Crypto FOMO Is Back. So Are the Scams
[ad_1] An analysis performed on behalf of WIRED by crypto auditing company Hacken identified red flags in the token’s underlying code that might in some circumstances betray a scam. Those…
Sarcophagus Is a Dead Man’s Switch for Your Crypto Wallet
[ad_1] The system, says Hamilton, is designed to be “anti-fragile,” meaning it depends on no party’s good will to achieve its end. Nobody but the originator and recipient have access…
The Science of Crypto Forensics Survives a Court Battle—for Now
[ad_1] On March 12, Russian-Swedish national Roman Sterlingov was found guilty of money laundering conspiracy and other violations by a federal jury in Washington, DC, for having operated Bitcoin Fog,…
Radicle: Pioneering Peer-to-Peer Code Collaboration
[ad_1] Radicle is responsible for the development of the groundbreaking open-source code collaboration stack that is peer-to-peer. According to a statement the company made earlier today, Radicle 1.0, the following…
Automakers Are Telling Your Insurance Company How You Really Drive
[ad_1] How do you know the internet has a deepfake porn problem? Just look at copyright takedown requests. WIRED found this week that Google is receiving thousands of Digital Millennium…
Craig Wright Is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Judge Declares
[ad_1] A judge in the UK High Court has declared that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, marking the end of a years-long…
What’s Behind the Bitcoin Price Surge? Vibes, Mostly
[ad_1] The latest surge in the price of bitcoin is increasing the clamor around it, says Dal Bianco, drawing in yet more speculators and creating a “self-reinforcing cycle.” Likewise, when…
Binance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria
[ad_1] In his years as a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan helped to lead landmark investigations that took down cryptocurrency thieves and money launderers, dark-web drug dealers, and even crypto-funded…
For Bitcoin Mines in Texas, the Honeymoon Is Over
[ad_1] Others argue the state’s strategy of paying bitcoin miners not to mine when the grid is under heavy load is nonsensical. “The most important thing a regulator can do…
Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment
[ad_1] The ransomware attack targeting medical firm Change Healthcare has been one of the most disruptive in years, crippling pharmacies across the US—including those in hospitals—and leading to serious snags…