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Sharktron Defi Project Devs Exit Scam: Tron Foundation Says Part of Missing Funds Now Frozen
10.11.2020
Developers of the Sharktron defi project have exit scammed with reports suggesting that TRX tokens worth up to $10 million are missing. The Tron Foundation has confirmed the theft, but is quick to inform Sharktron token holders that a portion of the missing funds has been frozen. The exit scam...
DeFi devs may save months of work with OpenZeppelin's operations platform
27.10.2020
Defender simplifies the task of deploying and administering smart contracts
Anonymous devs behind a DeFi yield farm could steal $1B in 12 hours
23.10.2020
A lot of trust is required to put money in Harvest Finance
Former Steem devs believe CPU mining is the key to a fair launch for their ‘blockchain 3.0'
13.10.2020
Steemit veterans vow to improve blockchain upgradeability and avoid damaging hard forks
There’s a good reason why experienced devs say “it depends” so often
2.10.2020
I feel like Jerod Santo really understood what I was trying to say in Weaved Webs, when I was trying to cover the emerging WordPress (“versus”) Jamstack conversation.
If you asked El Duderino if you should go Jamstack he’d probably tell you, “It’s a complicated case. Lotta ins. Lotta...
Token Projects to Recover $130M from the Kucoin Hack, Devs Condemned for Centralization
29.9.2020
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing the Kucoin hack as a great number of ERC20 projects have frozen, paused, or reversed their smart contracts after the hack. Estimates say that at least $129 million ERC20 tokens affected are considered “safe” from the hacker’s...
SBTC Plummets by 99% as Devs Announce Dissolution of Token
23.9.2020
The price of SBTC plunged by nearly 98% in just over an hour on September 21 as devs announced the dissolution of the token. The dissolution announcement came more than a month after the token reached an all-time high of $5.07. At the time of writing, the token was quoted at $0.007 down from $0.64....
In Devs We Trust: Bitcoin Bugs Die in Secret, Leaving Altcoins At Risk
19.9.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) is regularly championed as the most secure cryptocurrency out there, but even it’s vulnerable to the occasional bug, also meaning that BTC forks might be suffering from the same problem.
This unavoidable fact was brought home at the beginning of September, when a research paper...
Bitcoin Unlimited Launches Two-Option Voting App Powered by Bitcoin Cash
18.9.2020
On September 16, the Bitcoin Unlimited development team launched a new application called Votepeer. The software is powered by the Bitcoin Cash network and allows anyone to set up a transparent two-option voting process. This week a couple of Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) developers released a new voting...
Ethereum Devs in "Dress Rehearsal" as 2.0 Mainnet Launch Edges Closer
15.9.2020
Developers preparing the highly anticipated Ethereum 2.0 network for takeoff said they recognize the community has a need to embark on “one more public testnet launch before mainnet to run through the motions,” per a blog post.
They stated that in response to demand, they have unveiled the source...
Devs Criticize Russian Blockchain Elections, Gov’t Claims ‘No Hitches’
14.9.2020
The Russian elections commission said that the blockchain-powered mobile voting platform used in two by-elections yesterday voting was a success – but experts in the country appear to disagree with the Kremlin about the kind of technology the system should use.
Per Kommersant, the Minister...
Defi Trader Pockets $250k From Bug Exploit, Hints at Possible Exit Scam by $SYFI Devs
10.9.2020
An anonymous Defi trader says he gained almost $250 000 after inadvertently exploiting a rebase bug embedded in the $SYFI Defi token. The trader, who insists he had no prior knowledge about the bug, got this reward after staking an initial investment of 0.5 ETH or about $175 at current prices. In...
Ethereum devs discuss gas optimizations, but it will probably be too little too late
4.9.2020
Developers see the problem, but there is little they can do right now
Prepping for an Airdrop: Prominent BCH Community Members Bid Bitcoin ABC Devs Farewell
2.9.2020
On August 18, 2020, the Bitcoin ABC development team announced a “feature freeze,” which will include a new Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) and a week later explained it was also initiating a “governance council.” Despite the recent announcements, Bitcoin ABC has lost...
Defi Project Yam Finance Sees Over $500M Locked in 24 Hours, Devs Reveal Contract Bug
13.8.2020
A new yield farming project is all the rage this week, as the Yam Finance project saw over $460 million dollars locked into the platform in 17 hours on Tuesday. On social media and crypto-focused forums, people have been very skeptical of the Yam Finance project as the code has not been audited....
China’s Blockchain Infrastructure Launches Website for Global Devs
11.8.2020
China's Blockchain-Based Service Network has launched an English-language website for international decentralized app developers
Ethereum 2.0 Devs Discuss Medalla Issues as Network Stabilizes
6.8.2020
After the somewhat imperfect launch of the Medalla Eth 2.0 testnet, developers discuss what initially went wrong
The Making of: Netlify’s Million Devs SVG Animation Site
3.8.2020
The following article captures the process of building the Million Developers microsite for Netlify. This project was built by a few folks and we’ve captured some parts of the process of building it here- focusing mainly on the animation aspects, in case any are helpful to others building...
Single Miner Reorgs Ethereum Classic – Devs Report a Chain Split
1.8.2020
Members of the Ethereum Classic team reported that the network suffered a reorganization (reorg) today. The blockchain network is asking service providers to halt deposits while it carries out maintenance of the chain. The latest event follows a similar attack in January 2019, which led to some...
Hey Blockchain Devs, Waves Doesn’t Want to Hear Your Excuses
5.6.2020
Does the blockchain space make excuses for its problems?