blockchain security

The world of cryptocurrency, though filled with amazing opportunity, is unfortunately also filled with scammers. Recently, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Coinbase revealed a staggering statistic: a loss of $300 million due to crypto scams. This revelation serves as a stark reminder of the pervasive threat landscape and...

As of 2025, the Trezor Model T is the best hardware wallet available. It combines innovative security features with robust support for crypto staking. As a hardware wallet, the Trezor Model T is designed for cryptocurrency investors who value security above all. By combining cold storage with a simple user...

Quantum computers are coming. That's not a maybe. It's a when. When they are given the chance to come in full force, they’ll shake up entire industries. They might even strip away the very basis of our cybersecurity. Bitcoin—perched on its high pile of cryptographic code—is smack dab in the...

On April 15, 2025, ZKsync had an enormous security exploit. This event led to the unauthorized minting of 111 million ZK tokens (at the time, valued at approximately $5 million). The event raised emergency flags all across the incident, users of the entire cryptocurrency community, but particularly interested ZKsync users...

As the dust of the KiloEx exploit settles, a cold hard fact emerges. A mere $7.5 million dollars went missing, not due to someone forgetting a semicolon in one programming string across a single blockchain. Instead, a coordinated, multi-pronged assault exploited the potential that cross-chain interoperability holds. We're not just...

Okay, let's talk about the KiloEx hack. $7.5 million gone. Poof. Another day, another DeFi disaster. This isn't just another statistic. It's a glaring spotlight on a fundamental flaw in the very foundation of decentralized finance: the reliance on centralized oracles.DeFi's Centralized Heartbeat – OraclesWe’re peddled this utopia of decentralized,...

The $7.4 million KiloEx exploit story is about more than another juicy DeFi headline. It's a glaring symptom of a systemic disease plaguing the entire ecosystem: a dangerous over-reliance on vulnerable price oracles. We've seen this movie before, and frankly, I'm tired of the sequels.Price Oracles: DeFi's Single Point FailureLet's...

Phantom, a prominent crypto wallet provider, faces a lawsuit following a $500,000 memecoin exploit allegedly caused by a security flaw in its system. The firm claims over 15M active users and more than $20B in token swaps in 2024 so far. Instead, it now finds itself under the shadow of...