Blockstream’s Liquid Network contained a vulnerability until today that could have allowed millions in BTC to get stolen. The bug was disclosed by James Prestwich, a Bitcoin developer and founder of the crypto startup Summa One.
How the Bug WorksThe security vulnerability affected an essential account on the Liquid Network due to inconsistent timelocks.
Bitcoin and Ethereum have been trading sideways for the past few months. Now, different technical patterns suggest they are bound for a bearish impulse before resuming their respective uptrends.
Bitcoin Holds Above Key Support LevelBitcoin has been consolidating within a narrow range for the past two months without providing any clear signs of where it is headed.
How accurate is the narrative that the Fed is simply printing money out of thin air to pump into an at-risk American economy?
The fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), recently dropped to levels not seen in its 3-year history. Still, a particular technical pattern suggests it is time to buy.
A hacker found a loophole in a Balancer pool via a deflationary token, resulting in the pool being drained of $535,000. Balancer’s co-founder took responsibility for ignoring a previous bug report regarding this same attack vector.
Interested in yield farming but not sure where to start? Here’s an overview of the top DeFi protocols and how you can get started.
What is Yield Farming?The hottest buzzword in crypto today is “yield farming,” which allows people to earn fixed or variable interest by investing crypto in a DeFi market. Investing in ETH is not yield farming; lending out ETH on Aave for a return beyond the ETH price appreciation is yield farming.
With extraordinary yields, farmers are rushing to plant their crypto in DeFi protocol Compound. But there’s a drought coming.
DeFi Won’t Stop, Risks Pile UpIf you thought Compound was done after surpassing MakerDAO to become DeFi’s most valuable protocol, now is its time to backtrack.
U.S. lawmakers have introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act (LAED), a bill that could give the government near-total access to user data. Nevertheless, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Monero, and Zcash will continue to provide users with protection.
Bitcoin is infiltrating DeFi, with now over 10,000 BTC locked in Ethereum. Could this growth signal a new role for BTC, as the primary choice of collateral in DeFi?
Big Win for Bitcoin InteroperabilityBitcoin’s role as crypto’s reserve currency is well known. Now, it may just become the strongest money on Ethereum.
Over 10,000 BTC currently exists on Ethereum, 72% of which is wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC).
Roughly $460 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and EOS have been transferred to different addresses over the past week by the multi-billion dollar PlusToken Ponzi.
PlusToken Ponzi Prepares to DumpThe transactions stoked fear among market participants due to PlusToken’s activity in the past.
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