Hardware Wallet Flaw Lets Attackers Hold Crypto for Ransom Without Touching Device
A hypothetical man-in-the-middle attack would have allowed an attacker to hold users’ crypto for ransom on Trezor and KeepKey hardware wallets. Source
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Digital Yuan May See a Hardware Wallet
Mobile apps may not be the only medium for storing and transacting China’s digital yuan, according to the Terms and Services agreement from a major Chinese bank. The roll-out of China’s central bank digital currency may include hardware wallets as well. Over the weekend, China Construction Bank (CCB), one of the
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Deribit Suffers Outage Over ‘Hardware Issues,’ May Miss Thursday’s Options Expiry
Deribit faces missing today's expiry, but said it would "manually adjust" late contracts to reflect the expiry time. Source
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New Switch Hardware is Still Missing Nintendo’s Next-Gen Upgrade
Rumors of a new hardware revision for the Nintendo Switch have leaked online. The new hardware revision is thought to be the rumored ‘pro’ version of Nintendo’s latest console. This hardware revision could be the thing that Nintendo needs to keep substantial growth throughout the next console generation. The Nintendo Switch has been
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Blockchain Privacy Firm HOPR Releases Mixnet Hardware Node for Ethereum
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Weaker Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Selling BTC in Droves as Bitmain Debuts Cheaper Hardware
[sociallocker id="55298"] Weaker bitcoin miners are engaging in massive selloffs as Bitmain debuts a cheaper model in the Antminer series. Inefficient Miners Offloading Bitcoin Likely Signaling Capitulation Smaller Bitcoin miners appear to be capitulating as figures show massive BTC selling. This trend comes as the May halving sees block reward slashed by
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Critical Mining Hardware Manufacturer To Launch Second US Factory
The world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer and third-largest chip manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, has announced plans to build a $12 factory in Arizona.The move comes after TSMC suffered significant disruptions across its supply chain amid the coronavirus outbreak in China.With Bitmain relying on TSMC for its next-generation chips
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Survey Shows Many BTC Holders Use Hardware Wallet, Have Backup Keys
A survey posted to Reddit shows that most crypto holders store the majority of their Bitcoin in hardware wallets and keep a backup of the private keys on a sheet of paper. Reddit user gunnaj posted the results of the survey as part of his PhD thesis to Reddit on April
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Trezor now taking pre-orders for its hardware Bitcoin wallet
Satoshi Labs was founded by Pavol Rusnak and Marek Palatinus, and produced the first Trezor prototype in 2012. They launched Satoshi Labs in 2013 and also began fundraising. Trezor offers two products, the Model T and Trezor One. The first generation Trezor One contains two physical buttons and a screen,
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Obsolete Mining Hardware Could be Used for Zero Knowledge Proofs
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the distributed Blockchain-computing platform, Ethereum, has had a lot to say in recent weeks. On April 25, Buterin appeared on The Shitcoin Dot Com Show to discuss the upcoming launch of Ethereum 2.0.During the interview, Vitalik was asked what people should do with their Ethereum miners
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