28 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

Discovered Vulnerability Made Ledger to Choose Between ‘Security and Usability’

A researcher reported on a vulnerability in major crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger's devices that can result in the loss of bitcoin (BTC), which they claim the company was aware of for a number of months. Ledger, however, argued that they have addressed it already, while having to "make a...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Twitter Reveals: It Knows How Hackers Gained Access

The hackers who got away with BTC 13.14 – worth roughly USD 146,000 – in the infamous Twitter attack on July 15, gained the access they needed by targeting Twitter employees directly through a “phone spear-phishing attack,” Twitter said.The attackers relied on “a...

, by Fredrik Vold

Ledger Suffered Data Breach, Names, Phone Numbers, Postal Addresses Leaked (UPDATED)

France-based major hardware wallet provider Ledger has confessed that it was been hit with a data breach on June 17 that appears to have allowed a “third party” access to at least 1 million of its users’ contact details. (Updated at 10:13 UTC: updates in bold.)The firm took to...

, by Tim Alper

New Bitcoin ETP, Trading Records, Synthetix Gets 3 DAOs + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Crypto adoption newsFiCAS AG, a Swiss-based crypto investment management boutique, said it has registered the Bitcoin Capital Active ETP...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

BTC-funded Escape, 1,000 Twitter “Gods,” Bitcoin Suisse Gets USD 49m + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Legal newsEx-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn’s son sent some USD 500,000 in bitcoin (BTC) to an American suspected of helping Ghosn...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

‘A New Class of Attack’ In Crypto Is ‘Actively Exploited’ – Research

The crypto market went through one of its wildest rides with the March market crash, among other events seeing a so-called "zero-bid" attack on MakerDAO, a decentralized lending facility built on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain and the creator of the DAI stablecoin. A recent research, however, found...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

US Banks Offering Crypto Custody is ‘Insanely’ Bullish and Risky

While many in the Cryptoverse celebrate a decision by the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to allow all federally chartered banks in the US to provide cryptoasset custody services to their customers, it also brings an "existential" risk to Bitcoin (BTC).The OCC published a letter...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

NFTs on Samsung, Taxing Crypto Loans, BTC Transaction Risk Score + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.NFTs newsThe makers of the blockchain-powered VR game Decentraland (MANA) said that their Marketplace app has been added to the Samsung...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

78% of Ethereum Held in ‘Validator Qualified’ Wallets

Almost 78% of the current supply of Ethereum’s native ETH token is currently held in wallets “qualified” to become network validators as Ethereum is moving to its version 2.0, according to two Ethereum development insiders.In a blog post, published yesterday, Tanner Hoban and Tom...

, by Fredrik Vold

Zcash Upgrade, Stellar on Samsung, Gemini on Brave + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Privacy newsPrivacy-focused Zcash (ZEC) upgraded today, improving interoperability through FlyClient support and giving miners the...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Telcos Trial Blockchain, Fidelity & Bitcoin Mining, UK Mulls CBDC + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Blockchain newsThree major telcos, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone said they have finalized a trial automated...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Ripple Boss Pays for 1,000 Cameras to Monitor San Francisco’s Streets

Ripple co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen is spending his crypto-fortune on installing high-definition surveillance cameras around San Francisco, per a new report.According to the New York Times, Larsen has paid to have “a network of 1,000” cameras installed as part of an...

, by Tim Alper

Ravencoin Exploit Sees Hackers Mint USD 6m Worth of RVN

The team behind the ravencoin (RVN) token have revealed that hackers have exploited a vulnerability in the network that allowed them to mint and then trade almost USD 6 million worth of tokens.Per an official blog post, the team stated that the exploit is still being investigated, but that hackers...

, by Tim Alper

DeFi Attackers Get ‘More Creative’, Steal USD 500,000 From Balancer

Decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity providing platform Balancer was hacked today, reportedly with USD 500,000 worth of crypto stolen. Following several reports online, Balancer confirmed that on June 29 an incident occurred, affecting two pools containing transfer fees, known as deflationary...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

‘Unstoppable’ Malware Uses Bitcoin To Retrieve Secret Messages – Report

Glupteba, a sneaky malware that can be controlled from afar includes a range of components to cover its tracks, and it updates itself using encrypted messages hidden in the Bitcoin blockchain, write cybersecurity experts from Sophos Labs.The Glupteba bot is a malware campaign that creates backdoors...

, by Eimantas Žemaitis

Casa’s New Seedless Bitcoin Wallet Meets its Critics

US-based crypto security specialist Casa claims that their new wallet is a solution to the problem of complicated seed phrase management, particularly for the "first-time Bitcoiners." Critics have their doubts, leading a discussion on the wallet's possible shortcomings. Self-custody is considered...

, by Fredrik Vold

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