Indian prime minister Modi's hacked Twitter account attempts BTC scam
Soon after Modi's Twitter account, with over 73.4 million followers, got hacked, attackers shared misleading information about the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and a 500 BTC giveaway. The official Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi got compromised earlier today, which was then used to share misleading information about the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) and redistribution of 500 BTC among the Indian citizens. On Friday, Modi said in a virtual summit hosted by ...
Indian prime minister Modi's hacked Twitter account attempts BTC scam
Soon after Modi's Twitter account, with over 73.4 million followers, got hacked, attackers shared misleading information about the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and a 500 BTC giveaway. The official Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi got compromised earlier today, which was then used to share misleading information about the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) and redistribution of 500 BTC among the Indian citizens. On Friday, Modi said in a virtual summit hosted by ...
The Metaverse will bring unbridled evolution to NFTs
NFTs are here to stay and the arrival of the metaverse is only set to make their appeal and use even more popular. Even as nonfungible token (NFT) transactions have taken off and made headlines, to most people outside the crypto world, they’re just a gimmick. The metaverse will change that. There’s always a tipping point when new technologies go from incomprehensible fringe interest to, suddenly, part of life. That point usually comes from the confluence of a number of drivers and, right now,...
The Metaverse will bring unbridled evolution to NFTs
NFTs are here to stay and the arrival of the metaverse is only set to make their appeal and use even more popular. Even as nonfungible token (NFT) transactions have taken off and made headlines, to most people outside the crypto world, they’re just a gimmick. The metaverse will change that. There’s always a tipping point when new technologies go from incomprehensible fringe interest to, suddenly, part of life. That point usually comes from the confluence of a number of drivers and, right now,...
AscendEX loses $80M following ERC-20, BSC, Polygon hot wallet compromise
Out of the lot, around $60 million worth of tokens were transferred over the Ethereum blockchain alone. Tokens stolen from BSC and Polygon are worth $9.2 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Crypto trading platform AscendEX suffered a loss of $77.7 million in a hot wallet compromise that allowed hackers to access and transfer tokens hosted over the Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain and Polygon blockchains. Soon after the realization, AscendEX proactively warned its users about the stolen funds...
AscendEX loses $80M following ERC-20, BSC, Polygon hot wallet compromise
Out of the lot, around $60 million worth of tokens were transferred over the Ethereum blockchain alone. Tokens stolen from BSC and Polygon are worth $9.2 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Crypto trading platform AscendEX suffered a loss of $77.7 million in a hot wallet compromise that allowed hackers to access and transfer tokens hosted over the Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain and Polygon blockchains. Soon after the realization, AscendEX proactively warned its users about the stolen funds...
Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: Proof-of-stake blockchain consensus
Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group discussed some of the challenges the team has faced since identifying the key issues they intend to solve and outlined three of the “crises” that are holding back blockchain adoption: upgradeability, scalability and governance. This series is focused on the consensus algorithm: ...
Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: Proof-of-stake blockchain consensus
Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group discussed some of the challenges the team has faced since identifying the key issues they intend to solve and outlined three of the “crises” that are holding back blockchain adoption: upgradeability, scalability and governance. This series is focused on the consensus algorithm: ...
A letter to Zuckerberg: The Metaverse is not what you think it is
Dear Lord Sugar Mountain, Attention: to my Facebook friend who is building a version of the metaverse that nobody wants as a starter. The last few years must certainly not have been easy. Your business model centered around polarization and, subsequently, outrage has ironically unified many of us against relying too much on your social media platform. Your government — whose sniper rifle accuracy you know all too well as they took out your ill-conceived stablecoin project shortly after your e...
A letter to Zuckerberg: The Metaverse is not what you think it is
Dear Lord Sugar Mountain, Attention: to my Facebook friend who is building a version of the metaverse that nobody wants as a starter. The last few years must certainly not have been easy. Your business model centered around polarization and, subsequently, outrage has ironically unified many of us against relying too much on your social media platform. Your government — whose sniper rifle accuracy you know all too well as they took out your ill-conceived stablecoin project shortly after your e...
