Brayden Lindrea

Brayden Lindrea is an Australian-based freelance technical writer and journalist. He is most interested in how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies will disrupt the traditional financial system.

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News

On-chain data shows the $4.5 million was first transferred from the Kraken crypto exchange before eventually arriving at an address purportedly owned by a scamm...

Phishing victim sends eye-watering $4.5M in USDT to scammer

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2023-09-21T07:11:16+01:00

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Follow up

Blockchain security firms SlowMist and CertiK also believe the crypto wallet drainer, Angel Drainer, was involved in the estimated $238,000 exploit.

Balancer blames ‘social engineering attack’ on DNS provider for website hijack

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2023-09-21T01:31:48+01:00

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Interview

Patreon creators had difficulties getting paid in August, while OnlyFans once tried to ban porn on the platform, forcing creators to look at alternatives, inclu...

OnlyFans, Patreon models turn to Web3 amid payment and censorship fears

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2023-09-21T00:17:00+01:00

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News

The sanction of cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in August caused the first major shift, which is accelerating even faster than projected.

Criminals more reliant on cross-chain bridges than ever after mixer crackdowns

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2023-09-20T05:45:09+01:00

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News

The platform notified its community on Sept. 19 at 11:49 pm UTC, urging users not to interact with the Balancer protocol until further notice.

DeFi protocol Balancer’s front end under attack, $238K in crypto stolen

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2023-09-20T01:48:22+01:00

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News

A poll of voters in New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania found 55% would be less likely to vote for an anti-Web3 presidential candidate, said Coinbase.

Coinbase crypto lobbying campaign to focus on 4 swing states

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2023-09-20T01:42:26+01:00

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News

By inheriting Ethereum’s security, Canto will be more decentralized and will enable trustless guarantees when bridging assets over, Polygon Labs said.

Canto, Astar blockchains plan expansion to Ethereum ecosystem as layer 2s

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2023-09-19T02:06:50+01:00

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Recap

Ethereum’s Holesky testnet launch fails, CoinEx writes open letter to hackers, Sam Bankman-Fried’s court drama, and more.

What happened in crypto this weekend?

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2023-09-18T06:12:29+01:00

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