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[BitUsher]

45,000 ETH stolen by guessing weak private keys

https://www.wired.com/story/blockchain-bandit-ethereum-weak-private-keys/

Well if you are foolish enough to be scammed into thinking ethereum has any usefulness , you likely are foolish enough not to care about security and have a weak passcode.

The mistake was probably the result, he says, of Ethereum wallets that cut off keys at just a fraction of their intended length due to coding errors... or even that included malicious code, corrupting the randomization process to make keys easy to guess for the wallet's developer.

Goodness , almost every design decision Ethereum has made has all been about marketing instead of security.

More victims in the future as the wallets still exist unidentified because who needs code peer review, right?

[jojo69]

I am well out of my depth

yep, it also applies to the resolution of digital cameras

The corollary to the expanded definition of Moore’s Law is that the tech industry will find ways to render all that increased processing power and bandwidth completely useless through bloatware

unassailable truth

[BitUsher]

How many btc have also been stolen do to stupid seed words.

Looks like this is some poorly written ETH wallets there. Ethereum is a big steamy pile of shit so much so that we have a long list of fuck ups -

1) Main dev Gavin can't even code simple multisig right leading to loss of millions

2) Dao

3) Eth devs don't even put a simple checksum in their original addressees leading to loss of millions.

4) Eth 2 cannot be bothered with as a SF or HF to upgrade the chain because the first iteration was such a chit show they are going to do a completely new chain with an airdrop

on and on ...

[goldkingcoiner]

Probability that I will short 2318821x in the next 40 seconds. 100%

Anyone got that pic of that one guy who accidently took a pic with his seed words on his desk?

[Last of the V8s]

Lurking Wife Mode  


https://twitter.com/TotalBuzzKit/status/1120819320551104512
Whoa... This is BY FAR the most feature-rich incremental update I've seen from @wasabiwallet so far. @nopara73 seems superhuman. A must-have update, full release notes and download link at https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v1.1.4 …

[Last of the V8s]

satoshi 'is not a happy camper'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/john-mcafee-vows-to-unmask-crypto-s-satoshi-nakamoto-within-days

[Gyrsur]

satoshi 'is not a happy camper'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/john-mcafee-vows-to-unmask-crypto-s-satoshi-nakamoto-within-days

[_javier_]

satoshi 'is not a happy camper'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/john-mcafee-vows-to-unmask-crypto-s-satoshi-nakamoto-within-days

... and the result could be hilarious.

Keep moving, nothing to see there..

[xhomerx10]

Dammit!

 edit: Double Damn!

[HairyMaclairy]

McAfee’s antics and erratic behavior have overshadowed his past as a software pioneer, and it’s hard to know whether he’s finally tracked down the real Nakamoto -- a feat that many others have failed to pull off.

Nah it’s not that hard

[HI-TEC99]

satoshi 'is not a happy camper'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/john-mcafee-vows-to-unmask-crypto-s-satoshi-nakamoto-within-days

Craig will sue if macafee unmasks someone else as satoshi. Craig won't be a happy camper.

[Last of the V8s]

Dammit!

 edit: Double Damn!

trouble at mill?

[HairyMaclairy]

satoshi 'is not a happy camper'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/john-mcafee-vows-to-unmask-crypto-s-satoshi-nakamoto-within-days

Craig will sue if macafee unmasks someone else as satoshi. Craig won't be a happy camper.

Hahaha I hadn’t thought of that

[jbreher]

^Fair enough, tis not a hill I wish to die on.  Suffice to note that there are physics boundaries to the original formulation

The corollary to the expanded definition of Moore’s Law is that the tech industry will find ways to render all that increased processing power and bandwidth completely useless through bloatware

Such as Layer 2 solutions? Stated only partly in snark/sarc.

Note that fixing the protocol where it stood at v0.1 would stave off any bloat on the wire.

It is certainly undeniable that the computing infrastructure we have today allows many more use cases than than of a generation ago (or even of a year ago). Accordingly, 'bloatware' as an argument is weaksauce. Yes, as processing power cost drives toward zero, it makes sense to spend more computing cycles for a more enjoyable experience. This I see as positive.

Maybe you're the outlier that wants to watch their porn in glorious Hercules compatible resolution on a monochrome screen at 3 frames per minute. I dunno. But you'd certainly be in the minority.

[Syke]

satoshi 'is not a happy camper'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/john-mcafee-vows-to-unmask-crypto-s-satoshi-nakamoto-within-days

Satoshi sure has balls of steel to stay hidden and not move his coins.

[jbreher]

45,000 ETH stolen by guessing weak private keys

https://www.wired.com/story/blockchain-bandit-ethereum-weak-private-keys/

Ha. We all learned the folly of weak brainwallets back in 2011 or so. Which is a more likely explanation than the 'poor wallet implementation' vector postulated in the article.

[vapourminer]

Maybe you're the outlier that wants to watch their porn in glorious Hercules compatible resolution on a monochrome screen at 3 frames per minute. I dunno. But you'd certainly be in the minority.

well if moores law didnt happen at least i would still have a use for that old IBM XT clone with the hercules video card and greenscreen monitor sitting in my basement collection.

[Hueristic]

satoshi 'is not a happy camper'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/john-mcafee-vows-to-unmask-crypto-s-satoshi-nakamoto-within-days

“People forget that I am a technologist,” he said. “I am one of the best.”

Lol, he took other peoples signature definitions and added them into a database and sold it, Yup...He's the something alright.

[Retina]

BTC price now slowly go down BTC trying hit next level $5350 1h candle and altcoin try something is recovery.

[El duderino_]

Marvel had its BULLrun...... now I see its in a Deeeeeeeeeeep BEARmarket !