Ledger Confirms Hidden Hardware Implant in Affected User’s Wallet

Key Takeaways Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant on Oct. 10, strengthening suspicions of physical tampering.Yfarmx estimates $93.4 million in suspected losses, but Ledger has yet to verify the figure.CryptoBilis has halted... Read more »

Thieves Hold Pattaya Expat at Gunpoint to Drain $820K in Crypto

Key Takeaways Armed men raided a Thai luxury home, forcing a Chinese expat to transfer $820K in crypto at gunpoint.Thai police are tracking the sold digital assets and CCTV footage to identify... Read more »

Ledger Wallet Mystery Deepens as Suspected Losses Hit $93.4M

Key Takeaways Ledger’s suspected losses may have hit $93.4 million across 471 addresses, according to Yfarmx.Chainalysis is tracking a complex laundering operation tied to reports of nearly $100 million in losses.With Ledger... Read more »

Ledger Investigating Reports of Drained Crypto Wallets as Estimated Losses Hit $86M

Key Takeaways Ledger users say funds were drained from their wallets, prompting a respond from the hardware wallet maker.The company said it is investigating reports tied to wallets purchased from a particular... Read more »

Over $500B in Bitcoin Is Sitting Behind Keys Anyone Can Read

Key Takeaways Glassnode counts 6.26M BTC with exposed public keys, up from 24.8% of supply in early 2021 to 31.2% now.About 1.79M BTC held by exchanges is exposed, roughly 57% of identified... Read more »

Luxembourg VC Nextblock’s $3M Bet Targets a Missing Piece of Crypto Finance – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways Nextblock invested $3 million to fully fund the seed round for blockchain privacy startup Soda Labs.Nextblock’s Pieter van Poecke noted programmable privacy enables regulated capital to move onchain.Soda Labs will... Read more »

Hackers Attack Another Bitcoin Project as Ark’s Second Exploited

Key Takeaways Second lost 0.75 BTC in an exploit targeting its Ark server.The team said no user funds were affected and shipped a fix within hours.Attackers also launched a DoS attack and... Read more »

Web3 Firms Urged to Treat AI Agents as Workforce Members

Key Takeaways AML penalties exceeded $900 million in H1 2025 as machine-speed attacks intensify industry risks.Attackers use AI to accelerate exploits, but Certik’s Natalie Newson sees a defender edge.Web3 protocols will adopt... Read more »

Fortitude Bets Up to $100 Million on Bitmain Zcash Mining Hardware

Key Takeaways Fortitude signed for up to $100M of Bitmain zcash miners, with shipments targeted for Q2 2027.The deal signals a major non-bitcoin mining bet and could expand the Zcash network’s proof-of-work... Read more »

$6M Vanishes From Crypto Vault Controlled by 7 Mystery Signers

Key Takeaways Blockaid and several onchain investigators flagged the Base vault Oct. 4 as losses climbed beyond $6 million.Aave converted 1,783 aBaswstETH into wstETH, but its core contracts aren’t blamed.Base records point... Read more »