Casa Achieves SOC 2 Type II Attestation for Self‑Custody Platform

Casa completed a SOC 2 Type II audit covering April 1–Nov. 15, 2025, attesting to its controls for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy. Casa co‑founder and CSO Jameson Lopp said that the bitcoin self‑custody firm successfully passed a SOC 2 Type II audit conducted by Prescient Assurance, reporting that controls to prevent unauthorized … Read more

Yearn Finance Hit by $9M DeFi Exploit, Recovers $2.39M pxETH

The crypto project Yearn Finance has confirmed a security incident involving a custom yETH stableswap pool that resulted in approximately $9 million in total losses. Impact Assessment and Containment Yearn Finance, the decentralized finance (DeFi) yield aggregator, has confirmed a security incident involving a custom yETH stableswap pool that resulted in approximately $9 million in … Read more

Is Crypto a Security? (Introduction)

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. Is Crypto a Security? Why This Question Still Matters in 2025 The question of … Read more

DNS Attack Strikes Aerodrome and Velodrome as Aero Merger Nears

According to a myriad of reports, Aerodrome Finance and Velodrome Finance spent Saturday putting out fires after a DNS hijack quietly rerouted users to phishing sites. Aerodrome–Velodrome Front Ends Compromised The Base and Optimism platforms woke up on Nov. 22 to find their front ends hijacked, sending unsuspecting users straight into malicious look-alikes designed to … Read more

Quantumroot Debuts on Bitcoin Cash: First Post-Quantum Vault on Bitcoin Script

Developer Jason Dreyzehner has unveiled Quantumroot, the first fully implemented, integration-ready post-quantum vault system built directly in Bitcoin Script. The breakthrough positions Bitcoin Cash as one of the major cryptocurrencies with a practical migration path for millions of users ahead of potential quantum threats, strengthening its long-term role. Bitcoin Cash Becomes First Major Blockchain With … Read more

Bybit Study: 16 Blockchains Have Protocol‑Level Fund Freezing Capabilities

A new study found that 16 current blockchains possess protocol-level freezing capabilities that allow foundations or governance groups to block specific addresses, with an additional 19 potentially able to support freezing in the future. Three Methods of Freezing Funds Identified A recent study by Bybit reveals that 16 blockchains currently have protocol‑level freezing capabilities, allowing … Read more

Balancer Breach Tied to Batch Swap Rounding Bug; Investigation Ongoing

The decentralized finance platform Balancer has acknowledged a significant security breach affecting its V2 protocol and its forks on other chains. Balancer Confirms ‘Significant’ V2 Exploit The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Balancer has acknowledged that a recent security breach targeting its V2 protocol and forks on other chains “was significant.” In its latest update, Balancer … Read more

Binance Urges Immediate Action With 4 Hardcore Tools to Protect Crypto Accounts

Binance is urging immediate user action with a powerful four-tool security overhaul, combining dynamic authentication, passkeys, hardware verification, and multi-approval safeguards to combat rising cyber threats and protect the integrity of crypto accounts worldwide. Binance Pushes Urgent 4-Step Security Overhaul Amid Growing Breach Attempts Growing cybersecurity threats in the crypto sector have led exchanges to … Read more

AI Browsers Under Fire: Hidden Web Prompts Can Hijack Your Agent and Connected Accounts

Security researchers are warning that artificial intelligence (AI)-powered browsers and agents from Perplexity, OpenAI, and Anthropic face escalating risks of covert prompt injection attacks and privacy breaches, potentially exposing user data through connected accounts and APIs. AI Browser Vulnerabilities Raise Security Concerns AI browsers and agents from Perplexity, OpenAI, and Anthropic are redefining how users … Read more