# Franco Scandizzo

> An argentinean journalist. Bitcoin. 

## Recent Posts

- [Post-Quantum Proposal on Ethereum: Protect Wallets with a Single Transaction](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/post-quantum-proposal-on-ethereum-protect-wallets-with-a-single-transaction): A new initiative uses Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs to hide users’ public keys without changing their address or migrating any funds.
- [April Recorded More Than One DeFi Hack Per Day](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/april-recorded-more-than-one-defi-hack-per-day): More than 30 incidents and USD 635 million stolen turned April into the month that accounted for 78% of all hacks in the year so far.
- [Ethereum Wallet Drains Point to Private Keys Stolen Years Ago](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/ethereum-wallet-drains-point-to-private-keys-stolen-years-ago): On-chain analyst The Smart Ape identified that the attacker signed the transactions directly, ruling out vectors such as exploits or phishing.
- [PACTs: A “Silent” Post-Quantum Solution That Could Save Bitcoin and Satoshi](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/pacts-a-silent-post-quantum-solution-that-could-save-bitcoin-and-satoshi): Developer Dan Robinson has presented a mechanism that allows holders of vulnerable addresses to cryptographically seal their control over their keys.
- [The next Ethereum upgrade is progressing slower than expected](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/the-next-ethereum-upgrade-is-progressing-slower-than-expected): Nixo, a collaborator of the Ethereum Foundation, pointed out that the core change of the Glamsterdam upgrade is proving complex to implement.
- [Google Confirms Ethereum Is Weaker Than Bitcoin Against Quantum Computing](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/google-confirms-ethereum-is-weaker-than-bitcoin-against-quantum-computing): The Google Quantum AI study identifies five quantum attack vectors in Ethereum that Bitcoin does not have.
- [Which Cryptocurrencies Does Google Say Are Quantum-Resistant and Why?](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/which-cryptocurrencies-does-google-say-are-quantum-resistant-and-why): Google Quantum AI has revealed networks that are already operating with post-quantum cryptography and others that are making progress in that direction.
- [Silent Payments in Bitcoin Take a Leap Toward "Mass Adoption"](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/silent-payments-in-bitcoin-take-a-leap-toward-mass-adoption): Craig Raw from Sparrow Wallet released Frigate, an experimental server that makes Silent Payments viable on mobile Bitcoin wallets.
- [A Historic NASA Photograph is Immortalized on Bitcoin](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/a-historic-nasa-photograph-is-immortalized-on-bitcoin): A user inscribed the "Earthset" image onto a Bitcoin block. The photo was captured by the Artemis II mission and shows Earth from the Moon.
- [Cryptographic Proof Could Rescue Bitcoin Wallets Locked by Quantum Computing](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/cryptographic-proof-could-rescue-bitcoin-wallets-locked-by-quantum-computing): A proof-of-concept has been published that would allow the recovery of funds potentially locked in Taproot addresses in the event of a quantum attack.
- [33% of all bitcoins are vulnerable to quantum attacks](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/33percent-of-all-bitcoins-are-vulnerable-to-quantum-attacks): There are approximately 6.8 million BTC held in addresses vulnerable to a potential quantum computing attack.
- [Have Bitcoin Core nodes migrated to Knots after the bug?](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/have-bitcoin-core-nodes-migrated-to-knots-after-the-bug): Data on Bitcoin clients show steady growth in Knots, amid ongoing debate following the Core v30 bug.
- [Vitalik believes the limits no longer exist for Ethereum](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/vitalik-believes-the-limits-no-longer-exist-for-ethereum): For Ethereum’s co-founder, there are no longer barriers to combining extreme scalability with decentralization.
- [The dispute over what Bitcoin’s core purpose should be resurfaces](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/the-dispute-over-what-bitcoins-core-purpose-should-be-resurfaces): The debate over using Bitcoin as a data layer has reemerged among developers following a new proposed update to the Bitcoin Core client.
- [XRP flips BNB to become the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/xrp-flips-bnb-to-become-the-third-largest-cryptocurrency-by-market-cap): Ripple’s token displaced BNB in the global rankings, fueled by a weekly surge of over 8%.
- [Bitcoin Taproot usage drops: Is quantum computing to blame?](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/bitcoin-taproot-usage-drops-is-quantum-computing-to-blame): Following the decline in Taproot adoption on the Bitcoin network, Willy Woo has sparked a debate on whether the fear of quantum computing is influencing this shift.
- [The future of Bitcoin mining is in space](https://paragraph.com/@fsprofile/the-future-of-bitcoin-mining-is-in-space): Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, and Google are among the companies exploring the deployment of AI data centers in space, a move that could pave the way for Bitcoin mining to follow.

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