Decentralized social networks have a retention problem, say execs

    Decentralized social network Friend.tech may have risen quickly, but execs argue decentralized social media apps still have an onboarding and retention issue to fix. Despite the recent bloom of the decentralized social media app Friend.tech, executives from the industry argue there’s still much more work to be done — with many still experiencing massive challenges…

    Victim of 90 ETH exploit set to claw funds back after hacker was blacklisted

    The hacker’s wallet, with over $100,000 worth of USDT, was blacklisted and frozen, while the victim had been drained of almost $170,000 worth of NFTs and other assets. With the help of police and cyber authorities, a victim of a hack worth 90 Ether has gotten the attacker’s Tether address blacklisted. As a result, they may be…

    Revoke adds new feature after users complain of fake approvals scam

    Scammers have found a new way to make crypto by luring users into revoking fake approval transactions. Approval management platform Revoke has issued a fix aimed at mitigating a new crypto scam, which involves baiting crypto users into revoking “fake approvals” and then stinging them with excessively high transaction fees. On July 9, Revoke.cash stated…

    Atomic Wallet gives major update on hack but questions remain unanswered

    The statement is the first major update from the wallet provider since the exploit in early June, but users are still in the dark about the actual cause. Atomic Wallet users have been left wanting more answers, despite the decentralized wallet provider finally releasing a full “event statement” about the June exploit — which some…

    Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum ‘fails’ without these 3 important ‘transitions’

    Layer-2 scaling, wallet security and privacy-preserving features are all necessary to secure Ethereum’s future, according to the Ethereum co-founder. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes the success of Ethereum will come down to three major technical “transitions” that need to happen almost simultaneously — layer-2 scaling, wallet security and privacy-preserving features. In a June 9 post…

    Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire portfolios

    Several users on Twitter have reported losses of crypto assets, claiming funds held on the Atomic Wallet app vanished. Atomic Wallet has been apparently exploited, with users on Twitter reporting complete losses of their crypto portfolios. Atomic is a noncustodial-decentralized wallet, meaning users are responsible for assets stored in the application. “We have received reports…