As the crypto space grows, it has become more common to hear stories of airdrop scams, rugpulls, and disappointed crypto users. While it is understood that no investment is guaranteed, the decentralized nature of crypto, and confusion of such early market make it the perfect environment for crypto scams
As digital ownership grows, protecting keys that have access to funds become a priority. Multi-Signature wallets allow entities to secure data through a process of smart contracts. A multisig wallet also enables an individual or a group of individuals to store, manage, and exchange funds when a specific number of signatures are collected. This is extremely useful for exchanges, crypto currency projects, and companies holding substantial amounts of money.
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CREAM Finance broke a record this year for getting hacked three times in a matter of months! While CREAM Finance has quite the record when it comes to security vulnerabilities, the third hack has been by far the most devastating, accountable for a loss of over $130M. Most importantly, it has cost the project damage in trust and credibility from the community. While many believe the project will not survive, can CREAM redeem itself and recover?
Crypto is the new bank of the internet, and the new playing ground for hackers looking to access millions from the comfort of their computers. But is it possible to turn a black hat hacker into a white hat hacker? Can companies provide enough incentives to drive crypto innovation and incentivize security efforts? In this article we will explain what bounties are, how they work and the benefits and disadvantages of having them.
Multichain networks will reshape the way we think and experience crypto. From the way we navigate DeFi, send funds with ease across different Blockchains, and move our digital avatars without the worry of fees and delays. Multichains will open the door to a world of opportunities, where digital assets will become the norm. Read below to participate in the revolution.
The NFT mania brings many security concerns as more investors and artists experience security threats. Find out the key security issues in NFTs and how to stay protected in the crypto space.
The crypto ecosystem is an exciting market. With over 200 million users worldwide, crypto currencies have become the new Wild West, where everyone is looking to maximize profits, but few understand the security behind Blockchain technology.
Blockchain is an exciting and innovative area, and unlike other nascent technologies, blockchain comes with substantive progress in its brief history, with greater exposure to wider audiences. However, there are also bad actors who are attracted to the ecosystem who try and identify potential Vulnerabilities and exploit these in a way that will allow them to generate a financial gain.
The crypto currency space is still very new and immature when it comes to security measures. Hackers are performing complex and continuous attacks, costing projects and investors millions of dollars every year. Here are 3 crypto currency attacks that changed the future of Blockchain and crypto security.
Cryptocurrency trading is gaining traction worldwide as digital coins move from the fringes of DeFi to mainstream banking. Recently,
Cryptocurrency and DeFi trading platforms have long signified a coming change in the way currency is handled around the world.
Many involved in blockchain do not have a full comprehension of the impact of software flaws and how they can enable vulnerability.
DeFi and cryptocurrency are the next generation of finance, set to disrupt the mainstream capital markets and financial institutions. Why are banks, investors, and regulators afraid of DeFi? What can overcome the fear? Read our new Valid Network blog.
2020 has seen a rise in both impact of attacks and sophistication over previous years. Attackers stole $3.8 billion -- in just 122 attacks. This blog covers the Top Blockchain Hacks of last year. Looking forward towards 2021, companies utilizing blockchain will continue to face these challenges with both known and novel threats in a highly open and visible ecosystem.
When we hear about Denial of Service attacks in the news, they usually target websites and web applications. But blockchain implementations in cryptocurrencies and various forms of record keeping technologies can be particularly vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks due to having millions of users.
We are excited to announce Ethereplay by Valid Network, a free community tool to support examining, analyzing, optimizing and securing of smart contract code on Ethereum.
What do blockchain, VPN, and SSH all have in common? They’re all implementations of cryptographic technology.
What if you could make USD 1,000,000 in 30 minutes on the blockchain with some scripts, insider knowledge, and the right timing? Unethical, illegal, and difficult to prevent, this threat to the defi is called frontrunning.
As blockchain applications are a form of web application, access control is still a common problem even for blockchain developers. But despite its common use, access control is difficult to implement and manage properly, easily leading to a misconfigured security control that leaves an enterprise’s data at risk.
Injection attacks are one of the most significant risks to any network-connected system. These attacks use malicious data to attack software systems and can be launched against the client-side of an application, but also against the server-side the database, and the smart contracts.
Enterprise blockchains are starting to gain popularity in recent years. After the big hype around digital currencies has slowly subsided, the interest shifted to the technology that formed the basis for these currencies, the blockchain, and the possibilities it holds for organizations.
With the upsurge of blockchain, the emergence of dApps is already a steady trend. Now is the time for enterprises to pay more attention to what’s happening and how it affects them and their target audience.
Key issues that enterprises must carefully consider and deal with when onboarding blockchain technology
Tornado.cash is a recently announced dApp on Ethereum that allows private transactions on the otherwise public Ethereum network. Private transactions have been a much sought after feature on Ethereum, with many projects developing such features.
DeFi or decentralized finance is a growing sector in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space that defines an ecosystem of decentralized applications providing financial services with no governing authority.
Whenever you want to login into your social media account, say Twitter, you are expected to provide a secret passage – a password. The website checks if your password is correct and if it is, you are granted access. This mechanism works because Twitter assumes
