‘ClickFix’ hackers pose as VCs, hijack QuickLens in latest crypto attacks
The ClickFix technique gained popularity among crypto hackers last year, but security researchers have been tracking it since 2024, with targets spanning several industries.
Bitcoin slide slowing, but bear market still in play: Analysts
Compressed volatility, strengthening ETF flows, and a diminished Coinbase discount “are not characteristics of a market accelerating into a fresh leg lower,” said 10x Research.
Senate housing bill amendment proposes to block US CBDC until 2030
The proposed prohibition was slipped into a Senate housing bill, reviving language used in previous standalone bills to block a Fed-issued US digital dollar.
OpenZeppelin finds data contamination in OpenAI’s EVMbench
Security auditor OpenZepplin found that EVMbench’s dataset contains training data leaks and at least four invalid high-severity vulnerability classifications.
Nasdaq files for prediction market-style options on Nasdaq-100
The offering could enable traders to bet on the stock performance of Nasdaq-100 companies such as Nvidia, Apple, Google and Tesla.
Uniswap beats class action alleging it assisted crypto ‘rug pulls’
A federal judge said Uniswap isn’t responsible for scam tokens traded on the crypto platform, a decision that its founder Hayden Adams said was a “sensible outcome.”
Iranian crypto outflows spike 700% after US-Israeli airstrikes
Elliptic’s initial tracing found many of the funds were sent to foreign crypto exchanges, potentially indicating capital flight from Iran amid rising uncertainty in the region.
US authorities seek to recover $327K USDt from romance fraud scheme
A February report claimed that Tether had frozen about $4.2 billion worth of its USDt stablecoin allegedly connected to illicit activities since 2023.
Bitcoin futures demand falls to 2024 lows: Are institutions exiting the market?
Month over month Bitcoin open interest continues to decline, while BTC options markets highlight balanced demand. Does the data point to reduced institutional investor activity?
Monad’s cbBTC bridge may add $5B in Bitcoin-backed liquidity
Chainlink’s protocol enables Coinbase’s cbBTC to move from Base to Monad, boosting Bitcoin-backed liquidity into the layer-1’s DeFi ecosystem.