Malik Sokolov
Malik Sokolov covers guides for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.
XRP Holders Can Now Borrow Ripple's RLUSD on Ethereum Without Selling Their Crypto
XRP holders now have a new way to unlock liquidity from their tokens without cashing out, following the approval of Flare's FXRP as collateral in an RLUSD lending vault on…
Coldcard’s 5-year flaw reveals hardware wallet testing gap: Kraken’s security chief
A newly disclosed vulnerability that lingered undetected for five years in Coldcard's hardware wallets has exposed a critical blind spot in how security firms audit crypto storage…
Suspected 4th Coldcard attack wave sweeps 448 Bitcoin: Galaxy’s Thorn
A suspected fourth wave of attacks targeting Coldcard hardware wallet users has drained an estimated 448 Bitcoin, according to Galaxy Digital research head Alex Thorn, who…
Bitcoin cold-wallet attack spreads to 4,500 addresses as losses near $89 million
A sophisticated attack targeting Bitcoin cold wallets has now compromised roughly 4,500 addresses, with cumulative losses approaching $89 million, according to fresh analysis from…
The More Americans Know About AI, the Less They Like It: Gallup
Americans are becoming increasingly wary of artificial intelligence, and a new Gallup survey suggests that the more people understand about the technology, the less enthusiastic…
Solana Foundation's new CISO warns AI is making crypto scams more convincing
The Solana Foundation's newly appointed chief information security officer, Michael Coates, is sounding the alarm on how artificial intelligence is supercharging crypto scams,…
Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis
Losses tied to a recent Coldcard hardware wallet incident have climbed to roughly $70 million, according to fresh onchain analysis from Galaxy Research that widened the estimated…
Binance founder CZ calls for wallet diversification after $70 million Coldcard exploit
Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao is urging cryptocurrency holders to spread their assets across multiple wallets, cautioning that even hardware devices can harbor flaws in the…
Bitcoin ETFs end July in the green despite late-month selling
Spot Bitcoin exchangetraded funds closed out July with net positive inflows, drawing in $172.4 million over the month even as investors pulled back significantly in the closing…
US Treasury yields rise as TIPS challenge the inflation narrative
US Treasury yields are climbing again, but a closer look at Treasury InflationProtected Securities TIPS suggests the move is being driven by rising real yields rather than a…
U.S. sanctions Iran-linked bitcoin insurance scheme for Strait of Hormuz ships
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on an Iranlinked operation that allegedly used bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to run an insurance scheme for vessels…
Crypto Kiosk Scams Cost Texans $57M as Lawmakers Weigh a Ban
Crypto kiosk scams have drained roughly $57 million from Texas residents, prompting state lawmakers to consider an outright ban on Bitcoin ATMs rather than settling for tighter…
BIS Project Agorá settles $1 million in tokenized cross-border payment trials
The Bank for International Settlements has completed a landmark test of tokenized crossborder payments through Project Agorá, settling roughly $1 million in realvalue transactions…
Major bitcoin wallet flaw drains $38 million worth of BTC in 25-minute sweep
A critical flaw in a widely used hardware wallet allowed attackers to sweep roughly 594 BTC — worth about $38 million — from affected users in a coordinated operation that lasted…
Major bitcoin wallet flaw drains 594 BTC in 25-minute sweep
A critical flaw in the way certain hardware wallets generated their random seed phrases allowed attackers to drain 594 BTC — worth roughly $38 million — in a single sweep that…
'Completely Legal': GrapheneOS Pushes Back as Duress Password Case Proceeds
GrapheneOS, the privacyfocused mobile operating system, is publicly defending its duress password feature after an activist who used the security tool now faces prosecution, in a…
AI Book Burning? Companies Are Destroying Millions of Books to Feed Chatbots
Major artificial intelligence developers are quietly acquiring physical books by the millions, cutting them from their bindings, scanning every page to build AI training datasets,…
Ethereum Foundation names pcaversaccio to board amid leadership changes
The Ethereum Foundation has appointed prominent security researcher pcaversaccio, widely known as "pc," to its board, expanding the governing body to four members as the…
The systemic-risk debate over perpetual futures is aimed at the wrong target
As perpetual futures make their way into regulated markets, a chorus of critics warns that the contracts could import systemic risk into the traditional financial system. But that…
Russia Charges Telegram's Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorism
Russian authorities have filed criminal charges against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, accusing the tech entrepreneur of aiding terrorism, in the latest escalation of a longrunning…
- Binance Bitcoin volume ratio hits record as futures outweigh spot eight times over
- MyTrade Founder Fined $10K Over Bots That Wash Traded 60 Cryptocurrencies
- Catapult Draws KuCoin Ventures Backing as Fundraising Round Continues
- Bitcoin hovers below $65,000 as Middle East tensions escalate further
- Senate Punts Clarity Act Vote to September as Democrats Hold Out
