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Liquid Network's White Hat Kept $47M. That's Still Tainted.
Blockstream's Liquid Network hackers gave back 85% of a $320M theft and kept $47M, calling it a white hat operation. Screening doesn't grade on a curve.
safe wallet · 2026-09-26 · 6 min readA Safe Wallet Lost $7.7M to a Module It Approved Itself
On September 15, 2026, a pre-approved Safe module was routed into a malicious Uniswap v4 pool and drained 2,882 rsETH - no signature required. An MEV bot beat the attacker to the funds by one block.
balancer hack · 2026-09-25 · 4 min readWhy Balancer's Second Hack in a Year Could Flag Your Wallet
Balancer's August 2026 V1 exploit is the protocol's second hack in under a year. Here's how the stolen funds can flag a wallet that never touched the attacker.
crypto influencer payments · 2026-09-24 · 5 min readCrypto Influencer Deals: A 7-Point Wallet Screening Checklist
A checklist for screening a creator's or influencer's payout wallet before a crypto sponsorship payment - catch sanctions, mixer, and stolen-funds exposure before the money moves.
Wallet Screening · 2026-09-23 · 6 min readWhy a 2-Cent Transfer Got a $750K Wallet Banned From Hyperliquid
An unsolicited two-cent transfer triggered a high-risk flag that locked a four-year, $750,000 trading wallet out of Hyperliquid. What happened, and how to avoid the same false positive.
Comparison · 2026-09-22 · 7 min readBitcoin vs Ethereum Wallet Screening: Which Goes Deeper?
Ethereum wallet screening traces multi-hop counterparty exposure; Bitcoin screening checks only the address itself. Here is why the two chains can't get the same depth of check, and when the shallower one is still the right call.
OFAC · 2026-09-21 · 5 min readCan OFAC Shut Down an Entire Crypto Exchange? BitBank Just Found Out
OFAC put an entire exchange on the SDN list again, this time an Iranian Bitcoin exchange accused of moving IRGC funds. Here is what an entity-level designation freezes, what it leaves out, and how the 50 percent rule extends the exposure.
Monero · 2026-09-20 · 7 min readDoes Using Monero Increase Your IRS Audit Risk?
Monero is opaque on-chain, but converting it at a KYC exchange links your identity to a fully public wallet on the other side. Here is what that means for an IRS audit and how the 2025 wallet-by-wallet rule changed the math.
Stablecoins · 2026-09-19 · 6 min readCan PayPal's PYUSD Be Frozen in Your Wallet?
PYUSD ships with the same issuer kill switch as USDT and USDC, plus a burn function most guides skip. How the freeze, unfreeze, and wipe roles work, and how to check an address yourself.
Wallet Security · 2026-09-18 · 7 min readCan a Crypto AML Checker Steal Your Wallet Instead of Screening It?
Sites impersonating AMLBot promise a free wallet check, then talk victims into connecting a wallet and signing a transaction that drains it. How the scam works, and how a real screening check never touches your wallet at all.