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‘Move-to-Earn’ App Stepn Suffers Cyber Attack After Upgrade

Stepn, a “move-to-earn” application on the Solana blockchain that rewards users in crypto from walking or jogging, suffered multiple distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks following a recent upgrade. “The Hash” panel discusses the significance after users were recommended to “get some rest.”

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Finance

Yuga Labs Confirms Discord Server Hack; 200 ETH Worth of NFTs Stolen

The company behind the Bored Apes NFTs made the disclosure 11 hours after word of the exploit surfaced on Twitter.

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Beeple’s Twitter Hacked for ETH Phishing Scam

Graphic artist Mike Winkelmann, known in the NFT world as @beeple recently had his Twitter account hacked to promote a phishing attack that stole victims’ ETH funds. “The Hash” group discusses the need for education about cold storage as hacks continue to plague the crypto ecosystem, and holding Web 2 companies accountable for allowing these attacks and scams on their platforms.

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Tech

Nearly 5,505 ETH, or $10M of the $625M Ronin Exploit, Is on the Move

Funds connected to the Ronin exploiter address are making their way through Tornado Cash, blockchain data shows.

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Tech

Decentralized Exchange MM.Finance Suffers $2M Exploit

MM.Finance has said that it will compensate and reimburse impacted users.

Inverse Finance developers paused borrowing functions for users and said they were investigating the incident. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Who’s Surprised by the SEC’s ‘Power Grab?’

Events from the past week show why regulatory agencies might want more oversight over crypto.

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Finance

DeFi Lender Rari Capital/Fei Loses $80M in Hack

Fei Protocol, which late last year merged with Rari, announced a $10 million bounty should the funds be returned.

Inverse Finance developers paused borrowing functions for users and said they were investigating the incident. (Shutterstock)

Tech

How Deus Finance Was Exploited for $13.4M on Fantom

The attack, which used a flash loan, was the second in two months.

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Tech

NFTs Stolen After Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram, Discord Hacked

A fraudulent "mint" link was sent to followers. Some appear to have taken the bait.

A selection of Bored Apes, one of the best-selling NFT avatar series.