acquisition
S&P Global agrees to acquire blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin
S&P Global has agreed to acquire blockchain security company OpenZeppelin as the financial data and ratings provider expands its digital asset business into smart…
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Security
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XRP Community on Alert as Web3 Crypto Wallet Reports Security Breach
The wallet provider strongly recommends that affected users move their assets as a matter of urgency.
Bitcoin
Liquid Network drained of $320 million as cache bug lets attacker mint unbacked Bitcoin
A range-proof cache bug in the Elements codebase let an unknown actor mint unbacked L-BTC, drain 95% of the federation reserve through SideSwap, then…
News
Will AI Cause 50% BTC Price Crash? Buterin Does Not Think So
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has rejected a prediction that artificial intelligence could undermine Bitcoin’s security badly enough to trigger a 50% price crash.
AI
Bitcoin unlikely to crash 50% on AI risks: Buterin says
Vitalik Buterin rejected a prediction that AI security threats could crash Bitcoin by over 50%, citing upgrade options and resilient cryptography.
News
Bitcoin OG Says He Is Watching for Next Major Exploit as AI Models Get Stronger
Longtime Bitcoin figure CobraBitcoin has warned that the rapid rise of increasingly autonomous AI models could create a new security threat for Bitcoin.