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Legal risk, cost and low investor confidence are keeping founders from launching tokens. A new token standard aims to create a path forward for tokenizing startups.

Pig-butchering scams are expanding into a transnational crime model, blending trafficking and crypto laundering on a massive scale.

A malicious “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” extension is currently live on the Chrome Web Store, using a crafty backdoor to exfiltrate seed phrases. Here's how it works.

Scammers in Australia impersonated police using the government’s ReportCyber system to legitimize their calls and trick victims into handing over crypto.

The CEO of former crypto exchange Thodex was found dead in his prison cell. He was serving time for a $2-billion exit scam.

When your crypto is stolen, a rapid and organized response is crucial to trace the funds and rebuild your digital security.

DeFi protocol Balancer is the target of an ongoing exploit, with more than $116 million in staked Ether tokens transferred to a new wallet.

Binance integrates Bubblemaps’ blockchain data tools into its Web3 Wallet, giving users more transparency into token distribution and potential insider trading activity.

Fake “Cointelegraph” accounts are scamming crypto users. Learn how to spot impostors, verify identities and stay protected in 2025.

MetaMask has partnered with other major crypto wallet providers to launch a real-time phishing defense network, allowing anyone to “prevent the next major phishing attack.”

"EtherHiding" deploys in two phases by compromising a website, which then communicates with malicious code embedded in a smart contract.

Permit-based signatures fuel 2025’s wallet drains, as a $6.5 million DeFi theft shows. This Web3 security tool helps users by focusing on the ‘pre-sign’ moment.

Monad co-founder Keone Hon warned users to stay vigilant after fake links appeared as Telegram ads in its official announcements channel.

Security Alliance has developed TLS Attestations to cryptographically verify phishing reports, solving the problem of scammers cloaking malicious content.

Discover seven simple, proven habits — strong 2FA, safe signing, hot/cold wallet separation and recovery plans — to block phishing, toxic approvals, fake support and more.