Audited DeFi protocols lost $885M to attacks that occurred completely outside their audit scopes
The ack3-affiliated preprint found a 72.1% outside-scope share after excluding two H1 2026 outliers, while August incidents add operational context.
CryptoSlate
Older stories · all sources
Coinbase gives community banks a stablecoin bridge while supplying infrastructure underneath
Banks retain the customer interface, while undisclosed pricing, data, compliance and settlement terms will determine who captures the value.
Malicious bots are actively probing exposed Bitcoin payment servers to steal master administrative keys
The risk is limited to manually exposed APIs, and version 2.4.4 closes the standard public path.
Cosmos is back online after outage, but Ledger users still can’t see or send their ATOM
Balances, history and transactions remain unavailable in the app, but Ledger lists Cosmostation and Keplr for urgent access.
Why AI faces an immediately difficult choice: Nationalize or decentralize – AI’s 2026 slowdown dilemma
His three-stage proposal points toward binding cross-lab limits, a narrow public brake and independently distributed scrutiny.
Critical Bitcoin Lightning bugs exposed nodes to fund theft and restart failure
LDK v0.2.6 addresses small splice-related fund losses and a payment-handling flaw that could prevent saved channel state from loading.
Bitcoin’s slide below $77,000 sets up a Monday tech test as AI leaders sound warning
Sunday’s 0.8% decline extends earlier weakness, while AI slowdown calls and the coming Fed meeting pose separate risks.
Bitcoin’s oil risk stretches into 2027 as IEA cuts supply outlook again
Weaker oil demand offers a counterweight, but the lower supply forecast complicates the case for financing relief.
Why 90% of your DeFi trades are quietly being routed back to Wall Street market makers
Open Jupiter, tell it you want to swap SOL for USDC, check the price, and press the button. From the user's point of view, there is not much more to it. So it's only natural to assume that Jupiter is…
UK company sells entire Bitcoin reserve to return 669 BTC to shareholders – here is who actually gets paid
The company expects settlement by Sept. 28 after selling its entire 669.4867 BTC treasury.
Crypto wallet creators now have just 24 hours to alert regulators when flaws are exploited
Qualifying commercial wallet hardware and software now face a rapid three-stage reporting process for serious security events.
Thailand’s stablecoin proposal would block transfers to other people’s wallets
Licensed crypto firms could accept deposits and withdrawals only through accounts verified as the customer’s own.