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How a hacker may have used a trading bot to steal millions of dollars on Binance

How a hacker may have used a trading bot to steal millions of dollars on Binance

Update: Binance has released a statement about this attack. It turns out to be similar to the situation I described in this post. API keys were phished maliciously and stored for a period. When the hackers had enough keys they attempted to pump $VIA and had already bought into $VIA

Cryptocurrency fear, uncertainty and doubt, according to mainstream media

Cryptocurrency fear, uncertainty and doubt, according to mainstream media

Over the last month or so, cryptocurrencies have been taking a bit of a hit. Most people are now calling this a bear market. However, the absolute onslaught of lies and propaganda from the media against cryptocurrency has been unbelievable, to say the least. Let's take a look

BitGrail exchange has been hacked and it won't be the last

BitGrail exchange has been hacked and it won't be the last

On February 8th 2018, BitGrail declared to its users via their website that it had discovered a shortfall of 17 million XRB. At the time of writing this post, XRB is worth $10.35. That's a loss of roughly $170 million. Apparently the "hacker" has been

In a sea of red, DigixDAO is solid gold

In a sea of red, DigixDAO is solid gold

There's blood in the streets in cryptocurrency right now, but it's not the blood of DigixDAO. January hasn't been a great month for cryptocurrency investors and February is now looking equally dull with the market going much deeper into the shades of red. Except

Why do the prices of most cryptocurrencies follow Bitcoin's price?

Why do the prices of most cryptocurrencies follow Bitcoin's price?

You may have noticed that whichever direction Bitcoin goes, it seems that just about every other cryptocurrency follows Bitcoin's price. Are people just intentionally following the price of Bitcoin in their respective cryptocurrencies? Well, that's not exactly true. It's a bit of an illusion

The Parity multi-sig wallet hack debacle

The Parity multi-sig wallet hack debacle

On the 7th of November 2017, a vulnerability was discovered in multi-sig Parity wallet which allowed anyone to essentially gain administrative rights over the smart contract by becoming the owner. Someone subsequently exploited this and executed a locking function on the contract, causing the funds to be locked away forever.

The definitive guide to buying cryptocurrency

The definitive guide to buying cryptocurrency

From start to finish, the definitive guide to buying any cryptocurrency is here. I want people to be able to get into cryptocurrency easily without having to do crazy amounts of reading, so I will try to keep this as short as possible. Step 1. Find a "fiat"

Ready to take the red pill NEO?

Ready to take the red pill NEO?

Sorry for the lame joke but come on, who wouldn't reference The Matrix when they had the perfect opportunity? The fact is, what is known as the upcoming "Ethereum competitor"; NEO is about to take off. NEO, being developed by a team in China is touted

Why is a hardware wallet so secure?

Why is a hardware wallet so secure?

I've seen this question raised on Reddit quite a few times lately. It seems that a lot of new people coming into the cryptocurrency sphere are aware of hardware wallets but are not sure why they are secure. Well, I hope to explain the entirety of it here

Iconomi (ICN) will take you to the moon

Iconomi (ICN) will take you to the moon

Iconomi (ICN) is scheduled to release their platform to the public on August 1st. At the time of writing, the market capital of Iconomi is just $182 million. This is a great time to buy. Iconomi is the first platform that will allow the average user to invest in a

Why DigixDAO (DGD) is such an undervalued investment

Why DigixDAO (DGD) is such an undervalued investment

DigixDAO aims to bring gold to the cryptocurrency sphere. It has been in the works for a long time and is close to reaching its big release, 2.0. You should be buying DGD right now before the release and here's why. First of all, let's

Breaking down the GDAX flash crash to the layman

Breaking down the GDAX flash crash to the layman

If you've been reading cryptocurrency related news at all in the last month, you'll have read about the huge crash that took place on GDAX a few weeks ago. The price of Ether crashed from $317.81 to as low as $0.10 for a matter

Which wallet should I use for Ether?

Which wallet should I use for Ether?

I've been a huge fan of Ether ever since I bought it for $2. Since then the community and currency has grown phenomenally. The main question I still see on r/ethtrader and r/ethereum however is, which wallet should I use to manage my Ether? If you

Best way to store your cryptocurrency

Best way to store your cryptocurrency

So, you you want to buy some crypto and you're trying to figure out how you should store it. Well, this is the guide for you. I'm going to go through all of the different possible ways you can store crypto and describe the positives and