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Finance

Ethereum Bot Gets Attacked for $20M as Validator Strikes Back

The incident raises questions about whether validators can be trusted, one former member of the Ethereum Foundation said.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Binance to Use Twitter as Web 3 ‘Sandbox,’ Help Musk Fend Off Bots: Exec

Patrick Hillman, chief strategy officer at Binance, discusses the goals to help Elon Musk fend off internet bots on Twitter and why Binance sees the potential for Web3 innovation following its $500 investment in the social media company.

Logo 3D de Binance impreso en dorado. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

Videos

Twitter Bot Issue Goes Beyond People Trying to Pump Coins: Binance Exec

Binance Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann addresses Twitter's bot issue, saying "these AI bots are out there ruining our reputation as an industry." He also discusses the future of Twitter under Elon Musk.

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Finance

Frances Haugen: Facebook Informer

She was the source for the damning "Facebook Files." Here's how she thinks DAOs and blockchains could fix the company nobody likes.

(Frances Haugen, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Videos

Elon Musk: Twitter Deal 'Cannot Move Forward' Pending Fake Account Data

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter will be on hold until he has more clarity on the platform's "calculation" of fake or spam accounts. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the ongoing Musk-Twitter saga as Musk continues to rail against the bots.

Recent Videos

Tech

Solana Goes Dark for 7 Hours as Bots Swarm ‘Candy Machine’ NFT Minting Tool

It wasn’t immediately clear how the bot traffic overcame network safeguards.

Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana se oscurece durante 7 horas mientras los bots pululan por la herramienta de acuñación NFT 'Candy Machine'

No quedó claro de inmediato cómo el tráfico de bots superó las salvaguardas de la red.

Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana escurece por 7 horas enquanto Bots Swarm 'Candy Machine' NFT Minting Tool

T ficou imediatamente claro como o tráfego de bots superou as salvaguardas da rede.

Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana si oscura per 7 ore mentre i robot sciamano sullo strumento di conio NFT "Candy Machine"

T è stato immediatamente chiaro come il traffico bot abbia superato le protezioni della rete.

Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Web 3 and the Rise of Small Media

Taking on Web 2's ad bot-infested business model with Sybil-resistant media.

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