Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web

Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web

Mastodon, the non-profit organization that maintains the software powering the decentralized alternative to social networks like Threads and X, has a new plan to make money. Instead of relying entirely on donations and grants as before, the company announced this morning it will now offer paid hosting, moderation, and support services for organizations that want…

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Crypto traders’ current fear won’t last long, analysts say

Crypto traders’ current fear won’t last long, analysts say

Analysts tell Cointelegraph that Bitcoin reclaiming $117,000 and a Federal Reserve rate cut would be key drivers of positive sentiment. Crypto traders have swung into more negative sentiment and deeper fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD), according to the onchain analytics platform Santiment, but analysts say it’s likely only temporary. Santiment said in an X post…

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Hackers are using the ‘classic EIP-7702’ exploit to snatch WLFI

Hackers are using the ‘classic EIP-7702’ exploit to snatch WLFI

World Liberty Financial token holders are reportedly being drained of their WLFI tokens. One security expert points to a phishing exploit tied to Ethereum contracts. World Liberty Financial’s (WLFI) governance tokenholders are being hit with a known phishing wallet exploit using Ethereum’s EIP-7702 upgrade, SlowMist founder Yu Xian says. Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade in May introduced…

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