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Blockstream’s Liquid Network Could Be Vulnerable to Hardware Backdoors

Bitcoin technology company Blockstream has conceded its flagship Liquid Network could be susceptible to hardware vulnerabilities. Following recent disclosures that certain Chinese-manufactured motherboards contain backdoors, Blockstream has authored a post conceding that such an exploit could allow an attacker to infiltrate their off-chain bitcoin transfer system. дальше »

2018-10-6 10:50


Ethereum Foundation Security Head Echos Removal of ASIC Mining Hardware from ETH

Ethereum Security Lead Joins Effort To Oust Blockchain’s Big Miners There is a strong movement building inside of the Ethereum network to block ASIC miners. As many users believe that the decentralization is important, they seem concerned that ASIC miners could centralize the decision on the network too much and, because of this, some people […] дальше »

2018-10-1 00:57


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BitFi Removes “Unhackable” Claims, Closes Bounty Program and Hires New Security Manager.

In a tweet published on the official account of Bitfi, the controversial hardware wallet marketed by Mr John McAfee as unhackable, The development team commented that they would withdraw such claim and at the same time close the bounty program in which 100k USD were offered to every person who could hack the wallet: “Effective […] The post BitFi Removes “Unhackable” Claims, Closes Bounty Program and Hires New Security Manager. appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-9-1 03:31


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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”

Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »

2018-7-14 01:04


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The Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin

As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name. дальше »

2018-7-13 17:16