2021-6-25 01:00 |
With the global Smart Contracts, market size projected to reach $345. 4 million (by 2026) from $106. 7 Million in 2019, increased concerns about security risks have been looming over major exchanges. origin »
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U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has unveiled new tools to detect and classify smart contract security risks. The post Coinbase Unveils Solidify Smart Contract Security Tools appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-6-24 08:32 | |
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Dfinity founder Dominic Williams has criticized Ethereum’s emerging ecosystem of layer-two solutions for exposing users to counterparty security risks.
2021-6-9 04:42 | |
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is hosting a virtual FinCEN Innovation Hours Program on September 9, 2021. The focus of the program is on “privacy-preserving principles in developing technical solutions that enhance financial services innovation while countering illicit activity and national security risks that undermine the integrity and opportunity of the U.
2021-5-27 17:16 | |
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Well-known crypto trading platform is accused of exposing customers to "unnecessary risks" to do with trading, the complaint from security regulators says
2020-12-16 16:33 | |
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Stablecoins could "threaten financial security" if widely adopted, the ECB head said in a magazine interview.
2020-12-1 21:58 | |
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Centre for Science and Security Studies, which is the research wing at King’s College London published a report on 2 November that outlined attributes of blockchain technology and how it could enhanThe post Blockchain tech may reduce nuclear risks: report appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-11-2 21:00 | |
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According to a bulletin posted on Monday, November 2, The Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) at King’s College London has released a new policy report on blockchain’s application for reducing nuclear risks.
2020-11-2 17:27 | |
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A staff analytical note by the Bank of Canada reveals risks involved in launching a national digital currency, or CBDC as it is widely known. The note lists “how [digital currency] balances are aggregated, their transactional use and the competition between suppliers of aggregation solutions” as the main issue facing a CBDC.
2020-10-6 16:57 | |
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Coinspeaker Apple Releases iOS 14 Ahead of iPhone 12 LaunchWith the increased risks of cybercriminal attacks, Apple has updated some of the security measures in its new software version iOS 14.Apple Releases iOS 14 Ahead of iPhone 12 Launch
2020-9-17 12:01 | |
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As yield farmers race to reap fast returns from the next hot Uniswap clone, security researchers caution about the risks of unaudited smart contracts.
2020-9-3 06:40 | |
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Bitcoin is holding its intraday gains above $9,100 on Thursday. But the cryptocurrency risks downside correction as the U.S. futures hint at a shaky start after New York opening bell Thursday. The unsteadiness surfaced as China approved a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong, raising possibilities of a new geopolitical conflict with...
2020-5-28 14:00 | |
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Chainalysis has announced a partnership with the Smart Contract Security Alliance (SCSA) to help businesses understand the risks and opportunities in the cryptocurrency market.
2020-5-13 12:00 | |
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The rights to privacy and anonymity of the online community and within the norms of our daily routines as human beings is a virtue which has been inevitable for decades but ignored in essence by majority of countries/governments around the globe.
2020-4-6 06:00 | |
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U.S Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) published a white paper on Feb,12 calling for the establishment of a proper regulatory framework on blockchain technology. The leading American financial markets clearing and settlement company noted that this would help avoid the risks associated with Digital Ledger adoption in future. This white paper dubbed ‘Security of […]
2020-2-14 00:29 | |
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A comprehensive framework shared by all participants will negate any risks associated with blockchain, the derivatives repository giant says.
2020-2-13 18:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency experts discuss the pros and cons of noncustodial exchanges, and if such platforms really exist
2020-2-9 05:00 | |
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The Ethereum Trust Alliance (ETA), a new initiative aiming to publicly record smart contract audit data, could help bridge the gap between regular users and an understanding of the risks smart contracts pose.
