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What the $625M Axie Infinity Hack Reveals About the State of Crypto

Former CIA Agent and ZeroFox Director of Intelligence Services Adam Darrah provides an in-depth analysis regarding the exploit of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network, the largest hack in decentralized finance (DeFi) history. Darrah explains how law enforcement will use blockchain information to unmask the attackers and possible missteps they made since acquiring the funds.

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Videos

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.

Hacker (Getty/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)

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.

Hacker (Getty/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)