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Analysts identify 3 critical flaws that brought DeFi down
30.6.2022
Poor risk management, insufficient revenue and the overuse of leverage are the core reasons why DeFi is crumbling
What happened? Terra debacle exposes flaws plaguing the crypto industry
13.5.2022
The downfall of Terra calls into question the real-world utility as well as the long-term viability of algorithmic stablecoins
DeFi resolving the five flaws of traditional finance, book review
11.12.2021
The book describes how DeFi improves upon traditional finance’s failings by raising up “marginalized groups,” including the unbanked
Cryptoverse & Busta Rhymes Point Out Flaws in Facebook’s Centralized System
5.10.2021
own.html">3.5bn users, with Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer taking to Twitter to say that they were experiencing “networking issues.”
Poly Network hack exposes DeFi flaws, but community comes to the rescue
16.8.2021
The DeFi hacker’s initial intentions remain unclear, but they refused to accept a $500,000 bounty after returning all funds
Blockchain tech is holding NFTs back because of these three design flaws
27.7.2021
Three design flaws in blockchain tech are holding the NFT sector back — and they need to be tackled for it to reach its full potential
Cornell Economist Says Bitcoin Has 3 Flaws Driving People to Search for Better Alternatives
20.6.2021
Cornell University professor of economics and former head of the IMF’s China division, Eswar Prasad, sees three major flaws in bitcoin. Because of these flaws, the professor says that “bitcoin really has set off something of a search for a better alternative.” Cornell...
Hackers Target Github Server Infrastructure to Mine Cryptocurrencies
7.4.2021
Github services is under investigation after a series of reports on attacks against one of its infrastructures by running unauthorized crypto mining apps. Cybercriminals allegedly exploited some security flaws that could have been exploited to mine cryptos illicitly. Attacks Exploit ‘Github...
Russian Parliamentary Committee OKs Crypto Tax Bill, but Flaws Remain
16.2.2021
Russia has moved a step closer to imposing a system of crypto tax, after the country’s parliament, the State Duma, approved a much-maligned crypto tax bill in the first reading at the committee stage – although the story is unlikely to end there.
As previously reported, the country’s first...
Christine Lagarde: ‘The European Central Bank Cannot Go Bankrupt or Run Out of Money’
24.11.2020
In remarks that highlight flaws of the fiat currency system, the European Central Bank (ECB) president, Christine Lagarde, says the institution cannot go bankrupt even if it incurs losses running into trillions. According to Lagarde, normal bankruptcy rules do not apply to the ECB primarily because...
Researchers identify 10 security flaws with SushiSwap
3.9.2020
As yield farmers race to reap fast returns from the next hot Uniswap clone, security researchers caution about the risks of unaudited smart contracts
Researchers Find Flaws in Security Protocols Developed by Major Crypto Exchanges
10.8.2020
Private key protocols for some crypto exchanges have been implemented with bugs that could have been exploited by a well-placed malicious party, researchers say
The Breakdown: Why U.S.’ $2 Trillion Stimulus, Unlimited QE Will Expose Monetary System’s Flaws
7.7.2020
The U.S. government approved a $2 trillion stimulus package after the Federal Reserve pledged “unlimited” quantitative easing to stabilize the economy. CoinDesk’s chief content officer Michael Casey and head of research Noelle Acheson discuss how the ripple effects will expose flaws in global...
Patoshi Researcher Says “Altruistic” Satoshi Will Never Spend His 1.1M Bitcoin
6.6.2020
Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto will never spend his “1.1 million bitcoins” because he is altruistic, Patoshi Pattern researcher Sergio Demian Lerner has said. The Patoshi Pattern exploits privacy flaws of an early protocol, v.01, to identify blocks possibly minded by Satoshi Nakamoto....
S2F Hopium: Report and Twitter Critics Find Flaws With Bitcoin’s Stock-to-Flow Ratio
17.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com researched the popular stock-to-flow (S2F), which shows the price of a single bitcoin reaching $55K and even six figures. At the time, analysts questioned measuring bitcoin’s price in this manner and more recently, a few others have been criticizing the method...
Blockchain Voting Systems Could Be the Future, but Current Flaws Persist
16.4.2020
Blockchain-based voting systems may have security vulnerabilities, but the platform provides transparency, says West Virginia's secretary of state
Why the U.S.’ $2 Trillion Stimulus, Unlimited QE Will Expose the Monetary System’s Flaws
25.3.2020
As the crypto community digests a new wave of government intervention, Michael Casey and Noelle Acheson join for a discussion
Researcher’s Scathing Lightning Network Analysis Finds Flaws
9.1.2020
On January 7, digital preservation researcher David Rosenthal published an overview of BTC’s Lightning Network (LN) which claims LN infrastructure isn’t decentralized and privacy-preservation is a myth. Rosenthal’s analysis found significant flaws with the LN fee system and...
Subhash Chandra Garg on the Future of Crypto
5.1.2020
India’s former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has shared his views on the future of cryptocurrency, both in India and worldwide. He headed the committee responsible for drafting the infamous bill to ban cryptocurrencies, which the crypto community calls flawed in many regards. Also...
Bitcoin wallet orbiting the Earth
23.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 9 December, 2019 “Nobody on this earth is perfect. Everybody has their flaws; everybody has their dark secrets and vices.” - Juice Wrld ???? In today's newsletter, we will be covering: a Bitcoin wallet […]
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