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Amid the rapid evolution of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the broader Web3 landscape, security is of paramount importance. New threats continue to emerge, making it essential to understand attack patterns for risk assessment…
![CFTC Commissioner Criticizes Voyager Digital over Lost Funds CFTC Commissioner Criticizes Voyager Digital over Lost Funds](https://assets.bitdegree.org/images/cftc-commissioner-criticizes-voyager-digital-for-billions-in-lost-customer-funds-featured.jpg)
Voyager Digital faces harsh criticism from CFTC and FTC. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has publicly criticized Voyager Digital, a cryptocurrency brokerage firm, for practices that led to significant customer…
![Stars Arena recovers 90% of exploited funds after onchain negotiations Stars Arena recovers 90% of exploited funds after onchain negotiations](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-10/28c66f69-0fd6-42e2-ad91-825fe2c19551.jpg)
Social media app Stars Arena has recovered approximately 90% of the funds it lost after being exploited, according to an October 11 announcement from the team on X (formerly Twitter). The recovery occurred…
![Friend.tech copycat Stars Arena patches exploit after some funds drained Friend.tech copycat Stars Arena patches exploit after some funds drained](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-10/fd3f3a05-0a0d-47aa-9bb2-4aa62cf002b9.jpg)
The Stars Arena Web3 social media app on Avalanche has lost some of its funds due to a malicious attack, according to social media reports. Stars Arena user Lilitch.eth discovered the exploit on…
![Bitcoin Massively Outperforms Crypto Hedge Funds in 2023: Report Bitcoin Massively Outperforms Crypto Hedge Funds in 2023: Report](https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/institutions_cover.jpg)
According to data from Switzerland-based investment adviser 21e6 Capital AG, around 13% of crypto hedge funds have shut down so far this year. The reasons for the closures were weak performance and difficulties…
![Alchemix reports return of all stolen funds from Curve pools Alchemix reports return of all stolen funds from Curve pools](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-08/025f204c-35c5-4c40-a65f-2d7761a2b84f.jpg)
Lending platform Alchemix has announced the return of all stolen funds by the Curve finance hacker. The attack took place on July 30 and resulted in over $61 million in cryptocurrencies drained, including…
![Inflows into crypto investment funds rise as Bitcoin carries 99% of the load Inflows into crypto investment funds rise as Bitcoin carries 99% of the load](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-07/3d4e1f44-71c9-43dd-9a8f-714af088acdb.jpg)
Bitcoin continues to shoulder the market, as digital asset inflows saw positive movement for the fourth consecutive week, with $137 million incoming. According to CoinShares, this brings the four-week total to $742 million…
![Canadian regulator explains stance on crypto staking, lending for investment funds Canadian regulator explains stance on crypto staking, lending for investment funds](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-07/83f01b40-ce19-419b-bd18-36ad93541273.jpg)
The chief financial authority of Canada, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), has confirmed its trust in the regulated futures market for crypto, which “promotes greater price discovery”. Apart from the United States, the…
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Institutional investors are only interested in Bitcoin right now as it continues to lead markets in recovery. Large crypto funds have seen another week of major inflows, and they’re all dominated by BTC….
![Cryptopay EU card provider loses license, company says card funds are safe Cryptopay EU card provider loses license, company says card funds are safe](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-06/7c9303ac-876c-450d-abe1-9fc1f3e3e477.jpg)
The European Union debit card provider for Cryptopay has lost its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license, according to a June 22 email sent to its customers. The company recommends to EU cardholders that…
![On-chain sleuth ZachXBT sued for libel after claiming plaintiff drained funds from project On-chain sleuth ZachXBT sued for libel after claiming plaintiff drained funds from project](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-06/134a78e9-c7d1-4961-a4fd-607b75f9d458.jpg)
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has been sued for libel by one of the people he accused of fraud, according to a June 16 social media post. According to the post, Jeffrey Huang, known as…
![Value Stolen in Exploits Down By 70% Since Last Year, More Funds Returned (Report) Value Stolen in Exploits Down By 70% Since Last Year, More Funds Returned (Report)](https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hack.jpg)
A good number of high-profile attacks on the crypto ecosystem took place last year, targeting everything and everyone from Phantom wallets to smart contracts themselves. A common choice of target was cross-chain bridges,…