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01CoinDesk

Ethereum lending app Term Finance loses $8.5 million after attacker buys voting power

The exploit shows how lightly held voting tokens can become a means of attack when control of a protocol is cheaper than the assets it governs.

2026-08-24
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02CoinDesk

Ray Dalio says investors should own ‘a bit of Bitcoin’ as U.S. debt risks rise

The Bridgewater founder says recent Treasury-market stress fits his long-running debt-crisis framework, though he still prefers gold as the bigger hedge.

2026-08-24
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03Cointelegraph

Term Finance loses estimated $8.5M in vault governance exploit

Term permanently closed its Meta Vaults after an attack reportedly removed nearly all of their Ethereum deposits.

2026-08-24
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04Cointelegraph

Fed study finds crypto investors driven by beliefs, easily swayed by returns

A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland study finds crypto investors hold sharply different views on returns and risk, while information about Bitcoin’s past gains can increase both desired allocations and actual crypto purchases.

2026-08-23
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05Decrypt

Microsoft Fixes 'Perfect 10' Exploit That Could Have Let Hackers Run Code Remotely

The Entra ID flaw earned the highest possible severity score, but Microsoft says it patched the bug before publishing the CVE and found no evidence it was ever exploited.

2026-08-22
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06CoinDesk

Web3 gaming network Sandbox stops Base and BNB chain bridging after exploit

The Sandbox disabled bridging on affected networks to isolate tokens and warned users not to trade SAND on Base and BNB, citing an impact of under 0.01% of supply.

2026-08-22
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07CoinDesk

Tokenized stocks risk repeating Wall Street’s 1960s ‘paper crisis,’ Fairmint CEO says

Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue warns tokenized stocks risk recreating Wall Street’s 1960s paper crisis through fragmented systems and standards.

2026-08-22
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08Decrypt

Coldcard Adds New Security Measures After $130 Million Bitcoin Exploit

Coinkite's latest firmware requires users to add their own randomness when generating wallet seeds and fixes additional security issues uncovered during a three-week review.

2026-08-21
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09Cointelegraph

Coldcard strengthens seed generation with firmware update

Coinkite urged Coldcard users to generate new seed phrases, warning that existing vulnerable seeds remain unsafe despite the security upgrade.

2026-08-21
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10Decrypt

Iranian Hackers Tied to $6 Million Bitcoin Extortion Charged in Massive Cyber Campaign

Seventeen alleged members of Iran-based Mabna Institute were charged over hacks targeting hundreds of universities, companies, and government agencies.

2026-08-20
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11Decrypt

Nearly 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites Turned Into Criminal Infrastructure

The StopAndProtect operation used compromised WordPress websites to spread malware, steal crypto wallet files, and deploy ransomware.

2026-08-20
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12Decrypt

Fake Crypto AML Checkers Are Trying to Drain Users' Wallets

Scammers are impersonating crypto compliance services to trick users into approving transactions that could put their assets at risk.

2026-08-20
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