Patrick Adeka

Jameson Lopp, co-founder and Chief Security Officer of Bitcoin custody firm Casa, raises alarms over a recent wave of address poisoning attacks now targeting Bitcoin users. The method previously seen on the Ethereum blockchain relies on social engineering tactics to manipulate transaction behavior, and Lopp’s data suggests the threat is growing across the Bitcoin network.

The City of London Police has formally launched a civil asset recovery initiative in collaboration with law firm Gowling WLG, following a successful pilot case that recovered funds stolen in a £2 million crypto scam targeting an elderly victim. The program is designed to offer victims of crypto-related fraud a path to restitution in cases

Acting SEC Chair Mark T. Uyeda has instructed agency staff to reexamine key regulatory guidance on cryptocurrencies, including foundational documents that have shaped how digital assets are treated under U.S. securities law. The initiative follows directives from Executive Order 14192, titled “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” and reflects recommendations from the Elon Musk led Department of

Security researchers have sounded the alarm over two rogue Python packages—bitcoinlib, dbfix and bitcoinlib-dev—crafted to target developers working with bitcoinlib, a widely used open-source library for building Bitcoin wallets. With over a million downloads since its inception, bitcoinlib has become a popular tool among crypto developers, making it an attractive target for attackers. The malicious

Just days ago, momentum was building across the digital asset sector as multiple crypto firms were reportedly preparing to go public in the U.S.—a hopeful sign of renewed confidence under what had been viewed as a more crypto-tolerant Trump administration. But that optimism appears to be fading fast. The introduction of sweeping tariffs by President

Six weeks after suffering one of the most damaging hacks in crypto history, Bybit is moving to reassure institutional clients with a new security-first initiative. The exchange has partnered with Zodia Custody—a regulated digital asset custodian supported by legacy finance powerhouses like Standard Chartered—to implement a more secure trading environment for high-volume clients. Through this

CLS Global, a UAE-based market-making firm, has been hit with a $428,059 penalty after admitting to orchestrating fraudulent trading activities designed to mislead investors. The sentencing, delivered by a federal court in Boston, includes a mix of fines and crypto asset forfeitures and follows the company’s guilty plea to charges of market manipulation and wire

Ethereum core developers have now confirmed May 7 as the target date for the long-anticipated Pectra upgrade to go live on the mainnet—an adjustment from earlier expectations that pointed to a late April rollout. The decision was cemented during a developer coordination call held Thursday, where the team reviewed the progress and stability of the

Miller Whitehouse-Levine, a longtime decentralized finance advocate and former head of the DeFi Education Fund, has launched the Solana Policy Institute (SPI)—a non-partisan organization focused on expanding crypto education and engagement in Washington, D.C. The initiative officially debuted on Monday, as lawmakers advance legislation on stablecoins, market structure, and digital asset regulation more broadly. The

Grayscale Investments has submitted a new proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) into a spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF), aiming to expand access to retail investors through public markets. Originally launched in 2018 as a private placement for accredited investors, the fund holds a