2020-2-5 00:00 | |
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As technology advances, risks associated with it also increase. In this age when personal data is collected by social media and various other platforms at every step, none of it really remains privateThe post Crypto ushering era of research into distributed systems, security, cryptography appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-3 01:00 | |
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Central Bank Digital Currencies have taken the world by storm; the landscape of cryptocurrencies has evolved to an extent where central banks of various countries are now analyzing and researching wayThe post How secure are CBDCs? From security to policy, here are the risks associated with CBDC issuance appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-24 11:00 | |
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Accountancy company Ernst&Young (EY) has made its smart contract and token service available in open beta. The beta version for the public has been launched on Wednesday. It allows users to put in code for an analysis, while security risks are being identified by testing how efficient and functional a smart contract is. The coding’s […]
2019-12-18 18:48 | |
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2019 shed light on the lack of security engulfing several crypto exchanges. Over 10 exchanges were reportedly hacked, reporting a loss of $170 million, according to Bobby Ong, co-founder of Coingecko.
2019-12-15 13:30 | |
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Just when you probably thought you’d seen it all, scammers are now selling discounted hacked cash in exchange for Bitcoin on the dark web. According to security firm Armor’s 2019 Black Market report, released this month, savvy criminals are selling cash on the dark web to avoid the risks associated with having to deal with the funds themselves.
2019-9-13 14:58 | |
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Casa, a cryptocurrency startup that allows users to securely store cryptocurrencies recently announced the launch of the Casa Wealth Security Protocol. Casa’s latest security protocol would be implemented in Casa Keymaster apps and services, which is a multisig system for Bitcoin.
2019-9-12 12:00 | |
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Blockchain progression is stopped short with clogged transactions as exemplified by Bitcoin. From 2017, the rising transaction costs, security risks, delays in transfers and losses in trade opportunities made interests on transitioning businesses to blockchain wane to a standstill.
2019-9-10 15:29 | |
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Sharding is widely hailed as a solution to blockchain scalability. But projects that implement sharding technology may be introducing new security risks into their blockchains, according to the CEO of Solana, which could make them vulnerable to consensus attacks.
2019-8-29 14:01 | |
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Cybersecurity is often described as a 360-degree threat. That term refers to the fact that cyberattacks can come from any direction, in hundreds of different forms — many of them unfamiliar and unexpected.
2019-8-21 20:18 | |
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Dutch ministers want to regulate cryptocurrencies as part of a wider effort to tackle money laundering in the country. According to a note sent to parliament on Monday, Minister of Finance Wopke Hoekstra and Ferdinand Grapperhaus, Minister of Justice and Security, want to limit the risks associated with cryptocurrencies and make the Netherlands a leader in the fight against money laundering.
2019-7-2 13:03 | |
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Mt. Gox founder Jed McCaleb is being sued by two traders who used the doomed exchange
2019-6-27 15:01 | |
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Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions.
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
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The number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last five years, with the majority of these data breaches being traced back to human error. The potential risks of such attacks are vast and can have a serious impact on both organizations and individuals.
2019-5-24 18:53 | |
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Blockchain security company BitGo is launching a new service for institutional clients: a clearing and settlements system that operates off-chain. BitGo announced this new service in a press release on May 14, 2019, describing some of the features that this new system will have.
2019-5-15 23:44 | |
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Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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The risks associated with Bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency market, in general, have been a topic that has been discussed several times following several new malicious practices and the fact that privacy and security have become a primary focus among developers.
2019-5-10 21:30 | |
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Chinese crypto exchange Binance suffered a major hack on Tuesday, which the company’s CEO responded to by proposing a rollback of the Bitcoin blockchain to rectify — a suggestion that riled up the community.
2019-5-8 21:39 | |
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The entire cryptosphere is eagerly waiting for the introduction of security tokens since the beginning of the year. Although Tone Vays is not too sure of this proposition. Tone Vays is a Russian-American Blockchain Consultant and Researcher.
2019-4-29 19:00 | |
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With smart home technologies constantly growing in popularity, there are several things consumers should understand about these devices in regards to features and long-term benefits, as well as potential issues or privacy risks.
2019-4-19 12:00 | |
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If you are new to the crypto space or if you are exploring new services and platforms, protection from scams and malicious websites should be a priority. Cryptonite is a useful browser extension that protects your private information and warns you in advance about risks to your crypto security.
2019-4-14 13:15 | |
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During what has become the longest bear market to date in cryptocurrency, it’s no surprise that anxious investors are eager to find alternative strategies to continue making gains during the downturn.
