Crypto Long & Short: What this year's $972 million crypto hacks actually tell us about security

In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Immunefi's Mitchell Amador writes that most of 2026's stolen crypto is leaving through keys, signers and governance, not contract bugs, and explains why “we were audited” was never the

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Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week:

• Most of 2026’s stolen crypto is leaving through keys, signs and governance, not contract bugs, writes Mitchell Amador
• Top headlines institutions should pay attention to by Francisco Rodrigues
• “Long tail volume share on solana rebounds past 60% as PUMP recovers” in Chart of the Week

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1. 1 Payments firm OpenPayd targets year-end Nasdaq listing to fund U.S. expansion and acquisitions 16 hours ago
2. 2 Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September, but applications fall 16 hours ago
3. 3 Cathie Wood says smart investors need to start watching where AI agents spend money 17 hours ago
4. 4 Crypto's Sisyphean struggle 19 hours ago
5. 5 BlackRock offers a glimpse of how tokenization may change your investment portfolio 19 hours ago
6. 6 Bank group sues U.S. regulator over granting crypto trust charters 1 day ago
7. 7 BNY in talks with Kraken parent Payward over infrastructure partnership 1 day ago
8. 8 Once a $2 billion Ethereum layer-2, Blast is shutting down after assets plunge 98% 1 day ago
9. 9 Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown 1 day ago
10. 10 America at a crossroads: Commissioner Peirce’s parting challenge 1 day ago

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As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role.

Why it matters :

As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role.

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Disclaimer: This article is for information only and does not constitute investment advice. Digital assets involve substantial risk.