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Tech

Multichain Says One Hacker Returned Over $800K

The cross-chain protocol said $1.9 million had been siphoned off by three hackers.

(CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Funds Lost to DeFi Hacks More Than Doubled to $1.3B in 2021: Certik

Centralization is the most common vulnerability, the security firm said.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Videos

$2.2M Bored Ape NFT Theft: What to Know About Security

“I’ve been hacked … All my apes are gone,” an NFT trader posted on Twitter last week, referring to his cache of over $2 million worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

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Tech

BitMart Resumes Ether Withdrawals and Deposits, Three Days After $200M Hack

BitMart is replacing deposit addresses for bitcoin, ether and solana.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Acquires Cryptographic Security Firm Unbound for Undisclosed Sum

As part of the acquisition, Coinbase will also establish a presence in Unbound’s native Israel.

Coinbase Goes Public in Its Fight With the SEC

Finance

Palantir Expecting Big Things From New Crypto Security Software

An executive for the data analytics software company said he thinks Palantir’s Foundry product will be a “massive accelerant for crypto companies.”

Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies

Finance

Celsius Acquiring Israeli Cybersecurity Company GK8 for $115M

GK8 was founded by Lior Lamesh and Shahar Shamai, who have worked as cybersecurity experts at the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel.

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Finance

Over 3 Million CoinMarketCap Email Addresses Leaked to Dark Web: Report

The addresses are trading on “hacking forums,” haveibeenpwned reported. CoinMarketCap acknowledges “correlation” with its subscriber base but maintains its servers weren’t breached.

(Davide Baraldi on Unsplash)

Tech

Kraken Reveals Security Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin ATMs

The machines’ manufacturer has released patches to mend the problem, but more revisions may be needed.

(Angel Garcia/Bloomberg via Getty Images)