Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prison

Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.

Why mathematicians are hiding research results in zero-knowledge proofs

Google made a major breakthrough in quantum computing. To prevent the results from being misused, the company kept them secret. That backfired

Why parabolas are crucial to cryptography

Cryptographers use points along a curve to crack especially tough codes

The Hidden Infrastructure Of Circular Crypto Economies - Dataconomy

Written by Smartech Daily Team This article has been originally published on Smartech Daily and republished at Dataconomy with permission.

Large retailers like Amazon, IKEA, and Netflix operate “closed-loop” systems. A gift card is essentially a private currency issued by a corporation. Because these vouchers are digital codes, they can be distributed and settled much faster than a bank wire.

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Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn't work | TechCrunch

For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos.

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Says AI Verification Could Help Secure Crypto Networks

Vitalik Buterin said mathematically verified software may help protect cryptographic infrastructures as AI improves both code generation and vulnerability discovery.

Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-bit Symmetric Keys

There is no need to update symmetric key sizes as part of the post-quantum transition, due to the details of how Grover's algorithm scales. Most authorities agree.

An interactive intro to Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)

A hands-on introduction to elliptic curve cryptography. Start with curve geometry, build point addition and scalar multiplication, see why ECDLP is hard, and then use that math in ECDH, ECDSA, and ECIES.

Google Brings Quantum-Hardened HTTPS To Chrome In Major Security Upgrade

The changes are aimed at improving the resilience of web security against quantum attacks without burdening performance.

Merkle Tree Certificates

Certification Authority signs a single "Tree Head"

Full details of how blockchain blocks are chained together

How blocks in the Bitcoin blockchain are chained together. Looking at an example at the the byte level to get the real story, past the oversimplifications.

What Is the Luhn Algorithm? The Math Behind Secure Credit Card Numbers

Find out how this simple algorithm from the 1960s keeps your wallet safe

RNG, PRNG, CSPRNG

A pseudorandom number generator may have good statistical properties but be insecure. But a physical RNG with good statistical properties is probably secure.

An Introduction to Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms

By Christos Kasparis, EnSilica EETimes (May 15, 2024) The rise of quanum computing paints a significant challenge for the cryptography we rely on today. The modern encryption standards we currently use to safeguard sensitive data and communications, such as DSA, public key RSA…

Addressing Quantum Computing Threats With SRAM PUFs

The impact of quantum algorithms on different cryptographic techniques and what can be done about it.

An Introduction to Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms

Current encryption methods will likely be broken by 2030. Embedded systems in development now will have a reasonable chance of encountering attacks.

Building Blocks: A Comprehensive Overview of Blockchain Fundamentals

This article is co-authored by @gracieabot_ Is it a revolution or merely hype? In a world where...

Finite field Diffie Hellman primes

The primes used for Diffie-Hellman key exchange must be chosen carefully to avoid security flaws. This post looks at recommended primes.

Consensus Protocols: Explaining Proof-of-Work, Proof-of-Stake, and Other Al

In the realm of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, the concept of consensus plays a pivotal...

Wtf is a kdf? | blog.dataparty

Earlier this week a letter from an activist imprisoned in France was posted to the internet. Contained within Ivan Alococo’s dispatch from the Villepinte prison

The Original King of Crypto Is Back

Arthur Hayes rubbed success in the Feds’ face and got busted. Now he’s returning to a shell-shocked industry.

Most criminal cryptocurrency is funneled through just 5 exchanges

The crypto money-laundering market is tighter than at any time in the past decade, and the few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency.

The computer scientist who hunts for costly bugs in crypto code

Programming errors on the blockchain can mean $100 million lost in the blink of an eye. Ronghui Gu and his company CertiK are trying to help.

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How to exchange a secret key over an insecure network (EC-Diffie-Hellman al

Let's say you want to send an encrypted message to your friend in order to avoid it being intercepted...

Goodbye SHA-1: NIST Retires 27-Year-Old Widely Used Cryptographic Algorithm

NIST has formally retired the widely used 27-year-old SHA-1 cryptographic algorithm, bringing cryptographic security into the modern age.

What are quantum-resistant algorithms—and why do we need them?

When quantum computers become powerful enough, they could theoretically crack the encryption algorithms that keep us safe. The race is on to find new ones.

How Do You Prove a Secret?

Zero-knowledge proofs allow researchers to prove their knowledge without divulging the knowledge itself.

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Why trusted execution environments will be integral to proof-of-stake block

While the core philosophy of blockchains is trustlessness, trusted execution environments can be integral to proof-of-stake blockchains.

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The Coin That Could Wreck Crypto (Published 2022)

As cryptocurrencies have plunged, attention has focused on a potential point of vulnerability: the market’s reliance on a so-called stablecoin called Tether.

Ruby cryptographic gems

I'm not an expert in cryptography — I'm just a developer, and most developers are in this same boat...

What is the point of crypto?

Crypto is a solution in search of a problem — or problems.

Crypto is weathering a bitter storm. Some still hold on for dear life.

When a cryptocurrency’s value is theoretical, what happens if people quit believing?

Elliptic Curve Cryptography: A Basic Introduction

Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is a modern public-key encryption technique famous for being smaller, faster, and more efficient than incumbents.

How Bitcoin Tracers Took Down the Web’s Biggest Child Abuse Site

Welcome to Video’s customers thought their payments were untraceable. They couldn’t have been more wrong. The untold story of the case that shredded the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity.

Seriously, stop using RSA | Trail of Bits Blog

Here at Trail of Bits we review a lot of code. From major open source projects to exciting new proprietary software, we’ve seen it all. But one common denominator in all of these systems is that fo…

An Introduction to Smart Contracts

The NFT Starter Pack: Tools for Anyone to Analyze NFTs

Code to help you pull NFT data directly from the source, transform it in a way that’s more familiar, and analyze important NFT data.

Twitter Wants to Reinvent Itself, by Merging the Old With the New (Published 2022)

The company is undertaking a far-reaching effort to change how it works. For some, it is an echo of their early idealism and a vision for what the internet could have been.

Crypto Glossary of Terms And Jargon

Learn all of the most important blockchain and cryptocurrency terms and jargon here. We add new words and descriptions every week.

$3.6 billion bitcoin seizure shows how hard it is to launder cryptocurrency

A couple allegedly used a “laundry list” of technical measures to cover their tracks. They didn’t work.

How Crypto’s Original Bubble Boy Rode Ethereum And Is Now Pulling The Strings Of The DeFi Boom

Now he’s pulling the strings, and raking in hundreds of millions, from a blockchain rage called DeFi, which promotes the fantasy of democratized financial services.

Cryptocurrency Is a Giant Ponzi Scheme

Cryptocurrency is not merely a bad investment or speculative bubble. It’s worse than that: it’s a full-on fraud.

What Is Ethereum? The Basics

The Basics Ethereum is a network of computers which collectively form the Ethereum Virtual...

OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace

OpenSea is the world's first and largest web3 marketplace for NFTs and crypto collectibles. Browse, create, buy, sell, and auction NFTs using OpenSea today.

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Moxie Marlinspike Blog My first impressions of web3

Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually said the words “get off my lawn,” but I’m much more likely to click on Pepperidge Farm Remembers flavored memes about how “crypto” used to mean…

How Signal is playing with fire

Signal employees are worried about anonymous crypto payments.