Ethereum Name Service auctions were halted because of a bug that resulted in names being awarded to wrong users and for lower bids. Ethereum Name Service (ETN) name auctions were halted because of a bug that resulted in names being awarded to wrong users and for lower bids. Faulty documentation ENS’s editor Brantly Millegan announced […]
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Komodo developer discloses a bug that can be used to expose IP addresses of Zcash’s shielded full nodes. A bug in all Zcash (ZEC) implementations and most of its forks could leak metadata containing the full nodes’ with shielded addresses (zaddr) IPs. Komodo (KMD) core developer Duke Leto disclosed the bug in a blog post […]
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Major cryptocurrencies have entered the green zone after seeing severe losses over the past couple of days, with Bitcoin’s price over $8,000. Saturday, Sept. 28 — All of the top-20 cryptocurrencies by market cap have entered the green zone, recovering from recent losses, with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering above the $8,000 mark, according to Coin360. Cryptocurrency market […]
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network developer Rusty Russel discloses the network’s vulnerability, offers a solution. Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network (LN) developer Rusty Russel has published the full disclosure of the network’s vulnerability discovered in August, accompanied by a solution. Russel pointed out that the vulnerability appeared while opening funding channels. The described process does not require that […]
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Nigeria-based Satowallet has allegedly performed a $1 million exit scam as users have been unable to access their crypto since April. Nigerian crypto wallet Satowallet has allegedly pulled off a $1 million exit scam, while the firm cites an unexplained OVH data server error that has kept user funds in limbo. Multiple versions to delay […]
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BTCC veteran Bobby Lee claims the Chinese have always thought of Bitcoin as an investment rather than a payment system. Bobby Lee — co-founder and former CEO of China’s first crypto exchange BTCC — says the Chinese have always thought of Bitcoin as an investment rather than a payment system. Lee made his remarks during […]
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Ethereum decentralized exchange protocol AirSwap’s developers announced that they discovered a critical vulnerability in the system’s new smart contract. Ethereum (ETH) decentralized exchange protocol AirSwap’s developers announced that they have discovered a critical vulnerability in the system’s new smart contract. AirSwap’s team announced its findings and a possible solution for all potentially affected users in […]
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In order to avoid the risk of losing funds, Lightning Network users are advised to upgrade their LN versions. Following a recent warning on vulnerabilities on Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network (LN), a startup claims to have found instances of the vulnerability being exploited. Upgrade advised to avoid loss of funds Olaoluwa Osuntokun, CTO at LN-focused […]
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OpenZeppelin, a third-party audit firm specializing in cryptocurrency, has discovered and patched a vulnerability in the open-source code of Facebook’s Libra. Developers working for startup OpenZeppelin, a third-party audit firm specializing in cryptocurrency, have discovered and patched a vulnerability in Facebook’s Libra’s open-source code. The problem According to an article by Coindesk on Sept. 10, […]
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Bitcoin is poised to benefit from the economic havoc and political implications of a possible no-deal Brexit, analysts argue. With Britain reeling from a parliamentary showdown aimed at thwarting the government’s threat to pull the country out of Europe in a no-deal Brexit, Bitcoin (BTC) is relatively stable as compared with the British pound sterling. […]
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