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Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork
Ethereum developers are weighing changes to publicly disclosing critical bugs following the Nov. 11 “accidental hard fork.” Geth had fixed the bug in early October following a disclosure, but it still existed in prior versions of Geth.…
DeFi platform Akropolis admits being exploited for $2M
Decentralised Finance project Akropolis is the latest victim of a flash loan attack
The hackers exploited the savings pools at Akropolis and stole more than $2 million in DAI.
“At ~14:36 GMT we noticed a discrepancy in the APYs of our…
The end of Uniswap farming could release $1 BN worth of ETH
In just four days, Uniswap’s first yield farming will come to an end and the community has gathered to discuss what will ensue
Uniswap’s initial yield farming opportunity will be coming to an end on November 17. Over the last few days,…
The Bitcoin price has only been higher than now for 12 days in its history
Bitcoin’s explosive gains are strongly reflected by the number of days it has closed above $16,320. The Bitcoin (BTC) price, which is currently sitting at $16,320, has only been at this level or higher for 12 days in the coin’s entire…
The ‘Undo Button’ Wallet Tool Gives Users the Ability to Reverse Ethereum Transactions
On Thursday, November 12, 2020, the blockchain firm Kirobo launched a tool that allows users to reverse ethereum transactions. Similarly to the replace-by-fee (RBF) protocol leveraged by bitcoin users, ethereum transactions can be…
Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio’s Diss
Nov 12, 2020 at 2:12 p.m. UTC
Bitcoin climbed above $16,000 for the first time since late 2017. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio’s Diss
Bitcoin briefly climbed…
Israeli Firm Unveils Tech Allowing Users to ‘Undo’ Erroneous Ether Transactions
Nov 12, 2020 at 10:43 a.m. UTCUpdated Nov 12, 2020 at 2:10 p.m. UTC
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Israeli Firm Unveils Tech Allowing Users to ‘Undo’ Erroneous Ether Transactions
Kirobo, a Tel Aviv-based startup known…
Market Update: Bitcoin Spikes Over $16K, RSI Levels Warm Up, Price Retracts for Another Attempt
'Bond King' Jeffrey Gundlach: Stock Market Will Crack Pretty Hard, Bitcoin Good Inflation HedgeDoubleline Capital's CEO, the billionaire "bond king" Jeffrey Gundlach, has predicted that the stock market is going to "crack pretty hard."…
Report: Blockchain Price Oracle Manipulation Produces Millions in Losses, Shows No Signs of Slowing
On November 9, a writer from the website samczsun.com published a report that shows a number of issues with price oracle manipulation stemming from a few blockchain applications. The researcher notes that price oracle manipulation has…
“Unannounced” Ethereum Hard Fork Proves Not All Blockchain Networks Are Built The Same
Earlier today, a change to the underlying Ethereum code made by developers some time ago resulted in an unannounced hard fork, effectively splitting the Ethereum blockchain and creating a new version that is valid for upgraded nodes but…