SlowMist Flags Linux Snap Store Attack on Crypto Wallet Apps

Blockchain security company SlowMist flagged a new Linux-based attack vector that exploits trusted applications distributed through the Snap Store to steal users’ crypto recovery seed phrases.  In a post on X, SlowMist’s chief information security officer, 23pds, said attackers are abusing expired domains to hijack long-standing Snap Store publisher accounts and distribute malicious updates through…

Bitcoin Doesn’t Have 20 Years

Opinion by: Youssef El Maddarsi, chief business officer of Naoris Protocol ​Some Bitcoin (BTC) advocates argue that the network faces no meaningful quantum threat in the immediate future, pointing to emerging NIST-approved post-quantum standards and suggesting that Bitcoin can simply upgrade long before any cryptographically relevant quantum computer appears. This confidence relies on the risky…

Vietnam Opens Crypto Exchange Licensing Under Pilot Program

Vietnam began accepting applications for licenses to operate digital asset trading platforms, marking the operational start of the country’s long-planned pilot program for a regulated crypto market. The State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) officially opened the licensing window on Tuesday, following the issuance of new administrative procedures under Decision No. 96 by the Ministry…

Strive proposes $150 million preferred stock sale to repay debt, buy bitcoin

The capital raise will support balance sheet restructuring and the company’s bitcoin strategy. Source link

Bitcoin Price Shows ‘Fragility’ as Consolidation Looms: New Research

Bitcoin (BTC) price could be in for another prolonged period of consolidation if key support levels are not reclaimed, a new analysis reveals. Key takeaways: Bitcoin is stuck between key cost-basis levels, predicting 2022-type consolidation unless key support levels are reclaimed. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $708.7 million, their fifth-largest since launch,…

ETH Dip Buyers Absorb $130M Ether, But Risk Of $2.7K Drop Remains

Ether (ETH) price saw a daily candle close below $3,000 on Tuesday, but a positive is that data showed large holders were buying throughout the dip. While ETH whale accumulation signals growing confidence, conflicting indicators suggest rising market risk for the altcoin. Key takeaways: ETH whales and institutional investors bought over $130 million in Ether…

Institutional Investors Won’t ‘Run’ Bitcoin Up To $150K: Researcher

Institutional investors aren’t likely to be the ones to push Bitcoin to new highs this year without a market-moving event, according to macro researcher and FFTT founder, Luke Gromen. “If you’re counting on institutional investors to run it from you know 90 to you know 150, if that’s your plan, that’s probably not going to…

Buterin Pitches ‘A Bit Simpler’ Staking Setup for Ethereum

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed adding distributed validator technology (DVT) to the blockchain’s staking mechanism, arguing it could simplify the process and the technology backing it. Buterin pitched “native DVT” in a post to the Ethereum Research forum on Wednesday,  which he said would allow Ether (ETH) stakers “to stake without fully relying on…

Buterin Pitches ‘A Bit Simpler’ Staking Setup for Ethereum

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed adding distributed validator technology (DVT) to the blockchain’s staking mechanism, arguing it could simplify the process and the technology backing it. Buterin pitched “native DVT” in a post to the Ethereum Research forum on Wednesday,  which he said would allow Ether (ETH) stakers “to stake without fully relying on…

Senator Boozman Confirms No Agreement on Market Structure Bill

The US Senate Agriculture Committee released a Republican draft of the market structure bill, which includes protections for crypto developers, setting it up for a markup next week. US Senate Agriculture chair John Boozman says the panel’s Republicans are yet to find middle ground with Democrats on several “fundamental policy issues” related to crypto market…