Regulation Lead — MiCA, SEC, EU crypto policy
Regulators cannot subpoena a smart contract, so compliance is moving into the layers around it. Here is how the settlement freeze, the…
AI-generated slop reports pushed valid-bug rates below 5%, and crypto programs are slashing payouts in response. Inside the 2026 rewrite of bug…
Europe's MiCA has pulled USDT from regulated exchanges while the US GENIUS Act missed its deadline for final rules. Here is what…
After the Coldcard breach, retail rushed into multisig. But 2026's billion-dollar thefts show that splitting keys without operational discipline only splits the…
FATF's 2026 update shows crypto anti-money-laundering rules are almost universal on paper. The problem: most countries with the rules have never enforced…
Wallet-drainer phishing losses fell 83% in 2025, yet one signature can still empty an account. Inside approval phishing, EIP-7702 drains and address…
DeFi runs on code, but compliance rules assume an intermediary. Here is who those rules can actually reach in 2026, and what…
Two profiles told you who Trail of Bits is. This is the bug list: the smart-account, Uniswap v4, and rounding flaws it…
KYC and AML are the price of every crypto on-ramp. Here is what identity checks actually require in 2026, who enforces them,…
Crypto's largest bug bounty advertises $16 million, but the median critical payout is $20,000. Here is how whitehat rewards are really priced,…