Bug

Open Ethereum Clients Encounter ‘Consensus Error’ After Berlin Hard Fork; Coinbase Pauses ETH Withdrawals

The bug only affects the Open Ethereum client and occurred in the wake of today's Berlin hard fork.

Tech  ·  15 April 2021
Bug

Decentralized DNS Project Handshake Patches Inflation Bug

Given its severity, the team had to coordinate with miners to fix the flaw with an emergency soft fork.

News  ·  2 April 2021
Mining

$4.6M in Filecoin ‘Double Deposited’ on Binance; Exploit Open on Other Exchanges

It’s not a “true” double-spend, but does it matter if funds can still be duplicated and traded on an exchange?

Tech  ·  18 March 2021
CoinFlash

Kava Halted After Yield Farming Bug Discovered in Latest Release

The bug overpaid certain liquidity providers and will require a reboot to fix.

Tech  ·  4 March 2021
Blockchain

Avalanche Crippled by Bug Triggered by Unusually High Volume, Engineer Says

The blockchain, which had been touted for its ability to handle a high volume of transactions, was slowed to a crawl by an unusually high number of transactions.

Tech  ·  14 February 2021
Emin Gün Sirer

Avalanche Developers Rush Client Patch as ‘Bug’ Slows Blockchain Transactions

A "cross-chain finality" bug has forced the network into "self-healing mode."

Tech  ·  11 February 2021
Bitcoin

Bug in ‘Timelocked’ Bitcoin Contracts Could Spur Miners to Steal From Each Other

A widespread bug has compromised a special type of bitcoin transaction that is supposed to discourage miners from cheating, new research shows.

Tech  ·  1 June 2020
IOTA

IOTA Fixes ‘Minor’ Network Bug Following 15-Hour Mainnet Downtime

The IOTA Foundation said it has resolved a software bug that prevented transactions from confirming on the IOTA network for 15 hours.

Tech  ·  30 December 2019
Payments

Terra Signs Music Streaming Platform to Crypto Payments Alliance

The music steaming service will join twenty-five partners in a South Korean crypto payments alliance.

Markets  ·  14 August 2019
Bitcoin

In Wake of ‘Major Failure,’ Bitcoin Code Review Comes Under Scrutiny

In the wake of a severe code vulnerability, bitcoin developers are asking if current code review processes are enough to prevent further failures.

Tech  ·  25 September 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Core Developers Move to Fix Denial-of-Service Software Bug

An abnormally severe bug has been discovered in bitcoin's software, with possible ramifications for lightning users.

Tech  ·  19 September 2018
Zcash

Zcash Releases Software Fix After Denial-of-Service Bug Discovery

The development team behind the zcash project has released a new software update following the discovery of a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Tech  ·  14 April 2017