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Banks Consume 133% More Power than Bitcoin: Clean Energy Scholar
There are a lot of loopholes in the conversation around bitcoin and its annual energy consumption rate, says a clean energy specialist. Professor Katrina Kelly-Pitou of the University of Pittsburgh wrote that researchers overestimate their findings of the cryptocurrency’s higher power consumption rates. дальше »
2019-7-9 15:26 | |
Hackers Planting Cryptocurrency Mining Malware on Android Smartphones
Hackers have found a way to exploit loopholes in open Android Debug Bridge (ADB) ports, a client-server program used in the development of Android applications, to mine blockchain-based digital assets. дальше »
2019-6-24 17:00 | |
Here’s how to find ethical alternatives to big tech products and services
It’s not like any of us went to a store for unethical people and told the clerk to load us up with dozens of products and services developed by companies that have no regard for personal privacy, human rights, or the future of our planet. дальше »
2019-6-8 00:17 | |
BlackSquid Malware Exploiting Web Servers to Mine Monero (XMR)
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered BlackSquid, a new malware family that exploits unpatched loopholes in web servers, network drives, and removable drives to mine privacy-centric monero (XMR), according to a TrendMicro report on June 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-6-5 09:00 | |
Security vulnerabilities: Bug bounty hunters receive $32,000 in seven weeks for uncovering 30 crucial bugs
Owing to its digital nature, the cryptocurrency ecosystem has been riddled with bugs that have proven detrimental to the cryptosphere. From exchanges to wallets, almost all elements of the cryptoverse are prone to attacks and security vulnerabilities. дальше »
2019-5-21 11:45 | |
Blockchain Technology Fixes the Loopholes of Centralized KYC Solutions
While several projects prefer to use centralized repositories to store data during Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, these databases exhibit several limitations such as susceptibility to hacks and high cost of management, which can be mitigated by distributed ledger technology (DLT), reports TechRadar on May 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-16 23:00 | |
See you earlier: Physicists sent a (simulated) particle back in time
An international team of physicists looking for loopholes in the laws of physics recently simulated a brute-force method for reversing the age of a particle by 1/1,000,000th of a second. In other words: time travel is possible (in a simulation). дальше »
2019-5-9 23:02 | |
Crypto Researcher Report Covers Latest Lightning Network (LN) Concerns About Peak Capacity
Over the course of the past few weeks, the debate surrounding LN’s scaling potential has come to the forefront once again. While many have argued that the Lightning Network’s intrinsic framework is flawed and ridden with loopholes, recent data seems to suggest that the network has continued to grow and that its capacity is currently […] дальше »
2019-4-24 19:08 | |
Does Nexledger Have the Potential to Be a Game Changer in the Blockchain Ecosystem?
When it comes to cryptocurrencies and its associated technologies, innovation is the name of the game. The introduction of each crypto-coin is always accompanied by something spectacular and something that would beat the loopholes of an existing coins in the immediate market it’s trying to penetrate. дальше »
2019-4-4 05:14 | |
Augur scam highlights ‘code is law’ vulnerability of prediction markets
Blockchain-based prediction market Augur is reeling from revelations that a bad actor has taken advantage of platform loopholes to create scam markets and profitably game the system дальше »
2019-4-2 23:00 | |
Illegal cryptocurrency mining nets over $50 million in a decade, according to analysts
The cryptocurrency ecosystem has been a major target for cybercrime and illegal activities such as online theft and hacking. Cryptocurrency mining is essential for all coins, including Bitcoin [BTC] and Bitcoin Cash [BCH] and over the years, criminals have started to spot loopholes in the system to cash out digital currencies. дальше »
2019-3-27 21:30 | |
NASA Looking to Adopt Blockchain Technology for Air Traffic Management
In a bid to fix the privacy loopholes inherent in the proposed Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system scheduled to get integrated by 2020, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking to adopt distributed ledger technology (DLT), according to a paper published on January 7, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-14 02:00 | |
Security Researchers Reveal Wallet Vulnerabilities On Stage at 35C3
In a demonstration titled “Wallet. fail,” a team of security researchers hacked into the Trezor One, Ledger Blue and Ledger Nano S. Unfortunately, it appears as if their findings were first put on display at the 35th Chaos Communication Congress (35C3) in Leipzig, Germany, rather than through accepted Responsible Disclosure practices, which would have allowed the manufacturers to patch the vulnerabilities and protect their customers from any potential attack. дальше »
2019-1-1 19:15 | |
Cryptocurrency Traders Evade Taxes Making Use of Lending Loopholes
According to an article by Venture Beat, published November 11, 2018, cryptocurrency traders in the U. S. have found a lending loophole to avoid taxation on their digital currency transactions. Evade Taxes by Loaning out Equivalent Amount Taxation has been one larger problems facing the cryptocurrency industry since it came into prominence. дальше »
2018-11-13 02:00 | |
SEC Loopholes That Could Impact XRP
XRP, the native currency to the Ripple project and no doubt the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s’ (SEC) worst enemy (after the Bitcoin ETF of course). The problem with XRP is that within the US, a number of people are taking Ripple to court for dealing an unregistered security (XRP), but, nobody is able to define whether or not XRP is actually a security, therefore the SEC are left in limbo. дальше »
2018-8-23 15:30 | |
How XRP is Seriously Undervalued Right Now and Some SEC Loopholes
The months of July and August of this year might go down in the brief history of crypto, as being one of the most unsure times due to ETF announcements as well as other regulatory stalemates across the globe. дальше »
2018-8-23 11:51 | |
Accept Bitcoin Private Payments: Convert BTCP Cryptocurrency Coins?
Over the past years, financial transactions had increasingly become insecure and compromised unlike in the olden days when transactions were only disclosed to the sender and recipient. The fact that most transactions now are increasingly insecure and can be attributed to the transactions being highly digitized. дальше »
2018-8-6 09:09 | |
ICYMI: MyEtherWallet Suffers Hack ,Asks Users of Hola VPN to Move Funds
Hackers are always on the lookout for loopholes and vulnerabilities in cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet. In the latest development, the MyEtherWallet team has urged all users of the Hola VPN to transfer their coins to a safer portfolio as cyberpunks have compromised the VPN. дальше »
2018-7-10 21:25 | |
DATA.ECO: Revolutionizing digital advertising
The online advertising industry faces major challenges today which include untraceable advertisement frauds, complex middle layers, monetization and bad end user experience. Players in the advertising ecosystem do not trust each other because of the loopholes that bad players can use currently to take advantage of the system. дальше »
2018-6-26 19:05 | |
Bitcoin dropped by China’s crypto ratings index and puts EOS in top slot
Just days prior to launch, EOS had also seen serious bugs raised by a Chinese internet security firm that required urgent patches to be issued. The report said that loopholes in EOS’ code could expose nodes to attackers, giving them the ability to possibly take “full control” of transactions. In its assessment, the CCID blockchain research team дальше »
2018-6-25 20:34 | |
Japanese Exchanges Face Challenge To Meet Up With Regulatory Standards
Bitfyler, a premier bitcoin exchange in Japan will not allow new users on their platform until further notice. The new notice comes shortly after the Financial Services Agency (FSA), a regulatory body overseeing cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it found loopholes in Bitflyer’s security system. дальше »
2018-6-22 15:01 | |
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