A September 6, 2026 exploit of the Liquid Network occurred in Elements software because a cache key omitted the asset commitment and scriptPubKey, allowing invalid rangeproof checks to be reused

The first and largest cryptocurrency, spanning its price and adoption, mining, protocol politics, and its contested role as digital money and inflation hedge.

Thefts and exploits that drain funds from exchanges, protocols and bridges, with their post-mortems, laundering routes and recoveries.