Security

After a long week in Las Vegas, I finally headed home to reflect on all the new releases and information inundating CES. Press conferences, demonstrations, exhibit meetings, and so many simultaneously running conference tracks and meetups…

What Is DigixDAO? DigixDAO is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization creating a cryptocurrency backed by bars of gold. DGD is the native Ethereum-based ERC-20 cryptocurrency token governing the Digix network. DGX is the second Digix…

At first glance, the concept of a smartphone-based hardware wallet is an attractive one. Due to the ubiquity of mobile devices, such solutions could give crypto adoption a massive boost. But even for fully-sold proponents, the issue comes…

It is "very unlikely" that the people behind the Cryptopia hack will be caught, according to a leader in blockchain security.Michael Ou, the CEO of Taiwan-based CoolBitX, says that even if the hackers are apprehended, returning the…

Constantinople is not broken, but it definitely seems to need maintainance. Yesterday the Ethereum Foundation revealed that the planned upgrade was not yet ready for the road, commencing emergency repairs on a software fork that many…

Storing cryptocurrency securely is one of the biggest issues facing coin hodlers. Hardware wallets, which keep assets off the internet and safe from hackers, are often considered to be the most effective. Two major wallet makers, France's…

If you've been buying the dip, you may want to brush up on good security. Crypto wallets are being targeted by cybercriminals, most recently with a phishing attack on the popular Electrum software wallet. Based on blockchain data, at least…

An independent security review has found “no critical vulnerabilities” in the node software for the Nano cryptocurrency. Red4Sec, a cybersecurity firm, was enlisted by the Nano Foundation to conduct a thorough audit of currency's…

A Japanese exchange was hacked at the start of the year. In one Friday morning, thieves managed to steal more than $530m worth of NEM (XEM) from Coincheck. It remains the largest-scale theft based on contemporary prices, even surpassing the…

Ethereum (ETH) has had bad press lately. Erstwhile Ethereum dApps are moving onto other networks; prices are at rock bottom. At a conference not too long ago, one cryptocurrency trader described ether tokens as "practically dogshit."  But…

An attempted class-action lawsuit against the creators of Nano has been dismissed with prejudice, after the lead plaintiff withdrew his complaint. Investor Alex Brola attempted to launch the suit against the cryptocurrency’s creators on…

What Are Grin And MimbleWimble? Grin coin is an implementation of the MimbleWimble protocol. Grin aims to be a scalable privacy coin that has no addresses, no amounts, and is therefore less storage intensive than other privacy coins and…

An official from U.S. Homeland Security has claimed that the authorities can trace every crypto to fiat currency conversion. Is that really a surprise in the modern age of surveillance?He was talking about international drug dealers…

John McAfee has revealed more details of his upcoming Presidential campaign, but even he says the American public would be insane to vote him in to office. Some people said the same about Donald Trump, though, so anything is possible.…

Cases of crypto mining malware, software designed to illegally mine cryptocurrency, has nearly doubled in the second quarter, with evidence suggesting that a rising number of criminals could be creating malware specifically for targeting…

Unikeys has unveiled a biometric cryptocurrency card that you can verify each transaction with your biometric data. It's a huge step in the battle against fraud and could be rolled out across the industry before too long. The company is…