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Wasabi Protocol drained of $4.5 million in apparent admin key compromise
The exploit used a playbook similar to Drift's $285 million breach earlier this month: a compromised deployer key with no timelock or multisig that drained funds.
The Protocol: Mythos forces crypto industry to rethink security practices
Also: Aave’s $300 million recovery effort, crypto for AI agents, and Bitcoin proposal for Satoshi-linked tokens.
A crypto coalition releases technical proposal to save Aave users from a massive token exploit
DeFi United, a coalition of multiple blockchain projects and crypto ecosystem individuals, has laid out a detailed plan to restore the backing of rsETH after this month’s Kelp DAO hack sent shockwaves through lending markets.
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Solana developers outline plan to protect network from quantum threats
Two of the network’s core developer teams, Anza and Jump Crypto’s Firedancer, have landed on the same solution: a new type of digital signature called Falcon.
A long-time developer wants to split Bitcoin blockchain and reassign Satoshi coins. The community is calling it a theft
Paul Sztorc proposes a 2026 hard fork of Bitcoin called eCash, giving BTC holders equivalent tokens and adding Drivechains.
Crypto is built for AI agents, not humans, says Alchemy's CEO
Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan argues the global financial system was designed for humans, but the next wave of commerce will be driven by AI agents that operate natively in crypto.
How Anthropic’s Mythos model is forcing the crypto industry to rethink everything about security
DeFi leaders say that AI will arm both attackers and defenders, and widen the gap between projects that prioritize security and those that do not.
Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak says AI agents are the next big wave for crypto payments
Pollak, who will be speaking at Consensus Miami 2026 next month, also sees the open-source protocol x402 as a key part of that wave.
