Researchers just uncovered 4,200 malicious smart contracts that successfully tricked 5,700 victims into signing away their crypto

Simulating transfers using safety tools inside crypto wallets can show a small gain even when the final transaction sends the user’s deposit to an attacker, according to a July 30 arXiv preprint that links the technique to 5,742 victim addresses and about $3.48 million in historical losses. The authors used SimGuard, a contract-bytecode detector, to…

How Coinbase plans to force-settle and instantly recreate institutional positions on Deribit within a 30-minute window

Coinbase expects to move Coinbase International Exchange institutional accounts, balances, and positions to Deribit on Sept. 9, a planned cutover that would cancel open orders, settle positions at market prices, and recreate them on Deribit. The change applies to International Exchange institutional clients, not the retail migration path for Coinbase app and website users. Related…