Web3 and blockchain gaming firm Gala Games partnered with Animoca Brands to boost its native token. The companies joined forces to develop the altcoin and enhance users’ experience. Nonetheless, GALA has faced a 6.7% price decline following the news. Gala Games To Boost User Experience On Wednesday, Gala Games announced its partnership with Hong Kong-based…
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Gala Games, a prominent blockchain gaming platform, experienced a significant security breach that resulted in the unauthorized sale of 600 million GALA tokens, valued at $23 million. CEO Eric Schiermeyer confirmed that the incident was attributed to inadequate internal controls. The exploit occurred on May 20 at 7:32 pm UTC when a hacker accessed a Gala…
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Solana-based platform Pump.fun suffered an exploit that left the crypto community with many questions. The attack stole millions of dollars in users’ funds, but the reasons behind it and the exact amount of the loot were unclear. Amid the uncertainty, some claimed that a crypto Robinhood had emerged. $80 Million Taken In Crypto Heist? On…
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Lending protocol Sonne Finance halted operations after a hack drained $20 million in cryptocurrencies, including WETH and USDC. On May 14, around 10:30 pm UTC, Web3 security firm Cyvers detected an ongoing attack on Sonne Finance’s USD and Wrapped Ether (WETH) contracts, at the time they had only stolen $3 in cryptocurrency. ALERTWe have detected…
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Coinbase has temporarily suspended the gaming platform PlayDapp’s token trading and transfer activities after the recent hack that resulted in the theft of 200 million PLA tokens. Recent updates from the Web3 platform have shared some insight into the investigation process. Suspension Of Trading Activity On Coinbase On Thursday, the news of the hack was…
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In a concerning development, popular crypto exchange CoinEx is believed to have fallen victim to a suspected hack, resulting in significant losses from its Ethereum (ETH), TRON (TRX), and Polygon (MATIC) hot wallets. The incident, which unfolded on Tuesday, has sparked an ongoing investigation into the security breach. Alarming Depletion Of CoinEx ETH Reserves According to…
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In a disheartening turn of events, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer (BAL) confirmed a hack just days after warning about a critical vulnerability impacting multiple Pools. The attack, which took place on August 27, resulted in a loss of nearly $1 million for Balancer. Previously, on August 22, NewsBTC reported that Balancer had discovered…
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Over $45 million was lost to exit scams in May, while exploits on DeFi protocols racked up less than half that amount over the same period. The amount of cryptocurrency lost to “rug pull” or “exit scams” — where founders suddenly up and leave with investors’ money — had outpaced the amount stolen from decentralized…
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Balancer’s native token, BAL, appears to be holding up despite the platform’s ongoing security issues. On Friday, Jan. 6, the DeFi project tweeted a statement asking liquidity providers on its platform to withdraw their tokens from certain pools valued at $6.3 million. Via their official Twitter handle, the decentralized exchange stated there was a security…
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