Security


Finance

AI-Backed Web3 Security Firm Olympix Raises $4.3M

Boldstart Ventures led the round for the startup, which helps developers avoid vulnerabilities in smart contract code.

Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase's Base Prepares for Mainnet Launch With Slew of Security Audits

Base has engaged with over 100 external security researchers to test its forthcoming layer 2 blockchain.

Base completes security audits

Tech

Atomic Wallet Hackers Move Stolen Funds via OFAC-Sanctioned Exchange Garantex: Elliptic

The attackers are believed to be the infamous North Korean hacker group Lazarus, as per blockchain security firm Elliptic.

Cypher Protocol suffers exploit (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum’s Buterin Releases Roadmap Addressing Scaling, Privacy, Wallet Security

In his blog post, Buterin says the network needs to address these components simultaneously; otherwise the blockchain could fail.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Wallet Provider Ledger Delays Key-Recovery Service After Uproar

After criticism from the crypto community, the firm pledged to open-source the Ledger Recover code before releasing the controversial update.

Ledger Wallet (Amjith S/Unsplash)

Tech

Ledger Bats Back Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service

“You’re saying this is not what customers want. Actually, this is what future customers want,” said Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier.

Ledger is working with Etana to target institutional investors eyeing crypto investments. (Hendrik Morkel/Unsplash)

Web3

Crypto Wallet Bitski Taps Hardware Wallet Ledger To Make Web3 More Secure

The browser-extension wallet is integrating support for Ledger to help users navigate decentralized applications while keeping their assets safe.

(Bitski)

Tech

Ethereum Resumes Finalizing Blocks after Second Performance Hiccup in 24 Hours

When blocks are not being finalized, it is possible that pending transactions might be re-ordered or dropped from the network. Developers haven't determined the source of the hold-ups, but they are urging for calm amidst the concern and uncertainty.

Ethereum digital currency (Getty Images)