Hackers Broke Into Real News Sites to Plant Fake Stories
A disinfo operation broke into the content management systems of Eastern European media outlets in a campaign to spread misinformation about NATO. Powered by...
How to Spot—and Avoid—Dark Patterns on the Web
You’ve seen them before: the UX ploys designed to trick you into spending money, or make it nearly impossible to unsubscribe. Here’s what to look out for. Powered by WPeMatico
Zero Collateral: $138 Million in Defi Flash Loans Issued in 24 Hours
The decentralized finance (defi) realm continues to heat up with concepts like yield farming, but another scheme called defi flash loans has also grown exponential. On Monday, the noncustodial lending protocol Aave issued $138 million in loans with zero collateral. Since the last week of June, defi flash loans have increased by 809% as the protocol Aave is issuing anywhere between $80-100 million in flash loans per day. Data shows...
Privacy-Enhancing Protocol Cashfusion Completes Security Analysis
Just a few days prior to the Bitcoin Cash anniversary, BCH fans found out that the Cashfusion audit from Kudelski Security is now complete. Electron Cash engineer Jonald Fyookball announced the audit was finished and said the protocol “passed, mostly with flying colors.” Last February it was announced that Bitcoin.com would host a fundraiser for the Cashfusion team in order to raise $100,000. $50k worth of the money went...
Bitcoin Tops $11,000 Reigniting Interest in India
A resurgent bitcoin is rekindling Indian interest in cryptocurrencies with reports suggesting many dormant holders are back to trading. A report in Livemint is also attributing the piqued interest to a recent Indian supreme court decision to overturn a prohibition that barred banks from dealing with cryptocurrency exchanges. The ban was imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April 2018. Nischal Shetty, founder and CEO of...
