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It's Genesis Block Day. Do You Know Where Your Bitcoin Keys Are?

"Not your keys, not your bitcoin." This week, two events want to help you on your road to financial self-sovereignty.

By Christie Harkin, Colin Harper, Blockspace MediaJan 3, 2021

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Hack at Vercel sends crypto developers scrambling to lock down API keys

Breach tied to compromised AI tool may have exposed credentials used by app frontends, the user-facing layer that connects web3 wallets and trading interfaces to backend services.

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The $292 million Kelp exploit: how it happened, and what it means for DeFi

2026 is shaping up to be DeFi's "worst year in terms of hacks," Ledger's CTO said, as the Kelp exploit shows how a single point of failure can cascade across systems.

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Previewing Consensus' Policy Summit: State of Crypto

Every year policy discussions get more important, and this year's even more so.

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'DeFi is dead': crypto community scrambles after this year's biggest hack exposes contagion risk

Developers and traders warn of structural risks as a cross-chain exploit spreads fear and prompts billions to flee DeFi platforms.

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