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Security

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

The Finney testnet was launched to avoid future Sybil attacks.

Tech  ·  19 May 2021
Ethereum

Valid Points: What Eth 2.0 Validators Can Expect After the ‘Altair’ Upgrade

The Eth 2.0 network is preparing to take its training wheels off.

Tech  ·  19 May 2021
Security

BlockFi Botches Promo With Outsized Bitcoin Reward Payments

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

Tech  ·  19 May 2021
Bitcoin

Blockstream Hosts BlockFi’s New Bitcoin Mining Venture

The crypto lender is entering Bitcoin mining in the midst of a boom in North America’s bitcoin mining industry.

Tech  ·  18 May 2021
Ethereum

Nvidia to Hobble Ether Mining Power on More Gaming Cards

The affected graphics cards will be labelled with an identifier so consumers know what they are buying.

Tech  ·  18 May 2021
Fireblocks

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Has Handled More Than $500B in Assets

The company has seen a 2,023% uptick in transaction volume since last year.

Tech  ·  18 May 2021
Monero

Crypto Directory Shows Continued Interest in Monero Adoption

And no, they aren't selling drugs.

Tech  ·  13 May 2021
Federal Reserve

What If Somebody Hacks the Money Pipeline Next?

The Colonial Pipeline saga illustrates what may be a vulnerability with digital currency issued by central banks.

Tech  ·  13 May 2021
Decentralization

Brave Integrates .Crypto Blockchain Domains, Expanding Access to Web 3.0

Brave users can access 30,000 decentralized sites and 700,000 blockchain domain names.

Tech  ·  13 May 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Hits New High; Taproot Begins Its Second Signaling Attempt

Bitcoin's price may be taking a dip, but its mining difficulty has never been higher.

Tech  ·  13 May 2021
Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin Should Be Priced in Sats (and Why It Has a Divisibility Dilemma)

Exchanges should consider quoting bitcoin's price in sats to get more buyers. But are there enough to make bitcoin a global savings vehicle?

Tech  ·  12 May 2021
ConsenSys

ConsenSys Tools Infura, Truffle Now Support Ethereum Scaling Project Polygon

The two products should make life easier for developers on Polygon.

Tech  ·  12 May 2021
Ethereum

Valid Points: MEV on Eth 2.0: The Good, Bad and Ugly

Greater variance in validator income raises important questions about the dynamics of staking on Ethereum under PoS.

Tech  ·  12 May 2021
DeFi

Balancer V2 Goes Live, Promising Reduced Gas Fees for DeFi Traders

In a bid to reduce Ethereum fees on the platform, all pools managed by Balancer will now be administered from a single vault.

Tech  ·  11 May 2021
Ethereum

Why Ethereum’s Miner Extractable Value Problem Is Way Worse Than You Think

The anonymous hacker who first discovered "Miner Extractable Value" returns with a warning: The integrity of Ethereum is at stake.

Tech  ·  10 May 2021