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Could the Axie Infinity Hack Happen on the Bitcoin Network?

Halborn Co-Founder Steven Walbroehl discusses security issues with centralized cross-chain bridges following the $625 million exploit of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network. Plus, why proof-of-work consensus mechanisms are more secure and the possibilities of a similar attack on the Bitcoin network.

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Finance

Sky Mavis Pledges to Reimburse Players Following Axie Infinity Hack

The company behind the popular play-to-earn game made the promise after a $625 million hack.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.

Finance

Binance Suspends Deposits and Withdrawals on Ronin Network After Hack

Gaming-focused Ronin on Tuesday disclosed a loss of more than $625 million in USDC and ether.

End of an Era? Binance Clamps Down on Customer Verification Requirements

Tech

Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network Suffers $625M Exploit

It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history.

The home of Axie Infinity has suffered a major exploit. (Sky Mavis)

Finance

Ex-Employee Claims Liquid Global Exchange 'Scapegoated' Her for $90M Hack

The wrongful termination suit comes as the Japan-based crypto exchange is expected to close on the sale of itself to powerhouse FTX.

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Tech

Stablecoin Cashio Suffers 'Infinite Glitch' Exploit, TVL Drops by $28M

Cashio's CASH token has lost almost all its value, as of the time of writing.

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Finance

HubSpot Hack Leads to Data Breaches at BlockFi, Swan Bitcoin, NYDIG and Circle

The companies affected assured users their crypto is safe because the customer-management tool had limited access to internal data.

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Finance

DeFi Lending Protocol Agave's AGVE Plunges Over 20% Amid Exploit Investigation

Hundred Finance, another lending protocol on the Gnosis chain, was also exploited in an apparent “re-entrancy” attack, according to a blockchain security researcher.

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Tech

Derivatives Platform Deus Finance Exploited for $3M on Fantom Network

Hackers manipulated a pricing mechanism to trick the protocol in a “flash loan” attack that led to loss of user funds, the security firm said.

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Tech

Fantom-Based Algo Protocol Fantasm Exploited for $2.6M

Some of the at-risk funds were recovered from the weeks-old protocol in the early hours of Thursday.

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