Security

NFTs

‘Analysis Ongoing’: Nifty Gateway Addresses NFT Security Concerns

Benjamin PowersMar 15, 2021

The popular NFT marketplace suggests users use strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication.

Flash Loans

OpenZeppelin’s ‘Defender’ Gives DeFi Teams a Weapon Against Flash Loan Attacks

Colin HarperMar 11, 2021

Flash loan attacks have filched nearly $150 million from DeFi projects since 2020.

Coinbase Wallet

Coinbase and ZenGo Spar Over QR Code Standards That Could Strand ERC-20 Tokens

Benjamin PowersMar 25, 2021

Users who must use QR codes should verify transaction details before finally confirming the transaction to save themselves money and headaches.

Scams

We Went Hunting for Crypto Scams in Google and Apple App Stores. Here’s What We Found

Benjamin Powers Colin HarperMar 10, 2021

Some of these scams, embedded like financial landmines in the app stores, are better disguised than others.

Security

Elon Musk Bites Back at Freewallet After Dogecoin Tweet

Jamie CrawleyFeb 10, 2021

The Tesla CEO said crypto users should avoid wallets that do not give them access to their private keys.

Security

DeFi

$10M Fund From Cosmos-Based Terra Will Gladly Back DeFi Projects on Ethereum

Brady Dale

The fund will pay for the one thing devs can't do internally: security audits.

Bitcoin ETF

Cathie Wood: Bitcoin ETF Approval Unlikely Until Market Cap Rises to About $2T

Danny Nelson

"The flood of demand has to be satisfied" for the SEC to feel comfortable with a bitcoin ETF, said Wood.

Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization

Alyssa Hertig

"One thing is clear: This is a serious project now, and we need to start taking decentralization seriously," said Wladimir van der Laan.

Security

Tezos Israel Develops Hardware Device to Protect Network Validators’ Staked Assets

Tanzeel Akhtar

Innovation hub Tezos Israel has built a hardware security device it says will better secure the staked assets of Tezos' network validators.

Security

New to Bitcoin? Stay Safe and Avoid These Common Scams

Benjamin Powers

Welcome to the world of bitcoin, where you are your first and last line of defense against scammers and fraudsters.

Google

Google Down: The Perils of Centralization

Benjamin Powers

It was a jarring reminder of the hidden costs of the easy-to-use, centralized systems that permeate the web, and just how taxing or debilitating they can be.

Australia

Australian Crypto Exchange Exposes Personal Data of 270K Users

Sebastian Sinclair

BTC Markets, one of Australia's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has accidentally exposed users' data, raising the risk of phishing attacks.