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The 'Vault' Is Back: Coder Revives Plan to Shield Bitcoin Wallets From Theft

Bitcoin Core developer Bryan Bishop has proposed a feature to delay transfers from cold storage so users can stop thieves from draining their wallets.

Bryan Bishop in 2010.

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'Building' Bitcoin's Software Just Got a Bit More Trustless

There's a bit less trust now needed when developers compile the software at the heart of bitcoin.

cory, fields, MIT

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Firearm Firm Wins Patent for Integrating Blockchain into 'Black Box' for Guns

A new solution adds a blockchain-based recording system to firearms.

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200-Year-Old Passport Printing Firm Launches Hardware Crypto Wallet

An Austrian printing company that has history going back to the early 1800s has launched a secure bitcoin storage device.

OeSD crypto wallet

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Crypto Loans Firm Left Thousands of Users' Financial Data Exposed

Crypto loans platform YouHodler left a database with millions of logs containing users' private financial data unprotected, researchers found.

Binary data

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Desktop Crypto Mining Malware Is Disappearing but Cloud Computing Exploits Are Growing

A new report suggests that cloud containers are the next target for mining malware.

Malware

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German Regulators Approve $280 Million Ethereum Token Sale

German startup Fundament has obtained regulatory approval to sell $280 million-worth of a real estate-backed ethereum token to retail investors.

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What It’s Like to Review Bitcoin's Code

CoinDesk dives deep into the complex process of reviewing code for the Bitcoin Core software.

Are QR codes the answer for in-person bitcoin payments? Source: Hack A Day

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Facebook's Libra Lacks Foundational Components for Crypto Key Security

After a review of documentation for the Libra protocol and its planned ecosystem, Steven Sprague believes Facebook left out key security components.

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