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Latest Blockchain Security stories
- KAVA Falls More Than 38% in 24 Hours, Touches 0.037 USDT
The token was last quoted at 0.042 USDT as Upbit warned of a suspected security issue on the Kava blockchain.
· Investing
- Upbit Places Kava Under Trading Warning Over Suspected Chain Security Issue
Upbit cited the Kava chain as the location of the suspected issue.
· Technology
- Algorand CEO Says Institutions Are Showing More Interest in Quantum Security
Falcon-1024 account support went live in August, while other network functions still rely on elliptic-curve cryptography and Ed25519. Algorand targets broader resilience by the end of 2027.
· Technology
- Initia Halts Its Blockchain After $615,000 Leaves Escrow Accounts
Most assets moved from the escrow accounts remained on the halted Layer 1, with their status tied to the network’s recovery process.
· Technology
- Phylax and Titan Add App-Level Checks to Ethereum Blocks
Titan can exclude transactions that violate an app’s rules, but the check covers only blocks Titan builds and actions an app has configured.
· Technology
- Initia Pauses Rollups After Unauthorized Transfers From Asset Account
About 605,000 USDC and other tokens worth roughly $10,000 left an account holding assets for multiple rollups. Initia said it has found no evidence of user funds being affected so far.
· Technology
- Binance to Manage Internal AI Tools Under Critical-Infrastructure Standards
The exchange is also working with AI and security companies to establish a fund focused on threats involving blockchain and AI.
· Technology
- Greeks.live's Adam Says Coinbase Uses AI to Screen Blockchain Addresses
He said institutions in Europe and the United States favor keeping 99% of their funds in cold wallets, a strategy he said Deribit has also used.
· Technology
- Reth Client Bug Can Produce Wrong State Roots Across EVM Networks
The flaw affects OP Stack networks. BNB Chain says opBNB does not use op-reth and the impact on BSC-Reth is limited.
· Technology
- BNB Chain Says Reth Bug Has Limited Impact on BSC-Reth
The team said it is monitoring the issue and developing a hotfix. Developers and users did not need to take action as of Nov. 6.
· Technology
- Blockaid Warns Reth Bug Can Produce Incorrect State Proofs
The warning prompted patched-build guidance for reth, op-reth and Base, while Gauntlet curtailed deposits and allocations.
· Technology
- Iron Fish Plans to End Network Support After Inflation Bug
The flaw traces to a 2019 Merkle tree implementation and affected calculations meant to prevent repeat spending.
· Technology
- NEAR Protocol Sets AI Security Track for Its Upcoming Hackathon
The track focuses on protecting digital assets and spotting scams, with policy engines and sandboxed wallets among the proposed projects.
· Technology
- Initia Audits Proposed Fix for Oct. 23 Security Vulnerability
Initia plans to publish a recovery plan after the audit, detailing how it will restore support for affected assets and restart its networks.
· Technology
- S&P Global Completes OpenZeppelin Deal to Add Onchain Security
OpenZeppelin's open-source tools will remain publicly maintained, with audits and development continuing under its brand.
· Business
- Succinct Patches SP1 Rust Verifier Flaw Affecting Versions Through 6.8.0
SP1 version 6.8.1 checks tensor lengths and shapes; Succinct also patched its mainnet Prover Network, the only known affected deployment.
· Technology
- Conflux Releases Node Update to Address Possible Panics and RPC Errors
Version 3.1.1 adds catch-up synchronization checks and updates Linux builds to OpenSSL 3.5.9.
· Technology
- Pirate Chain Rolls Back 39.82 Million Counterfeit ARRR After Exploit
Pirate Chain's team linked the Oct. 14 mint to two validation flaws and made v6.0.14 mandatory for all network participants.
· Technology
- New Review Finds at Least 4.83 Million Bitcoin (BTC) Exposed to Quantum Risk
A Sept. 13 reconstruction put the minimum at about 24.1% of unspent Bitcoin at block 959,193, using a different method from a May estimate.
· Technology
- Nine Crypto Firms Form Quantum Alliance as 30.2% of Bitcoin (BTC) Supply Has Exposed Keys
The alliance plans security tests and migration guidance for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other networks. Current quantum computers cannot derive the private keys needed to spend coins tied to exposed public keys.
