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DeepSeek is an AI company and a family of large language models based in Hangzhou, China. It was founded in 2023 and funded by High-Flyer, a well - known quantitative asset management giant. DeepSeek is dedicated to developing advanced large language models and related technologies. It has released several models, including DeepSeek LLM, DeepSeek Coder, DeepSeekMath, and DeepSeek - VL. The latest version, DeepSeek - V3, which was launched in December 2024, has 67.1 billion parameters and was trained on a dataset of 14.8 trillion tokens. It uses FP8 training and open - sources the native FP8 weights. Benchmark tests show that it outperforms Llama 3.1 and Qwen 2.5 while matching GPT - 4O and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. In addition, DeepSeek - R1, which was officially released on January 20, 2025, performs on a par with OpenAI O1 in terms of mathematics, code, and natural language reasoning tasks. DeepSeek's models have a wide range of applications, such as chat and coding scenarios, multilingual automatic translation, image generation, and AI painting. With their high performance and low cost, DeepSeek's models have quickly gained popularity. For example, on February 2, 2025, the DeepSeek app climbed to the top of the download charts in 140 countries on the Apple App Store and also topped the Android Play Store in the United States

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AI-Powered DeFi Security: Can Machine Learning Prevent the Next $100M Protocol Hack?

DeFi protocols lost over $3.1 billion to hacks in 2025. AI is emerging as a key tool for security, with potential to prevent large-scale attacks by 2026-2027.

by Khushi V Rangdhol
Oct 28, 2025

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Crypto Recovery Efforts Often Futile, Prevention Essential, Says Circuit CEO

Harry Donnelly, CEO of Circuit, emphasizes prevention over recovery in crypto security, highlighting the challenges faced by victims of hacks and the risks posed by recovery firms.

by Jessie A Ellis
Oct 28, 2025

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Smart Contract Security and Hacks: The Rising Importance of Safe DeFi

Smart contract security is critical in DeFi, with $3.1 billion lost to hacks in early 2025. Rigorous audits and bug bounties are essential to mitigate sophisticated attacks.

by Khushi V Rangdhol
Oct 03, 2025

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Bitfinex Successfully Prevents $15 Billion XRP Exploit Attempt

Bitfinex successfully prevented a complex exploit attempt targeting $15 billion worth of XRP, highlighting the continuous need for advanced security measures in cryptocurrency exchanges. The exchange's correct system configurations played a pivotal role in averting potential theft, emphasizing the importance of robust cybersecurity practices in the digital currency domain.

by Rebeca Moen
Jan 15, 2024

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Crypto Hacks and Scams on the Rise

Over $103 million was lost to crypto exploits, scams, and hacks in April, with the total loss for the year reaching $429.7 million. Major hacks included Bitrue exchange and South Korean GDAC exchange, and flash loan attacks took around $20 million. Exit scams saw a loss of $9.4 million.