Category: Smart Contract Scoop
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Ether smart contracts mask malware in 2023, increasing security threats by 30% on Ethereum
Attackers use Ether smart contracts to hide malware, impacting Ethereum and DeFi platforms, with a 30% increase in such incidents in 2023.
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Ethereum smart contracts conceal malware attacks in 2024, resulting in $2 million losses
Hackers exploit Ethereum smart contracts to conceal malware, impacting 2024 security with attacks on Uniswap and MetaMask wallets involving $2 million losses.
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Bunni DEX loses $8.4 million in smart contract exploit on June 15, 2024
Bunni DEX lost $8.4 million in a smart contract exploit, affecting users and highlighting vulnerabilities in decentralized finance protocols.
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Bunni pauses smart contracts after $8.4 million hack as security measure
Bunni lost $8.4 million in a hack, paused smart contracts, and is investigating the incident with no user recourse announced yet.
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Bunni DEX halts contracts after $8.4M exploit across Ethereum and Arbitrum chains
Bunni DEX halted smart contracts after an exploit drained $8.4 million across Ethereum and Arbitrum, affecting users and prompting security reviews.
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Ethereum and Solana smart contract firms report $2.3 billion in uninsured losses for 2023
Ethereum and Solana smart contract firms face $2.3 billion in uncovered losses due to inadequate insurance policies from Aon and Marsh.
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Coinbase loses $300K from 0x contract error exploited by MEV bots
Coinbase lost $300K due to a 0x contract error exploited by MEV bots, highlighting vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts and exchange security.
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Cardano Cracks Bitcoin: Smart Contracts Without A Single Change
Cardano’s Input Output develops a pipeline to run its smart contracts on Bitcoin without altering Bitcoin’s code, using RISC-V and BitVMX for trust-minimized execution.
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RGB V0.11.1 Launches, Allowing The Creation Of Digital Assets On Bitcoin Mainnet
RGB v0.11.1 launches on Bitcoin mainnet, enabling tokenized assets like NFTs and stablecoins. The protocol supports client-side validation, Lightning Network transfers, and decentralized issuance without intermediaries.
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Dogecoin poised for transformation with zero-knowledge proof proposal
DogeOS proposes adding zero-knowledge proof verification to Dogecoin, enabling Ethereum interoperability, smart contracts, and new use cases like DeFi and NFTs while maintaining simplicity.