Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 to the public on May 28. Within 24 hours, a security researcher hired to audit Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) used the model to find a four-year-old vulnerability that sent the coin's price into a tailspin once it was disclosed on the night of June 5. In short, if exploited, the bug could have allowed the silent minting of an unlimited quantity of counterfeit ZEC, badly dil...
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 to the public on May 28. Within 24 hours, a security researcher hired to audit Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) used the model to find a four-year-old vulnerability that sent the coin's price into a tailspin once it was disclosed on the night of June 5. In short, if exploited, the bug could have allowed the silent minting of an unlimited quantity of counterfeit ZEC, badly diluting the value of everyone else's coins. Zcash lost about 40% of its value overnight, and that's without the market having any evidence or confirmation that hackers ever actually counterfeited any coins. Days later, it still isn't clear whether the Zcash exploit was ever used to mint illicit coins. But the implications of this sequence of events will echo far beyond Zcash alone. The bigger story is that every chain whose value depends on smart contract code could soon be facing similar issues, and that's where a new bearish headwind for Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) comes into play. Let's map out this emerging threat and determine what investors should do about it. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Watch: French Fighter Jets Shoot Down Kamikaze Drone Over Latvia There's been another 'mystery' drone shootdown incident over Baltic and Eastern European airspace early Monday. Latvia's military and Foreign Affairs Minister confirmed that French fighter jets had shot down a drone that entered its airspace , after a series of similar incidents in the region over the past months. Some sources are cl...
Watch: French Fighter Jets Shoot Down Kamikaze Drone Over Latvia There's been another 'mystery' drone shootdown incident over Baltic and Eastern European airspace early Monday. Latvia's military and Foreign Affairs Minister confirmed that French fighter jets had shot down a drone that entered its airspace , after a series of similar incidents in the region over the past months. Some sources are claiming it was a Russian UAV, while others are claiming the drone is Ukrainian. WATCH: French Rafale jet shoots down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone over Latvia this morning. pic.twitter.com/sZ3gJ3gf2m — Clash Report (@clashreport) June 8, 2026 Baiba Braže, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Latvia, took to X to "thank our French allies for shooting down the drone that penetrated Latvian airspace." The country's National Armed Forces (NBS) said an airspace warning that had been issued had been lifted by 10:30 am local time. The incident triggered an emergency alert to go out on cell phones across the region. The NBS sent alerts to mobile phones of citizens living in the eastern municipalities of Ludza, Balvi and Alūksne, after which a military spokesperson told Reuters that the drone entered Latvian airspace from Russia . "Seek shelter indoors, close windows and doors - follow the two-wall principle," it told residents, after detecting a potential inbound threat in Latvian airspace. "If you notice a low-flying, suspicious, or dangerous object, do not approach it and call 112. We will inform you when the threat has ended," the NBS added. The NBS further described that it had deployed additional units to Latvia's eastern border to strengthen air capabilities. The Kremlin has continued to frame these incidents as likely of Ukrainian origin, seeking to shift blame away from Russia. According to state media : Latvia did not name the origin of the UAV. However, a similar incident was reported overnight in Moldova, where the authorities said a drone that crashed there was most likely Ukrai...