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Tech

Nano’s Network Flooded With Spam, Nodes Out of Sync

Developers encouraged node operators to throttle their bandwidth in response. They had to make it worse before it could get better.

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Tech

Dust Attacks Make a Mess in Bitcoin Wallets, but There Could Be a Fix

When dust settles in your home, you sweep it up. But what happens when dust makes its way into your Bitcoin wallet? Cleaning it up may not be so simple.

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Tech

Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Vulnerable to 'Looting': New Research Explains

Computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have examined the Lightning Network's "flood and loot" attack that preys on Bitcoin network congestion.

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Tech

The Flash Loan Attacks Explained (for Everybody)

Today we're breaking down the flash loan attacks that rocked the DeFi community in a way even your grandpa can understand, presented in both audio and full-text format.

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Tech

Is It Exploitation Season for DeFi?

Are two recent attacks taking advantage of "flash loans," low liquidity and price oracle issues the first of more to come?

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Markets

Maxwell, Wuille Co-Author Proposal for a Big Boost to Bitcoin's Bandwidth

A new paper outlines a proposed protocol that seeks to boost the bandwidth for bitcoin nodes.

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Tech

Bitcoin Cash Miners Undo Attacker's Transactions With '51% Attack'

Two mining pools recently carried out a 51 percent attack on the bitcoin cash blockchain.

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