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Technologie

Nym Opens Up Staking in New 'Finney' Testnet to Counter Sybil Attacks

“You need to impose some kind of cost on the attacker to slow down or stop unwanted replication of attackers in your system.”

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Technologie

BlockFi Botches Promo With Outsized Bitcoin Reward Payments

The crypto lender is working with clients to recover the overpayments.

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Technologie

Coinbase and ZenGo Spar Over QR Code Standards That Could Strand ERC-20 Tokens

Users who must use QR codes should verify transaction details before finally confirming the transaction to save themselves money and headaches.

Not all wallets employ the same QR code standard for ERC-20 tokens. That's a problem.

Technologie

‘Analysis Ongoing’: Nifty Gateway Addresses NFT Security Concerns

The popular NFT marketplace suggests users use strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication.

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Technologie

OpenZeppelin's 'Defender' Gives DeFi Teams a Weapon Against Flash Loan Attacks

Flash loan attacks have filched nearly $150 million from DeFi projects since 2020.

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Technologie

We Went Hunting for Crypto Scams in Google and Apple App Stores. Here's What We Found

Some of these scams, embedded like financial landmines in the app stores, are better disguised than others.

Just because a crypto app is in the app store doesn't mean it's safe.

Markten

Elon Musk Bites Back at Freewallet After Dogecoin Tweet

The Tesla CEO said crypto users should avoid wallets that do not give them access to their private keys.

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Financiën

$10M Fund From Cosmos-Based Terra Will Gladly Back DeFi Projects on Ethereum

The fund will pay for the one thing devs can't do internally: security audits.

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Markten

Cathie Wood: Bitcoin ETF Approval Unlikely Until Market Cap Rises to About $2T

"The flood of demand has to be satisfied" for the SEC to feel comfortable with a bitcoin ETF, said Wood.

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Technologie

Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization

"One thing is clear: This is a serious project now, and we need to start taking decentralization seriously," said Wladimir van der Laan.

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