By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC$69,587.38 slipped back below $70,000 as war in the Middle East and U.S. inflation data due later today keep investors cautious. The latest failure to build momentum above $70,000 followed reports that Iran was laying mines along the already disrupted Strait of Hormuz, a major […]
OpenAI is stepping deeper into crypto security with the launch of EVMbench, a new testing framework designed to measure how well artificial intelligence can understand and potentially secure smart contracts on Ethereum and similar blockchains. Smart contracts, self-executing code deployed on blockchains like Ethereum, underpin decentralized exchanges, lending protocols and a wide range of onchain […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has published a forensic review on last week’s $1.5 billion hack, revealing that its systems had not been infiltrated and that the issue seemed to have stemmed from compromised Safe wallet infrastructure. Bybit concluded from the review that “the credentials of a Safe developer were compromised,” which allowed the Lazarus hacking group […]