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Analyses

What Is Crypto’s Downfall? Its Complexity

But that doesn't mean bitcoiners should close their mind to the wider blockchain industry.

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Finance

Chia Network Reissues Its Asset Token to Address Security Vulnerability

The smart transaction platform will upgrade its chia asset token (CAT) to a new token, CAT2, to address a potential security weaknesses.

Chia founder Bram Cohen (Chia)

Finance

The Sandbox Brings on Security Firm BrandShield to Prevent Rising NFT Fraud

Cybersecurity company BrandShield removed 120 phishing sites and 58 fake social media accounts in March and April.

(The Sandbox)

Vidéos

Investor Town Hall: Security, Reputation, ESG and Other Barriers to Institutional Adoption

Katherine Molnar, CIO at Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System, Matt Halstead, Director at Teacher Retirement System of Texas, David Cooper, Chief Investment Officer at Purdue Research Foundation, and Joe Marenda, Global Head of Digital Assets Investing at Cambridge Associates join Temasek Director Antony Lewis at Consensus 2022 to discuss the challenges of crypto's institutional adoption in terms of security, reputation and ESG issues. Moderator: Michael Casey, Chief Content Officer, CoinDesk

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Analyses

Digital Pseudonyms: One More Way to Make Working From Home Secure

A system of pseudonymous digital credentials would benefit organizations and ensure individuals control their personal data.

Digital pseudonyms can help organizations maintain records securely. (Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images)

Technologies

Wallet That Helped Trigger UST Implosion Linked by Analysis Firm to Terra Developer

The popular decentralized stablecoin lost its dollar peg and fell to pennies in May. A South Korean blockchain analysis firm suggests the death spiral was sparked by transactions from a wallet linked to the lead Terra developer – though any motivation or rationale remains a mystery.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Finance

Blockchain Security Firm Forta Introduces Native Token

The FORT token will provide an incentivized structure to help secure the Forta network.

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Technologies

MetaMask, Phantom and Other Browser Wallets Patch Security Vulnerability

There is no evidence the vulnerability was ever exploited by attackers, meaning no user funds are believed to have been impacted.

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Finance

Nansen Seeks to Reshape Crypto Messaging With Blockchain-Compatible App

Nansen’s app will initially be available for subscribers and certain NFT holders.

Nansen launched a blockchain-compatible messaging app. (Constantine Johnny/Getty images)