Now is the time to explain a *CRITICAL* difference between #exchanges & #crypto wallets
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2/7 #Crypto exchanges operate similar to traditional banks.
Exchanges hold your assets for you, and make it easy to swap between the traditional fiat financial system (like $USD) and the world of crypto (like #Bitcoin).
May 11, 2022 • 16 tweets • 8 min read
It’s been a challenging time in the #crypto market - especially for the #Terra $LUNA ecosystem and $UST stablecoin.
The goal of any stablecoin is to achieve price stability – whether the coin is pegged to the US dollar, Euro, or Korean Won, what you see is (ideally) what you get: A stable, dollar-like currency.
Jul 2, 2020 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
🚨 Imagine receiving $100.
You think you received the funds, but they never really arrived, and the worst is yet to come.
Today, we introduce #BigSpender: a vulnerability in some of #Bitcoin ’s most popular wallets, allowing attackers to double (and multiple) spend.
🔓 #BigSpender attacks:
1. Double-spend: Canceled tx still appears in the victim’s wallet
2. Amplification attack: Attackers can repeat the above attack to artificially turn $10 to $1000
3. DoS: When trying to “send all”, the transaction fails