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3 Crypto Exchanges That Have Never Been Hacked (2024)
Picking a reliable crypto exchange from hundreds of options can be difficult. One way to figure out if an exchange is secure or not is to look at its history for hacks. If any incidents occurred, check how the platform improved its security measures afterward. 
UEFA EURO 2024 and Football Fan Tokens
The UEFA EURO 2024 is close to its final, set for July 14. Taking place every 4 years, the event draws the attention of millions. Amid the waves of matches, football fan tokens are a topic of interest as a way of interaction between clubs and their fans. Before the tournament kicked off, most fan tokens increased in price but have fluctuated since. 
In the second quarter of 2024, crypto projects lost $572 million to fraud and hacks, more than doubling the $265 million in the same period last year. The two biggest victims were centralized exchanges: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin ($305 million) and Turkey’s BtcTurk ($55 million). 
Mikko Ohtamaa, a developer of the algorithmic trading protocol TradingStrategy․ai, has voiced concerns about the auditing company CertiK. According to Ohtamaa, CertiK independently adds projects to its Skynet rating list, which assesses cybersecurity, decentralization levels, and more. 
In the first half of 2024, memecoins demonstrated the highest profitability (1834%) among all cryptocurrency sectors. Following far behind were Real World Assets (RWA) - tokenized real assets, including BlackRock products, with a growth of 213%. Joe Grand: Hacking Crypto Wallets for Good
Joe Grand, also known as "Kingpin," is a computer engineer, hardware hacker, and tech YouTuber. Using his knowledge and skills, Grand can build technologies and crack systems. Among the crypto community, he is famous for successful cases of hacking crypto wallets and helping clients regain control over their cryptocurrencies. 
The "Hack3D: The Web3 Security Report," published by CertiK, a security company, reveals that blockchain projects experienced 184 security incidents in the second quarter of 2024, resulting in losses totaling $688 million. This marks a 37% increase from the previous quarter. 
Security company SlowMist has analyzed reports of stolen cryptocurrency assets for the second quarter of 2024, which were collected through the MistTrack platform. This analysis only considered hack reports submitted via the official form, identifying three primary attack methods: theft of private keys, the use of fake crypto wallets, and phishing. 
Do Contemporary Regulators Draw from Inquisition Practices?
The Mises Institute, a non-profit research and educational center at the Austrian School of Economics, recently published a study examining the court decision against the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, arguing that modern regulatory methods closely resemble those of the medieval inquisition. How appropriate is this comparison? Web3 Community: How Engagement Drives Industry Success
Community is the power. Crypto and Web3 exist today, primarily due to a group of like-minded people who believe that digital assets and blockchain apps are useful. People form communities based on their common interests. For example, there’s the Bitcoin community, the NFT community, and the blockchain builders community among others. 
