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A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it

The latest heist is one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date.

8 Sep 2026
Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets

A security vulnerability in the cryptocurrency hardware wallet Coldcard is allowing hackers to drain the crypto from victims’ wallets. The total losses amount to more than $130 million, according to blockchain-monitoring firms.

4 Aug 2026
FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims’ crypto wallets

Prosecutors accused 21-year-old student Zyaire Wilkins of publishing on Steam several fake video games that contained malware, infecting thousands of victims, and stealing crypto from some of them.

17 Jul 2026
Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds

The prediction market giant Polymarket said it's refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third-party breach.

25 Jun 2026
North Korean hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft

The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.

20 Apr 2026
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.

1 Apr 2026
Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows

This was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists — 2025 was the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.

23 Dec 2025
World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

Tools for Humanity, the company behind the app, is seeking to expand its "real human network."

12 Dec 2025
Coinbase starts onboarding users again in India, plans for fiat on-ramp next year

Coinbase is exploring expansion into India with a staggered relaunch and hiring for different roles.

7 Dec 2025
European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3B euros

Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer's service.

1 Dec 2025
Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as ‘remote IT workers’

The U.S. Department of Justice said five people — including four U.S. nationals — "facilitated" North Korean IT workers to get jobs at American companies, allowing the regime to earn money from their remote labor.

14 Nov 2025
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Yakovenko said he's become increasingly comfortable taking a back seat in software development tasks.

29 Oct 2025
North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in crypto so far in 2025, researchers say

Blockchain monitoring firm Elliptic said this year’s total is already an all-time record for the North Korean regime.

7 Oct 2025
Spacecoin beams blockchain transaction through space in bid for decentralized internet

Spacecoin envisions a decentralized rival to SpaceX's Starlink.

2 Oct 2025
Israel announces seizure of $1.5M from crypto wallets tied to Iran

The Israeli government ordered the seizure of 187 wallets it said belong to the IRGC, which have over time received $1.5 billion in crypto, according to a blockchain analysis firm.

15 Sep 2025
Winklevoss twins’ crypto company Gemini files for IPO

Another crypto company is headed for the public markets. This time, it's Gemini Space Station Inc., the New York-based crypto exchange and custodian bank founded by billionaire twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.

16 Aug 2025
Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high in less than 24 hours

Factors contributing to Bitcoin’s surge include the pro-crypto stance of President Trump, which has spurred greater interest from institutional investors.

11 Jul 2025
Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers

The crypto giant said the unauthorized access to customer data dates back to late December 2024.

21 May 2025
North Korea launches new unit with a focus on AI hacking, per report

North Korea is reportedly launching a new cybersecurity unit called Research Center 227 within its intelligence agency Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB).

20 Mar 2025
Crypto wallet integrated with Telegram introduces crypto trading and yield features

Telegram’s crypto wallet, developed by a third-party company called The Open Platform (TOP), has introduced new features for people who don’t just use Telegram as a messaging app. The updates include multi-asset trading and yield functionalities. Based on the TON blockchain, TOP launched the wallet in 2023. The company reported that over 100 million users […]

13 Mar 2025