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Deadly protests in Kazakhstan lead to 5-day Internet outage, BTC hash rate drops 13%
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11 January, 2022

Deadly protests in Kazakhstan lead to 5-day Internet outage, BTC hash rate drops 13%

Kazakhstan has been experiencing its deadliest protests ever with over 160 dead, and BTC hash rate took a nosedive after...
Trustless outsourced vanity address generation
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8 January, 2022

Trustless outsourced vanity address generation

To overcome the drawback of the previous Zero-knowledge key-statement proof, sCrypt conducted the exchange entirely on chain using a smart...
ECDSA signature verification in Script
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2 January, 2022

ECDSA signature verification in Script

sCrypt has implemented ECDSA signature verification algorithm in Script to verify if an arbitrary message is signed by a private...
Hackers use ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to spread Monero mining malware
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2 January, 2022

Hackers use ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to spread Monero mining malware

The latest Spider-Man film is proving quite popular, and hackers are taking advantage to spread a very well-disguised mining malware...
Schnorr signatures on Bitcoin
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1 January, 2022

Schnorr signatures on Bitcoin

In this article, sCrypt shows how to implement Schnorr Signatures using the original Bitcoin Protocol. Schnorr is an alternative algorithm...
The biggest digital currency hacks in 2021
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31 December, 2021

The biggest digital currency hacks in 2021

"Bring down the banks" has become a mantra in some corners of the industry, but what few talk about is...