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High Yields Draw Institutions to DeFi, But Hurdles Remain
22.9.2021
ustry agreed that although a lot of hurdles remain for institutions to embrace DeFi, the potential for yield is drawing interest.According to Andrew Keys, Managing Partner of the crypto-focused investment firm DARMA Capital, it is the fact that investors can earn yields on, for instance, thei
Why auditing your Steam keys is a great idea!
9.9.2021
A further dive into the third-party Steam key ecosystem
Young South African Engineer Rues Deleting Computer File Containing Keys to 20 BTC
18.8.2021
A young South African electronics engineer has rued his decision to delete a text document containing the keys and password to a crypto wallet that held some 20 bitcoins. According to the engineer, the lost coins had been mined more than ten years ago using a modified personal computer that...
Russian ‘Time Capsule’ to Facilitate Inheritance of Crypto Assets
29.7.2021
Researchers in Moscow are developing a new service that will allow users to transfer digital data to their heirs, including crypto keys. The Russian “time capsule” will be capable of storing and relaying other private information as well such as a record of the whereabouts of valuable...
How I Built a Cross-Platform Desktop Application with Svelte, Redis, and Rust
26.7.2021
At Cloudflare, we have a great product called Workers KV which is a key-value storage layer that replicates globally. It can handle millions of keys, each of which is accessible from within a Worker script at exceptionally low latencies, …
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Infinity8.io and Sacha Jafri Make NFT History at amFAR 2021
19.7.2021
As cameras flashed at tonight’s 27th amFAR gala at the Cannes film festival in the south of France, one-star continued to shine, the world’s second highest-selling living artist, Sacha Jafri. The lavish gala celebrated its 27th edition with host Sharon Stone as Alicia Keys gave...
Crypto Wallet Recovery Service KeychainX Can Save Your Bitcoin
8.7.2021
Whenever the prices of digital assets skyrocket, social media gets flooded with stories of people that could be millionaires now but forgot the keys to wallets they opened a few years before. But if this happened to you, don’t lose hope, cryptocurrency wallet recovery service KeychainX...
Reality show is casting crypto users locked out of their wallets
7.7.2021
The casting director specifically asks crypto users if they’re willing to use all remaining attempts to access their funds in front of the camera
Your keys, his coins — Cryptopia employee admits to stealing $172K in crypto
5.7.2021
The theft was first discovered in September and was not yet connected to the crypto exchange going into liquidation the previous year
Fireblocks faces lawsuit over deleted keys to $72M Ether wallet
23.6.2021
The crypto-custody firm claims that it was the client’s responsibility to back up the private keys
Ledger Customers Are Being Mailed Fake Wallets to Steal Their Private Seeds
19.6.2021
Ledger customers are receiving fake wallets by mail to steal their cryptocurrency. A user in Reddit reported receiving a suspicious package that claimed to be mailed by Ledger. The package included a letter stating the user needed to substitute the current wallet for safety reasons. Ledger has been...
Coinbase says it was not involved in the DOJ's Bitcoin ransom seizure
9.6.2021
Coinbase CSO says ‘good ol’ fashioned police work’ landed the FBI the private keys
Bitcoin Keys Cannot be Hacked: Skeptics Question the Official Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin Seizure Story
9.6.2021
On June 7, the United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the “recovery” of 63.70 bitcoin from the funds Colonial Pipeline sent to the hackers. The official story has a number of inconsistencies and federal investigators did not disclose...
Here Are the Best Practices for Securely Using API Keys
1.6.2021
API keys are a very useful part of an application programming interface – but misuse or breaches can result in some particular security problems. How do you use API keys in secure ways? First, it helps to understand the role of the API key, which provides for project authentication. That’s...
Fraudsters Impersonate a US Federal Agency by Sending Emails Asking for Bitcoin Wallet Keys
22.5.2021
U.S. consumers have been receiving fake emails that attempt to impersonate a federal regulatory agency which has raised alarms among crypto community members. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) warned that such bogus messages ask people for their bitcoin wallet keys....
Samsung Adds Support for Hardware Wallets on Galaxy Smartphones
15.5.2021
Galaxy owners will be able to connect hardware wallets to their smartphones and transfer coins to the built-in wallet that comes with most devices in the popular lineup. Samsung says that makes it easier for users to access their cryptocurrency and make transactions. Update Allows Galaxy Users...
Object.entries
20.4.2021
Navigating and managing data structures is a really important skill for every level of engineer to have and improve upon. Over the years, the JavaScript language has continued to provide more methods for managing data structures, from Object.keys to Object.values and so on. One of my favorites...
Kinesis’ TKO Is My New Favorite Compact Keyboard
13.4.2021
Kinesis Gaming’s new 60 percent keyboard is a lot more than just small and portable. The TKO Tournament keyboard’s got hot-swappable switches, an optional triple-split spacebar, and the ability to tilt up either side for maximum ergonomic comfort. It’s more than I knew I needed in a tiny...
Lifestyle and Entertainment Company Playboy Plans to Launch NFTs With Nifty Gateway
6.4.2021
Playboy the American men’s lifestyle and entertainment magazine created by Hugh Hefner is joining the non-fungible token (NFT) craze. While the company used to mint Playboy collectible keys for fans to gain access to the mansion, Playboy now plans to offer collectibles in the cryptographic...
MoonCats users are voting to destroy the keys to its final 160 'Genesis' tokens
22.3.2021
The MoonCats community are worried its final 160 "Genesis" collectibles will all be accumulated by bots, with more than 70% voting to destroy the tokens' private keys