2019-4-7 20:30 | |
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) wants stakeholders to know that it regards security token offerings (STOs) as securities. The SFC issued a press release on March 28, 2019, intimating investors of the regulatory status and associated risks of STOs.
2019-3-31 09:00 | |
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As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-3-20 18:42 | |
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After Ledger pushed a report highlighting Trezor’s vulnerabilities, the latter has commented on the mitigation of security risks.
2019-3-14 14:52 | |
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On February 4, 2019, blockchain tech company Blockstream announced the development of a “proof of reserves” tool to standardize the authenticity of exchanges’ crypto reserves.
2019-2-7 01:01 | |
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Any user of cryptocurrency knows that where you store your funds is of great importance and can be the difference between security and being robbed, as the event hacks of crypto exchanges have shown.
2019-2-5 04:29 | |
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Earlier this week, January 28, Arwen announced it was partnering with KuCoin in order to deliver a new non-custodial service to its customers which will allow them to use the exchange to trade “without exposing coins to the security risks inherent at centralized exchanges.
2019-1-31 20:00 | |
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Centralized exchanges are a common security concern in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. As a single point of failure they can be strong-armed by governments, routinely targeted by hackers, or operators could pull an exit scam and elope with client funds.
2019-1-29 01:04 | |
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Following the discovery of major security risks in a recent audit on Ethereum’s upcoming Constantinople upgrade, Ethereum developers have… The post Some ETH Miners Didn’t Follow Through With Developer Advice, Now Mining On An Unofficial Chain appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-19 21:15 | |
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Ethereum’s upcoming hard fork, codenamed ‘Constantinople,’ has been delayed once again due to the discovery of a new security vulnerability. The issue was revealed on Tuesday by Chainsecurity, a company that is responsible for auditing Ethereum’s smart contracts.
2019-1-16 21:20 | |
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In the cryptography industry, it is well known that using repeated or insufficiently random “nonces” (also called “k” values) in ECDSA digital signatures carries security risks.
2019-1-17 02:25 | |
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Tokenized securities have been one of the biggest trends in the last few years, and while a lot of progress has been made in this regard, there is still a lot of issues that need to be addressed. What Are Tokenized Securities? “Tokenized securities” is a term that is used for crypto assets that represent […]
2019-1-15 22:16 | |
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The memecoin era just crossed a line no one expected this early. Dogecoin now has its own U. S. spot ETF. Grayscale has officially launched $GDOG, the first-ever spot Dogecoin ETF in the United States.
The decentralized prediction market sector just witnessed one of its biggest moments to date. @Rain__Protocol’s native token exploded more than 120% today after a public biotech company confirmed a massive nine-figure deployment into the ecosystem.
Key Takeaways: Monad Mainnet is now live, enabling real transactions, EVM-compatible app deployment, and early access to multiple consumer and DeFi apps. The launch introduces a high-throughput Layer-1 architecture using The post Monad Mainnet Goes Live as High-Speed L1 Opens With Full EVM Support and Day-One Apps appeared first on CryptoNinjas.
Key Takeaways: El Salvador acquired an additional 1,090.19 BTC worth about $101 million, its largest single purchase in months. The government’s accumulation goes beyond its ongoing 1 BTC per day The post El Salvador Adds $101M in Bitcoin as Government Buys 1,098 BTC During Market Dip appeared first on CryptoNinjas.
Port3 suffered a critical exploit today. A single validation flaw inside Nexa Network’s cross-chain CATERC20 token standard opened the door to unauthorized minting and a rapid price collapse. What followed was a full-scale breakdown of the token’s security model, a multi-address exploit, and now a complete token migration to stabilize the ecosystem. The incident is [...]
Hyperliquid is entering a critical moment. The project’s first major cliff unlock since its Token Generation Event (TGE) in November 2024 is scheduled for November 29, and the market is already reacting.
Cardano faced a rare and serious network disruption this week after a malformed ADA delegation transaction triggered a long-standing code flaw and caused the blockchain to split into parallel chains.