Daniel J Bernstein Speaks on Keeping Crypto Insecure

Yesterday Daniel J Bernstein gave the Keynote speech at the 11th Hackers To Hackers Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A PDF of his slides is available here, and the slide text is presented below for those with PDF aversions. The talk presented a narrative of how an attacker could manipulate the cryptographic ecosystem to culture insecurity. Continue reading

Coinfloor To Raise Capital Meanwhile Nefario Has Left

Coinfloor, the largest exchange for sterling/bitcoin transactions, is set for a round of capital raising1 which will be used to launch a Bitcoin fund and enable customers to trade a wider variety of currencies for bitcoin. From Tuesday, Coinfloor will begin accepting customer deposits in USD, Euro as well as the Polish Zloty. Continue reading


  1. It is rumoured that the funding round will raise £1m. 

Moopay Goes From Robusto To Busto

Moopay, which owns and runs Moolah.io, are insolvent and will enter into liquidation after it was revealed that a bug allowed attackers to withdraw double the amount they had deposited. At this time, there is no record of any Moopay details in the bankruptcy and insolvency register used in the UK although it's reasonable to expect that the details have yet to be entered. Continue reading

Caleb Chen, Stephanie Murphy & Brian Sovryn Assist Ponzi Scheme

Bitcoin Trader was an obvious ponzi scheme which inevitably disappeared with all the bitcoin invested by customers. The scheme marketed itself as one that could deliver a passive income on auto pilot to customers by taking advantage of arbitrage opportunities in the market, returning profits to customers after a 120 day period. Where some people see numerous red flags, others see opportunity! Continue reading