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first_img Veil founder Apex: The protocol will be shut down, and deposits will be stopped from today

On November 9, Apex, the founder of Veil, announced that the team has decided to shut down Veil. Deposits will cease immediately, while the front end and relay will continue to operate until December 21, 2026. After that, withdrawals can still be completed through command line tools. Apex stated that after two years of development, the privacy solution they hoped to achieve has not been scaled. The protocol experienced a strong usage phase but was unable to sustain it. The privacy strength of Veil relies on usage, and a decline in usage will weaken privacy. In recent months, the protocol has not consistently delivered its core value as set. Public information shows that Veil is a zero-knowledge privacy protocol supported by Coinbase Ventures.Apex stated that despite not resolving the initial issues, they still view privacy as the most challenging problem in the cryptocurrency industry to date and thanked Base, the Coinbase team, and all parties who held, used, or supported Veil for their assistance over the past two years. The shutdown also means that support for the VEIL token will stop on the same day, including staking rewards and liquidity provider incentives, and the tokens held by the treasury will be destroyed. Apex mentioned that they will not leave the industry and remain optimistic about cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, and Base, but the specific direction for the next phase of development has not yet been determined. They indicated that Veil had previously occupied all their energy, and future projects would need to achieve the same level of conviction before proceeding.

The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are being held today, with early voting results showing the Democratic Party in the lead

The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are being held today, with voters deciding the allocation of all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate, which will shape the power dynamics of President Trump's remaining term.As of around 8 PM Eastern Time on November 3, early results have begun to emerge: approximately 10 Senate races have been called, with the Democrats holding 43 seats, the Republicans 32 seats, and the Democrats achieving a net gain of 1 seat; about 64 House races have been called, with the Democrats at 45 seats and the Republicans at 19 seats.Early voting and partial counts in Eastern states show strong Democratic performance, with the Democrats temporarily leading in some Republican-held seats in Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas, but polling places in the West are still open or counting, and results in many key swing states are not yet in, leaving overall control undetermined. The fierce election battle may take several days or even longer to reveal the final outcome.If the Republicans suffer losses in the 2026 midterm elections (especially if swept by the Democrats in both chambers), it would mean a significant limitation on Trump's legislative dominance for the remainder of his term, pushing him into a "lame duck" status sooner: the Democrats would gain committee investigative powers, initiating oversight and even impeachment attempts regarding the Iran conflict, government spending, and family business interests (including crypto-related projects), while a Senate flip would also hinder his personnel and judicial nominations.For the crypto market, this outcome is overall negative but not catastrophic. The Trump administration had previously pushed for frameworks like the GENIUS Act for stablecoins and appointed friendly regulators, but the key CLARITY Act (market structure bill) has failed in the Senate procedural vote. If the Democrats control Congress, it is likely that committees will be led by skeptical figures like Elizabeth Warren, leading to further delays or shelving of regulatory legislation, and increasing scrutiny of the industry and Trump-related crypto projects, which could exacerbate policy uncertainty and create price pressure in the short term.

The theft incident at Ledger today is its largest security event, with a fake application causing a loss of 9.5 million dollars

Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has once again experienced a security incident today, with third-party security agencies estimating the losses to be close to 90 million USD. Ledger is investigating the financial losses related to devices sold by its Southeast Asian authorized distributor CryptoBilis and has requested the distributor to suspend sales and shipments, advising users who purchased devices through this channel in the past 90 days to exercise caution or transfer their assets. The cause of the incident has not yet been definitively confirmed, but it is suspected to involve supply chain or device tampering risks.Major historical attacks and financial loss incidents related to Ledger include:In 2018, early hardware and supply chain research vulnerabilities emerged. Security researchers demonstrated the possibility of tampering with the Nano S before it left the factory, as well as issues such as MCU bootloader bypass, isolation vulnerabilities, and Bitcoin change address injection. Ledger gradually released security announcements and completed fixes, with related issues mostly being research-level vulnerabilities or requiring physical contact with the device to exploit.In 2020, Ledger experienced a massive customer data leak. Attackers obtained e-commerce and marketing databases through third-party API keys and vulnerabilities related to Shopify, exposing over 1 million email addresses and approximately 272,000 to 292,000 detailed customer records, including names, addresses, and phone numbers. The hardware and private keys were not affected, but this incident triggered long-term phishing, social engineering, and counterfeit official letter scams.In December 2023, the Ledger Connect Kit suffered a supply chain attack. After a former employee fell victim to a phishing attack, their NPMJS account was compromised, and attackers released a malicious version of the Connect Kit, injecting malicious code into DApps that relied on the library, enticing users to sign fraudulent transactions. The active window of the attack was about 2 hours, with losses estimated between 480,000 to 600,000 USD. The hardware and Ledger Live itself were not directly breached.In January 2026, third-party Global-e order data was leaked. The payment and logistics partner's system suffered unauthorized access, exposing some Ledger.com order-related information, including names, addresses, and contact details. Ledger's own systems and private keys were not affected, but the phishing risk rose again.In April 2026, counterfeit Ledger Live application scams appeared on the App Store. The counterfeit application was listed for about a week, tricking users into entering their recovery phrases, with over 50 victims losing approximately 9.5 million USD across multiple blockchains. Apple subsequently removed it, and Ledger emphasized that it would never ask for 24-word recovery phrases.In August 2026, Ledger disclosed vulnerabilities related to Ethereum application signatures, including command interleaving causing display content to be out of sync with signature parameters, and Clear-signing bypass issues. The vulnerabilities required malicious hosts to cooperate, and Ledger stated that there was no evidence of actual user exploitation; related issues have been fixed in the new version.On October 9, 2026, a large-scale wallet draining incident related to the CryptoBilis distributor occurred, with estimated losses close to 90 million USD. Ledger is investigating, and the incident is suspected to involve supply chain or device tampering attacks targeting a single channel. The official sales have been suspended, and affected users are advised to migrate their assets.
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