Attacks

The Lightning Network has unleashed an entirely new set of accounting, audit and tax challenges. But how will they be resolved?
Technical

Good Griefing: A Lingering Vulnerability On Lightning Network That Still Needs Fixing

The United Nations has launched a probe into 35 cyber attacks linked to North Korea, including cryptocurrency exchange hacks and “cryptojacking.”
Culture

UN Investigating North Korea's Crypto Crimes

A confidential briefing from the UN indicates that North Korea has accrued at least $2 billion from cryptocurrency exchange and mining hacks.
Culture

UN: North Korea Funds Weapons Program Through Crypto Hacks

Op-ed - Op Ed: Anatomy of the Tether Attack: Are Stablecoins Vulnerable?
Business

Op Ed: Anatomy of the Tether Attack: Are Stablecoins Vulnerable?

Privacy & security - Popular Ether Wallet MEW Is Hijacked in DNS Attack
Culture

Popular Ether Wallet MEW Is Hijacked in DNS Attack

Ethereum - Researchers Explore Eclipse Attacks on the Ethereum Blockchain
Business

Researchers Explore Eclipse Attacks on the Ethereum Blockchain

Privacy & security - Bitcoin Exchanges Are Favorite Targets of Global DDoS Attacks: Report
Culture

Bitcoin Exchanges Are Favorite Targets of Global DDoS Attacks: Report

Technical - The Curious Case of Bitcoin’s “Moby Dick” Spam and the Miners That Confirmed It
Technical

The Curious Case of Bitcoin’s “Moby Dick” Spam and the Miners That Confirmed It

Technical - Bitcoin Magazine’s Top 6 Tech Stories of 2016
Technical

Bitcoin Magazine’s Top 6 Tech Stories of 2016

Privacy & security - Insufficient Backups
Culture

Insufficient Backups, Not Bitcoin, at Fault as Hollywood Hospital’s Data Held Ransom by Hackers

Op-ed - Bitcoin Developer Eric Lombrozo on Five Benefits of Segregated Witness
Technical

Bitcoin Developer Eric Lombrozo on Five Benefits of Segregated Witness

Op-ed - The RAND Corporation Report: National Security Implications of Virtual Currency
Culture

The RAND Corporation Report: National Security Implications of Virtual Currency

Op-ed - The Who
Culture

The Who, What, Why and How of the Ongoing Transaction Malleability Attack

Op-ed - UPDATED: CoinWallet’s September Stress Test Begins with $48
Business

UPDATED: CoinWallet’s September Stress Test Begins with $48,000 in Free Bitcoin

Op-ed - A Closer Look at BIP100: The Block Size Proposal Bitcoin Miners are Rallying Behind
Technical

A Closer Look at BIP100: The Block Size Proposal Bitcoin Miners are Rallying Behind

Op-ed - Bitcoin Payment Protocol Explained
Technical

Bitcoin Payment Protocol Explained

Op-ed - Rise of the Altcoin Wars
Business

Rise of the Altcoin Wars

Op-ed - U.S. Navy Preparing Bitcoin Battalion
Culture

U.S. Navy Preparing Bitcoin Battalion

Op-ed - Fraud Detection in the World of Bitcoin
Culture

Fraud Detection in the World of Bitcoin

Op-ed - Once Bitten
Business

Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Why the Credit Card Network is Ready for a Paradigm Shift

Op-ed - Selfish Mining: A 25% Attack Against the Bitcoin Network
Technical

Selfish Mining: A 25 Attack Against the Bitcoin Network

Ransomware-as-a-service, intricate phishing scams, cryptomining and cryptojacking schemes: Ransomware attacks will continue as long as cryptocurrency remains valuable.
Business

BetCoin.tm’s Allegedly Fraudulent, Unethical and Illegal Activity

Op-ed - The Bitcoin Crash: An Examination
Markets

The Bitcoin Crash: An Examination

Op-ed - Bitstamp Under DDoS
Markets

Bitstamp Under DDoS