Key Highlights: Bloom announced the full reimbursement of nine affected users, refunding a total of 9,408 SOL across nine confirmed transactions following an exploit on Oct. 26. On-chain analysis by Bitquery revealed that 48 wallets were drained via plain SOL transfers signed solely by the affected wallets’ own keys, bypassing Bloom’s in-app 24-hour withdrawal lock. ...
Key Highlights Hardware remained intact: Ngrave maintains that its ZERO hardware wallets and private keys were untouched; criminals instead manipulated customers into surrendering credentials. Funds moved through multiple channels: Stolen assets passed through exchanges, blockchain bridges and fresh addresses, with bitcoin traced to 12 addresses and $XRP involved in 54 transfers. Security controls have changed: ...
Key Highlights: Bitquery’s on-chain analysis of 8.98 million Pump.fun tokens found that 79% ceased all trading activity after their launch day, with only 1.5% still recording any trades by week five. Roughly one in 58 Pump.fun tokens graduated from the bonding curve to a PumpSwap pool, a figure broadly consistent with trader Bishaqs’s independent estimate ...
Key Highlights: Stablecoin issuer Tether froze illicitly transferred funds following an exploit, with onchain analytics firm Bitquery reporting that approximately $81 million remained traceable as of October 11. Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger faced public criticism after attempting to isolate the incident to authorized reseller CryptoBilis, despite the vendor being officially listed on Ledger’s platform. Unlike ...
Key Highlights: Blockchain intelligence firm Bitquery tracked 5.2 million Tether (USDT) transferred to three Binance deposit addresses via suspected over-the-counter intermediaries following a major crypto theft. The illicit flows do not indicate recovered assets, as funds were commingled with third-party capital, while previous conversion maneuvers through USDD were aimed at bypassing Tether freeze mechanisms. Hardware ...
Key Highlights: Blockchain intelligence firm Bitquery estimates that roughly $92.9 million was drained across 311 unique wallet addresses, aligning closely with findings from on-chain analyst Kamal. Former Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpelès highlighted that altered Ledger devices bought via third-party sellers could contain hidden surveillance hardware capable of capturing seed phrases during initialization. While an ...