Category Blockchain Tech

Programmable money enters the public sector

South Korea to pilot tokenized deposits for government spending

A Pilot With Fiscal Teeth South Korea’s latest blockchain test is more than a technology demo. By piloting tokenized deposits for government spending, policymakers are moving programmable money from theory into public administration. The sandbox is designed to test preset…

Ethereum’s mempool gets a privacy upgrade

EIP-8105: A new design for Ethereum’s encrypted mempool

Why This Proposal Matters Ethereum has spent years treating the public mempool like a necessary inconvenience. It is transparent, efficient, and brutally easy to exploit. EIP-8105 proposes a different bargain: encrypt pending transactions until inclusion, then reveal them after the…

AI didn’t break Zerion. People did.

North Korean hackers used AI-enabled social engineering in Zerion attack

The Real Breach Was Human The Zerion incident matters because it confirms a pattern crypto teams can no longer treat as fringe: the most effective attacks are increasingly social, not purely technical. According to the company’s post-mortem, attackers tied to…

Fake Ledger app, real losses

Apple removes fake Ledger app that stole $9.5M from crypto investors

The Trust Layer Broke First A fake Ledger Live app slipping through Apple’s review process is more than a scam story. It is a stress test for the entire user-trust stack in crypto: app stores, hardware-wallet brands, and the assumption…

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