The Ethereum-blockchain size has exceeded 1TB, and yes, it’s an issue This is not about archival nodes. This is about about staying in sync, after the fact. My Argument: Ethereum’s runaway data directory size is just the tip.My Prediction: It will all work, until it doesn’t.My Suggestion: Transpose. My Argument: Ethereum’s runaway data directory size is just the tip. My Prediction: It will all work, until… Read More
The Evolving Debate Over EIP-999: Can (or Should) Trapped Ether Be Freed? In November 2017, a pseudonymous actor exploited a vulnerability in Parity’s multi-signature Ethereum wallet library that rendered half a million ether inaccessible to their owners. Ironically, the culprit, Devops199, was trying to patch another vulnerability that allowed hackers to steal $32 million from Parity’s multi-signature wallet accounts back in July of 2017. While tinkering with… Read More
The State of Scaling Ethereum Ethereum developers have long known that scaling the network is a subject worth discussion and investment. The matter did not quite spill out from the developer community, however, until late 2017, when a decentralized application (dApp) named CryptoKitties attracted so much traffic it began slowing down the network. On top of network latency, the price… Read More
MyEtherWallet Confirmed Hack via DNS Loophole The attackers don’t seem to have compromised MyEtherWallet itself. Instead, they attacked the infrastructure of the internet, intercepting DNS requests formyetherwallet.comto make the Russian server seem like the rightful owner of the address. Most of the affected users were employing Google’s 8.8.8.8 DNS service. However, because Google’s service isrecursive, the bad listing was likely obtained… Read More
Upgradeable smart contracts in Ethereum Ethereum contracts are immutable but there is a way to design contracts which can be upgraded, so you can fix bugs quickly and add features. We’ll see how to create upgradable contracts. Source: zohaib… Read More
List of the top smart contract vulnerabilities This project is an initiative of NCC Group. It is an open and collaborative project to join efforts in discovering smart contract vulnerabilities within the security community. Source: dasp… Read More
How we made $100K arbitraging CryptoKitties The inside story behind how we made $107K investing in CryptoKitties and briefly set the record for the highest sale ever. Later, we made ~$8K running an automated arbitrage bot. Source: hackernoon… Read More
After CryptoKitties, the ‘Cryptocollectibles’ Business Is Booming Development for CryptoPets started just four days after CryptoKitties’ launch on November 28, and is basically a cross between Pokémon and CrytoKitties. Owners’ pets can battle each other, and those who put in time and effort to “train” their pets will increase their value in the “adoption center,” Mitchell Opatowsky, project manager at CryptoPets, explained… Read More
Ethereum’s Compact Merkle Trie This is the third post in a series on implementing the Ethereum Virtual Machine in Clojure. Source: nervous… Read More
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Is Beefing With the Guy Who Claimed to Be Satoshi Nakamoto At the 2018 Deconomy conference in Seoul, South Korea, Buterin and Wright were both booked as speakers, and the sparks flew. During question period for a panel that included Wright, Buterin (according to audience video from multiple angles posted to social media) stood up in the audience and asked, “Given he makes so many non-sequiturs… Read More