· Technology
- Italy’s Volta B1 Annealer Highlights Crypto’s Quantum Security Challenge
The D-Wave-based system has more than 4,400 qubits, but that figure alone does not show it can break blockchain signatures.
· Technology
- Ripple Validator Backs XRP Ledger Sponsor Proposal, 18 Votes Short
Sponsor had 11 yes votes among 35 trusted validators at 5:05 a.m. ET (9:05 UTC) Thursday, Oct. 15. It needs 29 to begin the two-week support period required for activation.
· Technology
- Sui Adds Post-Quantum Signatures to Devnet Ahead of 2027 Mainnet Plan
The v1.82.0 release lets developers test ML-DSA-65 signatures before planned Testnet deployment by the end of 2026 and mainnet authentication in early 2027.
· Technology
- XRP Ledger Fixes Flaw That Could Have Enabled 18 Trillion XRP
The vulnerability dated to 2015 and threatened the network’s fixed 100 billion XRP supply. An emergency software fix was released Sept. 25.
· Technology
- XRP Ledger Discloses Two Vulnerabilities Fixed in xrpld 3.4.1
The flaws affected Batch transaction validation and XRP arithmetic. No evidence showed the payment-engine vulnerability had been exploited on a public network.
· Technology
- On-Chain Security Incidents Set Monthly Records as AI Agent Risks Rise
Blockaid co-founder Ido Ben-Natan said attacks on blockchain infrastructure are increasing as AI agents gain access to more funds.
· Technology
- Ontology Restarts Mainnet After 41-Hour Halt Over Security Incident
Block production resumed Oct. 12 after an urgent security report involving an unidentified ecosystem project. Ontology has not disclosed the vulnerability or any losses outside its network.
· Technology
- XRP Ledger Fixes Payment Engine Vulnerability With No Exploitation Found
The integer-overflow flaw affected xrpld 3.4.0 and earlier and was fixed in version 3.4.1 on Sept. 25.
· Technology
- TRON Activates Falcon Post-Quantum Signatures as Ethereum Targets 2029 Resistance
The Nile testnet activation covers FN-DSA-512, while Ethereum is targeting post-quantum resistance across its execution, consensus and data layers by December 2029.
· Technology
- Ontology Mainnet Resumes Block Production After Security Pause
The network said its core infrastructure remains secure and reported no funds lost during the interruption.
· Technology
- Liquid Network Resumes Operations With L-BTC Redemptions Still Suspended
About 603 Bitcoin remains missing from Liquid’s reserve after a September software exploit, while the network undergoes security work.
· Technology
- XRP Ledger Defends Emergency Patch for Unlimited XRP Bug
The Sept. 25 update bypassed the network’s usual amendment process after developers identified a flaw that could create spendable XRP.
· Technology
- Ledger Confirms Tampered Device in CryptoBilis Theft Investigation
On-chain transfers tied to 315 wallets totaled about $93.2 million across six networks, while Ledger has not confirmed the overall loss.
· Technology
- RippleX Fixes XRPL Bug That Could Have Minted 18 Trillion XRP
The payment-engine vulnerability had been in the code since 2015 and was fixed in XRP Ledger version 3.4.1 on Sept. 25.
· Technology
- Ontology Temporarily Halts Block Production Over Security Risk
The network coordinated with most consensus nodes to pause production while investigating a potential threat tied to an ecosystem project.
· Technology
- XRP Ledger Publishes Code After Emergency 3.4.1 Security Update
The release addressed two security-sensitive issues and introduced the fixBatchV1_2 amendment, which activated on Mainnet Oct. 9.
· Technology
- Justin Sun Says TRON Post-Quantum Cryptography Is Live on Testnet
Sun said TRON could bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time, but no launch date has been announced.
· Technology
- RippleX Finds No Evidence of Exploitation After XRPL Patch
The emergency xrpld 3.4.1 release fixed an integer-overflow bug that could have created spendable XRP beyond the ledger’s supply rules.
· Technology
- TRON Participates in Interpol Forum on Blockchain Compliance
The fifth New Technology Forum in Vienna brought together more than 100 experts from 44 countries to discuss digital-asset investigations and decentralized networks.
· Technology
- XRP Ledger Fixes Decade-Old Bug That Could Create XRP
The vulnerability in the payment engine was patched in xrpld 3.4.1 after researchers demonstrated unauthorized XRP creation in testing.
· Technology