The renowned a16z VC talks to Daniel Kuhn about his new book, “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.”
ERC-2771 integration introduces address spoofing vulnerability — OpenZeppelin
The smart contract vulnerability arises after the integration of ERC-2771 and multicall standards. OpenZepplin identified 13 sets of vulnerable smart contracts.
‘We Are Prepared to Go to the Mat:’ ENS Founder on Patent Dispute With Unstoppable
ENS Founder Nick Johnson told CoinDesk he’s unhappy with Unstoppable Domains’s patenting of work that he claims he produced and published earlier.
Biden AI executive order ‘certainly challenging’ for open-source AI — Industry insiders
The executive order on AI safety from the Biden administration has laid out its standards for the industry. However, its vagueness has raised concerns among the AI community over stifling innovation.
DYdX, Decentralized Crypto Exchange, Open Sources ‘V4’ Code for Upcoming Cosmos Chain
This marks the first step in initiation of the v4 upgrade, where the DEX is transitioning away from its layer-2 network atop Ethereum onto its own standalone blockchain.
You can build your own Trezor, but here’s the price — DIY wallet engineer
An electronics design manager who made his own Trezor One has assessed the difficulty of building a DIY crypto wallet from scratch.
Micro $3 Bitcoin miners won’t make bank, but that’s not the point: Inventors
Pocket-sized Bitcoin miners are a stand against the “secrecy and exclusivity” of the Bitcoin mining industry, according to their inventors.
Polygon makes new sidechain developer stack opensource, supporting ZK-powered Layer 2s on Ethereum
Polygon’s Chain Development Kit allows developers to freely build, customize and deploy layer 2 chains connected to the wider Ethereum ecosystem.
Meta launches community-licensed AI coding tool to the public
Code Llama is available for both personal and business use under the Llama2 community license agreement.
Starkware to Open-Source ‘Magic Wand’ of Its Zero-Knowledge Cryptography Next Week
The team behind the layer 2 Starknet blockchain said that they will also hold a code review on Aug. 31 at a conference in San Francisco.
Polygon Claims Matter Labs Copied Its Code Without Attribution
In a blog post, Polygon shared that Matter Labs had copy-pasted part of the code from their Plonky2 library.
UK Law Commission report challenges Craig Wright’s suit against Bitcoin developers
A report published by the UK Law Commission bolsters Bitcoin core developers’ defense that they are not liable for 111,000 BTC taken by hackers.
Polygon Labs Rolls Out Open Database for Blockchain Use Cases
Polygon Labs, the Ethereum scaling platform, has launched an open database showcasing positive use cases of blockchain on any application.
Meta’s Zuckerberg grilled by senators over ‘leak’ of LLaMA AI model
The senators weren’t happy with the “seemingly minimal” protections to fight against fraud and cybercrime in Meta’s AI model.
Ledger key recovery service paused amid backlash, will open-source code
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier says the past week has been a “humbling experience” and apologized for the firm’s “miscommunication.”
Crypto’s Open Source Ethos Yields Results
It’s crypto winter and a time for building, as innovative new open-source projects on Polkadot and Cosmos can attest.
Bitcoin defense lawyer says Craig Wright lawsuit could harm open source software
The Bitcoin Defense Legal Fund’s chief legal officer spoke out against an “extraordinarily dangerous” lawsuit initiated by Craig Wright, a person who claims to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
Google engineer concerned about open-source AI gaining edge
A leaked document from a senior software engineer sounds the alarm about Google’s artificial intelligence development.
Fight between crypto and governments “just getting started”, says ShapeShift CEO
The crypto industry needs to prepare for increasing government pressure as it ramps up its challenge to the State monopoly over money, says ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees.
Planners of Bitcoin Conference in Atlanta Move to Open-Source Their Agenda
The conference has been running since 2018 but topics and speakers for this year’s TABConf event will be chosen partly based on proposals from the general public via GitHub.