CoW Swap suspended its protocol on April 14, 2026, after a DNS hijacking redirected users to a phishing site. The platform's security firm alerted users to revoke wallet approvals. The underlying smart contracts were safe, but backend and APIs were paused as a precaution.

Prediction market platform Kalshi has appealed a ruling by the state of Nevada banning its event contracts, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held oral arguments on April 17, but did not issue an immediate decision after the hearing. The core dispute in the case is whether Kalshi’s event contracts are “swap agreements” that fall under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), or whether they must be regulated by state-level activity under gambling licensing regimes. Multiple legal experts predict that the case may ultimately be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Blockaid flags CoW Swap's cow.fi frontend as malicious, urging users to revoke token approvals and avoid the dApp amid a broader wave of DeFi interface attacks. Summary Blockaid flags CoW Swap's main cow.fi frontend as malicious. Users are urged to revoke token approvals and avoid the dApp

Cow Swap, a DEX aggregation platform built by Cow Protocol, suffered DNS hijacking on April 14. The attacker tampered with domain name records, redirecting user traffic to a spoofed website, and deployed a wallet-draining script. Cow DAO immediately paused the service and advised users to revoke approvals. This incident did not affect the protocol’s smart contracts, but users should remain alert to related risks and verify their transaction records.

The Ethereum DeFi platform CoW Swap experienced DNS hijacking on April 14, which may put users at risk of phishing. Although the protocol itself was not compromised, the risk of frontend attacks remains high. The industry recommends that users revoke approvals before taking any future actions. CoW Swap offers batch transaction functionality and protects against MEV attacks, and its security incident may affect the entire DeFi ecosystem.

A 21-year-old Manhattan resident, Nicholas Truglia, faces 21 counts of felony charges for carrying out a SIM card swap attack that stole more than $23 million in assets from cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin. This case highlights vulnerabilities in phone-number-based verification mechanisms, sparking discussions in the crypto community about the need for stronger security solutions and driving adoption of safer verification methods such as hardware security keys.

A ten-figure volume threshold is a challenge in the fast-paced world of decentralized finance that can only be met by systems that offer real value. Unstoppable Private Wallet recently declared that the custom THORChain interface they built has surpassed the $1 billion swap volume mark. In a time

The DeFi ecosystem is undergoing a remarkable transformation, evolving from basic swap functionalities to the creation of advanced financial products and services tailored for institutional clients. MixMax and iFlux Global have partnered to create a joint venture that accomplishes both the

Roundhill’s DRAM ETF launched on April 2, 2026, and focuses on the memory industry, with more than 50% of its revenue coming from HBM, DRAM, and NAND companies. The ETF is heavily weighted toward Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix, and uses a total return swap strategy to increase exposure to the memory market, with high risk and potential returns.

Lido DAO’s decentralized autonomous organization is weighing a one-off $20 million buyback of its governance token, LDO, in a bid to address a pronounced price dislocation relative to Ether. The plan would swap 10,000 stETH tokens from the treasury for LDO, with proponents arguing that the governanc