SEC
SEC typically refers to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which "protects investors in the $3.8 trillion municipal securities markets that cities and towns rely on to provide neighborhood schools, local libraries and hospitals, public parks, safe drinking water and so much more". But it can also refer to the security and exchange regulation bodies of other countries.
SEC Exempts Self-Custodial Crypto Wallets From Broker Registration
SEC staff guidance clarifies that non-custodial wallet interfaces won't need broker-dealer registration if they meet specific criteria. Exemption lasts five years.
Anthropic Warns AI-Powered Cyberattacks Will Surge Within 24 Months
Anthropic releases security guidelines as Project Glasswing reveals frontier AI models can now find and exploit vulnerabilities faster than human defenders.
Circle Defends USDC Freezing Powers After $270M Drift Protocol Exploit
Circle CEO addresses stablecoin freezing authority following Drift Protocol's $270M hack, calls for faster legal frameworks to combat crypto exploits.
SOL Gets Commodity Status as Solana (SOL) RWA Holdings Hit $2B in March
Solana (SOL)'s March 2026 saw SOL classified as a commodity, RWA value crossing $2B with 182K holders, and Mastercard joining the Solana Developer Platform launch.
Solana (SOL) Foundation Launches STRIDE Security Program With 24/7 Threat Monitoring
Solana (SOL) Foundation unveils STRIDE and SIRN security initiatives offering free threat monitoring for protocols with $10M+ TVL and formal verification for $100M+ protocols.
Google Quantum Research Narrows Timeline for Breaking Bitcoin Cryptography
New Google whitepaper estimates 1,200 logical qubits could crack Bitcoin's elliptic curve signatures. Fireblocks outlines institutional defense strategy.
Circle Unveils Star DKG Protocol for Hardware-Secured Crypto Wallets
Circle Research publishes Star DKG, a new distributed key generation protocol enabling secure multi-device wallets with non-exportable hardware keys.
Paxos Unveils $1M Bug Bounty Program Covering PYUSD, PAXG, USDG Smart Contracts
Paxos launches $1 million bug bounty on Cantina platform, covering all major stablecoin and gold token contracts plus Web2 infrastructure in security push.
GitHub Actions 2026 Security Roadmap Targets Supply Chain Attacks
GitHub unveils major security overhaul for Actions with dependency locking, egress firewalls, and policy controls to combat rising CI/CD supply chain attacks.
XRP Ledger Deploys AI Red Team to Hunt Bugs Ahead of Institutional Push
Ripple (XRP) announces AI-driven security overhaul for XRPL, with dedicated red team already finding 10+ bugs as network prepares for institutional DeFi expansion.