security

Let's be blunt. The move to closed-source crypto development is a very high stakes gamble. This betrayal happens slowly before our eyes. It runs counter to the deeply rooted ideals that first drew so many of us to this space. This wasn’t the world we were sold — that we...

Let’s face it, we’ve all heard headlines that promise the world with huge returns in DeFi. Attraction of Decentralized Finance, the Wild West of crypto, calls with its sirens of financial autonomy, transparency, and innovation. But behind the jargon and the hype lies a harsh reality: people are getting hurt....

$92 million gone. Just like that. Another DeFi hack, another sensational headline, another tide of dread rolling across the crypto market. Immunefi's report paints a stark picture: a 124% surge in DeFi exploits in April alone, with losses already eclipsing all of 2024. We’re not discussing monopoly money here, but...

In April 2025, a record breach of $92 million rocked the DeFi space. Investors and fintech platforms alike fought to understand the implications in the wake. This week’s event is a sobering reminder of the major risks that exist in the decentralized finance ecosystem. It highlights a glaring lack of...

The rapidly changing landscape of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) represents a thrilling new frontier in financial technology and innovation. This emerging and rapidly expansive technology landscape creates great security challenges. In fact, a record DeFi hack just took place last week, causing an eye-popping $92 million dollar loss. This incident underscores...

The news cycle moves fast. One minute, DeFi is the future. The one after, headlines shout about yet another multi-million dollar breach. This time it's $92 million. And the question that keeps bubbling up, the one nobody wants to answer directly, is this: Is DeFi fundamentally broken?It would be tempting...

Transparency and verifiability are the core tenets of open-source technology, which promotes trust and collaboration. The open-source model has come under greater scrutiny as its impact on security and IP protection becomes more obvious. From decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to artificial intelligence (AI) models, the debate over open versus closed...

Another week, another multi-million dollar DeFi hack. This time, $92 million disappeared without a trace, leaving investors stunned and the industry itself doubting the core tenets it was built upon. Those losses in 2025 already outstrip the entirety of 2024. Are we simply going to let crypto die on the...

The rapidly changing world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is moving at an unprecedented speed. AI indeed presents exhilarating innovations and untapped potential, yet it equally entails considerable dangers. At MetaBlock X, we aim to help inform and empower you to cut through the noise and act with clarity and confidence...

Each year, criminals walk away with billions of dollars in crypto fraud as they get smarter and better at exploiting the system. So these sophisticated phishing schemes and elaborate Ponzi schemes are just everywhere—pushing people into these schemes. It’s become a wild west for scams, taking advantage of unsuspecting people....