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Address Poisoning Scams: A Growing Threat in the Crypto World
Address poisoning scams are emerging as a significant threat in the crypto space, targeting high-value users by mimicking frequent transaction addresses.
Know Your Bitcoin Address: Differences between Legacy, Nested SegWit and Native SegWit formats
There are currently three types of Bitcoin address formats: Legacy, Nested SegWit and Native SegWit. Do you know the difference between the three formats?
Coinbase, Gemini, Binance & Kraken Address Twitter Hack: "Repercussions for Bitcoin Could’ve Been Worse"
Twitter has never in its history experienced as big of a security breach and crypto hack scam as the one that happened earlier this week.
Russia’s Detained Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny receives $120,000 in Bitcoin Donations as Protests Rage in Moscow
Russian’s are using Bitcoin to support detained political opposition leader Alexei Navalny who was recently arrested on Jan. 17 as thousands protest in Moscow for his release.
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to Address IMF on Digital Currencies Next Week
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will be speaking to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week as part of a panel on cross-border digital payments.
The World Economic Forum Highlighted Blockchain and Digitization to Address COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruption
The World Economic Forum (WEF) published a report on the importance of blockchain in supply chain disruption amid the coronavirus pandemic. Although the report suggested that blockchain may not be able to support the damage caused by the impact of COVID-19 directly, it may help with supply chain visibility.
$1 Billion in Bitcoin Moves From Silk Road Wallet, a Format Update or a Hack?
69,370 Bitcoins has moved from an address connected to the defunct Silk Road darknet market for the first time in five years, was it a hack or a move to update the address?
Hacking 101: Security of Bitcoin Wallets, From a Hacker's Point of View
The safety of crypto wallets was recently questioned, after an incident where a Bitcoin address was successfully hacked.
Second Bitcoin Whale Spotted Holding At Least 100,000 BTC Worth $2.8 Billion
For the first time since June 24th 2020, Bitcoin has a 2nd whale address with 100k+ BTC tokens held, according to on-chain data provider Santiment.
Zcash Bug Could Leak Full Nodes with Shielded IP Addresses
Duke Leto, a core developer at Komodo (KMD), recently published a blog on his personal website revealing that, “A bug has existed for all shielded address since the inception of Zcash and Zcash Protocol.” Leto explained, “That is, Alice giving Bob a zaddr to be paid, could actually allow Bob to discover Alice’s IP address. This is drastically against the design of Zcash Protocol.”
Making a Difference in Africa: Paxful Unveils Bitcoin Donation Fund to Overcome Coronavirus Pandemic
Paxful aims to provide support in Africa to address the coronavirus outbreak.
Forbidden Wealth: 80,000 Bitcoin Abandoned for Nearly a Decade
A BTC wallet address said to be associated with the now-defunct Mt. Gox Exchange holding an estimated 80,000 Bitcoin worth around $800 million is said to be untouched revealed by a source on Feb 17.
California Governor Gavin Newsom Warns Bitcoin Scams are Targeting Public In COVID-19 Market
In his official address, Gavin Newsom California governor cautioned the public against individuals asking for advance payment in Bitcoin with the promise of delivering essential commodities.