Bots

Technology

Trading

Ethereum Fees Spike as Bots Spend Millions to Front-Run Punters of PEPE, CHAD

An entity connected to a wallet named “jaredfromsubway.eth” is sandwiching crypto traders, mainly those betting on tokens such as pepe and chad.

By Shaurya Malwa

Sponsored

Apr 19, 2023 at 6:13 a.m. UTC

Apr 19, 2023

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Finance

Ethereum

Ethereum Bot Gets Attacked for $20M as Validator Strikes Back

The incident raises questions about whether validators can be trusted, one former member of the Ethereum Foundation said.

By Oliver Knight

Sponsored

Apr 3, 2023 at 10:56 a.m. UTC

Apr 3, 2023

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Finance

Binance

Crypto Exchange Binance to Use Twitter as Web 3 ‘Sandbox,’ Help Musk Fend Off Bots: Exec

Patrick Hillman, chief strategy officer at Binance, discusses the goals to help Elon Musk fend off internet bots on Twitter and why Binance sees the potential for Web3 innovation following its $500 investment in the social media company.

By Fran Velasquez

Sponsored

Nov 1, 2022 at 9:57 p.m. UTC

Nov 1, 2022

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Video

Binance

Twitter Bot Issue Goes Beyond People Trying to Pump Coins: Binance Exec

Binance Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann addresses Twitter's bot issue, saying "these AI bots are out there ruining our reputation as an industry." He also discusses the future of Twitter under Elon Musk.

By CoinDesk Inc

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Nov 1, 2022 at 2:47 p.m. UTC

Nov 1, 2022

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Finance

Consensus 2022

Frances Haugen: Facebook Informer

She was the source for the damning "Facebook Files." Here's how she thinks DAOs and blockchains could fix the company nobody likes.

By Jeff Wilser

Sponsored

May 19, 2022 at 4:10 p.m. UTC

May 19, 2022

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Video

Cdtv

Elon Musk: Twitter Deal ‘Cannot Move Forward’ Pending Fake Account Data

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter will be on hold until he has more clarity on the platform’s “calculation” of fake or spam accounts. “The Hash” panel discusses the latest in the ongoing Musk-Twitter saga as Musk continues to rail against the bots.

By CoinDesk Staff

Sponsored

May 17, 2022 at 6:31 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2022

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Technology

Solana

Solana Goes Dark for 7 Hours as Bots Swarm ‘Candy Machine’ NFT Minting Tool

It wasn’t immediately clear how the bot traffic overcame network safeguards.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

May 1, 2022 at 5:29 a.m. UTC

May 1, 2022

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Consensus Magazine

Web 3.0

Web 3 and the Rise of Small Media

Taking on Web 2's ad bot-infested business model with Sybil-resistant media.

By Joon Ian Wong

Sponsored

Apr 5, 2022 at 5:34 p.m. UTC

Apr 5, 2022

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Tech

Ethereum

Human Protocol Expands hCaptcha Tool, Launches Wallet to Make AI Smarter

“Proof-of-HUMANity” could also thwart front-running DeFi bots.

By Benjamin Powers

Sponsored

Jun 14, 2021 at 11:56 p.m. UTC

Jun 14, 2021

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Markets

Dogecoin

Bots Encouraged Buying of GameStop, Dogecoin in Meme Trading Craze: Report

Posts hyping the craze on social media revealed patterns of keywords and were timed at regular intervals, cybersecurity firm PiiQ Media said.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Sponsored

Mar 1, 2021 at 8:39 a.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2021

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