Over the last 15 years or so, as European venture capital shifted into a higher gear, one way to help a nation’s ecosystem flourish was to invest in founders from that country, regardless of where they were based. This would help re-patriate the entrepreneurial mindset back home. In Europe, the approach was pioneered in part … Read more
North Korean-affiliated hacking collective the Lazarus Group has been moving crypto assets using mixers following a string of high-profile hacks. On March 13, blockchain security firm CertiK alerted its X followers that it had detected a deposit of 400 ETH (ETH) worth around $750,000 to the Tornado Cash mixing service. “The fund traces to the … Read more
Argentine lawyer Gregorio Dalbon has reportedly asked for a global arrest warrant to be issued for Hayden Davis, the co-creator of the LIBRA token that caused a political scandal in the country. Dalbon submitted a request to prosecutor Eduardo Taiano and judge María Servini, who are probing President Javier Milei’s involvement in the memecoin, seeking … Read more
The crypto personality claims the regulator will dismiss charges related to his promotion of Sparkster’s $30 million ICO in 2018.
Editorâs note: Ahead of Microsoftâs 50thâs anniversary, weâve fixed the layout on this story â which we originally published in 2012 when Windows 8 launched. Nowâs a good time to revisit our look at an operating system that helped shape personal computing over the years. Two years ago today, when Windows 1.0 celebrated its 25th … Read more
Prices for Floki, Turbo, and Giga were little changed despite Coinbase announcing the suspension of trading on its platform in New York.
Blockchain payment provider Ripple received full regulatory approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer cross-border crypto payment services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company announced on March 13 that it had secured its DFSA license, allowing it to operate in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), a UAE free-economic zone … Read more
The governor of Nebraska, Jim Pillen, has signed legislation to protect against cryptocurrency fraud as crypto ATM crime skyrockets in the United States. “Cryptocurrency is an important, emerging industry, and we’ve been working hard to build Nebraska into a cryptocurrency leader,” said Governor Pillen on March 12 following the signing of the bill. “An important … Read more
Hardware wallet provider Trezor has patched up a security flaw in two of its latest models after competitor firm Ledger’s open-source research arm discovered a vulnerability in their microcontrollers. Ledger Donjon acknowledged Trezor has made several security advancements of late but found cryptographic operations could still be performed on the microcontroller of Trezor’s Safe 3 … Read more
Ethereum’s value against Bitcoin has hit its lowest level since mid-2020, with a crypto trader suggesting that it might be time to shift into higher-performing altcoins. “If still stuck on ETH, it is likely a good time to dump it to buy a higher beta altcoin,” economist and crypto trader Alex Kruger said in a … Read more
Onchain activity for Tether has hit a sixth-month high, possibly indicating traders are gearing up to jump back into the market, according to analysts. Data shared by the blockchain data platform Santiment in a March 12 X post shows Tether’s (USDT) onchain activity has been on the rise, peaking with over 143,000 wallets making transfers … Read more
Security professionals and X users have pushed back against Musk’s assertion Monday that a DDoS attack on X originated in Ukraine.
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The lawyer has asked Interpol to help arrest crypto founder Hayden Davis over the LIBRA scandal that cost investors millions.
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Crypto trading volumes and dwindling digital asset prices are flashing signs of trader exhaustion and potentially weaker market momentum, according to analysts. Crypto-wide trading volume has been dropping since it peaked in February amid dip-buying opportunities. According to CoinGecko data, daily trading volume hit its highest level this year in early February when it reached … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Current Security Testing Platforms 2.1. Recent progress 3. A New Testing Platform and 3.1. Testing platform roles 3.2. Web-based remote access 3.3. Testbed setup 4. Enabled Testing Methodologies 4.1. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) testing and 4.2. Penetration testing 4.3. Research testing 5. Conclusion & Outlook, and References … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Current Security Testing Platforms 2.1. Recent progress 3. A New Testing Platform and 3.1. Testing platform roles 3.2. Web-based remote access 3.3. Testbed setup 4. Enabled Testing Methodologies 4.1. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) testing and 4.2. Penetration testing 4.3. Research testing 5. Conclusion & Outlook, and References … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Current Security Testing Platforms 2.1. Recent progress 3. A New Testing Platform and 3.1. Testing platform roles 3.2. Web-based remote access 3.3. Testbed setup 4. Enabled Testing Methodologies 4.1. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) testing and 4.2. Penetration testing 4.3. Research testing 5. Conclusion & Outlook, and References … Read more
Travis Kalanick, the former CEO of Uber, made it clear on Wednesday: he believes the company’s decision to abandon its autonomous driving program was a mistake. Said Kalanick at the Abundance Summit in L.A., “Look, [new management] killed the autonomous car project we had going on. At the time, we were really only behind Waymo … Read more
OpenAI study finds punishing AI for “bad thoughts” teaches it to hide intentions rather than improve behavior
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Approach and 3.1 Differential Testing for XML Processors 3.2 XPath Expression Generation 3.3 XML Generation 4 Evaluation 4.1 Effectiveness 4.2 Efficiency 4.3 Comparison to the State of the Art 4.4 Analysis of BaseX Historical Bug Reports 5 Related Work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 6 … Read more
A crypto trader fell victim to a sandwich attack while making a $220,764 stablecoin transfer on March 12 — losing almost 98% of its value to a Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) bot. $220,764 worth of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin was swapped to $5,271 of Tether (USDT) in eight seconds as the MEV bot successfully … Read more