Crypto users fail ‘basic situational awareness’ at events, says Kraken

Crypto users fail ‘basic situational awareness’ at events, says Kraken

Kraken’s security team says that at crypto conferences, it’s seen unlocked laptops, phones left unattended and public discussions about personal wealth. Crypto conference attendees fail at “basic situational awareness” and security measures, opening themselves up to exploitation by bad actors hiding in the crowd at events, says crypto exchange Kraken. Kraken’s security team noted a…

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# Bitcoiners pitch draft bill to preserve blockchain, decentralization in Argentina

# Bitcoiners pitch draft bill to preserve blockchain, decentralization in Argentina

The group, “Bitcoin Argentina,” previously rejected the idea that regulation was needed in the cryptocurrency industry. Non-government organization Bitcoin Argentina presented a draft bill proposing to regulate the cryptocurrency market in a way that preserves decentralization and strengthens public trust. The proposed legal framework was pitched by Bitcoin Argentina’s president Ricardo Mihura at LABITCONF 2023…

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# Technical discussions take center stage at Advancing Bitcoin conference in London

# Technical discussions take center stage at Advancing Bitcoin conference in London

” Technical discussions take center stage at Advancing Bitcoin conference in London “ The Bitcoin (BTC) bear market builders convened in London, United Kingdom, during the Bitcoin-only conference “Advancing Bitcoin.” Common Bitcoin conference vernacular, words like “macro,” “shitcoin,” or “debt spiral” were absent from the debate, replaced by computer science terms; words like “OP_return,” “nonce,”…

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# Most blockchain advocates haven’t even used Bitcoin

# Most blockchain advocates haven’t even used Bitcoin

” Most blockchain advocates haven’t even used Bitcoin “ Bitcoin (BTC) popularised the term blockchain. Blockchains, or “decentralized and distributed digital ledgers used to record transactions across a network of computers,” have been around for over thirty years, the household name for a blockchain is Bitcoin.  That’s despite the fact that the Genesis block was…

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