Month: May 2025

Giant Bomb goes independent

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At the beginning of the month, things weren’t looking good for gaming site Giant Bomb after its content was put on hold amid reports of editorial interference from its parent company, Fandom. Today, some feel-good news: Giant Bomb announced it is now an independent, employee-owned entity. “Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to … Read more

Bitcoin must close the week above this level to start 'price discovery 2'

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Key points: Bitcoin analysis identifies the all-important price point to hold into the weekly close as all-time highs loom. Liquidity is tightly clustered around current spot price, with $106,000 the likely next battleground. Some traders are expecting the bid to enter price discovery to fail. Bitcoin (BTC) preserved giant gains into the May 11 weekly … Read more

Pectra lets hackers drain wallets with just an offchain signature

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Ethereum’s latest network upgrade, Pectra, introduced powerful new features aimed at improving scalability and smart account functionality — but it also opened a dangerous new attack vector that could allow hackers to drain funds from user wallets using only an offchain signature. Under the Pectra upgrade, which went live on May 7 at epoch 364032, … Read more

The one controller to (almost) rule them all

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 82, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you’re caught up on Andor, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about AI prophets and ChatGPT cheaters and the … Read more

“Humans can tell when it’s a human” — Community mocks Worldcoin’s Orb Mini

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Worldcoin’s latest hardware, the Orb Mini, aimed at enabling portable human verification, has been met with ridicule across Crypto Twitter. Launched with the slogan “It goes where you go,” the device has instead triggered dystopian comparisons and widespread mockery for its unsettling implications and unclear use case. “The thing about humans is they can tell … Read more

The Greek revival you’re not watching (but probably should be)

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Much of the world isn’t paying close attention to Greece right now. That may be a mistake. Best known for its stunning islands, sun-soaked cities, and deep historical roots, Greece has been quietly laying the foundation for something far less expected: a modern, resilient tech economy. While the international spotlight often misses it, something real … Read more

Mobius Token smart contracts on BNB Chain exploited, $2.1M drained

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Hackers drained over $2.15 million from Mobius Token ($MBU) smart contracts on the BNB Chain in a targeted exploit detected early May 11, according to security firm Cyvers Alerts. The attacker deployed the contract from address 0xb32a53… at 07:31:38 UTC and initiated the exploit at 07:33:56 UTC, draining funds from the victim wallet 0xb5252f… Cyvers … Read more