bridges and other connections between blockchains present inherent security challenges. Whether those can be solved will determine the future of the entire ecosystem.

A collapsed bridge along Forbes Avenue near Frick Park in Pittsburgh on Jan. 28, 2022. Just a few days later, a Solana-Ethereum cryptocurrency bridge called Wormhole met a similar fate. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Blockchain Platform Wormhole Says It's Retrieved $324M Stolen by Hackers

Popular cross-blockchain bridge Wormhole confirmed Thursday all of its funds worth over $326 million stolen from its latest exploit had been restored, and that the bridge’s operations had resumed after the attack vector had been patched. "The Hash" team discusses the latest incident causing a stir in the Solana DeFi landscape.

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Opinion

Calling a Hack an Exploit Minimizes Human Error

After the Wormhole event, it's worth asking about crypto's reliance on and trust in code.

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Markets

Solana's SOL Tumbles 10% After $326M Wormhole Exploit

The crypto fell 10% in the past 24 hours, trading at $98 during Asian afternoon hours.

SOL briefly fell below resistance. (TradingView)

Markets

Someone Just Moved $3.55B Worth of Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Bad actors would have a tough time cashing out the stolen bitcoin as most of them are blacklisted.

Source code from the master branch of open-source Bitcoin Core code repository on GitHub. (GitHub, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

DeFi Protocol Qubit Finance Exploited for $80M

The attack is the seventh-largest DeFi exploit by the amount of funds stolen, data shows.

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Tech

OpenSea Bug Allows Attackers to Get Massive Discount on Popular NFTs

The bug was spotted as early as December 2021.

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Crypto.com CEO Acknowledges 400 Customer Accounts Were Hacked

The CEO of Singapore-based centralized crypto exchange Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek, confirmed Wednesday 400 accounts were hacked earlier this week. "The Hash" team discusses the potential repercussions for Crypto.com amid a marketing blitz and what this could mean for the future of decentralized exchanges.

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Tech

Multichain Says One Hacker Returned Over $800K

The cross-chain protocol said $1.9 million had been siphoned off by three hackers.

(CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Crypto.com Says Hackers Stole Nearly $34M From Users

The hack prompted the site to now offer protection for funds of up to $250,000 in the event of a third party gaining unauthorized access to accounts.

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