CryptoTimes (cryptotimes.io)
cryptotimes · C · candidate
DeFi / blockchain-security publication; surfaced 2026-05-18 by S4 with detailed technical post-mortem of THORChain GG20 TSS exploit citing Chainalysis / PeckShield / Cyvers synthesis. Strong technical depth on cross-chain bridge and MPC custody incidents relevant to FINMA-supervised digital-asset custodians and EU MiCA-regulated venues. Candidate — promote to active after 3 runs with content contribution. | 2026-06-20 full audit (v2.62): live=Y, drill=Y. FETCH → webfetch https://www.cryptotimes.io/ (listing w/ dated articles + URLs) then webfetch the article URL for body. Bridge `url` also works (577KB, dated links). RSS /feed/ 403s.. AVOID: RSS at /feed/ returns HTTP 403 via bridge — skip the feed, use WebFetch on the homepage/article. Much of the homepage is general crypto market/price/policy news, NOT security — filter for exploit/hack/breach items (e.g. bridge exploits, North Korea hacks, scam analysis).. | 2026-07-05 admiralty audit: C — general crypto news aggregator, re-reporting; keep candidate (niche, security slice small, no documented multi-run contribution yet). | 2026-08-02: contributed the in-window anchor for the COLDCARD wallet-seed theft entry (Galaxy Research third-wave figures, relayed 2026-08-01T20:36Z).
Cited in 2 entries
Citation cadence
Citation days per ISO week (11 weeks of coverage span, total 2).
- COLDCARD: a preprocessor guard that tested whether a macro was defined rather than what it was set to routed key generation to a software PRNG for five years, and the keys are now being emptied2026-08-02
- THORChain GG20 Threshold Signature Scheme vault drain — ~$11M across nine chains; Switzerland-based protocol2026-05-18