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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 362 posts.
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Protocol Labs is laying off 21% of staff (89 people)
Protocol Labs is an innovation network driving breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward.
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The blockchain is a threat to the distributed future of the Internet
Ayudamos a la comunidad a través de actividades cívicas constructivas.
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Don't get caught up in blockchain hype
Internet Hall of Famer says it pays to consider non-blockchain solutions.
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Attackers exploit flaw in web’s security to steal $2M in cryptocurrency
By Henry Birge-Lee, Liang Wang, Grace Cimaszewski, Jennifer Rexford and Prateek Mittal On Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, attackers stole approximately $2 million worth of cryptocurrency from users of the Korean crypto exchange KLAYswap. This theft, which was detailed in a Korean-language blog post by the security firm S2W…
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Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civilization.’
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...
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Bitcoin Users Reveal More Private Information Than They Realize
Most people think bitcoin is anonymous. In fact, new technologies trace BTC transactions, attempting to identify bitcoin users.
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Critical flaw in Trezor hardware wallets
Kraken Security Labs has devised a way to extract seeds from both cryptocurrency hardware wallets offered from industry leader Trezor, the Trezor One and Trezor Model T. The attack requires just 15 minutes of physical access to the device. This is the first time that the detailed steps for a current attack against…
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How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin
The Internet Archive jumped into bitcoin in 2011 after many people asked to donate bitcoins-- a non-techy set up our wallet (good sign), and we got about $2,000 worth of donations that first year. In 2012 we got about $6,000 worth-- interesting. I think of it as the local currency of the Internet. I figured
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Wikimedia Foundation now accepts Bitcoin
We’re fortunate that millions of people all over the world support the work of the Wikimedia Foundation through donations. It has always been important to the Foundation to make sure donating is as…
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Cryptocurrency Evolution
Bitcoin has already undergone several forks. A fork defines a moment in time when a specific digital currency gets split into two different currencies. A couple months ago, a Bitcoin fork created Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Another fork just created Bitcoin Gold last week. Segwit 2x will follow next month.
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Our suite of Ethereum security tools
Two years ago, when we began taking on blockchain security engagements, there were no tools engineered for the work. No static analyzers, fuzzers, or reverse engineering tools for Ethereum. So, we invested significant time and expertise to create what we needed, adapt what we already had, and refine the work…
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BitTorrent Is Now Part of TRON
We are excited to announce that TRON has officially closed its acquisition of BitTorrent. BitTorrent has more than 100 million active users worldwide, and has one of the top-rated apps on Google Play and other products, including BitTorrent Play (iOS), uTorrent Web, and desktop clients for PC and Mac. BitTorrent will…
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CWI cryptanalist discovers new cryptographic attack in Flame spy malware
Cryptanalyst Marc Stevens from the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam, known for breaking the https security in 2008 using a cryptanalytic attack on MD5, analyzed the recent Flame virus this week.
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The Resolv hack: How one compromised key printed $23M
Web3 security lessons from the Resolv hack: how a compromised key enabled a $23M exploit, what went wrong, and how DeFi protocols can prevent similar attacks.
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Purism Collaborates with Cryptocurrency Monero to Enable Mobile Payments
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
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Crypto, the left, and techno-feudalism
The Crypto Syllabus