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Recently, at RubyGems.org, we’ve encountered an unusual surge of empty packages, triggering an investigation by our team. This influx of pointless gems, referencing one of the reasonably popular packages, hinted at an attempt to manipulate the tea.xyz protocol. As with any potentially risky incident, we delved deeper into the motives and mechanics behind these submissions. This short article contains our investigation, the conclusions we’ve reached, and how, theoretically, individuals loo...| blog.rubygems.org
AI can be kind of useful, but I'm not sure that a "kind of useful" tool justifies the harm.| Citation Needed
The bitcoin "halving" looms, and that may not be as good news as coiners hope. Also, Terra committed fraud and Uniswap got a Wells notice.| Citation Needed
Crypto-related litigation is in full swing, as the Terra civil fraud trial has kicked off and two other cases against crypto companies have survived motions to dismiss.| Citation Needed
Developing story: Open source repositories are polluted with thousands of dubious packages published by opportunistic actors exploiting a protocol. Read more...| Phylum Research | Software Supply Chain Security
Euphoria has risen along with crypto prices, but nothing has changed from the last bubble.| Citation Needed
Bitcoin prices are spiking. Are we in for another round of crypto mania? Also, Sam Bankman-Fried doesn't want to go to jail for 100 years.| Citation Needed
Governments seize huge quantities of bitcoin, and a few people seem to be yearning for the days of peak crypto mania.| Citation Needed
Bitcoin ETP approval, God-sent crypto scammers, and more trouble in Justin Sun's world.| Citation Needed
Two crypto firms emerge from bankruptcy, and a Bored Ape party turns out even worse than it sounds.| Citation Needed
A written version of my video, 'The charges against Binance'.| blog.mollywhite.net
