Incredible supply chain attack. Someone faked a #Trezor hardware wallet that looks and behaves like the genuine article and shipped to purchasers, complete with packaging and holographic seals.
The fact that you see very little presence of the larger cryptocurrency community on the Fediverse shows the actual interest in distributed systems compared to their interest in making money. A large part of the cryptocurrency community are just VCs or wannabe VCs.
The European Union is due on Wednesday to publish draft rules that give legal underpinnings for a digital euro, if the European Central Bank decided to issue one in coming years.
The thing I don't get about #Ethereum is this: its sole value is as the 'app store of crypto' allowing countless third party things to take advantage of #Blockchain utility... but, gas prices are always so ridiculously high that it costs more to use ether than 99% of the actual transactions on the network. so like 'you had one job' eth, and you totally fucked it up. it's this kind of thing that makes #crypto as a whole seem like a cult or constant grift at worst.
Aside from Proof of Stake being inherently insecure and it being inherently impossible to validate the current state from scratch, this is how "everyone can be a validator" is going in #Ethereum:
At current price, the minimum stake to become a validator is equal to ~60K USD.
Now they're discussing raising the maximum to ~3.7M USD, because too many early bag holders want in on the 5% money-printing scam, so the current wait time to become a validator is ~44 days.
"I came across this story today about an #Ethereum Whale that was such a good trader, they timed the #ETH crash perfectly, saving themselves $5M dollars by liquidating their ETH position. Naturally, I was curious who it was! So I took a look. Here is what I found"
🤖⚠️ Vitalik Buterin sounds the alarm on AI dangers! Unlike past tech, AI could be a game-changer. Imagine a superintelligent AI seeing humans as a threat! Let's tread carefully into this uncharted territory. #Ethereum#AI#BlockChain
Ethereum's price sees a modest rise despite the approval of multiple spot ETFs. Will institutional investment drive the next bull run, or is the market underwhelmed?
Daily General Discussion - June 23, 2023
Welcome to the Daily General Discussion on Ethfinance...
Daily General Discussion - June 22, 2023
Welcome to the Daily General Discussion on Ethfinance...
EU to set out legal underpinnings for a digital euro (www.reuters.com)
The European Union is due on Wednesday to publish draft rules that give legal underpinnings for a digital euro, if the European Central Bank decided to issue one in coming years.
Daily General Discussion - June 26, 2023
Welcome to the Daily General Discussion on Ethfinance...
White Hat Hacker Finds Multi-Million Dollar Vulnerability in Ethereum to Arbitrum Bridge (cryptotale.org)
Hacker ‘Riptide’, finds a multi-million-dollar vulnerability in Ethereum to Arbitrum Bridge and received a bounty of more than $500,000.
OC Ethereum Classic Rises Amid ETH ETF Approval, Eyes on Halving (cryptotale.org)
Ethereum Classic price surges following the SEC's approval of Ethereum ETFs, with its fourth halving event on the horizon.
OC Get 2x the Ether: Leveraged Ethereum ETF Arrives in June (coinedition.com)
The Volatility Shares 2x Ether ETF is set to begin trading in the US on June 4 and might result in the eventual approval of spot ETH ETF.
OC Ethereum’s Muted Response to ETF Approval: A Calm Before the Storm? (coinedition.com)
Ethereum's price sees a modest rise despite the approval of multiple spot ETFs. Will institutional investment drive the next bull run, or is the market underwhelmed?
OC Insider Selling Hits MAGA Token on Ethereum, Price Declines (coinedition.com)
Insider selling affects MEMEcoin ($MAGA) on Ethereum, prompting caution amidst Ethereum's bullish momentum. Read more in C.E.
OC UK Gets Its First Low-Cost Crypto ETPs as WisdomTree Lands FCA Approval (coinedition.com)
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs debut on the London Stock Exchange post-FCA approval, signaling institutional crypto adoption in the UK market.
OC Ethereum Co-Founder Comends Community’s Free-Speech Culture (coinedition.com)
Vitalik Buterin sparked widespread discussion by commending the Ethereum community for practicing a free-speech culture.