Violent Thefts and Digital Exploits Expose Dual Security Crisis for Crypto Ecosystem
Physical attacks centered in France and unfreezable cyber thefts drove hundreds of millions in losses across 2026, challenging current security models.
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Physical attacks centered in France and unfreezable cyber thefts drove hundreds of millions in losses across 2026, challenging current security models.
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The EU's securities markets regulator will focus its oversight on supervised entities' use of artificial intelligence and tokenization, alongside ongoing cybersecurity efforts.
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KR1 launches stVault validators on the LSE, BitGo extends US access, and Lido Lend prepares to debut following security postmortems.
The integration brings the Solana dApp Store and wallet to the Ledger Atom via a unified Seeker application.
The agencies introduced bespoke rules for exchange oversight and institutional custody, signaling a shift from regulation-by-enforcement to proactive rulemaking.
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Authorities recovered over $5.7 million from BitConnect promoters and £1.8 million from a former NCA officer.
Multiple pre-releases for the Agave validator client have been published on GitHub.