The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 39 posts.
By now effectively all ;login:’s readers have heard the term “web3” and “dapps” bandied about as if they are some great revolution. They are not. The technical underpinnings are so terrible that it is clear they exist only to hype the underlying cryptocurrencies. The actual utility of these “decentralized” systems is…
Crypto scams were once again the largest form of crypto crime, with over $7.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency taken from victims worldwide.
How to build secure crypto wallets, analysing issues found during crypto wallet security audits.
Decentraland joins the Blender Development Fund for a period of two years, as Patron Member.
Brave Wallet is a secure crypto wallet, built right into the Brave privacy browser. No extension required.
This week, Discord teased plans to integrate a crypto asset wallet. After backlash from their user community, Discord clarified that the feature isn’t ready to ship “for now”. With many popular social and chat apps already on the blockchain bandwagon (including Facebook, Telegram, Signal, Twitter and …
The most common method for producing crypto-assets requires enormous amounts of electricity and generates large CO2 emissions. Crypto-asset producers are keen to use more renewable energy, and they are increasing their presence in the Nordic region. Sweden needs the renewable energy targeted by crypto-asset producers…
NEW YORK, NY — Hindenburg Research, a forensic financial research firm, today announces it is launching the Hindenburg Tether Bounty Program (the “Program”) – a reward of up to $1,000,000 for information leading to previously undisclosed details about cryptocurrency “stablecoin” Tether’s backing.
Secp256k1 and secp256r1 are two commonly used curves. Hyperledger / Fabric developed by IBM is using secp256r1 while Bitcoin is using secp256k1. What is the difference between these two and why did Satoshi decide to use secp256k1 which is considered as a surprising choice at the time?
Cloudflare announces the Private Beta of their Web3 gateways for Ethereum and IPFS. Unlocking the Metaverse, Web3, and Decentralized Finance for every developer.
In this blog we start to explain Web3 in the context of the web's evolution, and how Cloudflare might help to support it.
Bitcoin ATMs offer a convenient and friendly way for consumers to purchase cryptocurrencies. That ease of use can sometimes come at the expense of security. Kraken Security Labs has uncovered multiple hardware and software vulnerabilities in a commonly used cryptocurrency ATM: The General Bytes BATMtwo (GBBATM2)…
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It’s no secret that the Ethereum blockchain is a highly adversarial environment. If a smart contract can be exploited for profit, it eventually will be. But this unforgiving environment pales in comparison to the mempool. If the chain itself is a battleground, the mempool is something worse: a dark forest.
The forthcoming Senate draft of Biden's infrastructure bill—a 2,000+ page bill designed to update the United States’ roads, highways, and digital infrastructure—contains a poorly crafted provision that could create new surveillance requirements for many within the blockchain ecosystem. This could...
With the new resources, Solana Labs will launch an incubation studio to accelerate the development of decentralized applications and platforms building on…
The US imposes an almost total economic embargo on Iran, including a ban on all Iranian imports and sanctions on Iranian financial institutions.
TL;DR: Ethereum will use at least ~99.95% less energy post merge. Ethereum will be completing the transition to Proof-of-Stake in the upcoming months, which...
Every year, professional and amateur shareholders have the opportunity to partake in Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting where legendary investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger field questions on Berkshire’s business and investment decisions. Typically, the annual event is...
Bitcoin Core 0.21.1 Released With Taproot Activation Code
When my kids were born, I immediately set up gmail accounts for each of them using their nicknames. I’d email observations to their accounts of their first everything, along with photos of moments captured on my mobile. As they grew, I sent audio messages of them reciting poems or silly stories in their raspy, caveman…
Continuing in our tradition of being a crypto currency trailblazer, we are now accepting DOGE payments for all services. We were the first ICANN registrar to accept Bitcoin... ...the first to accept Ethereum, ...the first to accept Litecoin and now ... DOGE. Remember who was there first, again. (and it…
A primer and very high-level overview on what Golem Network is and what it can do.
Amidst the speculative boom for NFTs and crypto-currencies, one decentralized technology foundation is taking the long view by investing in deep history and the far future. Today, the Filecoin Foundation announced a 50,000 FIL grant to the Internet Archive - the largest single donation in the digital library’s 25-year…
All about Uniswap V3.
