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How Coders Hacked Back to ‘Rescue’ $208 Million in Ethereum – Motherboard

„We were in the zone. We’d done this before.“ On Wednesday, an anonymous hacker (or hackers) stole $32 million worth of ethereum’s cryptocurrency, ether, from three multi-signature wallets thanks to a vulnerability in the contract for the wallets. A volunteer group of coders calling themselves the White Hat Group took it upon themselves to „rescue“ […]

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Ledger raises $7M to accelerate worldwide adoption of security solutions for bitcoin and blockchain

The cryptocurrency and blockchain security pioneer Ledger has secured a $7M Series A funding led by MAIF Avenir, with the participation of Xange, Wicklow Capital, GDTRE, Libertus Capital, Digital Currency Group, The Whittemore Collection, Kima Ventures, BHB Network and Nicolas Pinto. This latest investment follows a $1.5M round in 2015 and brings the total funding […]

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ElasticSearch for Ethereum

Ethdrain Python 3 script allowing to copy and index the Ethereum blockchain in an efficient way to ElasticSearch by connecting to a local node supporting RPC (tried with Parity). I hardcoded the use of Elasticsearch but feel free to fork it to support others. Pull requests are welcome! As of now, this tool saves all […]

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CryptoCompare API – Cryptocurrency data API for over 40 exchanges and 600 coins

The best API for getting cryptocurrency pricing, OHLC and volume data from multiple exchanges. We have integrated so far with: BTC38, BTCC, BTCE, BTER, Bit2C, Bitfinex, Bitstamp, Bittrex, CCEDK, Cexio, Coinbase, Coinfloor, Coinse, Coinsetter, Cryptopia, Cryptsy, Gatecoin, Gemini, HitBTC, Huobi, itBit, Kraken, LakeBTC, LocalBitcoins, MonetaGo, OKCoin, Poloniex, Yacuna, Yunbi, Yobit, Korbit, BitBay, BTCMarkets, QuadrigaCX, CoinCheck, […]

What is ‘Blockchain’ and How is it Connected to Fighting Hunger?

‘This can revolutionize assistance to vulnerable families across the globe’ The World Food Programme (WFP) is testing the use of blockchain, a bold technology that can potentially transform the fight against hunger. Blockchain technology, most famously associated with the crypto-currency Bitcoin, offers unique opportunities for humanitarian agencies to provide the best-possible assistance to vulnerable people […]

Ethereum Wins Big At Dubai Blockchain Hackathon

The top three winners and a finalist of the event are all Ethereum-based platforms. On February 14, 2017, the winners of the Blockchain Virtual GovHack were announced during a presentation ceremony at the World Government Summit, a government-sponsored event that took place in Dubai that focused on smart city initiatives and blockchain powered governance. Project […]