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Friend.Tech User Sells 176 Keys for $1.5M Ether, Jumps Ship to New Bitcoin City

Developer @punk3700 previously told CryptoX that bitcoin’s usage in DeFi applications has so far been limited to tokenized representations of bitcoin on other chains, such as Ethereum or Solana, but that the New Bitcoin City believed a gap remained for wealthy bitcoin holders to use their assets on interactive applications. Source

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CoinEx hack – compromised private keys led to $70M theft

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx has revealed that compromised private keys allowed hackers to steal over $70 million of tokens, while the team looks to open lines of communication to claw back funds.CoinEx representatives unpacked the finer details of their continuing investigation to Cointelegraph as the team works to build

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7 ways to safely store your private keys

In the world of digital assets, private keys act as the ultimate gatekeepers, granting access to your valuable cryptocurrencies and sensitive information. Safely storing your private keys is paramount to ensuring the security of your digital assets. This article will explore seven methods for storing private keys safely.Hardware walletsHardware wallets are

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Lost keys have already cost billions of dollars, many more at risk — Polygon exec

While private or mnemonic keys offer many advantages for security, they also present practical challenges, according to Mudit Gupta, the chief information security officer of layer-2 scaling solution Polygon.Speaking at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) event on July 17, Gupta discussed the differences between theoretical security and practical security in the

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Gaming gear maker Razer hacked, user data, encryption keys for sale online: Report

A post appeared on a hackers’ forum on July 8 offering information allegedly hacked from gaming hardware maker Razer. “I have stolen the source code, encryption keys, database, backend access logins etc,” the hacker declared. The Straits Times said it saw a sample of users’ email addresses on offer that the

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Trezor developer confirms private keys can be extracted if firmware is corrupt

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied A developer has acknowledged that a malicious firmware update can “exfiltrate” the seed and record the passphrase of a Trezor device. This revelation emerged during a discussion on Trezor’s official forum. It is weeks after the Ledger

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